League of Legends has gained massive popularity over the last decade, pulling in millions of players from all the continents, but what really makes this 5v5 multiplayer game so fun? A simple answer would be “excitement”. There are a number of factors that make League of Legends exciting, the variety of champions to select from the pool, the fast-paced gameplay, its vibrant colors, and the in-game announcer function.
Announcing a player’s or team’s success gives a kind of adrenaline rush and a heightened sense of achievement making the overall gameplay more exciting. Today we are going to focus on the items that the announcer chants, and probably the most important of them is the ‘Shutdown’, but what does it really mean?
The in-game announcer says Shutdown when a player with a killing spree and a lot of gold is killed by the opposing team. It means that they have been shut down after successfully getting a lot of kills without dying and accumulating a decent amount of gold.
The shutdown is only one of the words that the announcer says, and all of these words have a different meanings to them which is important for the players to understand, so let’s dive in and see what is the difference between these announcements.
Important Announcements
There are different types of announcements that you hear throughout the course of a match, most of them are event dependent and some are just time-dependent.
General Game Annoucements:
- “Welcome to summoners rift”
When your team spawns at the start of the match in Summoners Rift.
- “One minute until minion spawn.”
Minions will spawn exactly after 1 minute of this announcement.
- “30 seconds until minions spawn.”
Minions will spawn after 30 seconds of this announcement
- “Minions have spawned.”
Minions have spawned in all the lanes
- “First blood”
The first kill of a game from either team.
- “Your turret has been destroyed”
When enemy units destroy your turret.
- “Enemy turret has been destroyed”
When your team destroys a turret.
- “A summoner has disconnected/reconnected”
When a player’s internet connection is cut off from a game, could be really useful, you might not even realize a player has disconnected without this announcement.
Killing Streak Announcements:
- “Killing spree”
When an ally gets three kills in a row without dying.
- “Rampage”
An ally scores 4 kills without getting killed.
- “Dominating”
An ally gets 5 kills without dying.
- “Unstoppable”
An ally gets 6 consecutive kills without dying.
- “Godlike”
When an ally gets 7 kills in a row without getting killed.
- “Legendary”
Ally getting 8 consecutive kills without dying.
All these announcements are the same for enemy killing streaks, just the word “Enemy” is added at the start of these announcements.
Multi kill Announcements:
- “Double Kill”
Getting two kills within 10 seconds of the first kill.
- “Triple Kill”
Getting a third kill within 10 seconds of the Double kill.
- “Quadra Kill”
Getting the fourth kill within 10 seconds of a Triple kill.
- “Penta Kill”
Getting a fifth kill within 10 seconds of a Quadra kill.
- “Hexa Kill”
Getting a sixth kill within 10 seconds of a Penta kill.
Difference between a “Shutdown” and “Slain”
Shutdown and Slain are probably the two announcements that you listen to more than any other, because of their frequent occurrence it’s easy to confuse them, players often think they are used randomly alternate to with each other but that’s definitely not the case. A shutdown is announced when a player who has had a successful kill streak, a decent amount of gold, and a farm, is killed by the enemy team.
It makes sense to call it a Shutdown, as that powerful and effective player, has been shut down from his killing spree. The player that has been shut down also carries a bounty on their head, so the champion that gets the Shutdown kill also receives bonus gold from the bounty.
Slain on the other hand refers to a simple kill, it’s quite straightforward, “you have slain an enemy” simply means that you have killed an enemy, and when the announcer says “an enemy has been slain” this means that one of your allies have secured a kill on an enemy champion.
Significance of Announcements
Now that we have had a quick look at some of the major announcements and what they represent, do they help in our match? Although announcements don’t make all the difference in the world they are still pretty useful. First of all, you don’t need any extra effort for these announcements, it’s inevitable that you hear them.
Try playing a match without announcements, you will probably find the game boring and sluggish, it’s always fun to have your achievements announced, it boosts your confidence, but the same will be the case with the enemy team.
Announcements help you keep your focus on the game and also increase your map awareness, you might not even notice that your bottom turret is gone without the announcer telling you, but we have to accept that with these advantages that they bring, announcements can be a little annoying sometimes.
(5 votes, average: 4.80 out of 5)
Loading...