The registration process and choice of region | Basic Gameplay League of Legends Guide
Last update: 15 July 2019
To create an account in League of Legends, click Registration button on the main site or use this link.
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In this box, you need to fill e-mail address and choose your region. The most popular regions are North America, EU WEST and EU Nordic & East. The choice of region determines which nationalities will be dominating on the server and the ping rate during a match.. After filling in the data and choosing the region, click Play for Free button.
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The second step requires you to enter your birthdate. League of Legends can be played by people over 12 years old - this is the game's PEGI rating, visible next to RIOT Games logo.
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The last step is to create the username and password. After that, you have to confirm that you agree with the terms of use. The confirmation e-mail will be sent to your e-mail address.
The next step to play League of Legends is to download the game's official client. Head over to this address.
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Press Download for Windows button - the game will download a .exe installation file. After completing all the installation steps, create a desktop shortcut for League of Legends. Be sure that your internet connection is stable when you run the client for the first time - the game must download a few more files.
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The download progress for the newest version of League of Legends is visible in the upper left corner. Press the sign in button after the game's updating progress reaches 100% (the game must also install the files - this is presented on the right).