Launcher

Launcher is the inital porgram that checks for game updates and launches the PVP.net client for League of Legends.

Functionality
Launcher is a platform for PVP.net to launch from. It checks to see the status of the Leauge of legends servers, It checks to make sure the Leauge of legends game files are up to date and it also provides links to recent news from the Leauge of legends blog.

Server Status
Online:

Leauge of Legends servers are currently online. Log in and play any time!.

Unavailable:

Leauge of Legends servers are currently offline for maintenance, or are experiencing technical difficulties.

Busy:

Leauge of Legends servers are currently set to busy to help us maintain the stability of the service.

Bypass
If the launcher displays a "Unavailable" or "Busy" error you can bypass it by pressing the "Ctrl" key and the "L" key at the same time. Then typing "javascript:setServerStatus(1)" without quotes into the prompt and pressing ok.