Launcher

The Launcher is the inital program 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 League of Legends servers, the launcher makes sure the League of Legends and PVP.net files are up-to-date and it also provides links to recent announcements from LeagueofLegends.com.

Users can press the F5 key to re-check the server status without having to relaunch the program.

Server Status

 * Online: League of Legends servers are currently online. Log in and play any time!.
 * Unavailable: League of Legends servers are currently offline for maintenance or are experiencing technical difficulties.
 * Busy: League of Legends servers are currently set to busy to help us maintain the stability of the service.