Grand Old Thread: League of Legends!

[Asdioh]

Hey john, the same mentality I said I have for smash is the one that faithkeeper tries to get me to have in LoL. No matter what you could have possibly done something at some point to make the things that are costing you games happen. If that means calling your other lanes mias for them, or pinging to back for your partners, telling people in chat what they need to be doing etc. This is MUCH HARDER to do in this than it is in smash, but I feel like I can often times find something I could have done to do more than just win my lane, land the kills, not die, etc.

That should help. Like that recent game where I was volibear bottom with Ashe, and Gangplank was solo top, and he went 0-8 or something absurd... I should have just switched lanes with him ASAP instead of hoping he would smarten up and stop feeding.


edit: have I mentioned that I love playing Karma mid?

Their Morgana was just food for me, try as she might. Talon may have fared better, but they never switched.

 

[DanGR]

I'm absolutely mesmerized by the results page of that match!

 

[jpak]

i am streaming a few games ~2200 elo
http://www.own3d.tv/live/42683

 

[Wave⁂]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dgpjQ0_-2Y

 

[UTDZac]

It's late game and Im a ranged carry. How do I realistically deal with the opposing team having two bruisers both with Frozen Mallet (Noc/Wukong for example)?

 

[Hylian]

Depends on your team honestly. Do you have bruisers who can dis-engage?

 

[DanGR]

It's late game and Im a ranged carry. How do I realistically deal with the opposing team having two bruisers both with Frozen Mallet (Noc/Wukong for example)?

what's your team look like, and what ad are you playing?

 

[UTDZac]

Is it possible to give a general answer? League, in general, has too many specifics

 

[What's The Point]

In general it's a team dependent thing. You shouldn't be getting into fights were you are positioned so the bruiser can use your gap closer on you. Never lead your team around with your character. If it comes down to it, run away as best you can. Do what you can to get a teammate to save you. If you know you are dead fight and damage the best target you can before you die. It's more important to live than it is to do damage in most cases.

 

[DanGR]

Flash after noc ult hits you, hit him with a volley or something to get shield off and your support should be able to keep him off you. And If wukong makes it past your entire team and hits you multiple times without getting cc'd they done ****ed up.

Basically, your team should be backing up to assist you instead of charging in if they're initiating on you, unless they can kill them all or something. And if you're the only one doing damage, your team comp needs to be better if they can't keep them off you.

 

[john!]

if it's late game then maybe grab a guardian angel

or just get some kind of defense

 

[voorhese]

Hey john, just had a support tell me the reason he was doing so bad in lane was because of lag. He didn't buy a ward lvl 1, and only bought his 1st ward after he had gotten boots regrowth pendant and farie charm. He constantly walked into the lane to AA minis and use spells on the minis while being poked down by enemy sivir. Once he had finally gotten his 1st ward (10 minutes in) he layed it in our 1st bush instead of in the river or tri......lag bro....this must be the kind of **** you are talking about. I asked him to stop hitting the minis and to buy wards and he just *****ed at me for it >_< 2 stronk.

 

[john!]

i try to avoid bot lane lol >_< hopefully the other team gets those supports too, though. theoretically it should balance out.

 

[@TKbreezy]

just letting everyone know (forever usually plays with me)

I changed my name from TKbro to The Thirst

 

[UTDZac]

I just can't see how during late game, where some bruisers have maxed items and can walk through my team, I can safely defend myself (or even position myself for that matter) against frozen mallet. Once they touch you, you're dead. You can no longer kite and they will get you, even after a GA respawn.

 

[Coney]

Okay since you're all so ****ING SMART

Spoiler

"CARRY HARDER" HIOW THE GAME NEVER EVEN STARTS HAFL THE ****ING TIMEIMEIAEFC

SOLO QUEUE IS DRIVING ME TO MADNESS

 

[john!]

i think it's because spring break is this week.

it wouldn't explain why the bads are always on my team, but it would explain why there's so many of them.

 

[Coney]

I wouldn't ****ING MIND if the game was like 8-10 at 20 mins or even like 10-15

BUT NO TOP CP'S OLAF WITH JARVAN AND BOT DIES 9 TIMES IN TWENTY MINUTES

HJAWOHOWHOWOW

THIS IS MY LIFE

 

[bassem6]

Okay since you're all so ****ING SMART

Spoiler

"CARRY HARDER" HIOW THE GAME NEVER EVEN STARTS HAFL THE ****ING TIMEIMEIAEFC

SOLO QUEUE IS DRIVING ME TO MADNESS

Carry harder.

I just can't see how during late game, where some bruisers have maxed items and can walk through my team, I can safely defend myself (or even position myself for that matter) against frozen mallet. Once they touch you, you're dead. You can no longer kite and they will get you, even after a GA respawn.

Assuming you are not underfarmed, you kite for as long as you can, and if a bruiser jumps on you, you should have enough health/resist/armor to survive their initial skill burst, then your auto attacks will deal a ton more damage to them and you should be able to outdamage and outsustain them and win 1v1. You need lifesteal for this to work though.

If multiple people are able to jump/cc you then your positioning is not good enough.

 

[voorhese]

Who counters olaf?

 

[Deleted member]

my chogath

 

[voorhese]

Hmmmm guess ill have to just give you my account information for the olaf matchup.

 

[Flayl]

I wouldn't ****ING MIND if the game was like 8-10 at 20 mins or even like 10-15

BUT NO TOP CP'S OLAF WITH JARVAN AND BOT DIES 9 TIMES IN TWENTY MINUTES

HJAWOHOWHOWOW

THIS IS MY LIFE

You're supposed to encourage the bads to hug turrets or switch lanes, or jungle small fry. Of course they'll get outfarmed hard but at least the feeding will be less notable.

Carrying isn't just playing well, it's telling your team what to do

 

[Sinister Slush]

Sometimes, Flayl. They don't want to listen to your advice and would rather continue being stubborn and feed more.

 

[DanGR]

Who counters olaf?

Udeeeeeerrrrr

 

[Ussi]

Okay since you're all so ****ING SMART

Spoiler

"CARRY HARDER" HIOW THE GAME NEVER EVEN STARTS HAFL THE ****ING TIMEIMEIAEFC

SOLO QUEUE IS DRIVING ME TO MADNESS

roam and help you lanes win by ganking/counter jungling. As long as your teammates have some sense of teamwork it can work.


Also, i thought Olaf destroyed Udyr with his true damage.. maybe I'm mistaken

 

[Coney]

You're supposed to encourage the bads to hug turrets or switch lanes, or jungle small fry. Of course they'll get outfarmed hard but at least the feeding will be less notable.

Carrying isn't just playing well, it's telling your team what to do

At the very beginning of that game, I saw their Morde coming from top jungle. I said "care, shyvana starting red"

Seconds later, FIRST BLOOD

This happens more than you'd believe.

I used to try to play that commander role, but it stopped working around 1550. Now everyone's got these massive ****ing egos because they think they've "made it" or something.

roam and help you lanes win by ganking/counter jungling. As long as your teammates have some sense of teamwork it can work.

Okay but like, I gank and help other lanes, and then they get cocky and overextend and the jungler kills them anyway. I know there's no one simple answer, I'm just ****ing pissed all my games are this similar.

 

[PhantomX]

TBH I think Olaf is overrated. He does amazing in lane but transitions pretty terribly into late game. He only really contributes if he has ghost and ult up :\

 

[Wave⁂]

Okay since you're all so ****ING SMART

Spoiler

"CARRY HARDER" HIOW THE GAME NEVER EVEN STARTS HAFL THE ****ING TIMEIMEIAEFC

SOLO QUEUE IS DRIVING ME TO MADNESS

Ryze carries the game only if he reaches late game. If you cannot reach late game, you will not carry. But because you are only powerful during late game, you cannot influence your team's early game as well compared to if you were playing, say, Ahri or Sion, who can roam after clearing some creep waves.

 

[UTDZac]

I got my first penta as AD Kennen. So HAPPY. 1.6 years in the making =P

 

[ShroudedOne]

I love Miss Fortune.

 

[PhantomX]

I am slightly sad I wasn't there for Zac's big moment I feel like a bad sibling.

 

[jpak]

http://www.own3d.tv/live/42683/jpak
SCRIMMING TGF!! (recent winners of go4lol and generally a lot better now with a new lineup)

 

[Ussi]

Ryze is pretty good at roaming.. his snare sets up ganks so good, and once he has a tear he does pretty ok damage that teamed up is should be an easy kill. Ryze also builds movement speed quints and both movement speed masteries and he can get places so fast

 

[DanGR]

http://www.own3d.tv/live/42683/jpak
SCRIMMING TGF!! (recent winners of go4lol and generally a lot better now with a new lineup)

It hurts.

 

[Kira-]

I wouldn't ****ING MIND if the game was like 8-10 at 20 mins or even like 10-15

BUT NO TOP CP'S OLAF WITH JARVAN AND BOT DIES 9 TIMES IN TWENTY MINUTES

HJAWOHOWHOWOW

THIS IS MY LIFE

do you look like your avatar?

At the very beginning of that game, I saw their Morde coming from top jungle. I said "care, shyvana starting red"

Seconds later, FIRST BLOOD

This happens more than you'd believe.

it gets worse the higher you go at least that's what i've experienced

 

[kirbywizard]

Is anyone interested in the QoL changes they have planned for Teemo next patch? After the Lulu patch they have been looking at his poison and how it interacts with investing on attack speed.

 

[Ragnar0k]

WW is stupid. I just went 0/5 top as him feeding uncontrollably but didn't give a ****. Ended up carrying hard body basically being the sole reason any important team fights were won after I got barely any items.

 

[Wave⁂]

http://na.leagueoflegends.com/board/showthread.php?t=1984604

Tanky DPS? Tanky DPS. Unless they make another Fiora or something, who knows.

 

[Ussi]

Build 5 PD's for epic damage and boots of swiftness! (he scales of movement speed) Maybe make on PD a trinity force