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As a support player I'm saddened...

Chemistral·6/3/2017, 2:16:14 AM·6 votes·867 views

Frankly it seems that every time I decide to tune in and watch a live-stream of competitive League, 90% of the time or more the supports are always Lulu and Karma . I know why they are chosen over say Sona and Soraka but it's just gotten to the point where I'm not even excited to see these matches as I once was. It seems that every other role has a wider pool of champions than support and that it'll stay like this for quite a while unfortunately.

Now every once in a blue moon I do get treated by someone playing something else and that spark of excitement is renewed again. For the most part though this is usually how my reaction is to these match-ups:

Logs in to League and sees a notification about an ongoing match "Hmm X team vs. Y team I wonder who the supports are.." clicks link and tunes in "Oh look...it's Lulu and Karma again...." [slayer-jinx-unamused]

I know I'm beating a dead horse here but when it's the same 2 champions out of over a pool of 130+ I think Riot needs to take a look at the support champions not just the support role.

17 Comments

Warlord Scrap6/3/2017, 2:24:36 AM3 votes

No offense but at least lulu is an actual support. Just over a month ago everyone was complaining about mage kill lane supports. People need to understand some champs are always going to be more meta than others.

Miror B6/3/2017, 2:22:55 AM3 votes

The problem of course being that nerfing those two will just bring things down a notch, as from what I can understand the "competitive tiers" sorta look like this:

S-tier: Lulu/Zyra/Karma/Rakan (with Xayah) A-tier: Nami/Braum/Kench B-tier: Literally everything else

III BAKURYU III 6/3/2017, 2:26:05 AM1 votes

Meta > Specific champions Hate to say this but we're not going to see 500 champions being played, sorry but that's just not how it works in meta changes, reworks, the LCS stage.

Soraka is 100% useless as much DMG that goes on these days she would just feed for the most part. Even if she is played you would need 5 TEAMMATES not 5 people who played 30 games but a true team to work around her, Immortals/Adrian played her and well... Immortals couldn't win NA and Adrian is .... where again ?

Sona is a champion that I do see being played in the near future(3-4 weeks into split/Playoffs/Worlds) but Karma and Lulu have shields, speed buffs, a better ult that can't really wiff like Sona's can.

Either stop watching or play those champions yourself and see which is better in a team environment.

  • I'm not talking to your directly Chemistal, so don't think I'm talking S$it or anything!
ModKnightsKemplar6/3/2017, 3:31:49 AM1 votes

Have you seen pbe this cycle? Lots of support changes, might shake things up quite a bit.

xJLx MCHammer6/3/2017, 3:53:52 AM1 votes

Riot loves seeing 2 support champions in pro play.

Karma and Lulu. Mostly because when they are played, it's hard for certain champions to be played or certain comps to be defeated

Youre not going to see a Talon being picked where Lulu is a pick or ban. You wont see insane dive comps either...

MysterQ6/3/2017, 4:11:42 AM1 votes

GRAGAS support was one of the most fun games they aired.

But yea, Lulu, Karma are common. Honestly I find Thresh boring to watch.

Malzahar is ok but just an R bot. Zyra spam was too real, died down some. MF counter was pretty sweet though.

I think there was also a Camille game, Galio game.

xWaters6/3/2017, 11:26:18 PM1 votes

APHRO BARD BIG DAY

BigBellBrute6/7/2017, 10:54:41 PM1 votes

Bard looked to be making a bit of a comeback. Olleh, or should I say Trolleh, played it. Aphromoo played it.

Nielarken6/3/2017, 2:24:08 AM1 votes

item 3123 item 3165 summoner 14 This is why. Riot believes in dumpstering any support that is not a mid lane reject. So that the mid lane rejects can actually destroy bottom lane with little to no effort.You dont see an item that increases damage done to shields do you?