MSI 2017 PICKS :
Eedat4 votesStill wondering why people give a damn what is and isnt played in competitive. It's completely irrelevant to 99.99% of players
Erockandroll1 votesStill wondering why people give a damn what is and isnt played in competitive. It's completely irrelevant to 99.99% of players
Usually by salty mains who go "WTF Champion X was fine" when Riot finally decides to do something about it. And complain about Riot balancing around the pro scene.
SirΤeemο1 votesreally? people watch the pros , and they believe they can play they same good , and they pick the same champs ...
Eedat3 votes"Riot why aren't more champs balanced around competitive?"
"Riot why did you gut Shen and Malz solely for competitive?!?!?!?"
Can't say I'm envious of Riot
Warlord Scrap1 votesThat true of any "sport" and its respective normal games. Pros are better than us so people mimick them hoping that will make us better
Ravenhale1 votesYou have to consider the fact that this is competitive team play, not competitive solo queue. They base their picks on what works most effectively within the situation of playing against an organized team and as an organized team.
WalkingInACircle2 votesLux is not going to be a contested pick.
DrCyanide1 votesReplace "Lux" with "Rumble" and I think it'll be more accurate.
Big Lincoln1 votesthey're just fun dude
SirΤeemο1 votesmost of those champions are extremely boring to play , they are just strong. only gragas is fun to play out of these , in my opinion
Ben Sharpio1 votesits just because they have reliable kits in coordinated play. You can't really help it.
HalcyonDweller1 votesDo you keep score? Like, for how long your salty posts last before the mods remove them?
I'm genuinely curious XD
For reference: https://boards.na.leagueoflegends.com/en/c/gameplay-balance/NgsssfkZ-that-moment-when-another-one-of-s-salty-posts-is-deleted-by-mods
EDIT: Oh don't get me wrong, I hate meta-sheep too.
SirΤeemο2 votesi don't get your comment , how is that salty?
HalcyonDweller1 votesThis post is implying that the reason people pick the champions they do is because of pro play.
Not a mound of salt, maybe a pinch. And I agree with you. I'll go so far as to say that it's really irritating when people pick something they don't know how to play, just because they saw the pros do it and they think that they will do well with it because of that.
My comment wasn't directed specifically at this post, more-so about your champion specific posts. Like the lee sin post earlier today.
it seems like every time you make a post like that it's gone within 15 minutes. I'd have thought you would learn by now that picking fights by posting bucket-fulls of salt doesn't accomplish anything.
Anastaecia1 votesPro leagues/tourneys are always like that. Remember, THEY are partially responsible for the meta in that they figure out what is currently the most efficient champs, and play them. Everyone else follows suit.
StoryDuck1 votesLCS is a different world where players are in perfect (most of the time) communication with each other. They coordinate plays to within micro seconds of each other and are on the same page for plays. It is a world where a Leona could (if she was picked) in a moments notice engage 1v5 on the enemy team and have their entire team collapse in on that play. If you look at those champion picks they all serve a purpose or function to a play style of a team. They either contribute to a teamfight team, build upon a protect the ADC comp, or they serve a purpose in a 131 split comp. It isn't that there is a lack of diversity but rather many champions lose a lot of power when put into a situation that is truly team focused rather then solo que. There is also the issue of counterpicking in LCS so flex picks have high priority regardless of power.
Artishy1 votesI actually see more unique champs in my ranked games nowadays. Also, why would you care if people are playing those champs or prioritizing them? Why are you complaining and not abusing that fact. You can abuse this and find unique champs that you know how to play that aren't meta and do well against those match ups or are more influential in a game than they are.
I play Rek'sai Jg and Orianna midlane. So far i'm 5-0 Orianna (just started playing her a week ago), and I now know how stupid she is if played correctly.
The point here is, who cares if other people pick those champs.... look for champs who look like they might be extremely influential and play those. You'll actually be more respected in ranked for not following the meta while picking 'VALID' champs (not teemo) and 80% of the time, those champs are WAY better than the ones listed here. Trust me. I've also been playing alot of viktor and he's also pretty busted.
Let me give you a list of champs that I think are influential yet are not in the 'meta':
(Just got buffed)
(1 Shot potential is real, also the wall to catch people out, so much area control. It's like the new azir (control mages are best in soloq, forget about any assassins))
Looking at either brand mid or support, dumb champ with high damage.
Probably the best ADC to carry due to the easiness of CS'ing early game and getting that gold to spike up. Long range and plays safe. Also considered one of those "Control champions" who control area's with traps)
Have you seen hauntzer play these champs? Titanic hydra op.
Look at Arcsecond and how he plays this champion. He didn't get #1 in challenger with 'meta picks'
Frozen Mallet still busted on him. Played him on another account few days ago. Very influential in split AND teamfight
More champs that I didn't want to give a description for because i'm tired, but I still believe these champs can easily carry.
All these champs have the potential to carry even harder than those champs that you have listed which are considered 'meta' if played correctly. You just have to know the universal rules and basics of league of legends, and atleast a 1 week experience playing the champs first to understand them and get a feel.
In conclusion, it does not matter if there are only 20/150 champs being played. There are many champions who are even stronger than those, but people refuse to play them either because they are 'boring', they are a 'tank' (Why don't people play tanks? Defensive stats are still combat stats, not only damage), or they just refuse to play non-meta champs because of their role-models/streamers.
doodlebob6661 votesthe real MSI hasn't even started yet using numbers from the wild card teams has no force in the actual meta which is mostly shaped by korea, especially considering the best of 1 format meaning that teams are even more careful to stick to the meta since a risky pick is ridiculously punishing if it doesn't work out.
Maybe these 20 champs are the only ones played when teams from regions that can look respectable on the international stage show up, ie LPL, LCK NA LCS EU LCS, even LMS but your bound to get an inaccurate view of the meta from teams not from major regions