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Something great happened today

thicc as fuk··19 votes·2,095 views

First off for this to make sense I have to say. A week ago I began training for ranked. I plan on starting the ranked climb to gold on Monday (Currently Silver 5) and after my week of practice, not really playing with my friends, mostly just solo queuing. I decided to play some aram with my usual group. We hadn't played in what felt like forever (was just a week) and so we queued up for aram. First game was me as blitz. I got us first blood with a really nice max range grab, was complimented by my entire team over skype and it just went from there.

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Throughout that blitz game, hook after hook landing, their compliments on how much I had improved was a great feeling. At one point one of my friends wasn't even sure that was me on my account. I got multiple triple kills that game and it went from there. My great feeling transferred from each game. Win or lose I had an amazing score, made amazing plays I didn't even think of. They just came instinctively.

Now this got me thinking. Why not apply this to solo queue. I almost never see someone compliment another player in game. Only insults and rage. Sure you might say aloud to yourself "This Thresh is a god. He has landed so many good hooks." next time try voicing that to your entire team. Take the time (not in lane though unless you're safe) to say "Hey, I saw that play mid lane. That was really impressive. Good job man." Spread the good energy. Make them feel good about themselves. Hope it transfers to the next game and they do good because they feel good.

When I had this thought it reminded me of a video I watched from Gbay99. When he said posturing confidently can make you feel confident and you play better when you are confident. I can only hope this new found confidence of mine lasts to Monday when I head into ranked.

Thanks for reading.

14 Comments

twinkerella10 votes

Agreed so much, i main support. Whenever i get snares/stuns that help get a kill no one appreciates it but whenever i die.. its like my death just threw the whole game.

Flyntloch2 votes

You have no idea how much I feel with that one.

Anyways this makes the most sense. whenever someone gets a kill/tower/dragon/baron I just say Good Job and praise them for the kill/objective.

Zsu6 votes

There is nothing better than a great support. As and ADC thats how I feel

IIllIIllI3 votes

Totally agree, this is the main reason I only play with friends anymore. As soon as you mess up once just everyone rages and then you do worse. Add me IG sometime.

Tnki3 votes

I actually just played a game where I was constantly thanking and praising our Thresh for his massive plays. I felt so good after the match (and had been having a bad night beforehand) that I honored everyone. I thanked them for the good game because I had such a crap night, and informed them of the fact I'd honor them all. It may not seem like much, but I usually say "GJ" to my teammates whenever I see something that is helping us progress towards a win. Whether it be just warding my red/blue while I start jungling, or getting a kill, etc. I used to give honors out quite a bit, but I haven't as much lately, because I almost never get anything for the times when I am playing exceptionally well. It's kind of a sad feeling. I want to honor them (and sometimes I do, even though I'm positive I won't get anything in return) but there's a voice in the back of my head nagging me, telling me that my good plays weren't appreciated enough for a compliment or thanks, and they certainly won't be honoring.

I agree that it's much better when people are praising each other in matches. It makes me feel all tingly when a stranger compliments my playing. Compliments and a positive attitude will help win a game, but receiving an honor is great too.

EMOFRATPARTY2 votes

I couldn't agree more!

The one thing I'd touch on is using "man" when directing communication towards someone. Let's not forget that men aren't the only people playing League, so I usually find it best to compliment the character rather than assuming a gender.

When doing so you, will show that your support is inclusive regardless of who it is playing that character. I know it seems like a small thing, but you don't always know who may be on the other side of the keyboard.

thicc as fuk3 votes

I was mostly using that as an example of what to say and not an exact quote. I was also in that case using the word "man" the same way someone would address a group of friends, female and male with a common "Hey guys, what's up?" Though a group of friends could clearly not all be guys, it is just a general way to address someone.

That being said I completely agree with you. You never know who is on the other side of that champion and it's best to address them by champion.

MrBuffington2 votes

Something great happened? Looks like you'll have to change your name https://gs1.wac.edgecastcdn.net/8019B6/data.tumblr.com/7d85a87bd0ba4281aadc1f16c5bf1d5f/tumblr_mgorb18VTa1rzapx4o1_500.jpg

:P

In all seriousness though, great to hear, best of luck going into ranked!

bbbbates2 votes

Any time I see someone pull off something clutch I tend to say something like "nice!" I agree I could go farther with it though.

Also: As someone who wants to climb I would totally be down to duo Q

Phoneixflare1 votes

nice man. moral of the story: be positive. It helps.

Sriah1 votes

Now this got me thinking. Why not apply this to solo queue. I almost never see someone compliment another player in game. Only insults and rage. Sure you might say aloud to yourself "This Thresh is a god. He has landed so many good hooks." next time try voicing that to your entire team. Take the time (not in lane though unless you're safe) to say "Hey, I saw that play mid lane. That was really impressive. Good job man." Spread the good energy. Make them feel good about themselves. Hope it transfers to the next game and they do good because they feel good.

Fully agree with this sentiment. I've found that win or lose games, they can still be enjoyable if my teammates make even just a few positive comments instead of raging over mistakes. Small things, I would say, still make a difference in the cohesiveness between players; people who are at least feeling good and having fun are much more effective than someone who just wants the game to be over with.

MugyvrNinja1 votes

Yes physiological support is a good moral boost for the hole team you can also use this against the other team by demoralizing them like hey mid my bot lane is out csing your bot lane gg or Ohhh snap my jungler just gone done it again took your blue. Not to sound like a toxic prick but im trying to climb out from the elo ladder to. Its all in good fun no hard feeling fellas. ;) Amumu

OblongOtter1 votes

I generally try to do this. Whenever someone does something great I try to compliment them, or make them feel better if something stupid happened. And If my support gets me a double or saves my life when I clearly should have died or something I usually am like "Thresh I love you so much right now."

kienvangiu1 votes

I agree with u ^^summoner 14

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