Supports are just glorified second bananas.

Bazditbek··4 votes·984 views

The worth of a support is weighed by how fed his lane buddy is. Which alone is just terrible. I am to sit here and to just harass and poke the enemies while my ADC just finishes them off for their gain as they get all the praise. While I just sit in the back of the bus and get a simple 'thanks' and a nod. I just feel so worthless as my job is just to take the heat and be a complete distraction while the REAL heroes do the rest of the work. There are even times where my ADC fails to cooperate to which I am to bear the weight of responsibility and try to carry to team to victory.

When overall fed supports are just as threatening as Zac.

This alone just does not feel very welcoming to those who happen to be stuck with the role rather than volunteering. Overall regardless of the changes they made to supports over time they're still just third wheels to every team and are to be forgotten to actually be recognized as someone of importance and to be wary about.

13 Comments

KirbyCake1 votes

have you seen my karthus support when i get fed my enemies just ff

Bazditbek1 votes

You played a different role as a support to actually be threatening. not really surprising to be honest.

LoLKiru1 votes

Its why I mainly use Velkoz, I'm a legitimate threat damage wise when I get kills

On topic: There are always going to be unsung heroes, in many of my games I know for a fact there have been times where my team would've lost if it wasn't for the quick actions of our support.

Bazditbek1 votes

This is what I'm worried about.

They made champions that happen to have kits to save and endure anything and help their team succeed to victory. But they constantly remain in the dark and are not even close to actually being dangerous.

LoLKiru1 votes

Part of this I feel is an issue design wise, it should be made more clear when a support does something useful (maybe some kind of ingame notification similar to kill announcements? They wouldn't serve any function besides letting people know you did something, so you wouldn't like get bonus gold or anything)

Drunken PwNeR1 votes

Support: 1st in line for blame, 5th in line for Praise.

there are exceptions. I have done enough clutch saves for my team to earn some praise. But otherwise hate being 1st in line for blame.

BluePolarizer1 votes

Did you know that thresh's souls give him on-hit magic damage?

Collect 200 souls, build BoRK, start melting carries.

Thresh item 3401 item 2045 item 3006 item 3153 item 3110 item 3102

Bazditbek1 votes

That's one support that can actually remain a threat to the other team, cool.

How about a build that makes Braum a real threat to the team if he were to be fed?

Sona?

Soraka?

Nami?

Karma?

Taric?

Galio?

Janna?

How about a support champion that can remain a consistent threat to the enemy team if taken lightly?

BluePolarizer1 votes

from what I played on nemesis draft, Lich Bane AP Nami is fking amazing.

Karma was picked for top and mid lane by diamond streamers more often than she was for support. Her damage is nuts. If your team sucks and you get fed, sell the sightstone and go Karma item 3089 item 3027item 3135 item 3020 item 3165item 3157

Duke Anax1 votes

Lich bane (or Iceborn) AP Sona is also still quite devastating, as long as you have a RoA.

And AP Soraka is just nuts, she doesn't have as much damage, But she becomes one of the best sustain tanks in the game. (At 300 AP She has over 300% "Spellvamp" on her Q)

Not sure about Taric without Atma's.

But Galio? That guy tower dives to heal" (especially Lazer turrets)

Meep Man1 votes

Maybe its just the people you play with or the champions you play. I find myself getting decent praise and not getting blamed too hard every match. Usually the ADC rushes in, dies, blames me, team tells him to shut up and it was his fault, then I say dont fight, and so on. And then if you play certain champions like Braum and Soraka, it is really hard for the ADC to blame you since you are sacrificing a portion of yourself to help them.

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