There's a TON of strategy in this game, stop bitching for one day

y0r1ck··4 votes·837 views

I guarantee that 99.9999% of you people complaining about a lack of strategy are lower than gold. Have you guys heard of wave management? What about team comps? Positioning? Pick order? Vision management? THE FUCKING PLANTS OH MY GOD THE PLANTS Do you guys count the enemy jungler's cs to track him? Do you guys all know the weaknesses and strengths for every champion and how to abuse them on every champion? It's like you don't even think before you join the circlejerk.

Maybe some of your viable strategies are nerfed, but that doesn't mean strategy is gone. I used yorick back when zzrot was good to snowball the game from a support budget. It worked because of a combination of item cdr runes and ruby sightstone. I had so much cdr I sometimes had 3 zzrots at once, and I'd split push with just sightstone, mobis, the support item, and zzrot. Riot fucking destroyed my playstyle (yes I am the reason they gutted zzrot and sightstone). I never even got close to hitting diamond again after that. That doesn't mean there's a lack of strategy in this game; I can still use my knowledge of wave management, objective control, and vision to win games. The strategy is still there.

Junglers. This one is for you. Yes, your meta strategies and tactics changed. But there are still strategies. The scuttle changes introduced strategic elements. Are you going to invade or are you going to contest scuttle or are you going to gank? I'd argue your strategic choices became more impactful and diverse because of the changes.

Since season 3 (that's when I started playing, idk about earlier), there's been more strategic options added than removed.

For one day, let riot do their job in peace. You'll see an improvement if you stop irritating them every day. Let customers and developers enjoy the boards for just one day without wading through a cesspool of hatred. For one day don't bitch, and don't upvote bitching. Or at least think things through before you bitch.

8 Comments

Blaene3 votes

Spot on post but it isn't just people in the lower ranks. I think this could include lower ranked people as well as potentially some people that don't play ranked at all. Some people get it, others don't.

I believe that it's having the maturity to recognize that you still have things to learn about how the game mechanics work, champions, builds, items, strategies, picks, counter picks, and learning how to get better at all aspects of the game that you can impact. It takes looking at your own game play and trying to figure out what you need to work on to be a better player.

It's pretty amazing to watch people feed, make really poor decisions, not drop wards, get countered, not leave their lane, not help with objectives and then be incredulous like - "why'd we lose?!?"

y0r1ck1 votes

Yeah, it's very easy to default to "muh team doh." I'm guilty of this sometimes. It's difficult to admit you need to get better, if you're not used to doing that.

ARTEMIDA3 votes

lol im gold 5 elo and even i see there is a ton o fucking strategy to win this game, those who say other wise are bronze or unranked

y0r1ck3 votes

Lol yes exactly.

The Nocturne God2 votes

But if they accept that there are strategies with the realization that they aren't implementing them, how are they going to continue to blame their team?

Oh wait, "we lost because team mates not helping me do a strat."

Keep in mind the game is full of solo carry strats.

y0r1ck2 votes

Have no fear. With infinite strategy comes infinite ways to flame.

Mr Shazya1 votes

There are tons of strategies in this game but then if it is your enemy team who utilizes them,you are gonna be in so much pressure and tilt.The more I play this game the more I want to quit this game.Ps don't forget those toxic and high ego players.They make you more titled than your enemy.No wonder this game is going downhill.

Blaene1 votes

Ps don't forget those toxic and high ego players. They make you more titled than your enemy.

That's a people problem, not a League of Legends problem. In other words, they choose to act like this - I don't think it's the game itself. Maybe lack of consequences contribute to it but I think you can point to more examples of good behavior than poor behavior.

Tilting is one thing (it happens to all of us) but acting out because you're tilted is wrong. That being said, I don't think there's anything wrong with saying - "you should've come and helped me in that last fight" or "where was the MIA?" or pointing out any number of game play issues. What isn't acceptable is calling people names or any other number of bad practices.

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