"First time" does not necessarily equate to bad(Unless it's Yasuo. Or it's ranked.)

Oelyk··1 votes·548 views

Disclaimer: Yasuo was a Joke, Ranked was not. Don't pick first time champs in ranked. Don't drink and drive.

I mean hey, picked up Asol, jumped into a normal, enemy picks Zed first, I pick Asol after, expecting to get dumpstered and was ready to just play super passive, what could possibly go wrong? Teammate immediately swears at me once for picking into a bad match up, not suspecting I was a first timer(Don't tell people this is a general rule, but there will be people who look up you pre-game and immediately share the juicy "first time XXXX GG!")

12-2-5 KDA, 60 CS difference, 8K damage difference...

And I won.

Probably because I play champions who have similar play styles in one way or another, and the same is for other people, "First time" is not bad for say someone who plays Ezreal and Corki going into Lucian, or for my case, Talon(Roam) and Orianna(Balls) into Asol. Match making puts us against people of similar skill levels calculated by our performance in game and the results of such, meaning we are against humans too, not suddenly omnipotent gods who will crush a tiny ant, we can't suddenly lose game skills just cause we changed champions, we can still roam, ward and do stuff in the respective classes.

Don't judge a book by a cover. Don't judge a player because he is new at a champion. Don't be the jerk who instantly becomes the largest pain in the ass that league has ever been blessed by because someone may not perform to your standards. Everyone needs to have first games, might as well suck it up, cause you do it too(and may not have beginners luck like I do.) and at least respect them.

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8 Comments

SexyBabyJesusZ1 votes

that zed must've been trash then LOL

aurelion sol is every assassins little bitch

Oelyk2 votes

TBH I did notice he was playing safe, He could have gone in on me pre six but I kinda just sat under tower and I had exhaust, and soon ult.

It's not nice to call people trash, I actually play really well for a first time, roaming bot 2-2 and getting a triple early.

Warlord Scrap1 votes

I played asol my first time into a zed. Grantsd zed picked after me. I went 7/0/7 with a sizeable cs difference and i dont even main mid are you sure asol isnt a counter for zed.

Oelyk1 votes

One of the very best.

Krigjer1 votes

Aye.

I picked up Rakan very quickly (he plays similarly to a mix of Braum, Leona and Nami to me) and I have a friend that mains adc that played Xayah very well. (granted we did customs first but still).

I wouldn't dare go into a ranked first time say... Jayce, since I have no experience with such a champion. But I do agree, don't assume someone's going to suck just because a champion is new or they've picked them up for the first time.

Oelyk1 votes

Oh man, I had a Rakan jungle in ranked that destroyed out team. Granted Darius won top against Riven and we had Nidalee jung and A squishy support, so He just ran past our frontline and destroyed us.

KasonaADC1 votes

I think it might be because you're playing that champ for the first time or you're playing into a counter, you tend to be more wary. If you feel overly confident then you'll make stupid plays and overextend but when you fully expect to feed, you'll try harder to play safe.

And I agree with your idea of same playstyle makes it easier to pick them up. Makes a lot of sense.

Oelyk1 votes

Wish I could always play that way instead of being overconfident and belligerent on people I'm confident skill wise and throw caution out the window.

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