Supports don't get enough love

MajinBell··13 votes·1,565 views

After all the games I've played in the bot lane i noticed that a good support will make a adc look like he's a god, gives vision, destroys enemy vision and gives the team an advantage during the team fights. Let's be honest the support is literally making the plans and making the decisions to go in especially if they play champs like Leona Braum Alistar Janna Nautilus ThreshSona Nami Blitzcrank .

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Br4ndon5 votes

As a support main I can tell you that if your ADC is bad, there is no amount of good plays you can make that will make them look any better. Unless youre playing something like Brand, but thats just you carrying and the ADC not know whats going on. I also believe supports are fine and that they are possibly the most diverse role.

There are obvious counter picks for each support and multiple ways to play each support that you can alter just by building differently. Also most champions labelled by riot as support are very much viable and fit near perfectly in a rock paper scissors match up. (Engage beats Sustain, Sustain beats Poke, Poke beats Engage)

Krigjer4 votes

My team: Good job 'whatever adc they're playing'

Me: item 3070 after literally handing the adc their kills on a platter.

MajinBell2 votes

i feel your pain item 3070

Illâoi Evê Siôn3 votes

It's 2016. I think most players know by now that the Support participates just as much, if not more than the Marksman. When a good, melee Support zones you from killing the annoying ADC, it really makes you want to kill that Support instead.

Athenes Lulu3 votes

It's always the actors getting the credit. The people fighting for wars/revolutions almost always get THE credit. People doing the backstage work, or also what we call "supports"? They don't get as much recognition and fame as people on center stage do, though they are also just as important as the fighters/actors alone.

Just like supports. If they are going to keep their traditional jobs, then they will never get as much fame as carries do.

MajinBell1 votes

Sad but true but we still love our supports

Athenes Lulu1 votes

Since support is the only thing I'd play without showing my inner bronze 5, yes.

Though the best I can do is when my ADC sees such efforts.

MajinBell1 votes

When the adc gives the recognition , that's when you know your a great support.

10Tickler3 votes

Where the community lets us down, Riot shows their appreciation. Free Wards for the entire team, Better GP/5, Better Gold-income items, the past two seasons have been a DREAM

RookPusher2 votes

Amen.

TNHA Baritone2 votes

So...No Love for Sona?

K

"Let's be honest the support is literally making the plans and making the decisions to go in"

Flash+Crescendo=5 Man Stun or Nah?

Lol I know you meant no malice at all XD Just making a joke

MajinBell1 votes

thank you for telling me about sona i totally forgot about her lol .

TNHA Baritone2 votes

AYE MY BOI A REAL N i gg a ADDED MY BOO TO THE LIST OF JUSTICE!Sona <3'S U

MajinBell1 votes

no problem man

Pika3103 votes

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i totally forgot about her lol .

So has Rito.

Pika3103 votes

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So...No Love for Sona?

K

"Let's be honest the support is literally making the plans and making the decisions to go in"

Flash+Crescendo=5 Man Stun or Nah?

Lol I know you meant no malice at all XD Just making a joke

Considering this is literally the only thing Sona can do(the rest of her kit is a joke) and both Nami and Bard can make the exact same play without flashing and on lower cooldown... Things look bleak for her and now Rito is already re-re-re-reworking Cassiopeia AGAIN and Sona still has yet to receive a single proper rework or even just a revert.

Hell, let's not forget that Aphromoo stopped playing her all the way back in season 3 when he realized Flash Tibbers is just a better version of the play.

TNHA Baritone2 votes

I agree 100%

For Carthage2 votes

On the other side...

A terrible support can make the other ADC look like a god.

LordGeovanni3 votes

thats just the other adc having a better support

AlwaysByMySide2 votes

Oh look, insecure support mains whining that people don't worship the ground they walk on again. Some things will never change.

MajinBell4 votes

i'm just throwing out some recognition bro no need to trip.

Athenes Lulu7 votes

Idk but carries get the cake.

We want some cake too tbh. At least a bite :9

TNHA Baritone1 votes

Im here

TaoistMaster2 votes

dont leave out Nami

MajinBell1 votes

sorry about that i was typing this post really fast and forgot to put her in .

MyTeamIsAwsome2 votes

no need to write a paragraph to say we played well. For all the non support main here, a ty or wp will do the job for someone like me :D

MajinBell1 votes

Lol agreed.

vinyl scratch8082 votes

as a main (dj) Sona (always gotta drop those beats) im just happy i can help out my team. if i get credit or recognition then sure it makes me happy. but i dont nessasarly need the recognition. if im able to help out my team by giving out heals/shields/attack and movement speed buffs and im able to keep my team in the fight just that much longer to win then im happy

Drehirth1 votes

lol why is this downvoted?

MajinBell1 votes

salty support haters

NGNL Asian2 votes

Oh trust me. I don't know why but everyone wants to play the carry role. Top can carry, mid can carry, jungle can carry, adc can carry. Supports are ignored besides the girl ones mostly (And we know why). For those of you guys who look down at supports. Keep in mind of this. Supports heal you. Shield you. Sacrifice them for you. Ward for you. Destroy wards for you. Buff you. Get you fed. And you damn toxic idiots say a support is bad when he's 0/9 and he/she has 32 assist?! Wrong choices my friends. I personally done it and seen it before. AP sona carry. Alistar carry. Nami carry. Soraka carry. Any support can be strong. Any champion can be strong. DO NOT FLAME THE SUPPORTS!

MajinBell1 votes

Preach it :D

Canidae1 votes

Don't really see the problem. Knowing that you were the one responsible for the awesomeness that is a stomp can be rewarding in itself.

Drehirth1 votes

To be honest I used to main support as an excuse to not know how to Cs lol

MajinBell1 votes

lol well we all started somewhere.

Athenes Lulu1 votes

Or because a lot of people hated that role, and someone has to do it.

Cough blind pick cough

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