So people are getting harassed in ARAM if they don't do well with their Champion.

Wolfalisk318·11/22/2018, 4:35:42 AM·2 votes·1,313 views

I know that's not a particularly insightful or new observation when it comes to LoL, but given the nature of ARAM you would expect that people would be more tolerant of others not performing so great since there's a fair chance they're playing a Champion they aren't comfortable with. Or so it would seem. (I feel it used to be like this) And I think this speaks to an elephant in the room of sorts when it comes to ARAM:

It's not really random anymore. It's abundantly clear that in almost every single ARAM match, more than half of the players (I'd say on average 55%-65%) are on their main Champion or at the very least someone they are proficient with.

This creates an atmosphere of "Why doesn't this person know anything about this Champion?" in an environment that, not too long ago, would have been a ridiculous thing to ask because it had a self-evident answer: "It's random."

But the expectation has shifted because you're now able to hedge your RNG in so many ways (Alt-account, Re-rolls, and Re-roll switching), that the community expects you to roll something you're comfortable with the vast majority of the time, and therefore it's open season on you if you under-perform. In other words, the not-so-random-anymore nature of ARAM has shifted the community's attitude to playing poorly in this mode...

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...which really really sucks when you roll someone you aren't good at playing when everyone else is on a main/semi-main. You will more or less be the cause of the loss or a significant contributing factor in a very obvious way. It's not a good feeling.

4 Comments

Escheton11/22/2018, 5:54:17 AM2 votes

^This.

Finding yourself without rerolls hurts so much more nowdays because your negative impact is far more significant. I've also noted being matched with higher and higher rank people since the change. The hedging has increased my effective skill-level. Which then kinda forces me to keep playing familiar champs, because else I will cause a lose.

It's not ARAM any more. So I kinda hope preseason will make the rift fun again so I don't have to spam the murder bridge.

RenownedWheat4211/22/2018, 4:46:56 AM1 votes

ARAM is still random. No one is just getting mains. The thing is, people should be branching out and trying champions, be it in normals or just getting used to what they get in ARAM. Obviously, not knowing your champ when you're up against a main can suck, but that's the mode.

One thing that is universal, regardless of the champ you're on, is game sense. Being on a new champ won't excuse shit like overextending consistently or straight feeding, or just not fighting in a mode based around teamfighting. Those are the things people will harp on regardless of whether you're new to the champ or not. If you're newer to the champ, take some time to read the abilities and familiarize yourself with them before going in. That should be common sense.

I just had my first ever game as Kayn in ARAM and it went fine, because I just used the game sense I already have, read his abilities, and played accordingly.

FyreWall11/22/2018, 4:54:51 AM1 votes

Toxic people will be toxic wherever they go. Don't let it put you down friend.

Full Brain11/22/2018, 5:45:56 AM1 votes

I generally mostly get pissed about people playing really passively and trying to poorly afk farm from almost second tower for half the game while I am on a tank or bruiser and the other team has better late game scaling champs. I don't flame them for it in game though I just occasionally say something like "What are you doing? Fight them!" at my computer screen.

[sg-syndra]

Like I am tanking 3 people for 8 seconds straight infront of my team with a Mundo or Maokai and my team is just hiding behind tower cowering not hitting anyone and they all get away with around 20-40% health. I'll take a bronze 5 suicidal derper in ARAM any day over some silver or gold KDA obsessed fool costing us team fights because he wants a better letter grade.