If you ever pick an unconventional "troll pick", say 'gg afk' in pregame.

dakota saturn··14 votes·1,746 views

I've tried to carry with unconventional picks. I am consistently the best player on the team - highest cs, high assists, low deaths, etc.. but because I picked, say, Janna mid, no matter how well I do, or how supportive I am in chat, I am automatically deemed a troll before the game starts and no matter what, I get 100% of the blame if the team starts to lose, even if top lane fed camille 20 consecutive kills, or bot decides to run into turret for 10 minutes in between my roams, and my teammates go out of my way to let me know they're all reporting me, and usually try to get the other team to report from /all chat as well.

However, if I say 'gg afk' as I lock in Janna mid, people seem to go 'well screw him lets play and win team, and report after', and NOW when I'm 6/1/12 at 15 minutes, people will actually try - they'll not immediately give up at the first lost teamfight.

It seems to give a 'well i'll show this guy, i wont let him ruin my game' mentality, and its led to more won games when I pick something unconventional. Plus, ofc, the bonus of throwing the enemy off as well.

24 Comments

Bronze Bonanza9 votes

True thread. If they think you're actually trying to win with your "awful horrible nonmeta trollpick", they'll make sure to prove to you how awful it is by throwing the game for you.

JhomasTefferson7 votes

Yep. I started 3/0 as teemo support. My lane partner was 0/7 at the time, and I had as much farm as him, but it was clearly my fault we lost.

Dynikus3 votes

and I had as much farm as him

I mean, as a support that's not something to brag about.

Jinzo Torrance2 votes

Wooosh

hunterspec1 votes

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Yep. I started 3/0 as teemo support. My lane partner was 0/7 at the time, and I had as much farm as him, but it was clearly my fault we lost.

yes it is, you are playing teemo.

Tangy Citrus4 votes

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Yep. I started 3/0 as teemo support. My lane partner was 0/7 at the time, and I had as much farm as him, but it was clearly my fault we lost.

Yeah, you taking farm as a support undoubtedly tilted him. Of course take what hes going to miss by all means, but theres no way you should have as much as him.

Bronze Bonanza3 votes

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Yeah, you taking farm as a support undoubtedly tilted him. Of course take what hes going to miss by all means, but theres no way you should have as much as him.

Considering the 0/7 ADC probably spent 3/4ths of the game in his fountain, I don't think equal farm is unreasonable.

JhomasTefferson1 votes

Yeah. He was dead too much to get farm. I only took it when he wasnt in lane.

ZED G0D2 votes

Yet Korea is out here doin Corki mid, irelia mid, lol

Suspicious Xebra2 votes

I'm with you on this mate. I definitely subscribe to the "fuck the meta" theory. So many people don't know how to deal with non-meta choices and you can wreck a lane with them. It saddens me when teammates get all bitchy because you don't choose the "most op" champ in the game in their eyes. I usually don't even bother to pre-pick my champ in champ select if I plan to go off meta because so many will just ban what I pick if they don't agree with it.

I love seeing other people can with with off meta picks (provided once in game they are trying to win/adjusting if it isn't working out). I do however believe that if you plan to go off meta that you should do some trial runs in norms before you take it to ranked.

It is actually kind of funny to see all the posts complaining about seeing all the same champs in every game, but the moment you try to use different champs, people flip their lids.

Breaku2 votes

Lol, I know what you mean. I played 200 games of Poppy support last season.

Blast Deadlift1 votes

Don't pick off meta in low elo. Ok glad we learned something.

dakota saturn7 votes

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Don't pick off meta in low elo. Ok glad we learned something.

Really? Low elo is THE place to pick off meta - how many silvers do you think have ever played against a Janna mid who actually knows what they're doing?

How many silvers are actually going to adjust their playstyle to counter their lane opponent?

If you want to climb quickly and consistently, off meta is how you do it - you just have to deal with your idiot team who assumes you're trying to lose on purpose.

BroadSlabber1 votes

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Really? Low elo is THE place to pick off meta - how many silvers do you think have ever played against a Janna mid who actually knows what they're doing?

How many silvers are actually going to adjust their playstyle to counter their lane opponent?

If you want to climb quickly and consistently, off meta is how you do it - you just have to deal with your idiot team who assumes you're trying to lose on purpose.

People assume that because most of the time they are trying to lose on purpose.

Alex h87212 votes

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Really? Low elo is THE place to pick off meta - how many silvers do you think have ever played against a Janna mid who actually knows what they're doing?

How many silvers are actually going to adjust their playstyle to counter their lane opponent?

If you want to climb quickly and consistently, off meta is how you do it - you just have to deal with your idiot team who assumes you're trying to lose on purpose.

I bet picking janna into an assassin enemy mid is thoroughly entertaining

dakota saturn2 votes

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I bet picking janna into an assassin enemy mid is thoroughly entertaining

Absolutely - janna mid destroys assassins. They cant do anything about her poke, and she interrupts all their all-ins without fail.

It's all about that lv 1-5.

hunterspec1 votes

well non meta picks should be reportable same with mf support, any teemo pick and lux support.

dakota saturn8 votes

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well non meta picks should be reportable same with mf support, any teemo pick and lux support.

You're dumb.

hunterspec1 votes

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You're dumb.

I'm dumb because I want to win? knowing if I see any of those I know the game is already over?

dakota saturn6 votes

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I'm dumb because I want to win? knowing if I see any of those I know the game is already over?

Dumb because dumb. Bye!

hunterspec1 votes

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Dumb because dumb. Bye!

yeah thought so run.

Blast Deadlift2 votes

Draven uses w, hehe xd

Shuriman Curator1 votes

I've played a good deal of Non AP Nasus mid, standard build. All i do is change my build path and use different runes. If my enemy laner is a high poke champ and i know i'll have an issue i'll run the 'quas build' (Max E, double dorans rings and corruption) hell sometimes i even try to transition into q stacking depending how well E max is working. Basically i q any minion i can when i know i don't have to E.

Also, is Galio considered "off-meta"? i've started playing him recently, only two games right now both into yasuo. But let me tell you, i think i tilted the enemy yasuo off the face of the earth lol.

My recent game with Galio, we even had a Malzahar support, bought redemption and eye of the watchers. That was a fun game.

DHBGrimReaper1 votes

Off-meta picks are fine, But please please don't do something that hinders your team then complain about how your team is too hard to carry. (Like playing ad janna support then complaining when your adc does no damage in teamfights, etc.)

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