PSA: Don't Be Afraid To Lane Swap

This story has was inspired by this game: http://matchhistory.na.leagueoflegends.com/en/#match-details/NA1/2241288142/228206155?tab=overview

2:31 : Does Volibear hard counter me?

240 First Blood

2:43 _A Summoner Has Disconnected _

What do you do?

A. Give up.

B. Give up.

C. Give up.

D. You hold it out and hope that you can shut down Volibear late game.

Well, five minutes later, Riven comes back, but she is obviously super behind. I, on the other hand, played Talon and after dying once to Cassiopeia, I proceed to tear her to shreds and go 3/1 pretty quickly.

Because Riven is super behind, and Volibear is a motherfucking bear, RIven proceeds to give him 3 more kills, so now he is super fed and Riven is quite behind.

So, I offer a lane swap. I figure that, since I am pretty much ahead, and constantly killing this Cassiopeia isn't going to help me too much, I decide to go top to try and calm down the bear, while Riven goes mid to fight the (rather weak) Cassiopeia. Also, bot lane is doing pretty damn good.

Up at top lane, I proceed to have my shit kicked in by Volibear. There is no way I can solo him, and he is just getting bigger. However, with a little help from the jungler, Riven is making a comeback. She is CSing decently, and she even got a kill.

We end up winning that game. I don't have an amazing score, but I definitely did pretty well. Riven, for being DC's for about 5 minutes, came back quite nicely and provided the CC the rest of our team needed to deal a ton of damage (and shut down the Volibear). So, the moral of this story is that if a lane isn't doing well, don't rage and flame them, even if it is a Riven. Offer to help, and hopefully, you can salvage that game.