so i noticed something for a while now bronze players play what they want while higher elo players counter pick
and not gonna lie it works, but at the same time it takes fun out the game yes winning is fun, but if that's your main goal with no end goal than its pointless
so what are you playing for ?
Kodyack2 votesuh... not quite
people at the highest ELO play whatever the fuck they want, hardly really caring about counterpicks (support sion highest winrate, son)
top lane bard
it's rediculous
maybe in gold/plat it's more common, but honestly... not so much.
Isedelica1 votessupport sion is actually good illaoi support is good there's plenty of champions that are good at support where its not considered there lane
karma she was suppose to be mid lane but she is one of the top supports played and no I've been watching players in higher elos they really don't pick whatever they want they pick what they believe is best even if its weird
Fauxfire1 votesOr maybe we just have a larger arsenal of champions we can play as well as enjoy playing.
Isedelica1 votesyeah than again if the champ is too easy too use i avoid them
Mysticman891 votesI don't really know what champs you might be referring to.
In my experience most (read: all) of the time players saying they avoid a champ because it's "too easy" aren't actually challenger players (which would be the case if there was a champ they could steamroll with), and in fact are usually bronze/silver, and blaming their losses on the champions used.
I don't know if this is your main account or not so that may not apply to you, but challenger players who only enjoy one champion are a rarity so you might just be an oddball amongst your elo if it doesn't.
Isedelica1 votesi record my gameplay enter tournaments vs plat and diamond players and win now im not saying I play perfect but elo means very little I've seen a whole bronze team take out diamond players so when i see certain people in certain elos I don't blame them i blame either there team or someone on there team it's that simple
I have a friend he was gold he told me watch his gameplays, and he was playing great but the random ass team was feeding now he's back in silver
that's why I say counter picks and op champs for easy kills and wins I mean look at the small listen of lcs champs that are actually played it's so small now im not saying you don't have to practice, but when its op it's usually very simple
Mysticman891 votesPlenty of higher elo players enjoy playing a variety of champions at a similar level, and I think most players enjoy winning. So if someone can counter pick with a champion they enjoy playing and increase their odds of winning, they probably will.
I doubt many good players would pick a champion they don't enjoy just for the sake for counter picking, since most people aren't good at champions they don't enjoy, and people who pick champs they're bad at (or even first timing) in ranked tend to find themselves low elo players.
The appeal of just playing whatever champ on its own without winning is prone to wear off pretty quickly I'd think too. Bard is sweet and all, but theres other champs.
Isedelica1 votesyou are right people play too win its that simple so they counter pick