Anyone remember when you could play what you like?

Admirał··6 votes·3,033 views

You know, over the years I have noticed just how much you have to abuse the meta in order to have a good game, there is no playing what you want anymore. I am so sick of the bias to playing champs that are only good at the time. Video games are meant to be played for fun, and when you can't play a champion you want. What is the point of playing.

11 Comments

Jamaree3 votes

You can still play what you want, that hasn't changed, the skill ceiling for such however has gone up as players have gotten better. Champion picks mean little until high Diamond.

Vaptr1 votes

do you mean Ryze - Zed matchup means little for Ryze in particular? ..until high diamond?

Jamaree1 votes

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do you mean Ryze - Zed matchup means little for Ryze in particular? ..until high diamond?

Obviously are you gonna have tough match ups, but this game, skill means more until you hit the top .1%.

RenownedWheat422 votes

Yeah, the last time I did that was three minutes ago.

Kai Guy2 votes

I still do. Off meta is honestly my best builds and picks.

WoodenCreature2 votes

Tbh offmeta is pretty decent. for example Veigar is not usually meta but is generally pretty good. There are a bunch of champions that work and aren't necessary considered meta. This is kinda the best meta to be able to play what you want. Also why do you think strange stuff like vik top with klepto works or mages on bot lane. Eveything is so diverce you can play mages top u can play bruisers mid etc.

if We get a year back it was all about adc's and ardent cancer meta. If u don't play tanky top & jg protecting the adc you were basically trolling lol.

Inkling Commando2 votes

i have my own meta. pick who i like and go where i want. you call a lane? means nothing to me. it is just a lane in a game meant to have fun. but allot of players dont see it that way. it's either win or i report whoever made us lose.

Woodakoodashooda2 votes

There are hundreds of options for champions to play and even more choices on how to play them. In an ideal environment, all available options would be relatively equal to the rest. However, this is an impossibility. When presented with so many options, especially in a competitive format, certain options will prove superior to other options and people will naturally choose those over others so as to maintain an advantage over or, at the very least, equal footing with their opponents. When some options prove too superior then those options are generally "nerfed" in a vain attempt to provide balance to the game, whatever it might be. But this does not balance the game, it merely shifts power toward other available options and players who wish to continue maintaining a positive win rate will then have to adapt and shift towards what constitutes as the "new meta".

BigFBear2 votes

I play otp VOLIBEAR Jungle only. He is the Jungler with the lowest pickrate (0,5%) I am on my way climbing to Plat 2. I think I could play him til D5 (maybe next Season). I have fun. I don't know what you are talking about. You can still play every champion and reach at least Diamond.

WAZZZUP5001 votes

Haha bet 100% winrate mordekaiser botlane

DU Baymax1 votes

There are a lot of viable champions in this meta, I really don't get why so many people are whining about this meta.

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