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I mained ADC for the longest time, but what's the point anymore

DonaldTrumpIsG0D·11/26/2018, 4:55:54 PM·19 votes·7,804 views

I played from about season 3- 5, quit for a while, and just recently came back. I feel like as an adc I have no impact until I have at least 3 items. Here is why this is toxic for the game.

  1. It's nearly impossible to play from behind as an adc, because you literally do no damage
  2. You get one shot by just about anyone, and often times there is NO counterplay at all, except if you burn flash and heal. (sometimes this isn't even enough if a Kayn, Zed, etc. ults you)
  3. The new bounty system is even more unhealthy for an adc, because cs adds bounty. How do we play from behind?
  4. I came back and one of the first games I played as adc I tried buying a Banshee's Veil, because that used to be a must. Now the only MR options are a Spirit Visage or Maw, which don't do much to mitigate burst.
  5. Anyone that builds a Duskblade by 15 minutes will kill you the rest of the game, and there is no counterplay.

This is literally so bad. I played a traditional bot lane (adc and support) against a Pyke/Zoe bot, accidentally got hit by Zoe's sleep at level 1, and before I could move I was dead.

30 Comments

Mordepool11/26/2018, 5:00:27 PM7 votes

Late game champions, scaling into the late game stop the presses.

Nvm that 100% intended

Doge202011/26/2018, 9:20:07 PM2 votes

And this is why I play Ashe when I am the ADC lol. even when behind I can contribute to my team and not be a minion for the enemy team and deal no damage for my team.

I can easily CC key targets and my ult is very helpful with stopping a juggernaut on a rampage or to lock down a key squishy target out of position and get a free engage for my team.

I did that a couple of times, (I wasn’t be tho lol) the enemy lux was too far up so I ulted her and my team could easily engage, kill her and make the teamfight into an easy 4v5 so we could sweep and ace the enemy team.

PaffWasTaken11/27/2018, 2:19:26 AM2 votes

Well, this is actually the point for pretty much anyone else too; burst or bursted. Snowball or stay behind. Dominate or be erased. This isn't a marksmen-only situation, anything that touches damage, scaling and gold income should be straight out nerfed, be it from any single source. Even if you are right and that item 3147 really is one the most unhealthy aspect of the game, the same can be said about item 3095 , thus both should be equally be nerfed or be straight out removed

Frog goes moo11/27/2018, 2:34:29 AM2 votes

if you like adc as a concept, play corki.

HàrrowR11/27/2018, 3:02:56 AM2 votes

Advice from a Season 1 ADC main, the only way to play them now is playing the meta ones like Kaisa Lucian MissFortune ,that is if you want any consistency,since you can play whatever and have a lucky game but if you want more control over your game you have to play the strongest ones to even have a chance.

They introduced so many bs into the game like this new Akali with her invisibility or just in general the mobility and damage creep where everyone can do whatever they want like Kayn walking through walls for some reason that you can't afford to play a "normal" ADC like Sivir or Caitlyn,you need your own broken bs like Kai Sa where you can burst people down while also dpsing while also being invisible while also having a shield.

On the other note,and i've talked about this a lot on the boards,you shouldn't for any reason build full glass canon,it just doesn't work as much as full crit Darius doesn't work. You get your core whatever it is then you build item 3026 item 3139 item 3156 item 3080 item 3047 item 3111 item 3046

So my usual build with lets say Kai Sa looks something like this item 3047 item 3095 item 3124 item 3046 item 3026 item 3139 ,for those wondering its more than enough AS to evolve your E and it gives a lot more surviveability than just going full damage and it will help you win more often and deal more damage in the long run,if anything it will at least make the game more interesting when a cocky zed dives you just to get you to 30-40% hp instead of killing you and gets himself killed in the process.

If you want my advice,try building GA every game after you get your 2 item core,and tell me did it make any difference

Rat With A Gun11/27/2018, 6:08:17 AM2 votes

only meta adcs are ones that dont build ie cause it is shit played adc only for about 4 years wish i didnt mages are best [slayer-jinx-unamused]

zoliking11/27/2018, 2:22:55 PM2 votes

The OP's summoner name immediately indicates the level of argument he is capable of putting forward in any topic.

Power Cosmic11/27/2018, 2:01:17 PM1 votes

I do not think marksmen should be the default carry class. But everyone carrying is a bad thing.

Fire Blaustoise11/27/2018, 1:01:18 PM1 votes

Dont know why you post this desesperate thread.... As usual they'll address this (adcs never stay useless forever).