Opinions on afking on tower in the first 2 mins of game

Hekinokuroihi·9/30/2015, 4:42:15 PM·3 votes·737 views

What do you guys think about people who sit at their tower and basically afk for the first two minutes of the game? What level player generally does this? I always figured it was more of a silver thing because bronze people are still reading the items and golds and up should know the strategic value of watching for invades and defending jungle. I honestly don't see the point of just posting it at your tower for the first few minutes. Its pretty much the most dangerous time in the entire game for the jungler and by not being a lazy tard you can help mitigate that danger and potential loss of first blood. Im in gold (not that that's saying much) and I see this every game. Honestly it infuriates me.

8 Comments

facemelter7109/30/2015, 5:08:18 PM2 votes

If you aren't warding your jglers opposite side color buff or a path that leads to it or the starting buff paths. You need to quit league. Also if you don't upgrade your trinket by lvl 11 at the latest. Please. Quit lol

Archon X9/30/2015, 4:48:11 PM1 votes

I don't have a problem with it if it's mid since they are centrally located to defend either side of the jungle as needed. Presuming bot is leashing, top should be near the other buff.

Lordofthepittt9/30/2015, 4:44:40 PM1 votes

Just don't feel like roaming around in my jungle.
At the level that I play at nobody really invades. But if they do I don't wanna catch a blitz pull and die and have my entire team complain about me feeding a kill all game.

Maximum Morde9/30/2015, 5:51:17 PM1 votes

I do this sometimes unless enemy has a champ that could pull me off tower and kill me. Usually it's to go take a pissed or get a drink before the match lol

Quil Evrything9/30/2015, 6:03:29 PM1 votes

Do you literally mean "0:00 to 2:00"?

so what? So long as it isnt the side you need a leash on, you're not losing anything.

Weasel Kensei9/30/2015, 8:05:29 PM1 votes

I always guard the jg for invades, but more often than not I have an afk at turret team.

If I die doing it, I say to my team "its not my fault for dying 1v3 against an invade, its people who afk'd at the turrets and let them invade fault."

ltmetal9/30/2015, 5:49:16 PM1 votes

As a jungle main, this stuff gives me trust issues. I always take a rune and mastery setup that gets me to level 3 and 450 gold for upgraded machete even if I don't get a leash, always give buffs, watch every lane and approach so I can ping the enemy jungler the second they show themselves; all I ask is that you help me help you by coming to epic monsters when I ping, don't leave me high and dry when I gank, and defend the buffs with me.

I don't think there is a specific rank of player that AFKs under tower at the start, but I think there are specific KINDS of player (multitaskers who do stuff in another window, trust issues, brush campers, etc.) that lends them to simply not want to be in the jungle instead.