Support mains! Why do you do it?

Elindiir··3 votes·507 views

I recently saw a really awesome discussion about top mains that was really positive and fun!

So, I am a player that plays almost any role (except ADC, which I always end up with if i hit fill) and I find that support is really fun, as bot lane is a wild fight and I don't like being ADC.

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Aeolian Melodies3 votes

I've always been attracted to the healer/support/buffer/white mage archetype, so ever since I started in November 2010, support has been my go-to role. It helped a lot, too, that no one wanted support back then, so I could get what I wanted without argument every single game.

I like the control this role offers, I like a role that promotes and rewards team play, and I love saving asses. I love being responsible for creating opportunities, and keeping our most valuable players alive and strong.

Not everyone's fun is measured in gold, or kills. You take that pentakill - I'll gladly accept the pentassist.

Elindiir1 votes

Supports may not get much credit, but they are always why you manage to pull off the teamfight when the top and mid feed.

Dark Nephthys1 votes

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I've always been attracted to the healer/support/buffer/white mage archetype, so ever since I started in November 2010, support has been my go-to role. It helped a lot, too, that no one wanted support back then, so I could get what I wanted without argument every single game.

I like the control this role offers, I like a role that promotes and rewards team play, and I love saving asses. I love being responsible for creating opportunities, and keeping our most valuable players alive and strong.

Not everyone's fun is measured in gold, or kills. You take that pentakill - I'll gladly accept the pentassist.

I am the same exact way with online games, I've always loved playing the support/healer classes. When I started league back at the start of Season 3, I played almost nothing but support for about 3/4ths that season. My friends forced me to try out other roles and then I eventually got into Top and Mid maining Anivia Shyvana (My 2 favorite champions in league). Now I'll consider myself a Top/Mid main but usually still end up playing the utility mages, or tanks so even now I still end up being some what a support lol.

Elindiir1 votes

A bit how I am... Though my go to is Lissandra

Need a tank? I'm there! Need chain CCs? I'm also there!

For some reason lately, i would call support/mid and get mid LOL, so I bring out Lissandra, because she is the great supporting midlaner that counters the BS AD assassins Zed and Talon.

SwiftKitten881 votes

because i don't have a choice... i tried to be a jungle main but it always gives me support [slayer-jinx-unamused]

Aeolian Melodies1 votes

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because i don't have a choice... i tried to be a jungle main but it always gives me support [slayer-jinx-unamused]

Then don't put support in your choices and leave us be.

Sincerely, The support player base.

Fowus1 votes

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Then don't put support in your choices and leave us be.

Sincerely, The support player base.

what if they don't like/isn't that great at other roles besides jungle and support?

Bootleg Gay1 votes

I'll play anything, but support is my favourite!

I love big heals, big shields, speed buffs and big ults!

DrNova1 votes

Only game I enjoyed support was final fantasy online (11, white mage)

In my elo it is simply too frustrating to play usually, or I might enjoy it more.

AscendedxBlade1 votes

I used to play wow and i was a shaman healer thats where it all started for me and then i moved to league been playing since start of season 3 the reason i support main as i feel like it is hard work but it pays off more then any role out there. right now in this meta its alot harder but ill keep on trying.

MisterHealYoGirl1 votes

I played it because it's always available. If you main support, you can always get your role.

MrBuffington1 votes

I've started playing less and less support recently, but the reason I like support is because you enable your team/disable the enemy team. You play the macro game a bit more, there's no focus on farm so you're free to roam around the map and get stuff done.

CrimsonCobra31 votes

I play all positions. (Excepting that I am terrible at mid, and really good at support, so... I end up playing those in proportion to how good I am.) So I play a lot of support. I like playing support for a number of reasons: I can balance out selfish players by helping them kill things without needing to do so myself, I can change the state of the game drastically and people generally follow up on the opportunities I make (because they know they can take the kill), and I get a lot less flak if my KDA isn't stacked significantly to the left.

~CrimsonCobra3

Elindiir1 votes

Hehe, nobody ever yells at a Leona for feeding! Theres usually a good reason a Leo is at 0/10 and the team is usually thankful.

Nekusen1 votes

I like saving people and i hate csing (im not bad at it, i just find it tedious) Also, its more relaxing.

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