How can I motivate my team mates to pick tanks?

Invoker only·Dec 28, 2016·2 votes·756 views

Hey, my problem is that my team mates already doesn't pick a tank. How can I motivate them?

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DreadlocksDec 28, 20164 votes

be the tank

Invoker onlyDec 28, 20161 votes

That was not my question.

RalanrDec 28, 20163 votes

Well that's the best answer if you're not the ADC.

Invoker onlyDec 28, 20161 votes

I found my best answer

What do you think about "squishy are for pu**ys"

That is great because nobody wants to be the ... :). With that psychology aspect they will pick tanks.

RalanrDec 28, 20162 votes

As a tank main, I approve.

OleandervineDec 28, 20162 votes

Start with "We could use a tank on the team, do one of you mind being a tank for us?"

Invoker onlyDec 28, 20161 votes

That is not agressive enough. The sentence should have a Trump touch.

OleandervineDec 28, 20162 votes

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That is not agressive enough. The sentence should have a Trump touch.

Trump can go shove his wall into open border.

Invoker onlyDec 28, 20161 votes

What do you think about "squishy are for pu**ys"

WalkingInACircleDec 28, 20161 votes

Bigly derp

CerealBoxOfDoomDec 28, 20162 votes

If you act like youre gonna pick a tank everyone will pick a tank because fuck people :3

Invoker onlyDec 28, 20161 votes

What?

ErockandrollDec 28, 20162 votes

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Hey, my problem is that my team mates already doesn't pick a tank. How can I motivate them?

It's like the support problem, Nobody wants to tank because they can't carry playing the tank.

I could play the tank, I could play the support, but usually not both at the same time. (Don't rely on your gold starved member to be the sole defensive line.)

But if you find an answer to your question, let me know.

CremepieDec 28, 20162 votes

You can't. Unless they came into that game to play a tank in the first place, you are powerless to persuade them to otherwise. You'll either have to: A. Hope one of your team mates realizes your team needs a tank (if it does) B. Play the role of the tank C. Accept that you're not gonna have a tank and play something that may excel without a tank

Risk of FateDec 28, 20161 votes

Don't pick a squishy jungler like Yi.

Invoker onlyDec 28, 20161 votes

When I am saying that, they will not pick a squishy champion?

Risk of FateDec 28, 20161 votes

The thing about asking someone to pick a tank is essentially asking someone to do no damage and to take a ton of it. The main problem is that any time a tank engages, teammates scatter leaving them to fend for themselves in a lot of cases.

Say you ask me to pick a tank, but I'm first pick: what do I choose? A heavy disengage or a heavy engage? My comfort pick tends to be Leona. Now let's say champ select rolls around and here are the teams

Leona Jinx Evelynn Fiora Orianna vs Darius Braum Leblanc Vayne LeeSin

Now, as the tank how do you think I feel in this situation? Chances are I'm going to be afraid to engage because I know if I don't land an ult on at least 3 of them, my team is going to be bursted.

Now, if I were a later pick and you chose the four champions on the left side, again do I want to be the tank knowing that I'm probably the one who's job is to peel AND lock down the enemy? If you can pick a juggernaut/tank jungle or top then I would be more willing to pick on. If it's a team of carries, I'm probably going to go for a more utility-based champion like Nami or Sona.

KORGtunersDec 29, 20161 votes

The thing about asking someone to pick a tank is essentially asking someone to do no damage and to take a ton of it. The main problem is that any time a tank engages, teammates scatter leaving them to fend for themselves in a lot of cases.

It appears you are playing the wrong champions. For champions that can build mostly or full defensive and still do damage, I suggest:

Amumu, Sion, Kled, Lee sin, Gnar, Gragas, Irelia, Nasus, Olaf, Renekton, Trundle, Vi.

Risk of FateDec 29, 20161 votes

I was trying to make the point of you have one tank and a bunch of squishies. If you're playing against a team that knows what to do, you're going to be kited, your team will be picked off and then you're left to 1v4 at the very least.

KORGtunersDec 29, 20161 votes

And if you have to 1 v 4; you will need some damage.

I prefer Amumu in this situation.

Though it seems you are talking about support while OP is talking about jg/top.

The thing about asking someone to pick a tank is essentially asking someone to do no damage and to take a ton of it.

This is the train of thought I am trying to counter. There are tanks that do plenty of damage.

Not sure of the relevance in todays game; but back in the day someone did a test. They 1 v 1 with Ashe. One Ashe took all the defense masteries and the other took all the offense masteries. The defense Ashe actually won the 1 v 1.

Risk of FateDec 29, 20161 votes

That would be interesting to see. I tend to run 18/0/12 taking the shield thingy in the Defensive tree. Helps me keep pace with the hypercarries.

Swiftstrike4Dec 28, 20161 votes

If you are playing in low elo, those players won't care about picking a tank. Bad players don't understand that a tank is somewhat important. No one in low elo likes being told what to play.

Pick a tank yourself if you care that much. It is that simple. Comps do not even matter that much if you are a good enough player until platinum.

Invoker onlyDec 28, 20161 votes

That's sad. I lose very often games because of that.

Swiftstrike4Dec 28, 20161 votes

The other problem with picking engage champs with bad players is sometimes you will engage and simply be abandoned by your team. That really frustrates me when I play an engage tank, which is why I avoid playing engage tanks.