Hey guys, in my recent games I've noticed something strange. People aren't calling mid, with the rise of the new tank meta I have seen way more people calling top and a lot less people calling mid. Anyone got any ideas on why this is or do you think it's just a weird string of games?
I have noticed this. But I would argue that the popularity of mid has been on a downward trend most of the season. A lot of mid mains that mained champions countered by assassins have given up.
Top is the role that interacts the least with the team during early-mid game.
Low elo hates their teammates for good reasons.
Hence why people prefer to play top.
Because Riot is nerfing the viability of a lot of Midlane champions because they give Zed problems. Plus with the nerfshot reworks and the mana regen nerf people that dont main Zed/Katarina find Mid boring and frustating.
Veigar got nerfshot reworked, Zilean too, next is Ryze... the next will be Lissandra or Malzahar maybe (their ults will be skillshot because COUNTERPLAY FOR ZED). Anti-mobility is being killed by Riot.
Finally, I can 
once more!
Personally, mid lane is my least favorite lane. Building AP make it some what hard to last his in the early game, and their more pressure when your doing so as a glass cannon.
Ahri is the only midlaner I have practiced extensively, though I could also try vlad, lulu, possibly Ziggs. Though seeing as I'm looking for flex pick champs, my next mid laner will likely be someone like Lisandra, possibly Corki.
I find it awkward that ADC like corki and Kog'maw have probably saw the most help in their AP builds as a result of Ludan's Echo.
Oh I feel stupid for asking a question like this... Why not just mid with an adc?
I believe that most people like to play champions that have the largest visible impact on the game. A few patches ago these were assassins.
With the rise of tanks, assassins fell. Who are the people trying to find stronger looking champions going to go for? The same ones that knocked their old class off their perch.
Although it is probably just a weird string of games...
It's still harder to find a team if you queue up as mid in teambuilder, so I don't think it's changed enough to matter too much.
I've definitely noticed a drop in people calling mid the past few weeks or so. My guess is that most people like to play champs that have a visible high-impact on the game. This used to be Assassins and certain pub-stomping champions. Now-a-days the only champs that still kinda fit the bill here are Zed, LeBlanc, Kat, and Ahri. Kat and LeBlanc are commonly banned though, and Zed and Ahri aren't quite as overwhelming in the current tank Meta.
Now that you mention it, yeah. I almost always got mid because I type fast, but recently those years of Mavis Beacon has been going to waste!
Since the tank meta has arrived I've been calling mid every game so I can play 
since he basically eats tanks and bruisers.
However, that being said there are very few mids like Malz that are capable of deleting tanks and that's where the problems start to rise with no one wanting mid. I mean don't get me wrong I am wayyyyyy more happy with the tank meta than I was with the Assassin meta.
The thing is people haven't quite adapted to fighting tanks and a lot of the good mages for fighting them left are hard to play. 
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don't why know why he hasn't risen up yet, he's fairly easy)
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falls off when tanks are getting big)
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infinite AP means he can deal with tanks all game long)( don't know how he is still under the radar).
Also mages tend to have one of the worst times fighting tanks.
I see a lot more 
Nobody likes to play mid against CC-god tank junglers that dive you all day.
At least you can outplay a squishy Lee Sin, but when a Sejuani charges at you with her permaslow, knockup, and long range stun while tanking 5 turret shots and walking out of it with 30% hp, that's not fun.
THANK YOU ALL FOR RESPONDING I never dreamed this many people would respond.
PS to the various support mains on this thread, do you guys have any tips for me? (Mostly thresh, alistar and leonna)?
Huh, I never noticed that. But then, I've been calling support. Maybe.
pl are just fucking retarded that thinks taht meta changed just because cinderhulk, the item just increased a bit of the tank power on jungle. Before that tanks could go top without any problem
In a perfect world, each role would be called equally.
It shouldn't be odd if people aren't calling mid mid mid mid all the time, in fact it's kind of nice for top to be called. Though try going into team builder sometime, it's like every team is just a top and mid waiting for bot lane and the jungle. Every captain I've seen has been top or mid, and the other slot filled. o.O
I still call mid and my call is very rarley getting contested now so im fine with this honestly
