Why exactly do we call them "Marksmen" ?

341123545652·4/15/2018, 10:02:16 PM·11 votes·1,932 views

Tanks are called tanks because they soak up or "tank" damage. Assassins are called assassins because they perform the act of assassinations across the map. Mages are called mages because they focus on casting spells to do damage. The word marksmen is often defined as "a person skilled in shooting" "a sharpshooter using accuracy or precision"

I refuse to call them "marksmen" , theres no precise or accurate shooting, the person playing one is not a skilled sharpshooter at all. I will instead follow the same nomenclature pattern as mages assassins and tanks and I will call them exactly what they are ... right clickers.

"Hey Bob, what class do you main?" "Oh I main right clickers, how about you?" ^ Would be an example conversation with the new nomenclature.

Ironically I feel right when Riot decided to make it their selling point to rename the class to "marksmen" is also exactly when league started declining (I believe it happened at some point in season 6?). Screw that bullshit propaganda misleading name. Right clickers is the role that goes bot lane in the current meta.

24 Comments

ChompyWulf4/15/2018, 10:06:46 PM13 votes

Well they never miss a normal attack, so...that's a marksman.

JustaNewb4/15/2018, 10:08:08 PM7 votes

Ahhh... look up what Marksman means.

marks·man ˈmärksmən/ noun noun: marksman; plural noun: marksmen a person skilled in shooting, especially with a pistol or rifle. "a police marksman" synonyms: sniper, sharpshooter, good shot; More


As far as a description of the CHAMPION's role? It's exactly per wrote.

Marshbouy4/15/2018, 10:19:22 PM5 votes

This might be one of the best worst post I've seen on the boards.

Kelg4/15/2018, 10:04:25 PM4 votes

They should be called ranged assassins

Who Fed Ru4/15/2018, 10:08:52 PM3 votes

high quality post!

dunder kill4/15/2018, 10:53:31 PM3 votes

Tanks are called tanks because they soak up or "tank" damage.

Except in reality tanks are offensive weapons? Why not call them forts or something if you are so concerned with the trash logic of actually trying to compare video games to real life?

Why are they called "marksmen"? Becuase they generally shoot people with guns or bows? What is so hard to get besides just trying to be salty about them?

Pika Fox4/15/2018, 11:19:41 PM2 votes

Your argument is really terrible, and you could use your ADC argument for all of the others.

Also, tanks irl are terrible at soaking damage, even going so far as to attach explosives onto the tank to not have another explosive destroy it.

Colton1474/15/2018, 10:22:39 PM1 votes

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