Experienced players should not play intro

kanekiswaifu·Nov 20, 2018·1 votes·740 views

All the players which have a really high level play intro, and intro is for players who started the game. When i made my brother play league, he had to play intro, but he complained to me how most of the players take all the kills ( they get like 30-40 champions killed). Yes, if they started the game and they are rally good then that's fine, but when I checked the players levels, they're at like level 50-200. This makes me think about other new players who started the game and how disappointed they would be. They might think that the game is too hard and then quit after seeing how easily the other players kill. I know this might not be possible but it would have been better if all the new players played and all the players with a high level play together. Anyways, It really bothers me and I wonder how other people think about this.

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WoodakoodashoodaNov 20, 20181 votes

I've a brother who occasionally plays league who wants to learn how to win. He isn't at all good at the game. At my insistence, he plays intermediate bots. Not intro, not beginner. Because intermediate bots aren't even a challenge to bronze players. So, I told him that if he wants to compete against players in this game, he should at least be able to win a game against intermediate bots without help.

He's getting better and he's almost good enough to win a bot game on intermediate on his own even on a team of players who can't.

Intro and Beginner bots are a waste of time. They teach players nothing and are merely a means to achieve an assured first win of the day. If anything, bots are actually bad for learning anything of value to be honest. They're too forgiving of player mistakes and don't take the necessary risks that players do to ensure victory for their team. Bots don't dive. Bots don't jungle. Bots don't take alternative routes to take players by surprise from brushes. Bots don't ward. Bots often forget their targets even exist should their targets flee into brushes. Bots don't contest drakes, Baron, or rift. Bots don't invade. Bots don't try to last hit minions for better gold gains.

Bots are just upgraded minions to be honest. And they can be coded to perform better and to mirror player actions and decisions. Don't tell me they can't. Take Elite bots from HotS, for example. Against those nightmares, you've little to no shot at winning in solo queue. They are cooperative and efficient. A perfect calculating machine designed specifically to challenge players to become better team mates and allies to others.

OneMustFallNov 20, 20181 votes

Personally I'd recommend using solo custom games to introduce new players to the game until they get the hang of it. Playing against bots with other players doesn't allow you to test your individual skill or laning mechanics. If it's too easy to 1v1 the CPU, try adding 2 additional bots and then 1v3. This will force new players to look at the minimap and rotate to stop the bots from pushing to their base. I think you get far more useful experience doing custom games like this than playing Coop vs AI., which are usually just stompfests.