When should I stop playing bots?

CallMeJuri··1 votes·3,204 views

I started league and only playing bots so far. Eventually I was going to start playing normal matches against other players. Though, I'm not sure how soon I should do that. My friend had advised me that I should stick to bots til around lvl 15-20 and I'm currently level 8. The main reason being that I might run into "toxic" players and smurfs (that's an alt account right?) which would probably make me want to quit. I'm wondering how true that actually is, because I've actually seen quite a number of posts here about the new player experience being bad. That makes me a bit nervous to actually go into normal matches. Anyone have some tips/advise they could give me? I'd appreciate it c:

15 Comments

Ralanr2 votes

After you get a grasp of the three lanes, jump into pvp. Fair warning, it's like mother birds throwing their children out of the nest. It's going to suck at times, but it's the best way to learn.

And keep all chat off. Trust me.

CallMeJuri1 votes

I'm getting the idea of all three of the lanes. Each seems to have their own playstyle in a way. Ty for the advice, I'll keep that all chat off =P

Ralanr1 votes

No problem. Though jungle has to be learned in PVP. Just FYI.

Sky of Smiles2 votes

General rule taught to me by my friends: If you can beat intermediate bots without getting killed even once, you can play normal PvP.

Ralanr1 votes

Nice rule actually.

CallMeJuri1 votes

That's the difficulty I've been playing atm. I'm starting to get the hang of if it and figuring out how things work c:

Milodic Mellodi1 votes

Not the best rule, actually. I've carried plenty of PVP games with strangers and I've died at least once (every game) on Beginner Bots. Then again, I just might be cursed on Beginner Bots XD

Sky of Smiles1 votes

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Not the best rule, actually. I've carried plenty of PVP games with strangers and I've died at least once (every game) on Beginner Bots. Then again, I just might be cursed on Beginner Bots XD

The rule pertains to a mentality. You have to actively care to not want to die and feed in a game while staying objective focus to win. When you go into PvP, if you follow the meta, you may end up 1v1'ing a challenger elo player who's playing his main up Top. Other than understanding your champion, you have to understand there may be a skill gap in certain areas where one may take advantage of. If you die a lot 1v1'ing him, you set yourself behind and putting the enemy team ahead which can negatively affect your team. You may die a lot, but dieing is often times an intentional risk one takes in exchange for potential gains in game - out trading, poking, objective damage, following/helping an ally, chasing for a kill, gaining vision, minion gold for item/level powerspike, etc.

Being able to kill an enemy champion in PvP for my Gold ELO is about being able to understand what they want, how they may get what they want, and what you can do if they do that. That is only for 1v1 though. 2v2 on the other hand in bot lane, much more difficult during lane and post lane.

tl;dr: The rule means to learn to not feed.

Reaper Soraka2 votes

Dip your toes in and see what it's like. If you like pvp, play it! If you want to practice more, stay in bots.

You'll pick up on many more clever plays in pvp than you will in bots, and yes, some players will hate you for not knowing them.

CallMeJuri1 votes

Just got done with my first pvp match. There was some fighting on my team, but overall it went fine. From that one match even though it wasn't long, I learned more than I have it bots so far. I might play pvp a bit more c:

shaiith1 votes

You'll find lots of angry players once you start normal games. Ignore them.

Skia Asteri1 votes

It is not a matter of stopping bots, it is a matter of when you start PvP, the answer to which is sooner is better so it can get on with putting you against people of your own skill level.

CallMeJuri1 votes

That makes sense, the sooner is I start the better off I'll be later on.

Skia Asteri1 votes

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That makes sense, the sooner is I start the better off I'll be later on.

Add me as a friend and I will spectate your games and give you tips.

Emperor Cynric1 votes

play until level 30. then goto ranked m8

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