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I'm So F*cking Done with not having a say in my wins and losses

ExhibitD·1/5/2017, 2:35:42 PM·76 votes·4,927 views

Title says is all. I feel like as a top lane main there is so little that i can do to actually have an affect on the game unless i play someone with stupid amounts of wave clear and build a Zzrot.

I hate seeing all these tanks with massive amounts of wave clear rush a Zzrot and just boost their wave clear to uncontrollable levels and winning without ever interacting with their lane opponent.

I'm tired of the jungler being the only person who can make or break a game by either ganking bot over and over again making one team's bot lane irrelevant.

I'm tired of seeing kat who has as much wave clear as ziggs at level 2 or leblanc who can instagib someone easier than ever.

This season absolutely sucks!

Edit: People seem to think that I hate this game or think that I want to be able to 1v5 carry, I don't hate the game and I don't want to be able to 1v5 carry, I just want to feel like I make a difference to my team's outcome. Right now as it is top lane, the role I have mained since around season 3, does not feel that way.

114 Comments

Eedat1/5/2017, 5:16:30 PM20 votes

Then play a different game. Sorry, league is not a game of 1v1 lane. It's a 5v5 team based game. If this does not appeal to you, that's fine. Just play a different game because this one is not suited to your interests.

Not trying to belittle you either. Different people have different interests. If the team dynamic is something that bothers you, then LoL just isn't for you. There are plenty of other games that fill tthe niche you're looking for. No need to beat yourself up playing a game you don't enjoy

chipndip11/5/2017, 4:37:19 PM11 votes

If you think it's bad in top lane, don't try coming bot lane.

DaNinad1/5/2017, 3:12:35 PM6 votes

Best roles to carry rn are jungle and mid, adc is in a bad position since assassin meta and anything being able to destroy them, supports decide the outcome of botlane most of the time, and top lane can't really make a difference until there are team fights or what not. I'm also really hungry rn.

Sahn Uzal1/5/2017, 3:01:17 PM5 votes

I like the direction the jungle xp nerfs are going. I hope Riot will stay on that road and fix the issues we've got going on down in botlane.

AtheosisX1/6/2017, 5:04:18 PM4 votes

Win your lane and roam. How does that not influence games?

2Charmnot2Charm1/5/2017, 4:44:26 PM4 votes

Thats why top laners have teleport so they can have a say?

Scary Door1/5/2017, 2:42:47 PM3 votes

Zz'Rot is getting nerfed (currently on PBE).

In some ways the game has always been this way (since Season One), jungle ganks bot lane repeatedly and make two people on the team irrelevant, not exactly anything new. What complicates the problem more is the fact that bot towers are worthless and damage creep has made it so that you have no real means to defend yourself against a four (or even a three) man gank, then once you're behind there is absolutely no way to come back if your opponent has a pulse.

So, I'll partially agree.

When I started playing in Season One, if your midlaner fed a couple of early kills it may have sucked but you knew that there was still a path to getting back into the game. Now, once you're behind, you're boned. Of course, people will say "but I was in a game once where we were 22 kills down and ..." exceptions to rules exist, but in general League is just too snowbally right now.

Kaioko1/5/2017, 2:44:28 PM3 votes

If you want more impact on the game play a carry top and use teleport to gank especially bot lane. I've picked up fiora and absolutely no one has outdamaged me in a game since then.

vOmvbrawfU1/5/2017, 7:46:55 PM3 votes

I've seen so many top laners have a huge impact on the game.

Maybe you're just not as good as you think you are.

The Ecdysiast1/6/2017, 3:28:38 AM3 votes

If you want to make a big enough impact to decide whether you win or lose on your own, this isn't the game for you. No amount of single player skill is enough to beat 5 people--assuming they aren't all complete idiots/intentionally losing.

Try Warframe. It has a solo mode.

Azure Hamster1/5/2017, 2:50:13 PM3 votes

So go play Rocket League 1v1.

Caitlyn

Rockm Sockm1/5/2017, 7:42:39 PM2 votes

Just do what I did.

Play Tryn and start split pushing like crazy. It is the only way you can save a game when all other lanes lose/feed.

If they get caught out over and over, you lose. If they somehow 4man defend a turret, you win.

Far more entertaining than the usual island with zero impact.

The only other option is TP shen.

General Esdeath 1/6/2017, 12:51:11 AM2 votes

Tryndamere or Jax

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DeusVult1/5/2017, 11:33:35 PM2 votes

I see a ton of people making this same complaint, but they never do anything to change it. The bot supp doesnt keep deep wards in the enemies jungle to warn early of an incoming gank. Bot lane doesn't back off and play less aggressive when the enemy junglers location is unknown and your jungler is top side or shows top side. Your jungler see the enemy jungler coming to gank bot and instead does wolves/krugs. The mid laner doesn't push in an opposing mid laner who really wants to roam on their level 6 powerspike. The top laner sees bot clown fiesta going on but freezes their own wave because it will help them win their lane. And they dont TP bot. They dont call mias.

People always look to blame something else when something goes wrong, its just human nature. They almost never look back at what happened and go, what could I have dont to change that.

This season is different, and if it wasn't you would still be complaining about something, like how stale the current meta was, how OP assassins were, etc. You dont like tanks running zz'rot top lane?? How about the entire last season and a half where tanks were almost unplayable top lane because of Jayce Kennen Ryze or bruiser Yasuo / Ekko ???