This refers to the frontpage post. Yes, being a OTP means complete dedication to that champ, by definition, It means you can't do anything else, or at least not even close to the level of your main. A "main" is simply the champ you're the most confortable with and that you use the most. And yes, you can have several ones, even for a single role.
Malicious Metal31 votesDespite popular belief I'm not a OTP Morde is by far my best champion and he's my favorite but I got other Aces up my sleeve other than the (M)ace of Spades.
Meep Man11 votesHoly Diver?
Malicious Metal7 votes
is my secondary Top laner, sometimes Jungle too
Been playing him since season 3ish
My newfound Jungle love
Sprinkle in some 
and 
and you get the champion pool I'm good at^^
Igglet5 votes ...
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You're no longer my favorite forum poster.
Malicious Metal1 votesWhat? Been playing swain since forever D:
He was really similar to old Morde^^''
Igglet4 votesYou've been doing... what? NEVER TALK TO ME AGAIN!
bursts into tears and runs away
LordSirChipmunk9 votes"Never talk to me again, senpai," says Igglet, running away with tears gleaming in the midday heat. "Good," says M.M. "I was in love with Swain the whole time anyways." Kissing scene with Mordekaiser and Swain begins.
TO BE CONTINUED.
Igglet2 votesOh, God, what have I started?
Joshsuo2 votesIgglet ran home angered by his senpai's betrayal. He plotted his revenge and immediately started learning how to DDoS and hack. After a week of training, he attempted to DDoS MM senpai's wifi network but it backfired and he DDoS'd himself. "FUCK!" He yelled as his 4000$ gaming PC broke. He ran to his phone looking at his chrome to find a way to fix his computer when he suddenly received an email. It was an email from Riot saying they permanently banned his account due to the use of suspicious third-party software. Igglet than proceeded to hang himself. The end. [slayer-pantheon-thumbs]
General Esdeath 3 votes
The season end rewards all make sense now...
Mordepool5 votes[{quoted}](name=Inept Maverick,realm=NA,application-id=3ErqAdtq,discussion-id=TZq4eynA,comment-id=00030000,timestamp=2016-10-22T14:58:21.298+0000)
Holy Diver?
Holy Diver You've been down too long in the midnight sea Oh what's becoming of me Ride the tiger You can see his stripes but you know he's clean Oh don't you see what I mean
Malicious Metal5 votesGonna get away! HOLY DIVER!
Shiny diamonds Like the eyes of a cat in the black and blue Something is coming for you
Mordepool6 votes[{quoted}](name=Malicious Metal,realm=EUW,application-id=3ErqAdtq,discussion-id=TZq4eynA,comment-id=0003000000010000,timestamp=2016-10-22T22:09:40.106+0000)
Gonna get away! HOLY DIVER!
Shiny diamonds Like the eyes of a cat in the black and blue Something is coming for you
Race for the morning You can hide in the sun 'till you see the light Oh we will pray it's all right
Gotta get away-get away
Between the velvet lies There's a truth that's hard as steel The vision never dies Life's a never ending wheel
Holy Diver You're the star of the masquerade No need to look so afraid
Jump on the tiger You can feel his heart but you know he's mean Some light can never be seen
OHminus3 votesIf I had to guess, it would be the other members in the Pentakill band.
with Rylais???
LordYorick1 votes with Triforce???
10Tickler2 votesPre-rework, I liked playing support Yorick.
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Shadow Hazard2 votesYou are easily one of the most famous mains on the forums and these "you aren't mains if..." post seems to ignore that you exist with these post.
Arcus Diabolus19 votesAs a fighting game fanboy, I feel the need to point something out and drop some terminology.
You typically don't have more than one main. You can have one main and several "subs," but never more than one main. Your main is the one you feel MOST comfortable playing. Your subs are the ones you also feel comfortable playing, but they don't feel as natural to play as your main, but are still something you feel confident enough to pick if your main gets a bad pick, gets banned, or you just kinda wanna play something else for a while.
For example, in Blazblue, I'm a Noel main and a Ragna sub. I'm the most comfortable playing Noel, but I can always pick Ragna whenever I feel like it. (In fighting games, its a lot of work to learn a character, unlike league where it takes maybe 30 minutes tops, so its not uncommon to not have many subs at all.)
In league, I'm a Riven main, and a Shen, Leona, Varus, Morgana (mid) and Shyvana sub. Most of those subs are my go to pick for any different role, since I couldn't viably pick Riven into ADC or Support, so I'd pick Varus or Leona for that. However, any chance I get, I'm playing Riven.
So yea, kinda useless knowledge, but it helps clear up the difference between a main and a OTP in a completely different way.
ModWulf Helhammer9 votesEh, it's a bit different in league, because not every champion can go into every lane. My (strongest) mains are Quinn, Xerath, Nautilus, and Leona, for ADC, mid, top, and support respectively.
For fighting games, you can technically have one character that you can stick with for everything. Whereas in League, it's either highly ineffective or straight impossible
Photos of Ghosts4 votesAs I said, OTP is the good name for that, since it contains "one" in it. "Main" can be about a subgroup, not necessarily about a single element. So, in my case, for example, it'll be "which of my main 3 champs do I feel like playing now", or 4 if you count as a 4th main the sum of all the cheese picks I sometimes play.
iody7 votesnooooo otps only play one champion lol. people with a main are just better at their main than any other champion. having other champions means you have a champion pool.
The Yetii Rider3 votesUpvoted for summoner name on a Noel main.
Arcus Diabolus2 votes[{quoted}](name=The Yetii Rider,realm=NA,application-id=3ErqAdtq,discussion-id=TZq4eynA,comment-id=00040002,timestamp=2016-10-22T18:44:35.276+0000)
Upvoted for summoner name on a Noel main.
You are maybe the first person to make that connection. Most people think I'm just being edgy or I'm a Varus main. At the very least, you are the first to point it out. :D
macromite7 votesby the nature of a main you can not have multiple. you describe it well without realizing, your main is what you are most comfortable with. however you can have more specific champion choices and what have you that are not mains but are often called mains, like a main tank that you play. not technically a main, but often called so.
lolipopevelynn6 votesif you "main" nasus and cant play anything else, you are a one trick that mains nasus. it really depends on context.
Photos of Ghosts3 votesWell, I main Swain, Nasus and Quinn, and I can't play anything, which also means I can play everything. AP Warwick mid ftw c: so fun to make people go mad with the melee poke
Fisherman Fízz1 votesA Quinn main? It's so hard to find one :D
Spicy Rice7 votesWell yah, they friggin up and disappear and pop up bot lane before you can ping.
I'm not surprised they are hard to find
It's a joke btw
Fisherman Fízz1 votesI main Quinn myself so I'm aware of that :P Shes free elo up to gold/low plat, people don't know what to do when someone is in every lane at the same time and splitpushing, It's like having a second jungler.
Skystrike72 votesyou main quinn but your username is fisherman fizz?
Fisherman Fízz2 votesShe is one of my mains :) I have at least one for the roles I play, but Fizz is my true main.
Tychusfindlay9196 votesOTP for me is strictly for ranked.
For example, I literally only play darius ranked, unless if he gets banned for whatever reason (which at least in my games, is rather rare, like, exceedingly rare).
However, in normals and (obviously because I cannot control champ select) ARAMs, I won't play darius all the time necessarily, and I don't think that strips me of OTP status.
Jungle Lux God1 votesI'm pretty sure that qualifies you has having a Darius main rather than being a Darius OTP.
If you play a lot of ranked, you'd naturally play your main a lot more than most other champions because ranked is where you'd want to win the most. Your main is your best champ, so naturally you'd play him significantly more than other champions.
Normals is when you play a lot of your "fun champions". Champions that you aren't necessarily good on but enjoy how they play, and you don't play them all the time as a result. By playing other champions that aren't your main, you've given yourself proof that you aren't an OTP.
Tychusfindlay9192 votesI'm pretty sure that qualifies you has having a Darius main rather than being a Darius OTP.
If you play a lot of ranked, you'd naturally play your main a lot more than most other champions because ranked is where you'd want to win the most. Your main is your best champ, so naturally you'd play him significantly more than other champions.
Normals is when you play a lot of your "fun champions". Champions that you aren't necessarily good on but enjoy how they play, and you don't play them all the time as a result. By playing other champions that aren't your main, you've given yourself proof that you aren't an OTP.
Pissant, youre no arbiter of the term, provide your opinion as an opinion, not fact.
Elfador5 votesYeah I've seen that thread in which they argue that true mains keep playing the same champion all the time for years basically.....
I think these people should seriously think about playing another game. The variety of champs is what makes a game like this interesting in my opinion.
Fisherman Fízz3 votesIf you really enjoy playing a champion and you have fun why not? What matters is you have fun/enjoy the game :D
Dextix LT5 votesIt matters because such people can ruin games, for example if their otp is banned and they have to play any other champ without having any skill with it. Or in case of some other otp's go batshit insane and start trolling.
Rivuo5 votesAnd yes, you can have several ones, even for a single role.
errr.... no you cant...
If you have a main chick and a side chick the main one is the one you stay with no matter what.
The side chick is on weekdays.
RocketRelm2 votesThe concept of "can't" play anything else is kind of wobbly in league. By your definition, there is no such thing as an OTP, spare perhaps brand new players that have only played 1 champion ever. Like, an OTP diamond level Le Blanc mid could probably play Ahri at gold level, through sheer game knowledge, rotations, exploitation of mistakes, etc.
There are a 'lot' of skills that transfer. However, in ranked, I consider myself an OTP (or did, recently been fanning out due to sheer necessity), by the definition of "being able to play at/above the Rank I'm at".
OneMustFall2 votesA main is the champion you play the most. You can't have more than one main, completely defeats the meaning of the word. Your main can change over time but you only have one current main.
One trick pony is someone who only plays their main champion and doesn't have a champion pool.
Photos of Ghosts2 votesAs I explained elsewhere, "main" in the language can be attributed to a subgroup in the entire population, not necessarily to a single individual.
So, in my case, my main is 3 champs. 
when I have to pick (unless it's ranked and counters, y'know) I always think to myself "le phun kitey, le phun smash or le phun drain?".
OneMustFall2 votes[{quoted}](name=Photos of Ghosts,realm=EUW,application-id=3ErqAdtq,discussion-id=TZq4eynA,comment-id=00130000,timestamp=2016-10-22T21:35:04.781+0000)
As I explained elsewhere, "main" in the language can be attributed to a subgroup in the entire population, not necessarily to a single individual.
So, in my case, my main is 3 champs.
Once again, a main is the champion you play the most. If you play all three champions the same, you don't have a main. It's like saying "What is your favorite color" and you say "I like blue, red and uhhh...green". You don't have a favorite, you like three different colors the same. A main doesn't refer to a subgroup of a population in League (Or any context that I'm aware of), it refers to the #1 champion you play. Saying I have 3 mains or I have 20 mains just makes you sound silly to other people. You have a champion pool you like to play and don't main any particular champion is the correct terminology.
CarameI Frappe2 votesI love maining 
, but don't underestimate my 
plays because you'll be unable to kill my team unless you kill me first.
InivtesPreeze1 votesWow you can spam heals. 3pro5us
CarameI Frappe2 votesFor Nami, I give my allies more mobility and with Soraka, I cast silence so the enemies can't CC my team while also healing them. Besides that, I wasn't expecting this kind of response, since I was only expressing what champions I play. Thanks for the toxic response buddy.
reaperteaser2 votesi always thought that OTP was "one true pair" lol
Arthimetes2 votes
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