What to do as a support when your ADC is bad?
This has got to be the #1 reason why people hate support: if the ADC is trash, it makes for a horrible laning experience, and undoubtedly causes the other ADC to get fed. Arguments ensue over who's fault it is, objectives are lost in the confusion, and no one ends up having any fun at all. So as a support, what can be done about bad ADCs?
"Roam to other lanes often and help them get ahead" - Sure, if you're Blitz, or Thresh, or Leona. But what if you're playing Janna, Lulu, Braum, etc.? Some supports just aren't capable of roaming 24/7, and even so, this tactic will likely cause much strife as your ADC begins flaming you for never being with him in lane. Your other teammates might even take your presence as an intrusion and tell you to stay bot and do your job.
"Attempt to advise the ADC, politely of course, on what they are doing wrong, hoping they will play better" - A nice idea in theory, but if you've got a bad ADC, they're most likely a self-centered jerk as well. You all know the type; always blaming others for their mistakes, never taking responsibility for anything, seeing all constructive criticism as a personal attack, and so on. In such a case, this tactic will do nothing at all. Even if you've got a friendly, personable ADC, advise is easier said than done. At the end of the day, if their mechanics and decision making skills are bad, they're not going to spontaneously improve just because you asked them nicely.
"Take cs, build full AP/tank/etc., and attempt to carry the game" - So basically, you want me to put our ADC even further behind while simultaneously denying the team utility and vision control? No thanks. This does more harm than good, and might even get you reported by the entire team for "trolling", even if you manage to win.
"Queue with a friend who you know to be a decent ADC" - Probably the best idea in the bunch, but impractical. How often are your friends around at the exact moment you want to play a support game? How many of them are capable ADCs? Hell, I haven't been acquainted with a single person in this game who I'd want to support. Maybe I'm too picky...........I think overall though, if you have to rely on a friend for every single support game, there's a real problem. Besides, duo queues have serious issues in "us vs. them" mentality, and the funny effect of sometimes causing you to do WORSE, rather than better. I'm sure you've all seen that dreadful message in champion select "me and X are bot, we're duo" and immediately lock in their picks. That's NOT a good way to start off a game.
So what can be done? Do you simply have to suffer through a bunch of bad games just because people have no idea how to play ADC? Must you always rely on a friend when you feel like playing support? And before some wise-ass suggests it, no it won't help to learn ADC yourself and never have to worry about this again, because in the process of learning ADC you become part of the problem. And as the most difficult role in the game to learn (with the possible exception of jungling), it will take many, many games before you become competent enough to not worry about it anymore.
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than playing support where I win the lane every time. In lower brackets of play it just all depends on who has the best adc on your team. If you think you will perform better as adc than the other player. Just do it and you will win that game.
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