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You aren't really a "main" or "one trick"...

Mira Arya Enthe··72 votes·6,519 views

...if you change your primary champion monthly.

...if you only like the champion when they are weak or unpopular.

...if you only play the champion when they are OP or popular.

...if you don't have more mastery on them than your other champions.

...if you don't stick with them through nerfs and buffs.

...if you don't at least give them a chance after a rework/major change/key item change.

Love how every time a change comes along that affects a champion suddenly everyone "mains" them. Even if they don't play them or only started playing them when they saw them do well in LCS.

EDIT: At least MOST people could tell this was a semi-rage post about the players who suddenly a "Yorick Main" the second Riot reworks him. Even though they don't actually play him.

At least MOST people realized it is about "flavor of the month" players claiming to be Syndra 'mains' because they saw Faker play her in LCS. Meanwhile they only have 3 total games on her. All in the last 24 hours.

173 Comments

Catastrop34 votes

I can't wait to see the sudden influx of Kat/LB "mains" when Preseason comes around. Also all the current Syndra "mains" that suddenly popped up.

Rakan Garfield9 votes

Personally, I'm probably gonna play quite a few games on Kat, since her rework looks really cool.

Catastrop8 votes

There's nothing wrong with wanting to try out the new rework and maybe even deciding to maining them if you like, but it's another to only "main" them for like a patch or two and stop playing them because they got nerfed or some other dumb excuse.

Vistha Kai10 votes

A Syndra main since January 2013 here.

Screw those dudes on the enemy team who pick her before me.

Catastrop6 votes

Last year around October for me.

When this happens, I'll most likely pick Lux and E+Laugh spam them. Once I have 40% CDR, I spam ult at them as well because 30 second CD.

Niyumi3 votes

The new Kat looks really fun. Even if I don't main her, she'll likely become one of my favorite champs. xD LB is kind of the same, so eh.

Stalinium6 votes

Fuck... I'm a Talon main, and I'm not looking forward to my champion being a contested pick :'(

TNHA Baritone20 votes

It actually sounds like you're trying to invalidate the strives that people have made with a champion due to your own conflicted beliefs. I have a bunch of games on Karma, I moderate the KarmaMains subreddit, I have written a guide on Mobafire, I have crafted at least 5 renditions of a Karma rework (and many balance changes)...hell I've even wrote an essay for high school English on the ideology of Karma.

However, I am not afraid to say that if Karma's popularity rose to the point where I was not able to play her with certainty that she would be picked or banned nearly every game, my love for her would remain, but I don't think I would play her as much.

Nevertheless, the sheer amount of games, posts, essays, guides, and builds that I have played/wrote in honor of the preservation and improvement of Karma could never be devalued or used to devalue another person's dedication to her. She. Is. My. Favorite. Champion. One can also be a dedicated OTP / main without doing any of that.

The self-given title of OTPing / Maining a champion isn't just something that you gain through thousands of games or doing stuff related to the champion. It's about the love, dedication, and fun that you get out of playing a champion. Your above disqualifiers are incredibly unfair to players when put in certain scenarios. Being an OTP / Main is letting the champion affect your IRL self whether it be emotions, ideals, or simply the desire to play them constantly.

For example: Person A might have seen Karma in LCS recently and loved her and started playing her as much as they could. If you're playing a champion because you find them fun, why is that something bad? If you want to claim them as your main champion, why can't you? It's almost as if you're trying to make OTPing / Maining a champion seem like an elitist thing. I used to think the same way and it REALLY is not.

I started playing Ivern a bunch yesterday because I like him (not as much as Karma). However, that doesn't make me not a Karma one trick. My dedication is still with Karma and I play her in every single ranked game that is possible. As for normals, since I dread them and only use them for practice, I try not to play her as much. I don't....want to go in a normal game, play my main, and destroy their mid laner who is practicing a foreign champion. As cocky as that sounds, it often happens and I don't really find it entertaining or something that I want on my conscience.

At the end of the day, I welcome anyone to use my favorite champion in any way and while I say that "If Karma becomes FOTM...blah blah blah" to my friends, she will forever be my favorite champion.

http://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net/leagueoflegends/images/6/6d/Karma_Render.png/revision/latest?cb=20140402061159

#Sae Eleisa Tera Vi of truly being an OTP

Mira Arya Enthe6 votes

Not even close. I am just tired of last week's Victor 'mains' being this weeks Syndra 'mains' because they saw in in LCS. I am tired of people who the second an untouched, low tier champion they don't play is getting changes suddenly they hate Riot for changing their 'main' champion.

A Liberal3 votes

I remember when the MasterYi mains became Udyr mains who turned into Vayne... devourer meta was the worst 6 months of my life in this game

Troy24262110 votes

Unless the nerfs are on par with an Olafing or being dropped into Evelynn tier, bailing on them means you liked their power, not their kit.

**EDIT: ** I do not mean current strength Olaf or Evelynn, I mean when the two of them were deliberately nerfed to an unusable state until Riot could get around to reworking them.

6Sfool6 votes

My idea of a main is a champ that you play a good chunk of your games with for at least a few weeks. I unashamedly say I main the new Yorick. No more than 50% of my games are with him though, and he's pretty new, so I can't cite 2000 ranked games as ethos, but right now he's one of my favorites, even if they find a reason to nerf him to shit. I simply like his gameplay and his lore. One day I may stop maining him, and main a different champ in my pool of about 20, but that doesn't mean I don't main him right now.

What I wouldn't call a main is a champ that you picked up for 2 days after a rework made them broken. You have to like the feel of the champ, not just the winrate.

Now a one-trick is very strict. You play that champ, and that champ only. If you main Zed mid and demand that you get mid every time the game assigns you top. Now that doesn't mean you can't have a toplaner for if you don't get to switch, but over 90% of your games are with that champ.

An expert on one champ is someone who not only plays enough games to call them a main, but has enough experience, skill, and knowledge to write a good guide on them. Not everyone can claim to be an expert on even their most dedicated main.

Why you have to prove that you're being an expert with (possibly one-tricking) Shyvana is superior to other peoples' maining champs only makes you look like an idiot. LOL is not a competition of whoever hates diversifying the most.

JayHog19925 votes

Well, I main Teemo and trying to get level 7 on ALL yordles, that means having to main all 12 of them.

Does that conflict with your idea of main? Because I AM trying to main them, just some will be harder than others.

Desolas Arterius9 votes

I think OP means the people who jump around FotM or are trying to be hipsters.

It's not that you can't have multiple mains :P It's just annoying to a lot of people when people only "Main" a champion when they're broken, OP, etc.

DeathTheHorseman10 votes

http://oi67.tinypic.com/2w3897d.jpg

I think I qualify as Akali main.

While I have been enjoying meme and games on boards and not made threads until recently (assassins update) I would like not to get grouped with hipsters because I suddenly am outraged.

Currently PBE is still nerfs to Akali on paper and I will fight for her because she was never OP.

49% Win rate top (past Plat) and 48% win in mid (That is UP if anything)

Desolas Arterius4 votes

That... That isn't being a hipster main lol. Because you're still playing her regardless if she's good, popular, or whatever.

A hipster main is someone who drops a champion the second they get popular. Basically the ones who are like "I mained X before it was cool".

FotM mains are people who play whatever is popular at the moment, and then drop that champion the second something better comes along.

No one is grouping you with anything lol. Don't worry :P

DeathTheHorseman1 votes

There is a flaw with your logic.

Akali has never been popular. (Except season 2 perma bans)

Spicy Rice8 votes

Umm what? I'm pretty sure there was a month last season where alkali was in almost every game

RavenMagus3 votes

She was popular for a bit earlier this season, but it was part of the Tank Assassin craze, and everyone knows that's not true Akali.

I love AP mages and assassins of all variety, but I've found little success with Akali recently - I commend you for sticking with her.

The Deckowner5 votes

I mainBlitzcrank , but I no longer play him because bot lane has become cancer and the amount of toxicity is insane, with that being said, he is still my best champion.

WinTheWarOnPants5 votes

The only reason i don't play BAE 100% of the time is cause those pesky mastery chests. and random game modes...

Romtheguy1 votes

Oh my good heavens, this is so true! I feel like the mastery chest system is a bit flawed in that you will not get many if you only play one/a couple of champions.

What if someone has to play a couple of supports they happen to own in order to get the next 2 chests they haven't unlocked yet? I've been trying to take Alistar top in the hopes that I get a chest that way.

This system kinda conflicts with the idea of queueing with only your favorite 2 positions - 1 position you hate getting when picking Fill coming up in the preseason.

WinTheWarOnPants2 votes

i mean i does incentivize trying new champs, but that's also conflicted by making it so that you can only get chest and keys with champs you own. not too mention that you get like 4 chests for ever 1 key you can make. it's not all bad, but the system is flawed and needs to be worked on.

inplane5 votes

Played Taliyah ever since she was released this year and I love everything about her. Her theme is especially good. Hands down one of the best login themes. It pains me to see her become so gimped compared to release day. If it wasn't for her, I would've quit this game and never turn back.

Ariel the Cruel5 votes

I'm a support main.

. . . Somebody has to do it. xp

Athenes Lulu5 votes

In the span of 3 years, I remember a lot of people quit playing Lulu support because of "lots of" nerfs (that actually didn't even do much) and the mid/top lane hype. Then this season, even the Lulu mid/top players gave up playing her because of "even more nerfs".

Kinda feels like I'm the only one left still playing oldschool Lulu support that is focused solely on utility, even after dozens of players consistently telling me to stop playing her because she is "shit", "overnerfed", and "is a shittier version of solo lane" just so I can climb.

Or people can figure out their own builds and own ways to optimize, instead of blindly following whatever "pros" and "high elo players" do.

JerulEon2 votes

Maybe the new support items will help her shine next season!! :)

Athenes Lulu3 votes

item 3174 was already one of the greatest "personal gifts" from Riot to Lulu support of all time. item 3504 item 3222 "heal/shield power" as a stat is great. Nami Traditional supports are finally seeing pro play after 2 years of darkness of hard engage tanks and mages.

It's a good start =)

RisenDarkKnight2 votes

I want to try to get into playing more Lulu support because I think she's super fun. What skill order do you do? I start Q then Max R>E>W>Q. Is that the way to go? (I usually go for item 3504 item 3222 item 3105 item 2049 as my core items BTW). Also, I go for item 3301 or item 3303 depending on the matchup.

Athenes Lulu2 votes

I usually don't build item 3504 item 3222 because that's more for really defensive playstyles, which is fine. I usually rush item 3174 after item 3092 because if you have a semi offensive, semi defensive playstyle, it becomes really core on Lulu support.

I max W then Q because cooldowns are more important than base shield values.

Trídent4 votes

One tricking veigar since 5.2 :)

tho I took a break awhile after his update cuz 2 op

qQE2ABvLSX1 votes

{quoted}

One tricking veigar since 5.2 :)

tho I took a break awhile after his update cuz 2 op

you're not a veigar one trick.

You play azir just as much as you play Veigar.

One tricking means you ONLY play 1 champion, which you do not.

Trídent2 votes

Ranked season 6 isn't the only gamemode lol I've only been starting ranked to get a free skin before the season ends

I have 250k mastery on Veigar as opposed to only like 60k on azir

Çhåryzård4 votes

Just to add,

  1. If you take a break from your main to work on practicing a secondary pick, doesn't change your main

  2. If you take a break from your main to practice learning another lane, it doesn't change your main

  3. If you have any interest at all in trying out other champs, it doesn't change your main, but if you ultimately like the new champ better and play them more than your other champ, eventually they'll become your main

I'm a support main, I play Nami, I also play Sona and Soraka but Nami was the second champ I played since starting the game and has stuck with me (originally planned on being a Shyvana main, hence my name, look how that turned out lol)

Most of my games are support games.

Sometimes I want to play other champs or play another lane, and I do it, sometimes for multiple games in a row.

I still main support.

MagicFlyingLlama3 votes

Ahri since 2013. Zoom.

Prozzak3 votes

I agree with everything except the double mastery compared to any other champ. I would consider myself a main of both Ahri and Kindred (as well as a couple others).

420 grams3 votes

I have Yi a chance after devourer was taken out, but it's just not the same

Best princess EU2 votes

10th post that says exactly the same thing

Monkey D Luffy2 votes

If you don't dodge when they're picked / banned

GoronMuncherV2 votes

Check. Check. Check. Check. Basically check.

My Twitch main is confirmed by random internet user ;)

KoKoboto2 votes

Yeah sucks man ever since Quinn rework in 2015 preseason I've just been playing less and less games. 2 Months ago I'd like to say I'm donezo and havn't played a ton of games as Quinn but she still remains my most mastered and frankly most comfortable champion... new ult just became a turn off for me and really decreased the skill cap along with her easy to pull off burst.

JDB8eoX8x02 votes

I mained Ivern before he was released. Fite me.

Not Too Serious2 votes

I change who I play depending on how much fun I'm having or how I feel at the time tbh

Raiku Kawisa2 votes

Proud 500k Shyvana Main and Semi OTP here. I say semi OTP because im currently rocking Vi in the rift since i got my favorite half dragon to 1/2 Million mastery

PROJECT Katarìna2 votes

I main assassins in general love the playstyle of a lot of them. My mentality is their carry can't carry if they're dead. Just hoping rengar can go back to one shotting and that I can still get a kat penta in 0.5 secs

Whut Thuh 2 votes

one thing i see alot of "use to main [insert champ]" and that makes sense, like for a long time i mained talon, then then he got a little boring so i stopped playing him and now im super excited for his rework and am picking him up again

DHZ2 votes

Then I'm a true Braum main =]

Brain Errör 4041 votes

Well, I pop up on every Ahri and Vayne thread I can. I wish Ahri would get some love and some slight tweaks. :c But it's safe to say I main 3 champs: Ahri/Tf and Vayne.

http://i.imgur.com/zGawqXB.jpg

Unfortunately, I know that these 3 champs aren't good enough for every situation, so I have a rather huge champ pool...

http://i.imgur.com/YOlEP87.jpg

On that note, you can take off Nid, Gragas, Zed, Graves and Draven and you have my champ pool that I can play at a very decent level.

NineTailedMystic3 votes

Ahri is absolutely fine, she doesn't need any tweaks other than a Visual Update and even then she's long down the list on champs who need one.

Brain Errör 4042 votes

I don't have much issues with Ahri, but she simply isn't strong. The only changes I'd like to see would be them tweaking her W. They're making everyone else's kit interactive and serve a purpose. I'd like to see that done with Ahri's W. As much as I love Ahri's kit, her W just leaves something to be desired.

On that note, I do agree that she is completely balanced. As for a VU, I think she already got one and isn't really in need of another.

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