How to not get tilted by players?

Aguli ·Feb 25, 2018·2 votes·281 views

Im generally a support main but i really hate (most) players which are playing ezreal or xayah. In my opinion they cannot play good in this elo (low silver), becauase they perform worse than simpler adcs. Also i dont know what should i do with them , becuase they usually dont follow up after engage, they tend to farm more and focus more on the late game(when they usually play average). So here are my two questions. What should i play for them? Is changing lanes becuase you dont believe in his(player) potential to carry considered good?

Inb4: I am aware of good ezreals , they do exist but not on bronze-silver elo, the only ones i saw there was smurfs.

10 Comments

InTheoryFeb 25, 20183 votes

Most important thing is to not judge players because of their champions because you simply can't say anything if you haven't ever played with that person.
Communicate with your ally. You should do that with everyone anyway, but the ADC+Support duo requires more communication especially if you have a different plan to go into lane than your opponent. Just ask: Do you tend to play a safe farm lane or want to go aggressive if you see the chance? You can ask these questions in champ select already and declare your pick depending on that.
You shouldn't change a position unless you feel you have more fun in that specific one or want to learn it by intrinsic motivation. If you feel you can't play a duo lane, then you can think about changing it. If you like to play tank suppports you can still play tanks top lane and contribute the same thing for your team. If you prefer enchanters, than the whole thing gets a more tricky.

Aguli Feb 25, 20181 votes

Ad.1,2 Yeah, i try to pick champion depend on enemy and then adc, but if i dont know i ask them out. About gamestyle, well they usually dont answer to my questions. Maybe they dont know english good enough? But i cant know it. Ad.3 I switch lanes if i see that adc's just bad i cannot do nothing about it. Like on leona (everyone wants leona/blitz , no matter how game will turn out) But that doesnt happen so often. As tank i roam allies (leona, sion, thresh) As utility i usually stick with attack speed champions like yi , but that depends on game time(janna)

InTheoryFeb 25, 20181 votes

Maybe they dont know english good enough?

That can always be a thing especially especially on european servers without homogenious language. Especially EUNE seems to have problems with english language, something you can witness even here on boards. There's no real thing to fix it, but players that have better abilities in communication will statistically end up on higher ranks than those with low language proficiency.

I misunderstood your point of switching the lanes. Of course you as a support can support whoever you want - at least after the majority of laning phase. If your other laners don't want you to be around they'll let you know but you also have to be prepared for flaming. Some ADC are still used to be babysitt by there support and once you leave them for like a minute they completely start raging the whole game. When laning phase is over you have to adapt to your team's strategy anyway. Depending on your comp you either have to move as a team or have one or two split pushers. Just try to figure out where you are needed most. And supporting the top laner that just stomped his lane opponent and snowballs like hell can often be the best option you have.

PhieldworkerFeb 25, 20181 votes

I would suggest playing champs that can protect them instead.here are some examples Janna Lulu Soraka Sona

That way you can poke but also protect them. So when they finally go in you can keep them alive and help them lay into the enemy.

Aguli Feb 25, 20181 votes

Well i mainly play janna , but i think that she doesnt much much. Utility items are quite weaker than before (imo coin was a thing), but her skills are much stronger. My point is they dont benefit much from atk speed(ezreal passive, but played him some games and i see he relies more on poke) Lulu was nice , and i can agree to that. Works nicely IF adc is active (with ezreal was nice but not xayah) I can agree to sona , but i cant handle her early game :)

Kai GuyFeb 25, 20181 votes

Train for frustration. Personally I used I want to be the guy But I think that Getting over it would work. Play one until till you beat the game.

Aguli Feb 25, 20181 votes

Yeah, League teach me to be frustrated. Personally i have my goal to pass any Touhou on Hard 1cc Oh i played IWBTG and also IWKTK3 and imo IWKTK3 is better , just because boss fights and music. I dont like those long long intros.

Dead flag bluesFeb 25, 20181 votes

Can you please stop pretending you're better than players of the elo you belong to ? If you were better, you'd actually climb

(inb4 "shUt u suk" I don't play ranked.)

Aguli Feb 25, 20182 votes

Im not saying im better , i just see i cannot play with them good enough, because i dont know what to expect from them. I also make mistakes(more after i got into silver). And stop implying that i want to climb asap. Im just upset about those characters becuase i dont know whats in their minds + learn how to not be angry at them when they dont deal damage yet they secure another kill.

(inb4 salty enough?)

SirLapseFeb 26, 20181 votes

Best option you have is ignoring your teammates' capabilities. You'll notice that champs like Sona when played well are capable of stretching into the game later via the correct build (such as an early Tear and CDR boots instead of penetration). Obviously they're in the elo for a reason, but that just means it falls onto you to make the plays when necessary on the champs you're using.

Sona - early game poke/bullying + scaling, or otherwise scaling when against Alistar. Brand - against players that can't dodge his skillshots, he is immensely powerful. All you have to do is learn him yourself. Zyra - poke mage, strong in lower elo for the same reason as Brand, but harder matchups and harder to use. Blitzcrank - strong for the same reason as the others, but tanky while doing it. Alistar - when combo'ing squishier champs, he is one of the strongest laners that can spoonfeed your ADC.

And so forth. You have to keep paying attention to what YOUR champion can do at all times and what YOUR win condition is. If you are a support that relies too heavily on a laner, maybe pick up something else that has more presence in the game to cover for a bad ADC. You don't want to just suddenly take farm and invalidate the dude, but at the very least when s/he misperforms, you'll have the capacity to understand that it will not singlehandedly lose you the game.

The support role since it is inherently not too much of a damage role (outside of Zyra/Brand) requires that you be the toughest nut to crack. An example game for myself. Throw city. How to throw a lead. Main reason I even play Sona is because if I was any other champion in this game in particular, I would've likely lost due to how much speed and shielding my team needed to come back from their throwing. Gained no honors and knew I wouldn't get any. These are just the kind of games you need to harden yourself for if you want to play the role.

And DO NOT spam ping out of frustration. You have to prevent your own tilt from being placed onto others and prioritize being damage control if you're going to talk at all. Worst case scenario, mute. If winning is your priority, then do what it takes instead of focusing on teammates.