I get you want to "break the meta..."

Aboylova92·Mar 18, 2015·3 votes·856 views

But you can not experiment in ranked games with that. Like picking Ori top into an Irelia, or Naut support. I'm sure these picks can work, but picking them just to "try them out" really just sort of ruins my ranked experience. Do that in normals, preferably with friends that are cool with you trying something different. I'm really ok with you doing something that's not meta in ranked, but not if you're brand new to it.

Just needed to vent a little after losing a ranked match that got me demoted. But onwards and upwards, I shall continue to climb.

7 Comments

ProvengreilMar 18, 20151 votes

just gonna say, Naut support is legit with certain ADCs, most notably Kalista

DreadlocksMar 18, 20151 votes

I just played Orianna top yesterday and owned. lol :)

DrCyanideMar 18, 20151 votes

General rule is that you should never take something you're completely unfamiliar with into ranked, be it a new champion or some off-meta roll for a champion you're only OK with.

Mega Annie XMar 18, 20151 votes

wtf is wrong with naut support O_O

DrackolusMar 18, 20151 votes

Yeah, I'm fine with people going against the meta, but even if you're FOLLOWING the meta, you should probably not do something you don't know in ranked. And yes, that DOES mean you should be able to perform adequately in every role.

Bad Luck BraumMar 18, 20151 votes

I remember when It was troll to take an ADC Bot lane. I remember when Ryze only went mid or report. Frankly You can't blame others for your loss. Carry yourself, focus on your own gameplay. Meta will continue to change forever. Who knows, two months from right now you may forget all this and make a new thread saying how Oriana top is OP and riot only loves ranged top laners. Playing something for the first time in ranked does sometimes happen. Am I excusing trolls? No way. But who are you to say other wise weather or not that person was being serious or seriously trolling.

tl;dr focus on how you can improve yourself.

Aboylova92Mar 19, 20151 votes

Please get off this high horse of "carry yourself stop worrying about others." Re-read what I typed in the original post. They both said they wanted to try these champs out in different roles, something I would never do in ranked. Hell I go into ranked telling people my best and worst roles, and what champs I can play well, or what I think can work. The two people that did the worst were the two "experimenting."

Obviously you can carry at times with horrible teamates, did so with a zac game in what was essentially a 4v5 after our Vayne top decided to give up and troll, but it doesn't make it any less annoying to have to deal with. I also said in my post I HAD NO PROBLEM IF YOU PLAYED SOMETHING NON META. Just please, for the love of God, stop going in because you saw some pro do it, or you just wanted to try it, without playing it at least once preferably more times in a normal match.