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"You're playing Yi, your opinion doesn't matter."

Strawberrycocoa··15 votes·1,464 views

This was said to me last night. I'm trying to practice jungling more, and I threw Yi into my rotation partly because he's popular, partly because Hextech gave me the Project skin, and partly because I think I need to abandon my own hate.

Ya see, when I saw "You're playing Yi, your opinion doesn't matter." I had to laugh, because those words have ALSO flown out of my own mouth. At Yi. at Tryn, at Lee, at Yasuo and Zed. Almost every melee AD. I hate them all passionately and never miss a chance to shit talk how broke and easy they all are.

But I kind of realized awhile ago that that's a thought process best abandoned, you know? Why hate champions just because they're strong and do well, you know? People say the same thing about Annie and Malzahar and I'm always right their pointing out "muh counterplay" to shoot down their hate-on.

So I decided a bit ago to start using Yasuo and Yi a bit more. Not much, not like "new main", but enough to get a feel for them and work through my hatred a bit. Get to know them instead of calling them douchebags behind their backs (metaphorically). The Taliyah story partially motivated this, it makes me want to get to know Yasuo a bit better.

But when "You're playing Yi, your opinion doesn't matter." happened, it felt... good. Like I was doing something right. Like a sword being dipped in flame to forge it stronger.

So I had to wonder... good LORD, is this what I've been doing to my enemies? Because getting trashed just for playing Yi feels.... good. Like I want to get better at him and EARN that trash talk. Like a badge of rage.

Don't think I realized how trashing others kind of fuels their desire to crush everyone in front of them. So, uh... woops. :x

TL;DR: I got trash talked the way I've trash-talked others, and it makes me want to own it.

35 Comments

Maximum Morde5 votes

I mean, they are right though. Master Yi players aren't real people, just follow the uber sheep. The exception is if you've always played yi even through the(relatively few) bad times. Then I'll listen to what you say.

redniwediS4 votes

So they are fake people? Or imaginary people? How do they faceroll their fake keyboards with their imaginary faces?

Maximum Morde2 votes

The same wake a fake heart somehow keeps your blood pumping even though it isn't a real one.

ApollyonBainer1 votes

Well there are players that play Yi like douchebags and people who don't. Not many know true wuju.

CreationFlaw3 votes

I've always thought Xin players were just lesser beings :P

But honestly, abandon your hate and play what you want to, else you'll just get outclassed at times

Strawberrycocoa2 votes

Normal Xins are fine. AP Xins can eat me. ;P

leaugesbane1 votes

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I've always thought Xin players were just lesser beings :P

But honestly, abandon your hate and play what you want to, else you'll just get outclassed at times

^ if its broken just play it you should have a real shot at having fun in a bad game

Tyrone Lannister3 votes

https://youtu.be/itVTcUztFMU

This Stonewall008 video explains a lot

Strawberrycocoa1 votes

Only two matches into my Yi experience, but it feels so far that the skill in Yi is proper threat assessment and timing more than kit combos. Had to fight an Ekko yesterday, and I took him a couple times, but if he had his ult up it was just not happening. Plus landing that stun seems easy to do on a Yi; I gotta stop fighting and run out, so Ekko either stuns me or gets free trades while I try to escape the sphere.

Tyrone Lannister1 votes

Yea. Yi relies on his team to initiate a fight then he can followup

leaugesbane1 votes

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Yea. Yi relies on his team to initiate a fight then he can followup

a year ago you could go 30/10 with 4 feeders that where 1/15 still dont know how that happened even after seeing the match

Avios11 votes

Laughed because he said "Powerful in soloque". :P

Over Innsmouth3 votes

Yi personally holds a special place in my heart as the Champion I learned the ropes of the game with, even though he's the last jungler I'll pick in a ranked game now.

I take some pride in my Yi, mostly out of not following the standardized builds - especially if they seem bullshitty. I tried the Dev-Guinsoos-Tank build, once, and I hated it. Felt awful. Went back to building him how I feel he should be built; squishier than cheese in a hot sun and deadlier than Game of Thrones spoilers. I do get the Devourer, but then I stack AD and Lifesteal, and it's fun.

ApollyonBainer1 votes

Same, rageblade is fun though and will be more fun with the 6.9 update. I never build tank though. item 1415 item 3124 item 3153 item 3142 item 3156 item 3072 all very fun items

Over Innsmouth2 votes

item 3931 item 3142 item 3074 item 3072 item 3006 item 3512 was my build last game.

ApollyonBainer1 votes

You can still build a rage blade without being tanky. If you're good enough you don't need to build tanky

McKeifus3 votes

We don't have any context for what you said to receive that comment but...

My opinion is that when you're playing "ez" or op champs, you don't get to then also talk smack. Garen, Darius, Yi, Zed, etc, - play them, have fun. I will do my best to beat you. But don't pretend that you are actually any better than anyone else. You know, and we all know, that your champ is statistically, mechanically just better and easier. I just don't enjoy playing that particular breed of champ because they honestly bore me, so I don't play them. And I've accepted that. But I will instantly shut you down if you try to brag, because you need to be humbled.

leaugesbane2 votes

{quoted}

We don't have any context for what you said to receive that comment but...

My opinion is that when you're playing "ez" or op champs, you don't get to then also talk smack. Garen, Darius, Yi, Zed, etc, - play them, have fun. I will do my best to beat you. But don't pretend that you are actually any better than anyone else. You know, and we all know, that your champ is statistically, mechanically just better and easier. I just don't enjoy playing that particular breed of champ because they honestly bore me, so I don't play them. And I've accepted that. But I will instantly shut you down if you try to brag, because you need to be humbled.

except they are better. they are wining and they dont have your senseless pride. its funny how poeple dont realize that the only time "broken" is fixed is when every one is abusing it to the fullest

McKeifus1 votes

It's not about pride as much as it is about having fun. Playing an ez champ is boring. Playing a more complex champ is fun. I'm in it for the fun and competition. They're in it so they can stroke their e-peen and win. It's just a difference of needs. But don't pretend you're better.

Strawberrycocoa2 votes

"need to be humbled"... That's kind of prick-y of you, honestly. "Humbled", as if you have the high ground to cast judgement on others?

Your match history right now is a huge chain of Morgana and Poppy games, neither of which are difficult enough for you to warrant claim to "humble" people based on "skill".

Also, Zed is not easy, at least not if my custom game trials mean anything. You have to time the re-casts of his skills while playing the energy-management mini game all energy champions get to deal with to have enough fuel for your full combo.

McKeifus1 votes

A huge chain? Lol I played Poppy 5 times in a row(trying to practice her) once and it's a huge chain? I play Morgana once in every 3-5 games and that's a huge chain? Trying to learn a champ is illegal now? TFOH. Also yes, Poppy and Morg take more skill than Yi or Garen. Sure Zed takes some skill to pop off his combo and instagib, but if you fuck up it's super safe. And in the meantime you have tons of sustained damage for free trades. Seriously with this shit.

And I don't sit in /all and brag everytime I spin2win. I call out the players of the world that feel the need to taunt every time they press a key. Yes, they need to be humbled.

Strawberrycocoa1 votes

There's no way Morgana takes more skill than Yi or Garen. If you can land a line skillshot you can play Morgana.

I dunno what to tell you with this "they need to be humbled" bullshit. Have fun being an elitist who thinks he's better than everyone, I guess.

McKeifus1 votes

You play Yi, though, so your opinion doesn't matter to me.

Strawberrycocoa2 votes

And we've gone full circle. XD

Zerolera2 votes

Your opinion will matter - after the guinsoo and devourer reworks :D

Celeste Benal4 votes

Oh, you mean when he's doing double on-hit bonus true damage and %max HP physical damage with the sated procs from Rageblade? Have fun with that.

Strawberrycocoa1 votes

It, uh... it does look entertainingly broke AF. >_>

Marshbouy1 votes

I got flamed by both teams for playing teemo once.

leaugesbane1 votes

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I got flamed by both teams for playing teemo once.

hes my cursed champion i hav 5 normal blind picks now both the losses where as a teemo i got flamed by a jungle Chogath item 3124 item 3931

he did 11k total damage to champions i did 32k.... the first loss before that i had a afk rage quit wukong

Marshbouy1 votes

welcome to league

Shadow Hazard1 votes

teemo was already viable in the jungle if your skill was on point. You had the choice of going devourer or echo route, now with the bloodrazor change, teemo is going to be even more of a menace in the jungle.

Marshbouy1 votes

I played him top not jungle. I remember having a negative KDA to a Darius until past 20 minutes. After 20min I ended up carrying the game

PiVoRx1 votes

Im going to be honest, only noobs complain about Yi. Hes never used in high elo/competitive play for a reason.

DorkunedAuras1 votes

Faker played him twice

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