The stigma of pushing lanes

Lost R··1 votes·381 views

Okay, so there's already the stigma of warding, of dropping 250 gold for 1 ward per minute forever, but now there's the stigma of pushing lanes. Whenever I'm the support, I'm smashing my head against the keyboard in frustration from the ADC or any other damage dealer from simply. NOT. PUSHING THE LANES. The lane can be neglected for five full minutes and no one will push it. I will shout, nag, pester and command them to come with me and smash the turrets into oblivion, but they'll just basic attack the nearest jungle camp at their leisure until they decide to maybe come and possibly maybe probably no guarantees poke the turret. But by then I've already spent the past three minutes trying to push up to the turret as support and now all five enemy champions are descending on me like an unholy shit storm.

I'm infuriated. Whenever I support, no one wants to push a lane, and I end up being the lane pusher in our team. AS THE SUPPORT. Have you tried doing that with a utility mage or a tank? It is a daunting task. Whenever I'm the ADC, I am absolutely relentless when it comes to pushing lanes. The enemy won't leave me alone for more than a nanosecond, yet I will continue to push when I can. I will try to rally teammates who want to farm in the jungle all game with basic attacks to attack the turret with me.

Objectives win games. All the pentakills in the universe, all the barons, and all the dragons will not magically smash those turrets or destroy the inhibitors. I've seen people refuse to push lanes, refuse to defend, and insist on teamfighting, even if it's completely counterproductive, and giving up one turret after another without contest. I'm tired of trying to teach the ultra bare basics to people who have been playing this game more than long enough to know better, and I'm tired of rallying people who lack the morale to remain conscious for a second longer, much less attempt to actually push forward even the slightest sliver of effort.

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The Yetii Rider1 votes

This has happened to me and because of it I discovered Taric is actually quite good at shoving side lanes. His W can soften up a wave and his ult makes for some easy damage to the turret. Build an Iceborn Gauntlet and bring a hammer of justice to those turrets.

Lost R1 votes

I did that a few games ago, but if I'm an ADC, I will destroy that turret within 10 seconds, guaranteed. If I'm Tristana, I don't even need the minion wave. I'll pop in from the side and obliterate 3/4ths of its health in one salvo before jumping away before the enemy even knows what just happened. The thing is, I don't like needing to go ADC just so someone is pushing the lane, and I receive endless shit from the team for not building crits. Which don't work on the turrets. Which are left entirely to probability when fighting against champions, minions and monsters, but that's a different matter entirely.

The Yetii Rider1 votes

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I did that a few games ago, but if I'm an ADC, I will destroy that turret within 10 seconds, guaranteed. If I'm Tristana, I don't even need the minion wave. I'll pop in from the side and obliterate 3/4ths of its health in one salvo before jumping away before the enemy even knows what just happened. The thing is, I don't like needing to go ADC just so someone is pushing the lane, and I receive endless shit from the team for not building crits. Which don't work on the turrets. Which are left entirely to probability when fighting against champions, minions and monsters, but that's a different matter entirely.

Eh, crits aren't games of chance anymore. You get IE and PD, and then your support builds Zeke's and you have 100% crit.

50000000000000001 votes

Get Zz'Rot Portal and Banner of Command. It's pretty adorable in support budget, and the stats are decent on pretty much any supports.

shadecrapper1 votes

Just start AA'ing minions, dont last hit just AA. If the ADC complains mute. DONE

Only Play Darius1 votes

What's worse is when they immediately go mid and start playing ARAM and ruining their midlaner's CS the moment either tower falls because they refuse to simply ward the jg and keep pushing the lane. It's why Amumu is freelo in Bronze.

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