Help for a guy who can't play marksmen?

Slab SquatThrust·Sep 26, 2016·2 votes·668 views

OK, so my brother has always hated me playing marksmen for the main reason that i tend to suck as them. And for a good, long while I could never think or see my reasons for sucking at them. I've gotten used to ranged champs, I know how to play safe despite playing champs like Kled and Darius. I realized that my main reasons for sucking at marksmen though is that my kiting skills with autos are awful. And mainly due to the fact that when i am in a rush of energy I really tend to cancel my autos a lot more than the average player should, and kiting really does require you to not cancel and keep moving. Is there a way i can fix this issue I have, cause I have 0 idea of what video or anything like that is out there that discusses how to fix kiting issues involving auto cancels. Yeah I also have the issue of not kiting when i should, but I feel as if in order to fix that issue, i need to know how to kite in the first place.

Update Note: Ill be honest, this has more so to do with the fact that that I am getting tired of playing mid in most of my games and am wanting to expand to other roles, I trully have no intrest in ranked till after season 7 starts as to not be redundant.

14 Comments

JbelsSep 26, 20162 votes

To practice Orb walking (AKA Stutter stepping), just play an ADC and practice on turrets for a stationary target, and then bots for moving ones. Buy nothing but attack speed so you can get some practice in at the higher AS levels. Do that for a bit and you should get the hang of it

420 gramsSep 26, 20161 votes

Get thrown in the deep end. Play Kalista, and only Kalista. You'll learn to kite or die trying.

Desolas ArteriusSep 26, 20161 votes

I had a friend who wanted to desperately learn ADC despite never touching it... I told him to pick a simple champion first before trying any of the intermediate ones that require specific skill sets.

Ignored everything, went Kalista, proceeded to stay stuck in Bronze 4 and pretty much had the same "bronze" attitude we all make fun of. Was a good laugh.

Dont get me started on his build, runes, and masteries though... eesh...

Desolas ArteriusSep 26, 20161 votes

Biggest tip I can give you is practice in a normal or custom game. Use minions for last hitting practice and kiting practice since they general tend to follow you if no other minions are nearby :P

Also, play easy champions for kiting. I recommend Ashe, Sivir, Caitlyn, and Jinx to learn ADC. Easiest ones to grasp that don't require a lot of kiting.

When you get panicked, take a deep breath and time your clicks. Using a beat or a 1-2-3 helps slow you down so you can kite properly. I know your adrenaline can run high during the game, so just remember to pace your clicks! Move, attack, move, attack, etc.

Caitlyn is a great way to learn kiting because of her net-trap. Helps you learn range safety and also positioning since you need to set up your traps in places you want your enemy to land on. Sivir is great because she's very straight-forward much like Ashe. Jinx is also good for kiting because of her Q swap that helps you kite at different ranges.

So as a TLDR: Don't aggressively click when kiting. Give your clicks a tempo and take deep breaths to reduce panic.

I dont main ADC, but I do play every position well so feel free to ask any questions you have :D

oSEXYPLATYPUSoSep 26, 20161 votes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zi4AlSwEfrQ

give this a watch maybe it will help

420 gramsSep 26, 20161 votes

I didn't know you could attack with a. I thought right-click did both moving and attacking

oSEXYPLATYPUSoSep 26, 20161 votes

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I didn't know you could attack with a. I thought right-click did both moving and attacking

learn something new every day.... and you are less dumb then you were the day before

lol

420 gramsSep 27, 20161 votes

Lol, maybe now I can get out of bronze!

oSEXYPLATYPUSoSep 27, 20161 votes

best of luck... just remember the actual point of the game is to have fun and enjoy it.

here is a though about rank...

rank isnt something to be ashamed of. i feel rank is just a way for riot to put players of similar skill levels vs each other so they can have fair games and enjoy and have fun playing the game... hear me out...

you are bronze.. what if every game you matched vs plats and diamonds? and you get stomped up and down the map and the game is no fun to you.. are you likely to keep playing if that is what happens every time?

on the other hand if your plat/diamond whatever "high" elo if you playing vs people lower skill level then you is that fun not every being challenged? it would be like if you were to go play a game co op vs bots or a custom game vs bots and the difficult is set on easy?

how fun is that?

so in theory rank is there to put us vs people we have a chance to win against while being challenged so the game is fun and rewarding at the same time and keeps you playing....

420 gramsSep 27, 20161 votes

Yeah, that's why I don't understand people who want to be boosted. But I'm pretty new to ranked and lost a lot of my placements which is why I was placed in bronze 1, but I think I'm around mid silver level which is why I want to climb. I've only played a couple games since my placements and have done relatively well

oSEXYPLATYPUSoSep 27, 20161 votes

part of your issue is runes , they are bad .... hmm i highly suggest against draven if you wanna adc being in lower elos... simpler champs proper runes and work on the basics of last hitting/cs map awareness, map control, objectives . if you wanna improve you need to worry bout the fundamentals of the game and play simpler champs so you can focus on the fundamentals and not worry about higher skill cap champs...

420 gramsSep 27, 20161 votes

I actually usually do well with him. But my gaming mouse broke so I had to start learning how to play with the keyboard and a crappy wireless mouse. My new one just came in though, so once I get a feel for it, I'll be back to normal

TheWarlord101Sep 27, 20161 votes

AA moving is really helpful, I personally find experience to be the best teacher playing and understanding adc and supps is very important in the bot lane.As a side note dont try to one trick adcs' the meta is really voltile down there and very few adcs' are meta resistant

TyrekGoldenspearSep 27, 20161 votes

my kiting skills with autos are awful. And mainly due to the fact that when i am in a rush of energy I really tend to cancel my autos a lot more than the average player should, and kiting really does require you to not cancel and keep moving.

Oh my god you just identified my issues with playing marksmen as well! I've always wondered why I could never play them...