What are Supports even for ?

GroewXcurse·3/12/2018, 8:46:21 PM·2 votes·741 views

League of legends might have been much much more fun to play if it was a 4v4 game with no supports. 1-Because no one likes to play them and no one likes to pick them or to be forced to pick them 2-Because 90% of the games in low elo there is actually no support in one of the teams 3-Because it would be real fun play in bot 1v1 adc vs adc 4-Because they are waste of space in 90% of low elo and probably 40% in high elo(i dont know) So my suggestion is for riot to make a 4v4 mode(mode like urf mode...) Or make a 4v4 blind pick or draft pick (forever) Please consider rito if you read this.

23 Comments

Jobriq3/12/2018, 8:47:29 PM3 votes

have you tried Twisted Treeline? There's no support there

Meat Feast3/12/2018, 8:49:00 PM2 votes

could you pass the salt please?

Der Lindwurm3/12/2018, 8:51:11 PM2 votes

Pro teams have them. Therefore, so do we. Basically.

I agree that the fact that the whole support role is viewed so derisively and is such an offense to one's dignity to play at lower levels may be a good reason for bronze/silver teams to try out alternate team configurations, but that would make it harder to coordinate with strangers and coordination's probably hurting pretty badly already.

GroewXcurse3/12/2018, 11:58:20 PM1 votes

I am not saying that playing support is not fun.For example i like the mechanics of Nami and Leona. But i main adc and i rarely get a support. Mostly its Teemo or Shen or Darius or something like that. Or its some kind of a dude who engages while there are 12 enemy minions wave on the lane and then flames that i did not help him... ? I mean my bot game does not depend on me. And i have to play Varus mid.

Onecimus3/13/2018, 3:19:34 AM1 votes

1). I love playing support, as do many others. I love that I don't have to worry about CS at all, just poking and laning. I love that I am not responsible for carrying the game, I am responsible for carrying the people that carry the game. I love everything about the roll.

2). Maybe in extremely low elo that is an issue, but even in silver nearly every game has a support for both teams. Sometimes off meta, but still a support.

3). If ADCs didn't have a support and it was a "1v1" it would be a 2v1 with the jungler hanging out with you all game. ADCs (attack damage carry) need to be protected as they carry your team mid to late game. Arguably even earlier. But they are not invincible. And bot lane is a long lane, meaning any kind of meaningful gank on just an ADC in the middle of the lane would result in your death.

4). They are by no means a waste of space. If it was more efficient to not take a support and instead have double ADC bot lane or something, people would do it. People play what wins. I play Ardent supports as they provide your team with sustain like no other roll can provide. Supports quietly do more than alot of laners. There's just no way to measure how well they are doing it. Altho I will admit Riot is doing better at gauging that by keeping track of healing and shielding done to allies and vision score.

Not to mention, if you take out the support roll, there are about 1/5 of the champions who no longer have any purpose, or have no purpose in the proposed gamemode.

AlienPrimate3/13/2018, 3:22:56 AM1 votes

People who think support doesn't matter in low elo are ignorant. Here is my last support game when queuing with some low bronze friends.

https://matchhistory.na.leagueoflegends.com/en/#match-details/NA1/2738891177/209287161?tab=overview

Here is the same ADC player with a trash Nunu support who had no clue what he was doing the game before.

https://matchhistory.na.leagueoflegends.com/en/#match-details/NA1/2738873289/209287161?tab=overview

Liquid Poro 3/13/2018, 3:37:48 AM1 votes

I played support. What are you talking about?

GroewXcurse3/14/2018, 2:57:43 PM1 votes

Okay friends look. League of legends has lanes right ? Top lane champions play top , junglers play jungle , mid play mid , adc plays adc. But they all also play support... Supports dont play supports. Darius, Teemo, Jarvan, Kha zix and others do play support. And even if there is a support he cant play.I main Varus since 2014 and i had like 10% of my games decent support. All the others do is engage when i am farming and engage against big waves and engage when it is obvious we are both gonna die . Then if i dont help(meaning go and die with them) they flame. This is disgusting ... I dont care about winning or loosing, I dont care about feeders. But there is no such thing like "Game" in bot lane. It is just the most luck based lane.

GroewXcurse3/14/2018, 3:03:52 PM1 votes

So tell me guys why do i get 7 dislikes for telling the truth ? Hmh ?

GroewXcurse3/14/2018, 3:08:18 PM1 votes

As long as the people don't fear the truth, there is hope. For once they fear it, the one who tells it doesn't stand a chance. And today, truth is still beautiful... but so frightening.

GroewXcurse4/8/2018, 11:34:02 AM1 votes

How can i get such huge load of BS as responses in game and in this forum. xD I cant belive it. I am speaking honestly. Are you all fakers or something to speak theoretically and think its true ? No . If faker comments i will bow to him and admit. But you are making arguments that are not even logical. You are not even reading what i post and you just spill some BS...

Gabresol5/10/2018, 9:52:37 AM1 votes

without a support, most adcs would just fall out of the game, because without a support, going further than their own basic attack range away from their turret will end with their death. ADCs are not designed to deal with ganks on their own.