Lets clear up a misconception

Hibeki··3 votes·269 views

Less deaths is more valuable than lots of kills

I see a ton of lower ELO players make this mistake. They see Kills as the way of getting back into the game, and constantly die trying to pursue it.

For the most part, unless you make specific trades while grouped, dying 1 for 1 is not worth it. Trading a Nami for a Vayne when going for baron is 100% worth it, but trading the adc for the support because they went out to ward and you flashed for the kill, is NOT WORTH IT.

Dying gives up way more than you think. Dying means you have no pressure on the map. At all. Zero. The enemy team is free to take advantage of that and even further put you behind.

the best way to get back in the game is to not die. 1 kill is worth 12 cs, in both exp and gold. So losing 3 creep waves because you dived or got dove is NOT worth it. If you're 0/3, play safe and farm, you will come back into the game MUCH FASTER than going 3/5. While staying alive this means you are there to fight back and have lane pressure. Just by being alive has a factor for the enemy team to consider not leaving lane. If you died in a trade, they might clear the wave, go do the jungle camp, and come back for extra gold. If you didn't die, they cant leave because youll punish by pushing.

So please take this to heart, dying less is more valuable than getting kills.

7 Comments

Itankyou2 votes

dying 1 for 1 is not worth it

I play draven. Draven WORTH

oSEXYPLATYPUSo2 votes

you mean the game isnt about how many kills you get? i have been playing it all wrong for the last 3 yrs

[zombie-brand-facepalm]

Hibeki2 votes

[{quoted}](name=MrFawknSunshine ,realm=NA,application-id=3ErqAdtq,discussion-id=hwaMIPXb,comment-id=0001,timestamp=2016-09-09T04:52:36.635+0000)

you mean the game isnt about how many kills you get? i have been playing it all wrong for the last 3 yrs

[zombie-brand-facepalm]

Sadly this represents basically everyone gold and below

oSEXYPLATYPUSo2 votes

yet i dont, but im below gold but u gotta play rank to get a rank right?

Mira Arya Enthe1 votes

{quoted}

Sadly this represents basically everyone gold and below

Excuse me? I am Silver and don't think this way. Meanwhile I see players in Bronze and Platinum who do think this way. Sorry, but a way of thinking or personality type isn't directly tied to rank. Effort, skill and knowledge allows people to climb. Not their thoughts on whether playing risky or (as Sky William's would say) playing like a bitch is better. I play an objective heavy game, and avoid unnecessary fights. I only chase kills if it is an ADC and I am chasing them out of a team fight so we can win it. And I don't believe in unnecessary tower dives or kill chasing.

Yet I am silver. Because I don't put the EFFORT into the game to gain the skills and depth of knowledge needed to climb.

Meanwhile BoxBox who is in Diamond, constantly feeds his ass off chasing kills and impossible to win fights. Because his success has been based off of taking chances.

Yes, generally playing safe and playing smart is better. But personality and ideals for strategy are not what determines rank... as the same arrogant, polite, chill, angry, driven, risk taking, safe, timid people exist in all levels of play.

oSEXYPLATYPUSo2 votes

you must mash the buttons faster.

Mira Arya Enthe1 votes

[{quoted}](name=MrFawknSunshine ,realm=NA,application-id=3ErqAdtq,discussion-id=hwaMIPXb,comment-id=0001000000010000,timestamp=2016-09-09T05:42:24.697+0000)

you must mash the buttons faster.

Hehe

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