Off meta picks

VillanBehindGlas··4 votes·2,479 views

It's Preseason!!! Time for the off metas to become meta or, #IsItMeta as Riot would say. So I decided to play after a long time... Riven. In the jungle. Now why I did this:-

  1. I actually like riven as a champion.
  2. I main the jungle role
  3. Since it's preseason, I thought I'd sharpen up 2 off meta champions so that when chaotic first few months begin, I can climb with these picks since naturally, few people know what to do against them
  4. I lack the mechanics of a good riven player and don't have the time for sitting in practice tool to improve them. Hence I don't play her in the toplane due to animation cancel being inevitable.
  5. I consistently play at around 170-180 ping where something like a fast combo is impossible.

So I get in game, do the initial clear with fleet with no sweat, gank a few, get a few assists. Then my team and the enemy team mind you, calls me a troll for picking riven jungle. I was 4/7/4 I think, second most CS on the team. Through out the game, my team did not ward a single objective, or even the river for the matter. I begged them, literally said please ward guys please ward I have 0 vision of udyr. I ended up being the hero by stealing the Drake with my Wind slash but we inevitably lost. Is off meta = troll?

3 Comments

Burns Master3 votes

I've seen Riven jungle before and it works well once you get an item or two.

But sadly we're cucked because unfortunately your question is true, even though Riot is trying to say otherwise. Although a better way to answer your question is this:

Anything that is below 100-0ing people or aren't "flashy" = off meta = troll.

Dragons2 votes

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I've seen Riven jungle before and it works well once you get an item or two.

But sadly we're cucked because unfortunately your question is true, even though Riot is trying to say otherwise. Although a better way to answer your question is this:

Anything that is below 100-0ing people or aren't "flashy" = off meta = troll.

The Meta is 100-0 instant damage. I love the idea of playing off meta picks. It's my favorite cause when I queue into league I usually have a champ in mind or a fantasy to play. However, this is now unsupported. Where before it was maybe not the best option but not a complete hamstring of your team.

Burns Master1 votes

EXACTLY SO!!!

I hate feeling like I'm handicapping our team because I want to play someone like AurelionSol (riot definitely hates Asol btw) Cassiopeia Swain (top 3 of my favourite mid laners) simply because they rely on sustained damage- which is my favourite type of mage (comes from wow), some may argue that Swain isn't and ok, but the other two definitely do. Not only are my picks immobile, but they're easily countered by everything else because everything else 100-0 people.

The idea that playing out a fantasy character is not relevant, unless you're an edgleord, because almost all meta champs are also insanely edgy.

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