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I Give Up On Ranked

GeneralHiro··4 votes·892 views

So before I get into this I gota say I main support. I've been plaing ranked and every time i get to my promos i losse them becuase of stupid people. (OH wow another noob blaming his team) By Stupid people i mean:

  • Intentional Feeders
  • AFK'ers
  • Rage Quitters

My last 3 promoss this hass happened. 2 games in each series where someone went AFK or Rage Quit or just started walking into enemy turrets. If I can hold my own and carry my ADC and make it to promos as many times as I have aand considering I play normal games with friendss ranked between gold and master and i can hold m own there then how have I not moved at least into silver 5...

I just give up on trying to get even silver. the last 2 seasons i've tried to get it and the same crap happens all the time. Played a ranked lasst night, 20 Mins into the game our ADC takes red buff(Kay so what?) Then goess to golem camp and takess that *k and?) and then our Vi goess VI: "WTF Why you take my jg? AFK" Trist: "?" A Summoner Has Disconnected Trist:"WTF?" Ahri: "Lolnexus says hess in his promos..." Trist: "And you act like that?" -Couple Minute Interlude- A Summoner Has Reconnected Vi: "So don't take my jg or I AFK" Trist: "We were 20 mins in thats normal..." Vi: *Runs down mid tries to 1 V 3... Ded. Ahri: "Dude your in your promos why are yoyu doing this?" Vi: "What ever I'll win the next game" Vi: Runs down mid into turret

Me(The Whole Time): (╥_╥)

15 Comments

umbraˉ2 votes

you just simply aren't skilled enough

Duke of Sloths2 votes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0gXomy5Dxw

Archon X1 votes

you're a support main but you've never read a build guide? They all say after you get sightstone to get a sweeper.

disregardable1 votes

Some more substantial tips from a supp main would be helpful here. I'd love to give advice as someone just out of bronze, but I literally have no idea how to consistently win games as support.

Maximum Morde2 votes

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Some more substantial tips from a supp main would be helpful here. I'd love to give advice as someone just out of bronze, but I literally have no idea how to consistently win games as support.

If you want to "carry" reliably as support you HAVE to make your presence felt by more than just your ADC.

Ideally you have to get your lane into a position that you can leave it to roam mid, place vision in other places, and remove enemy vision with sweeper/pinks. For example, force an engage bot, enemy loses it and has to back. Leave your adc to farm the minions/get tower while you and maybe jungler gank mid.

Maybe instead of ganking, cause you might not be in position for it, you quickly sweep out vision of objective areas like dragon, or around mid or ward enemy jungle. Those things can put your team in a position of power where the enemy has to play more defensively, allowing your team to build a lead if they do, or a huge lead if they don't and end up suiciding.

Basically, break yourself of the notion that you support the adc, and retrain yourself to think of it as supporting your team instead. A big part of that may be getting the ad carry fed, but that isn't what you should be devoting 100% of your effort to all the time.

Beacon 0F Light1 votes

You can't rely on your adc to carry you, so you need to pick playmaking supports like Thresh, Blitz, Leona, Bard, etc. Avoid passive champs like Janna or Sona. Get ahead early, then roam mid for some pressure and ward up the enemy bot side jungle. Get help from your jungler to take some early drags when optimal.

Mimy1 votes

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Kaxi1 votes

I haven't been Bronze since Season 2, but I was Silver 5 after placements this season. These people exist, but you learn to be patient with Ranked and just keep grinding. I know I have. Treat Ranked like any other normal game. People will troll; people will complain. They're emotional and stupid. Carry their asses kicking and screaming across the finish line. Just know that it may take a while to reach your goal. It won't necessarily happen overnight at lower elos unless you play carry roles that influence the game better.

Rozair1 votes

Find a friend and duo. Solo queue is useless. Read my last post is not your fault is riot. There placement system blows

SoundChaosDebug1 votes

I stopped playing ranked back in Season 2

Kazaashi1 votes

Honestly, I always find myself failing to climb when maining a support in Bronze. As a support main in normals, it sucks, but sometimes you just have to take a more carry role in the lower Elo Ranked games. Some Supports can make a good AP carry in mid and top lane like Lulu, Morg, and Karma. Good luck!

Kitten of Evil1 votes

I also support main so I can understand your pain. I'm only Silver 1 so not amazing, but I'd recommend picking a support who has at least some potential to carry, make picks, or tank, depending on what your team needs -- good carry supports include Morgana, Lux, Vel'Koz/Brand/Annie (for more of a kill lane), good pick supports are Thresh, Blitz, Nautilus, to some extent Leona or Bard... It also depends on who your ADC is. If they're weak early game, you want a babysitter not a roamer. If they're a lane bully, you might want poke or lockdown.

Have all 3 of your wards on the map whenever possible, but make sure to ward safely so you don't get caught out -- and also grab a sweeper as soon as you get Sightstone, as it makes the green trinket redundant. Vision absolutely wins games. Exhaust/CC the ADC or assassin, rather than the support. Try to be aware of dragon timer and make sure it's warded while it's up. Ping MIAs.

4ManVotedAgainst1 votes

Did not matter which role I took... everyone just four-man-surrendered for the first 50 matches of Ranked this season. Good god that was awful from which point I ended up just queue-dodging over 150 times in order to be able to have a chance at possibly climbing out of being demoted into Bronze (something which happened TWICE this season mind you). Show me how to carry against 50 matches in a row of your whole entire team surrendering Four-Man Vote-Yes THEN I might believe that there is no Elo-Hell.

Teslablade1 votes

What's with the double s's?

GeneralHiro1 votes

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What's with the double s's?

my keyboard is shit. FYI: Razer Black Widow doesn't mix well with Rum n' Coke

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