Should I main Top or Support

Ring of Regenera·Mar 12, 2017·1 votes·1,018 views

Hello, I have been thinking about coming back to this game after a long time of ignoring it (mainly because I really have no idea what other moba's are alive and the new tank rework sounds up my alley). If you are wondering why I left, to be honest I was a complete crybaby that damage dealing supports were a thing because I wanted to only play Alistar and Thresh so the moment they were an option I knew I would have to play them. I realize now that if I just play normals I am allowed to not care about that. The only issue I am having is this is making me reflect on what role I really want to play, in most games I just main the tank role but because of how league works that isn't exactly a lane role and instead if a role some characters have in some lanes. I was able to atleast dismiss jungle because it had more characters I do not like to play than characters I do like to play, since I am trying to think ahead for if I ever play ranked again by basically saying "Okay this role has less characters I would hate playing, so I will pick that."

tl;dr Should I main Top or Support based on how much characters I WOULD like to play in both roles and especially how many characters I would HATE to play that I would be forced to play if I ever was in ranked just so we could win.

10 Comments

BorkahnMar 12, 20171 votes

top

Ring of RegeneraMar 12, 20171 votes

I guess to elaborate on the kind of characters I DO NOT like since I am not sure if you knew when you answered that...

I hate playing as Riven, Fiora, Camille, Any assassin in the game really, most of the adc style characters (but I don't mind playing them when I have to), Darius, Gangplank, Rumble, Most of the super damage oriented characters really. If you knew that when you answered, then sure. I was just checking.

I actually considered playing HotS for this reason since characters under my "no likey" category are most of the cast in this game, and there is no role to fully escape it, but whenever I do the que times in that game are awful so it feels too dead to move to.

BorkahnMar 12, 20171 votes

I usually play shen, poppy, maokai, swain....mostly tanks or off tanks

MinaZer0Mar 12, 20171 votes

its a broad question, because meta changes all the time and different champions become included in a position that once werent, but currently the support role has more general 'viable' picks to choose from, unless you play within the proscene where only Malzahar Zyra MissFortune are played in support, but in your elo anything is viable if you are good enough at the game, just play a role you will enjoy climbing with.

Warlord ScrapMar 12, 20171 votes

Really only them three in pro play. Never mind janna, thresh, karma as well as a few sonya and bard.lulu started being picked this weekend to. And jungle ivern which is built like a support.

MinaZer0Mar 12, 20171 votes

no other champions are prioritized, if the three I mentioned gets banned, then the support pick is rather open ended to choose from and really just becomes what you are most comfortable on but those three were considered God Tier supports, but usually what follows if they were banned would be like TahmKench Karma Braum

since Pro teams prioritize Utility marksman Ashe Varus Jhin , champions that can either give you mobility or get you out of sticky situations are prioritized as well

Ring of RegeneraMar 12, 20171 votes

For me the issue IS that it is so broad, but to know what I mean by "that I will have to play" what I mean is that if I am anywhere from Bronze to Diamond who people will whine at me to play against my will. Like, I can't just say no if everyone wants me to play Zyra (mainly my issue is her). Basically does top have more "zyra" like characters that people will whine at me if I don't play as them that are not characters I would like, or does support? I do not care about the TOP level of play, just the average skill level.

MinaZer0Mar 12, 20171 votes

well speaking of Meta, there will always be those piicks that are considered 'better' than others, usually top currently is like Maokai Shen Poppy , Jayce (flex pick for mid/top) and then if those champs are banned others are picked accordingly,

but pretty sure in general people will complain about support role as a whole no matter what you pick because of the linear build always having to build item 2049 , if your team doesnt see a built one early, instant annoying team and also (especially since they introduced the autofill system) support is slowly becoming the role that is trolled in then you get your autofill protected for two games rinse repeat, oh and to fully answer your question, in average levels of play in soloQ meta doesn't really exist or matter