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Tips for a noob?

Immorgul·12/17/2015, 9:05:38 PM·2 votes·951 views

Good evening to everyone. I know many of you might have already answered such questions but please fix help a noob in need

I am a level 10 summoner. I started playing lol a few months ago and I really enjoy it. The first champion that I picked was Ashe and since the I'vebeen an ADC main , mainly using ranged champions like Ashe, Caitlyn etc. However, I reached level 10 quickly enough my win to loss ratio is terrible. There are two main reasons for this :-

  1. I suck really really bad. My k/d ration is around 2/7/8.( though it has now dropped down to5 deaths but still, horrendous )
  2. My teammates either feed or f***ing disconnect the last match my k/d rati peas 5/2/3 but two of disconnected and we had to give up Now I might sound like I am complaining when you guys will read my second point. Well, it's because I am. However, there is no point in doing so. I want to learn from you guys how to improve my self. I want to be able to carry my team so that if we are 3 vs5 we can still win. 😁 Your tips are appreciated. And if you guys wanna know I play as ADC and my main champions are Ashe and Caitlyn

P.S. This is not the account that I use. I have a NA account too. For some reason I am unable to post anything from that. If you guys wanna recruit me so as to teach me that I will be highly obliged

12 Comments

disregardable12/17/2015, 9:08:11 PM3 votes

90% of the time you're not going to win a 3v5. That's an unrealistic expectation, as is expecting to win a 4v5, as is expecting to carry really. Just play the game, and you'll get better naturally.

lllusive Man12/17/2015, 9:46:17 PM1 votes

wow dat helpfull tipp. so i try to help you

  1. play with a friend learning together is more fun
  2. look at the build of your enemy adc build it after him if hes doing well and try it next game by yourselfe 3.doesnt matter the odds dont flame that helps nobody not you not your teamates
  3. a 3v5 is rlly unlikly to win with the experience you have atm
  4. watch streams but stay away from the first 10 streams this are usually pros and nobody in the chat rooms will help you they will most likly troll you 6.pick up guides for laning and positioning on youtube
  5. you startet a few month ago a lot will coming on its own
  • dont run into tower -until you are lvl 6 never run into towers even if you have to let a kill pass
  1. enjoy learning by doing
lllusive Man12/17/2015, 9:50:12 PM1 votes

another thing the minions you have to kill for gold are strong never underestimate them. before you start a fight look where his minions are and where are yours attacking an enemy champ means the minions attack you and this is deadly in the first 6 min. try to avoid longer fights if the enemy has a lot of minions

SSShutTheDuckUp12/17/2015, 10:36:11 PM1 votes

Well. I wouldn't really recommend Ashe for learning. She is pretty immobile and vulnerable. I would prefer guys like Caitlyn Corki Sivir Tristana. Then again - it is just my opinion. If you feel good with any champ - go stick with it. There is a youtube guy - Phylol. He has pretty good content about lane phase, teamfight, positioning. Click here. Once you get the basics - start practicing them. One video - 2-3 custom games, only you vs 1-2 bots. That would help you hell of a lot. After some time go search for some more youtubers : https://www.youtube.com/user/luigidragon https://www.youtube.com/user/foxdropLoL https://www.youtube.com/user/Redmercy https://www.youtube.com/user/GamingCurios https://www.youtube.com/user/stonewall008 All of them have pretty helpful content. The reason i recommend you Phylol is that he is an ADC main. Obviously that would help a lot. But practice. Practice last-hitting minions, practice stutter stepping. If you do not know what stutter stepping is click here.. A good option is to download a program, where you can watch your replays. Helps more that you could imagine. but LoL has no built-in replay system (which sucks)

And something very important: you will get nice knowledge from these videos, but do not expect your teammates to know that. Use ping, use chat. Use it for good, do no offend them, be a nice guy, help them. And have fun. Ok, that's for me. Thanks for taking your time to read. Good luck and have a wonderful day!

TragicTrajectory12/18/2015, 9:19:36 AM1 votes

Don't buy runes before summoner level 20, and only buy tier 3 runes.

The Whamboozler12/18/2015, 9:35:11 AM1 votes

You won't win a 3v5. Ever. Pro leve players would struggle under that. MAYBE if you were stomping super hard and you lost 2 people you could force a quick win with the lead you had before the tide turned, but unless the enemy team is afk you shouldn't beat 5 people with 3 in league.

You can easily find some beginner's guides on youtube to learn the basics. I personally enjoyed the leaguecraft series when I was new. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ywhB-2h2AE

Things you should work on specifically to improve at the game.

1: Last hitting. Go into bots or a custom game and practice last-hitting minions while being harassed by enemy bots. If you have a friend you play with, ask them to come and harass you while you work on maximizing your CS. Remember, 10 CS is almost a kill worth of gold and it's FAR less likely to kill you in return. The gold you get from CS makes a HUGE difference. Get as good at it as you can. Also, try not to push the lane while you farm... as that will leave you vulnerable.

2: Ward. Get used to dropping your ward into spots enemies could hide or sneak up on you from. Planning to push past river? Drop a ward in the river bush. This (and everything else regarding jungling) is something you will never need to learn in bots, but which is a HUGE DEAL in pvp. You get wards for free with your trinket... get in the habit of using them.

3: Smart cast. If you don't already, turn smartcasting on in your esc menu and get used to playing this way in bot games. It helps your reaction time immensely.

4: Play EVERYONE. You have champs you like... that's great. But give every champion a try when they come up on free week. Not only will this give you a chance to try champs out and see if you want to pick them up... but it will give you an idea of how these champions play for when you have to fight them. Any champ who you fight that seems OP will seem a lot less so once you've played a few games as them and seen firsthand what gave YOU a hard time.

1 800 MID LANE12/18/2015, 9:52:39 AM1 votes

We can't really help much without knowing more specifically how you play. This would help you out for general advice.