Whats so bad about playing out of meta?

Wolf Queen·Aug 28, 2016·2 votes·407 views

I enjoy playing out of meta supports like sol, aniv, vel(not as much out of meta as first 2), yet when i do, people get mad and i dont understand it. People all think koreans are so good...well the main reason of that is cause their community doesn't limit themself. All the new builds come from them. Rengar tank for example started with Koreans, yet for some reason NA wants to believe something HAS to be played in a set role with a set build. Some of the best things that are now considered "meta" were once out of meta before high elo Korean player did it.

6 Comments

Demon King MaouAug 28, 20161 votes

I just /muteall when they start acting like kids IF I want to play a specific champion in a specific role ( Lets say rammus support ) you can bitch and whine all you want I'm not choosing something else aslong as you do your job I don't see problems

IcyPepperAug 28, 20161 votes

People are afraid at times when it comes to something unfamiliar.

Kempachi TaichouAug 28, 20161 votes

In a normal game, it doesn't matter so much. Play have fun and learn new things.

In a ranked game, it matters, because people are playing to climb. Playing a non meta sup hurts your team because they are not as aware of your champs assets and limitations. This means they won't play aw well as they're always guessing how you are going to react to something.

You may feel great w/ Sol support, but what does he bring to lane for your ADC?

he has some CC (Q/R)
He can zone the enemy w/ his stars. What does he do that hurts your ADC
Steals CS, it's going to happen. Your ADC will be as distracted trying to out farm you as they are the enemy.
Unable to ambush, his orbs are always visible. You always know where Sol is, and you can be played around instead of into.
Engage/Disengage is unreliable.
No heals, shields, or other buffs for your lane mate. Even a good Sol will be an unreliable lane mate as a support. That's why it matters.

Wolf QueenAug 28, 20161 votes

you forgot to mention the part about his insane roaming to mid ability. Cast Q then E to mid. Later on during teamfights that E/Q ability is basically a 5 man stun if your team follows up with it. Yes enemy team can run when they see it, but if your team engages before hand itll be a lot harder for them to run away

Kempachi TaichouAug 29, 20161 votes

Roaming is something that is lower on the to-do list for supports than what was mentioned, and shouldn't be the first though in selecting a support champ.

Take Nami for example she's probably the most underrated support we have.

Has initiation and disengage in two spells w/ relatively low CDs
Has a heal/poke that is very strong.
can zone enemies easily.
All her spells buff teammates w/ a speed boost.
She can buff attack damage
she can buff herself to roam well too. Everything she does helps the team. Her build is very affordable for a support's income.

Jo0oAug 28, 20161 votes

Meta is meta for a reason. Some off-meta picks work fine, others not so much.

Support is a unique role in that you aren't going to get farm and probably aren't going to get kills. Some champs simply don't function under those circumstances, and playing them as support is going to justifiably upset your teammates.