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At this point I am convinced the snowballing in this game is a result of player error

TehNACHO·Nov 24, 2018·1 votes·724 views

So like the Boards most of the time I am annoyed by the state of the game.

Unlike the Boards most of the time, I genuinely don't believe it's an issue of balance or design (most of the time anyway). I like the game.

The problem for me is the player base. Specifically, how fucking badly people bleed out when they make so much as one error.

I don't really want to give out a deep analysis on the state of the game nor an in depth analysis of player trends I've noticed in my almost 5 years, but I just need to get it out there that, especially in the last few months, when you so much as nick a random player in this game, there's an unacceptably high probability that they'll bleed out. Not lose the lane but play safe enough to be kinda relevant late game. Not change their tactics and play styles so that they're easier to be carried despite their falling behind. I mean give up first blood in a failed cheese, sprint back to lane to die again to their lane opponent who now outlevels them, then runs to other lanes and feeds other laners while giving up their own turret.

I am not an amazing player. But at least I know how to minimize loss after a bad early trade. But it's getting impossible to enjoy this game when people constantly feed the snowball.

EDIT: Also, Junglers, look at the waves before you gank please. I don't ever ask for ganks save for extremely close Top lane matches, but you can actively screw up a lane by ganking at the wrong time.

2 Comments

LetMeCarry1983Nov 25, 20182 votes

I was recently spectating one of my low Bronze friends and I hadn't realized just how random feeding actually is. There was no sense of anything. It was just pure chaos. Everybody just running into each other throwing random shit with no concern whatsoever for item advantages, level advantages, positioning, number advantages, nothing. Even in during the lane phase, dudes would just run at each other with a spray and pray kind of approach. This kind of thing is also prevalent in Silver, where I am. Until you spectate one of your friends or watch replays of your own games, you would never realize just how brain dead the average League player actually is. You don't really see it while you're playing because your focus is on your own actions and what you want to do.

There is nothing wrong with the game itself. It's just that the vast majority of players, especially in Silver and lower but also in Plat and even Diamond, has a less than ideal level of intelligence. Next time you get a game where you have like a 0-6 mid or top laner or a 2-16 bot lane, just go watch the replay. It will amaze you, the level of stupidity you would see.

For an example, I'll refer again to my low Bronze friend's game. The enemy team had a feeding AD carry. This dude gave a kill to his enemy AD carry, and instead of respecting the item and level advantage of the enemy Caitlin, he instead chose to constantly engage on her as if he could actually win. Every single time he died, he kept doing it again and again. I was like, "Is this why I have feeders in my games?". That level of stupidity was astonishing.

IllabetheNov 25, 20182 votes

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I was recently spectating one of my low Bronze friends and I hadn't realized just how random feeding actually is. There was no sense of anything. It was just pure chaos. Everybody just running into each other throwing random shit with no concern whatsoever for item advantages, level advantages, positioning, number advantages, nothing. Even in during the lane phase, dudes would just run at each other with a spray and pray kind of approach. This kind of thing is also prevalent in Silver, where I am. Until you spectate one of your friends or watch replays of your own games, you would never realize just how brain dead the average League player actually is. You don't really see it while you're playing because your focus is on your own actions and what you want to do.

There is nothing wrong with the game itself. It's just that the vast majority of players, especially in Silver and lower but also in Plat and even Diamond, has a less than ideal level of intelligence. Next time you get a game where you have like a 0-6 mid or top laner or a 2-16 bot lane, just go watch the replay. It will amaze you, the level of stupidity you would see.

For an example, I'll refer again to my low Bronze friend's game. The enemy team had a feeding AD carry. This dude gave a kill to his enemy AD carry, and instead of respecting the item and level advantage of the enemy Caitlin, he instead chose to constantly engage on her as if he could actually win. Every single time he died, he kept doing it again and again. I was like, "Is this why I have feeders in my games?". That level of stupidity was astonishing.

Which I don't tbh mind....... except.....

When you have 4 Braindead players in Silver..... even a Hyper carry can be lost. These people are so far beyond help that even if you go 30/1/12 and bring the game out to 52 minutes...... Your teammates will still be level 15-16 with 4-5 items, and about 15 deaths each. It's heavily skewing the rate of climb, and at this elo there's no real justifiable reason to argue "Just use teamwork."

I friended an Evelynn in S V yesterday because he performed well. Then.... actually got to watch him play. I had to literally tell him over and over not to chase, and even then....... he still behaved like he really wanted to. It took him about 20 secs each time to turn around. And he'd actually argue with me until he realized i was right.

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