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Playing as tank is just not fun in this game.

Ash Lockheart··4 votes·850 views

The title saids it all for the most part. I just don't like playing tank. I mean first when you play a tank it's your job to make the good sold engage so you can start taking all the damage and your team can unload, but Most of the time I have played my teams don't really react, and start going for the enemy, and because of this my champ dies, and now it's a 5v4. I mean you can say the team was not ready, but when you try to talk about when your going in. The team does not really say anything, and then at the end of the match you get comments like dude you're bad, or feeder. You know the common things that are said in this game. anyways. Being the tank means you have to trust every player in every match you get into to react to you trying to start teamfights. Last time I checked no one in this game trust anyone. So if being the tank means you have to trust everyone, but no one trust each other then I don't see the point in picking tanks. You can say there are many good tank champs out there for the lane phase, but when it comes to the team I don't find being the tank fun at all.

You can say anything you want, but it feels more rewarding playing other roles than tanks. Hell I have seen full health tanks with most of there items scared of doing anything or run away with full health. Tanks running away with full health, and almost full build with everyone still at full is saying something really wrong is going on. Anyways. This is just my view over my time playing. I am sure many don't feel the same, and I don't care. This is just my view. Tanks to me are just not enjoyable playing.

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Woook3r3 votes

[{quoted}](name=Ash Lockheart,realm=NA,application-id=3ErqAdtq,discussion-id=y4OFKGij,comment-id=,timestamp=2016-01-23T04:33:58.067+0000)

The title saids it all for the most part. I just don't like playing tank. I mean first when you play a tank it's your job to make the good sold engage so you can start taking all the damage and your team can unload, but Most of the time I have played my teams don't really react, and start going for the enemy, and because of this my champ dies, and now it's a 5v4. I mean you can say the team was not ready, but when you try to talk about when your going in. The team does not really say anything, and then at the end of the match you get comments like dude you're bad, or feeder. You know the common things that are said in this game. anyways. Being the tank means you have to trust every player in every match you get into to react to you trying to start teamfights. Last time I checked no one in this game trust anyone. So if being the tank means you have to trust everyone, but no one trust each other then I don't see the point in picking tanks. You can say there are many good tank champs out there for the lane phase, but when it comes to the team I don't find being the tank fun at all.

You can say anything you want, but it feels more rewarding playing other roles than tanks. Hell I have seen full health tanks with most of there items scared of doing anything or run away with full health. Tanks running away with full health, and almost full build with everyone still at full is saying something really wrong is going on. Anyways. This is just my view over my time playing. I am sure many don't feel the same, and I don't care. This is just my view. Tanks to me are just not enjoyable playing.

shyvanna mundo illaoi. Your match history doesn't indicate that you even play tanks.

Ash Lockheart2 votes

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shyvanna mundo illaoi. Your match history doesn't indicate that you even play tanks.

Mundo is ban most of the time as well as illaoi. And of course my match history shows no tanks because I stopped playing them. Did you miss the part in my post where I said tanks are just not enjoyable playing?

Woook3r2 votes

[{quoted}](name=Ash Lockheart,realm=NA,application-id=3ErqAdtq,discussion-id=y4OFKGij,comment-id=00000000,timestamp=2016-01-23T04:57:07.944+0000)

Mundo is ban most of the time as well as illaoi. And of course my match history shows no tanks because I stopped playing them. Did you miss the part in my post where I said tanks are just not enjoyable playing?

learn udyr. super tanky never banned lots of dmg. Uses abilities all the time.

Fucck1 votes

Try Shen, Super tanky, Decent Damage, good peel with his taunt,and he has a Global Ulti to save team members or to gank. You can try him, I always found him to be enjoyable.

Ratbert1 votes

Are you kidding? Landing a good ult makes it all worth it, especially if you get 4-5 champs hit.

Woook3r1 votes

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Are you kidding? Landing a good ult makes it all worth it, especially if you get 4-5 champs hit.

He doesn't even play tanks.

jaymc11301 votes

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He doesn't even play tanks.

Those are all tanks.

Woook3r1 votes

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Those are all tanks.

you aren't aware of the context of the comment/discussion.

jaymc11301 votes

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you aren't aware of the context of the comment/discussion.

U rite

Catastrop2 votes

Those aren't tanks. They are Fighters/Juggernauts. I can't believe you made me agree with him, I feel disgusting all over.

jaymc11301 votes

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Those aren't tanks. They are Fighters/Juggernauts. I can't believe you made me agree with him, I feel disgusting all over.

Mundo, Shy, and Ill can all be tanks. All are tanks. The closest one to being a bruiser is shy. Bruiser as a class has the job of jumping a carry and taking it out of the fight. Tanks, as a class have the job of being the front line for the team and being in the middle of the fight with a secondary job of peeling for the carries. Which of those 3 has a reliable gap closer on a short cool down with good burst? Shy has her ult to close the gap but its certainly not a reliable means of reaching a carry to take them down fast in a fight because of its long cooldown. Shes the closest to being a true bruiser. Mundo has no gap closer, and no burst either. Ill has some burst, but no really good, reliable mobility to reach a carry outside of flash>jump.

Jax Elise Renekton Bruiser style stuff.

DrMundo Garen Olaf Tank style stuff.

The two classes have overlapping responsibilities and build, and in some cases even playstyles. They can be tough to differentiate as a class because of this. There are hybridizations that defy real classification: Maokai Warwick

What it really comes down to is kit tools. If your primary job is to jump a carry an wipe em out while being durable and you have the tools to jump them in fights, that's more of a bruiser. If your primary job is to be durable while possibly wiping out a carry, that's more of a tank.

resumed1 votes

just play galio buy righteous glory talisman of ascension and boots of swiftness then while playing speed gargoyle of death you zoom the fuck in on the enemy team and ult every single one

BluePolarizer1 votes

Then don't engage...? Wait for the enemy team to make a mistake, there are tons of mistakes in your elo.

Kyrrion1 votes

[{quoted}](name=Ash Lockheart,realm=NA,application-id=3ErqAdtq,discussion-id=y4OFKGij,comment-id=,timestamp=2016-01-23T04:33:58.067+0000)

The title saids it all for the most part. I just don't like playing tank. I mean first when you play a tank it's your job to make the good sold engage so you can start taking all the damage and your team can unload... but when it comes to the team I don't find being the tank fun at all.

You can say anything you want... This is just my view over my time playing. I am sure many don't feel the same, and I don't care. This is just my view. Tanks to me are just not enjoyable playing.

Ok. So why did you even bother posting this? You certainly aren't asking for any sort of advice (though it sounds like you might be able to use some, tanks are more than just initiations), looking for differing opinions (as you don't care if other people feel differently), or bring up any sort of topic that you would like discussed (you're just stating that you don't like playing tanks - this isn't a topic for conversation).

So idk, I'm sorry that tanks are suited to your playstyle? Not sure what you're looking for here.

Ash Lockheart2 votes

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Ok. So why did you even bother posting this? You certainly aren't asking for any sort of advice (though it sounds like you might be able to use some, tanks are more than just initiations), looking for differing opinions (as you don't care if other people feel differently), or bring up any sort of topic that you would like discussed (you're just stating that you don't like playing tanks - this isn't a topic for conversation).

So idk, I'm sorry that tanks are suited to your playstyle? Not sure what you're looking for here.

Trusting players to react when your playing a tank is the first issue. If players don't react then picking a tank is pointless. Better understanding?

AlwaysByMySide1 votes

Then don't play tanks. Play a class you enjoy playing.

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