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How to get better without pissing people off?

Angel VII·8/8/2017, 12:56:13 AM·1 votes·404 views

I've been playing League for awhile now but I've never really escaped bronze/silver level of play. That's a guess-timation as I do not play ranked. (I don't 'like' ruining other players experiences) I started off and leveled my account to 30 via bot matches. That's a great tool (in my opinion) for learning the BASIC mechanics of the game or a new champion, for someone, who like me, was completely new to this genre of game. However, I think it can be universally agreed upon that coop vs ai games not only teach you bad habits, but can not and will not prepare you for actual regular SR games.

So, I started trying to play normals. I watched some youtube videos about general strategies, responsibilities of the various roles, champion mechanics, practiced farming in custom games, pretty much anything I, or any of my friends, suggested to prepare. It isn't enough. NOTHING IMO can substitute actually just playing and practicing the game.

I was super happy and excited about the tool we had for awhile to practice a new champ or role, but that game mode was (I guess abused? and) done away with. There hasn't really been a substitute since.

For obvious reasons I do not participate in ranked. I don't belong there. But, even when trying to play a normal SR once in awhile, I get flamed and trolled pretty hard for my lack of experience/knowledge/skill. I thought "normal" games were where you were SUPPOSED to practice to get ready for "real" games in ranked? So, why do people take them so seriously? What's the alternative for new or unskilled players to improve? "You suck so don't play here." Soooo, where should I/we be playing?

In addition to not having any fun myself getting trolled/flamed, the people doing the flaming must be pretty pissed off and having a bad experience too, to be exhibiting such behavior.

I'll play a normal once in awhile now... If I have 4 friends online I can form a premade with. That's fun. But, in the absence of that specific circumstance, I just stick with bot games, (that present literally 0 challenge) arams, or rotating game modes, which people tend to not take quite as seriously... usually.

Muting people is fine and dandy. I have the enemy team muted by default, and I use mute frequently. ((Side note, BLESS YOU RITO for adding the "mute ping" function. One of my FAVORITE improvements of all time!)) But that doesn't help you win games or "git gud". So, what are some ways you can think of to improve or practice without ruining other player's experience?

I'm just looking for advice from some more experienced players with where to go and what to do next. I'm not trying to piss people off by playing poorly. I simply don't know wth I'm doing and am trying to learn. I feel like I've gotten as much from the practice tool and bot matches as I'm realistically ever going to get, but I see no alternative.

3 Comments

UnconventionaI8/8/2017, 1:41:00 AM2 votes

Watching people who are good at the game play the game can help, but like you said, "NOTHING IMO can substitute actually just playing and practicing the game." Watching people who know what they're doing in action and listening to their commentating can give you knowledge without you even needing to interact with anyone else. However, you aren't actually improving your skills. You're merely gathering knowledge, which isn't helpful if you're unable to apply it.

Gaining practical knowledge through actually playing the game while avoiding pissing anyone off is impossible. And that's not an exaggeration. If you play a competitive, multiplayer game, you will eventually make someone you play with mad, guaranteed. Even minimizing how often people rage at you is a skill in itself that takes time and practice to get good at.

If you want to minimize raging as much as possible while still improving your skills and knowledge, and you don't want to only play when 4 friends are online, play normals, and be vocally positive. You should play normals because there's less on the line in norms as opposed to ranked games, so people should be less inclined to rage. Be vocally positive to raise the morale of your team, which tends to mitigate flaming and make people have a generally better time than if you weren't being positive.

That's pretty much all you can do. League of Legends is a social game. Dealing with the moods of your teammates and the members of the enemy team is as much of a part of gameplay as right clicking the Nexus.

DariusDemiurge8/8/2017, 1:52:41 AM2 votes

In all seriousness just bite the bullet and queue up if you feel you put in ample time practicing a set of champs and roles.

People are going to rage one way or another. I myself do, I get very overly competitive once I'm tossed into any type of ranked or tournament for activities. Just can't let it get to you and like you said you use that mute/ignore feature which is good instead of crying about it and reporting like a baby.

As long as you're sincerely playing the best you can and not troll feeding intentionally just go for it. You might do well, you might not. If you don't try you won't get gold and miss out on some great skins like victorious Elise and Morgana, or terrible skins like victorious sivir.

Gl to you young sir or madam.

Malza8/8/2017, 1:54:21 AM1 votes

Just type /mute all and play ranked if you want to improve