[{quoted}](name=Ice Weasel X,realm=NA,application-id=cIfEodbz,discussion-id=ATdeIAkE,comment-id=000000000000,timestamp=2015-02-28T09:13:18.860+0000)
Less than a month ago, a ranked duo proved you wrong.
http://boards.na.leagueoflegends.com/en/c/miscellaneous/YOOZYYeZ-climbing-ranked-by-duo-queuing-two-tanks-in-bot-lane
At the time of that post, they had reached Gold/Platinum ranks with a 19/1 win/loss record (and the only loss was when they did not play Sejuani+Malphite in the bottom lane).
You are unfair to flame.
Fact: Picking a non-meta champ/role combination is not against the rules.
Fact: Flaming people is against the rules.
Clarification:
- Flaming [someone who is not breaking the rules] is against the rules.
- Flaming [someone who is breaking the rules] is still against the rules.
Stop looking for reasons to justify flaming. It doesn't look good on you.
I do this all the time for fun. My fav combos are Blitz/taric (the grab/knockup/stun/knockup combo is super OP), and Blitz/Mundo (grab, knockup, slow, slow, slow, knockup, ad infinitum ). My buddy and I never lose matches even when we get cocky and feed early game.
They may WANT you to play a game a certain way, but do some math and you can find some very notable exceptions. For example, I play Mundo Support. People rage, insult, and even bail all the time. Check my match history, though. Out of my last 10 games I've lost a single time, but that was from network issues.
Master a champ/role combo that isn't common and people don't know what to do. They won't counter because they have no idea wtf you are doing in the first place. Plus, with the Mundo example... who bans Mundo? So ya, you get your champ every time, you don't get countered, you automatically counter your lane champs, and all with champs you have absolutely mastered.. because you play them all the time. AND they are tanks, so you can armor up or MR up. My teammates can rage all they want.
My allegiance is to Statistical analysis, not to some magical Riot decree. If Riot wanted people to stop "breaking their meta" they would simply code better and learn to math :o These things are only possible because they 1. Do not properly balance champions... they use lazy "counters". and 2. They only base calculations on how they INTEND you to play champions. So of course there are some super OP combos, because if they fixed them... those champs would be worthless in their "home/meta" lanes much of the time.
If you want to learn how to properly balance a game, look at the original Starcraft game.
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