If you pick a hard counter to your opponent and they are struggling against you;

Strawberrycocoa·Nov 12, 2016·3 votes·371 views

Don't gloat about it.

Don't brag, or goad them, or all that other "trash talk" "psych-play" bullshit.

You're already winning, you don't need to rub it into people's faces. And you're already kind of being a dick by picking a hard counter in the first place instead of a fairer match-up that would allow more player interaction. Don't be a douche by rubbing it in.

Love, a player who thinks tilting people on purpose is shitty behavior.

5 Comments

MatthewRT2Nov 12, 20161 votes

I agree, if you are going to tilt them do it in a less obvious way like clearing the wards in a bush and killing then before they get back into lane or kill the jungler while he is taking a buff and steal it. Making them tilted is a good way to win.

VoidStaresBackNov 12, 20161 votes

I agree with don't tilt people on purpose, but it's a legitimate game strategy to counterpick someone, you're not being a dick that's a game mechanic.

StrawberrycocoaNov 12, 20161 votes

Repeating what I said above, it kind of is being a dick. Not in a bad way, but in an eye-rolling sort of way, it kind of is.

You don't HAVE to pick a hard counter, you have the option of picking a laner who fights on even terms and seeing who outplays who instead of giving yourself a mechanical advantage.

Zane ZephyrNov 12, 20161 votes

Picking a hard counter isn't being a dick. Hard counters don't always win games. The game isn't about "winning fairer matchups". If I think I can play a champion that will do good against the champion I'm against, then I'm going to do it. I don't really care if you think I'm a dick or not. I'm going to play to win and if that's one way I think I can do that, then it's what I will do.

StrawberrycocoaNov 12, 20161 votes

Eh, yeah picking a hard counter is a legitimate strategic choice. But you're still choosing to give yourself a mechanical advantage instead of picking someone who can fight the opponent on even terms. It's kind of dick-ish.

Not in a bad way, not a "toxic griefing trolling" way. But in a "really, bro?" way, it kind of is. You don't HAVE to pick, say, a Teemo to blind Nasus whenever he tries to Q-farm, you can pick another melee and see who outplays who instead.