PSA: Before you bash someone for their off-meta pick

HayRoss·Nov 30, 2015·9 votes·716 views

Let them prove themselves before you flame them, at the very least (Idyllically, don't flame them at all, but that's just like saying "Hey we should cure cancer") For example: My brother just got out of a game as Urgot jungle. Silly idea, and he was bound to feed, right? Well, an Urgot jungle would have fed, but he played Urgod jungle, went 23/8/15, and got a pentakill. Need proof? http://matchhistory.na.leagueoflegends.com/en/#match-details/NA1/2024564877/212501274?tab=overview

Just please, let them atleast show off what they can do before you shout at them for their pick

14 Comments

Void NargacugaNov 30, 20151 votes

I wonder what the end game chat log was like! XD

HayRossNov 30, 20151 votes

I don't know, I was too busy trying to comprehend why the hell an Urgot jungle managed to get a pentakill

Void NargacugaNov 30, 20151 votes

It was probably hilarious though. After checking his items he had 40% CDR which might have helped.

Dangerous ManNov 30, 20151 votes

I have an 87.5% win rate with Rammus support over 25 games

ModWulf HelhammerNov 30, 20151 votes

I actually don't see what would be wrong with a Rammus support. He's made to deal with AD auto attackers

Dangerous ManDec 1, 20151 votes

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I actually don't see what would be wrong with a Rammus support. He's made to deal with AD auto attackers

Exactly but he's off meta...people kick me outta team builder all the time

HayRossNov 30, 20151 votes

Because Rammus is actually a really good support, he's just not really played that way. I love Rammus, and I've been toying with the idea of playing him more as a support

Teemo or FeedmoNov 30, 20151 votes

''you don't need viability,all you need is skill.'' -me

AestheticistNov 30, 20151 votes

I recently played ad bard mid and suprisingly it works. Luckily my team didn't flame me but I can see others easily doing it

TheFameAnimalNov 30, 20151 votes

I actually LOVE when people break the meta, It proves that they want to find new ways to play the game, I remember when I had an Illaoi supp and we DESTROYED xD

I would love to break the meta myself (e.g. Sona mid, Ahri support, Janna mid) but I'm always afraid that I'm gonna get bashed for it, I know you can't get reported for it, but I can't take the flaming hahaa, but that's why I NEVER bash people for breaking the meta because I've seen it work even in the most unlikely of times :D

ChaosThiefDec 1, 20152 votes

Personal favorite meta break on my part is AP gangplank. Currently that's in a really bad spot considering the leads snowball too easily and he relies on getting 1000 serpents for the max damage ults, that and teammates are unaware of what I'm trying to do.

It's just a mess.

People often say "why aren't you AD crit gangplank" and the main reason is because I dislike that playstyle. I actually do worse as AD gangplank than AP gangplank, which is pretty funny actually.

Jungle Lux GodDec 1, 20151 votes

I think there is always some sort of apprehension necessary for any team that has an off-meta pick in their team comp. Straight up flaming is an extreme version of that and is definitely no okay, but a team should definitely be supportive of their teammate's off-meta pick, even if they don't agree with it.

Then there are the crazy people that are excited to see others go these weird, off-meta picks. Last season I played quite a bit with some off-meta champions in the jungle. On my game of jungle Viktor, I had a teammate in the Teambuilder lobby that said he really wanted to see how it worked, while on my game of jungle Lux my team's captain immediately termed me "the jungle Lux god" after I had been rejected from around 3-4 teams for my pick.

Truly PridefulDec 1, 20151 votes

My view on any weird pick is I honestly don't mind as long as it makes sense. Like don't play AP Riven or Zed, that's just stupid. I have plenty of weird supports that I keep as counterpicks to specific lanes. People always give me grief until they see that it wasn't just BS. Just wish people would be more open-minded toward different picks, how do they think the "new OPs" get found anyway?