1v1s prove nothing

TheUnseen·Jul 15, 2014·10 votes·2,534 views

i think we can all agree 1v1s don't prove your skill as a player, so why do so many people challenge me to one??

17 Comments

RiotyupsterJul 15, 201415 votes

But this...http://38.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbuau2Mw1S1rrzdauo1_400.gif

pink ribbonJul 15, 20142 votes

yupster confirmed for tumblr skrub

evolve to 4chan, m8-

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Dr Clueless PhDJul 15, 20146 votes

Everyone knows that 1v1 is worthless in a team game. People default to asking for 1v1's if their fragile gamer ego takes a hit, and they feel the need to assert their dominance.

TheUnseenJul 15, 20143 votes

hmm, that makes sooo much sense, thank you for explaining

bbbbatesJul 15, 20141 votes

or just if you feel like trolling around you challenge the most fed player on their team to 1v1 you

MrBuffingtonJul 15, 20141 votes

which could be a pretty underhanded strategy. Like if I'm a 0/10/0 singed with a good amount of armor, and I challenge their fed Ashe to a fight, that's a favorable trade for my team, since I can troll around and buy time.

TeaKay13Jul 15, 20142 votes

Usually around the time they feel like they can't win any games because their team is dragging them down and that they are diamond material stuck in bronze.

MarhsallLee67Jul 15, 20146 votes

U wot m8? 1v1 me irl ill rek u scrub.

Hyrum GraffJul 15, 20142 votes

Once, there was a game that my team was steamrolling. However, the other team wasn't bitter, and we were having friendly banter back and forth. I challenged one of their team to a 1v1 for the fun of it, to see if I could beat them (I think we were both good duelists and pretty evenly fed).

Both our teams were nearby, and we started fighting. If I remember correctly, it looked like my opponent was going to win, but then their kat decided to interfere... which ended in me flashing to safety, and my team proceeding to beat the crap out of her and go on to win the game.

As an actual answer to your question, though: people challenge others to 1v1s for the same reason that people (stereotypically men in bars, with a pretty woman nearby) challenge the other to "take this outside."

JedditeFTWJul 15, 20141 votes

Holdover from World of WarCraft -- where the helmet-kids who were the WoW equivalent of Bronze V thought that team skill in arena/battlegrounds could be accurately qualified via a duel outside Orgrimmar.

EMOFRATPARTYJul 15, 20143 votes

This is a holdover from way before WoW. "1v1" has been around for as long as online gaming has been around (and before the popularity of the word "bro!") -- I remember back in the days of StarCraft. The original, of course...back when dial-up was a common thing.

If someone is constantly challenging you to 1v1, just tell them "no thanks" and move on. If they are breaking the EULA/Player Guidelines, then take appropriate action. As always, it's best not to feed the trolls.

GrezvangbeJul 15, 20141 votes

I challenge my friends to 1v1s occasionally because i like to duel with them, sometimes to settle an argument but mostly to have fun. (most of the time we duel with really stupid rules like full tank Draven or dot Darius )

so yeah... i agree that 1v1s don't determine skill level on this game

RhytoJul 15, 20141 votes

The only way a 1v1 can be considered skills as a player, is either 1. Fight 1v1 in real life. or 2. Virtual Reality comes about (SAO 1v1s for example if you would like to imagine something)

Logan RichardsonJul 16, 20141 votes

Because too many new players are CoD transfers...

Koraji yoJul 16, 20141 votes

I challenge friends to 1v1s bc i wish magma chamber was a thing.

LittleBoyOfHopeJul 16, 20141 votes

nice thread, i was just thinking about this too haha :D I believe it doesn't because LoL is a team game, I'm not even sure if there is such a thing as a "better" player. Although, you may see a diamond better than a bronze, IMO a gold player could be better than a diamond, or a diamond better than a challenger. (IMO)