For all the support/jungler love, it still has it's bad players

ElJanitorFrank··1 votes·488 views

What do I mean by bad? Pretty much any way you want to put it. Toxic, mechanically, anything really.

Usually on the boards there's always 1 thread on the front page thanking supports for all they do because people don't appreciate it in game.

Now personally, I usually stay far, far away from bot lane because I don't like relying on other people, and I just got out of an ADC game and know exactly why they flame sometimes. I didn't say anything rude to my Blitzcrank, I just told him after about my 6th death he should help me more (he spent most of the time in the middle lane helping out mid laner. Nothing wrong with that, he was getting our mid fed, but I was suffering greatly for it). Throughout the whole game really he sort of blamed me for not being able to finish kills he tries to get us (we all got wiped pretty early on, me, support, and jungler).

Basically what I'm trying to say is that yes, there are bad supports out there, and when you NEED that player to be good, it's frustrating.

Support is a very important role, and they definitely deserve respect, but I honestly don't see ADCs hating on their partners THAT often. One in every 5-10 games maybe. But that's just a general rager, he could be going top and blame the jungler either way.

I'm not saying you should and can rage at your supportive roles, I'm just saying that NEEDING them, and them letting you down is a huge blow to morale, and I understand why people would rage.

Don't pretend you aren't frustrated when you jungler dives and gives your opponent double buffs.

7 Comments

Krigjer2 votes

Every role has its bad/toxic players.

That said: let me tell you, as a support main, good supports are so underappreciated.

Perfect Thresh hook into a Flay and Box combo into Exhaust when the enemy jungler ganked, getting your adc a triple kill? Your team: 'Wow, Caitlyn sure is doing some work down there!'

Constantly keeping dragon and enemy blue buff warded? Sure thing. 'omg this support doesn't ward' says mid, because you didn't roam to ward a side bush when laning phase is still up.

Very rarely are my efforts acknowledged. You're damn right I'm going to be defensive when the only things people are bringing up are my mistakes.

ElJanitorFrank1 votes

I've never actually seen a scenario like that. After a triple kill bot lane, all I hear/type myself is "Wow, good job" or usually "Good job guys ."

I never really hear people directly address the adc like that if it was a group effort from the supp/adc, or supp/adc/jungler.

And you know, I RARELY get congratulated for triple kills if I'm going mid.

And people bring up mistakes for every single role, the only difference between supports and other roles is that support has someone constantly watching them. And I've met my fair share of toxic supports who do nothing but flame their ADC.

Krigjer1 votes

I've never actually seen a scenario like that. After a triple kill bot lane, all I hear/type myself is "Wow, good job" or usually "Good job guys ."

I never really hear people directly address the adc like that if it was a group effort from the supp/adc, or supp/adc/jungler.

I have. I know our experiences will never be the exact same, but I've seen people say good job to the adc and nothing to the support.

ElJanitorFrank1 votes

But how often do you just hear "good job" or nothing at all?

Junsui Aoi1 votes

Everytime I hear them just compliment the ADC I'll type something like, "Ehem??" or "what about me? :c" or "I helped too Q~Q"

Yeah, it can come off spoiled sounding, but hey, those people gotta learn its a 2 man job down there. Usually I get a "you too, ______ XD" Most people don't get salty over it. Most.

Not to say there aren't times when your ADC is just boss and you're derping like crap. I'm talking the times where, as you said, that perfect thresh play, nami bubble, sona ulti whatever.

Alljoy1 votes

Sounds like he felt like he couldn't work with you and tried to get someone else fed instead, and to be fair, the support isn't the adc's, it's the team's.

ElJanitorFrank1 votes

He did it before the game even started. I had to farm the first 2 minion waves 2v1, and after that all he did was shove the wave up to the enemy tower. He would make a pull or 2, it would either end in our summoners being used up and/or both of us dying, because he didn't know when to back off.

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