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How do I improve a champion I've just started playing without feeding?

Chewbakka·5/21/2015, 2:54:40 AM·1 votes·820 views

I don't believe Co op vs ai is a good choice for me since the different mechanics and champions I can play against are very limited. That being said, should I just expect to feed for a few games or is there something else I can do?

I don't usually do bad but I just played a game as Yasuo where I fed like a madman (3/22/16) simply because the enemy team kept feeding off of me and picking me out. I tried to play extremely passively and farm close to our base and barely in our jungle. I was very short on items so the best I could afford was a trinket upgrade to ward and I found myself out of place a LOT. I offered my teammates to let me afk since I considered that better than giving the enemy 15+ more kills but they didn't let me. I noticed myself making really really dumb mistakes since I felt completely hopeless and rekt.

So finally I arrive at these 2 questions:

If I feed (esp, feed heavily), how do I snap back into the proper mental state?
Is there any other way to learn a champion without being bad with him for a while?

Bonus Q. : Should I focus more on mastering certain champions or more on strategic game mechanics first as a SIlver 4 newbie?

tl;dr I fed like a grandma on xmas qq

Edit: There was no bad communication between my teammates they were really nice and understood I was playing stupid :) I'm always nice to teammates so it wasn't their fault I got rekt at all

5 Comments

Deep Terror Nami5/21/2015, 3:03:58 AM4 votes

I don't believe Co op vs ai is a good choice for me since the different mechanics and champions I can play against are very limited.

You shouldn't go directly into PvP with a champion. You can only learn so much by playing vs. a bot, but there is still a lot you can learn first.

Take your Yasuo for example; half of his early gameplay requires you to know how to play around a minion wave. You need to learn how to dash around a wave to dodge skillshots, last hit them, get up close to the enemy quickly (or escape them), charge your Q, keep moving while CS'ing to charge your shield, and finally when to jump in when your shield is charged get ur trades in and run back. All of this can be practiced with less stress against AI opponents.

I just want to reiterate, you can only learn so much vs. AI, but there is still much to learn there.

The Bishop Piece5/21/2015, 2:19:52 PM2 votes

Go into a few custom games with the champion and a bot. Focus on just farming and just learning his/her spell rotation and combos. You could also read a guide online to see what to build for items/runes/masteries, as well as their playstyle.

Krigjer5/21/2015, 3:00:55 AM1 votes

Is there any other way to learn a champion without being bad with him for a while?

No. People need to be aware that it's okay to fail when trying something new.

Honestly, people are going to be mad if you feed, or fail to secure kills. It happens. Don't let it affect you too bad. Just remember that you're learning, and you'll eventually get to where you want to be.

Personally, you can admit to being new to a champion and I won't be upset. I get upset at people that don't even take new champions into bot games first. I mean, at least learn how their kit works and what they're capable of before you enter a real game.

EL HAMSTERO5/21/2015, 6:57:05 AM1 votes

with matchmaking it is very difficult to try a new champ. it places you based on your MMR from when you were playing your best champs. so if you try someone new you are likely to get crushed.

I usually make a new account to try new champions.