Confused - Ranked

Demon King Maou·May 2, 2016·2 votes·525 views

Im bronze 3 and usually get low elo teams aswell but im constantly matched against people in Silver or Gold + Riot wtf seriously Im not gunna get any better playing against people who curb stomp me and my team -_-

6 Comments

Dearest NoelMay 2, 20161 votes

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OksanaandjoyMay 2, 20161 votes

On your third point, I really don't like that there is a potential issue with working up the ladder as a support. If that is the case then the role needs looking at. I love playing support, but it really does feel very dependent.

Dearest NoelMay 2, 20161 votes

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OksanaandjoyMay 3, 20161 votes

Hi. Thanks for the comment. I think we do actually agree with each other. If it isn't possible to climb as a support then the system isn't working as it should.

But I guess so much of your role depends on your mindset. Many of the guides on youtube often use a phrase along the lines of, "your job is to get your carry fed". From this perspective, you need to do everything to keep your carry alive. You can't influence the decision making of the carry, but you can do a couple of things to ensure that: play a defensive (shields or heals) support; make sensible plays (if the support is reckless in making plays or attracting too much poke then she loses impact); of course, warding is ubiquitous to help avoid ganks.

I often find myself switching back and fourth between high damage/impact lanes (mage supports) and defensive lanes (Soraka, Janna), but always on the lookout for that champion that can do both. I played around a lot with Karma (shield and poke, but she's just too squishy. Kayle has the heals and (game-changing) shield at 6 but she is so item dependent that it takes here forever to hit that impact point. I've been messing around with Nunu lately. He has great lane sustain and love that slow but he lanks any defensive abilities until you get the Face of the Mountain shield. One day i'll find that perfect champ :D

I do wish some carry's would play a little smarter though and focus on the farm. I used to take Strength of the Ages but all too often would come out with only a handful of stacks after the laning phase because the ADC had missed the canons.

Anyhow, i'll keep grinding away. Silver 5 last season. Grinding in bronze 5 this season.