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Can't we clarify the term Support?

Duke Anax··1 votes·508 views

There repeatedly are issues in various discussions, because the term is used interchangably with two different meanings:

  1. A champion that sacrifices some of their own power to help their teammates.
  2. A champion in a duo lane that helps the other to become stronger.

While usually the former is particulary suited to be the later, that doesn't mean they are the same. Almost any other champ could take that position in a duo lane and the Support Champ doesn't have to be in the duo lane either, some actually scale really well.

Can't we make an effort to change the term?

A Support usually does something for you that you can't do yourself. Someone that helps you do your job is usually called an Assitantant.

So I'd like to keep Support for the Champ and Assistant or Assist for the Role.

What you think?

7 Comments

NorthernDruid2 votes

Bot Lane Assist would work pretty nicely for things like the Vel'Koz "support" you hear about topping the damage charts.

Duke Anax1 votes

Exactly my point, no matter how you look at it, Vel, simply is no Support.

Aerothal2 votes

renaming the Support would do as much as renaming the ADC did!

Marksman...lol sure!

Duke Anax1 votes

Aktually that's exactly what I'm talking about, it works:

  1. Marksman is a champ that uses mainly AA from range.
  2. ADC is the champ that does most of the AD damage,

There are a lot of Marksmen played top ADC or some meele ADC mid like Zed.

  1. Mage is a champ that relies on strong ranged abbilities.
  2. Assasin is a champ that focusses mostly on burst and execute.
  3. APC is the one that does most of the AP damage,

Both types can be APC and can also be in a different position.

CLG Factor1 votes

Name it ap carry with cc

Aerothal1 votes

{quoted}

Name it ap carry with cc

APCCC?!?

USG Morta1 votes

"marksman aid"

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