"OMG YOU DIDNT PING MIA"

wang dang doodle·May 5, 2016·4 votes·1,226 views

if you die to a gank from a laner it's entirely your fault. Nobody needs to ping MIA because you should be warding and constantly checking minimap to see if anyone's missing. Map awareness is a basic skill. Learn it.

34 Comments

MilkydragonMay 5, 20166 votes

MIA is also a basic skill, learn it.

wang dang doodleMay 5, 20161 votes

"Oh no everyone else babysit me so I don't face consequences due to refusing to develop map awareness"

That's what crying over MIA pings is

MilkydragonMay 5, 20163 votes

Mia is a helpful ping and not everyone is perfect, when someone dies because your laner is gone and you didn't say it's your fault too

wang dang doodleMay 5, 20161 votes

I'm not saying it isn't helpful but it 100% is not my fault.

It's like saying that if you submerge your hand in hot grease it's also the fault of the grease's owner for not putting a warning. Nah you just need to be more careful and you wouldn't have burned yourself. Pretty simple tbh.

DestínyMay 5, 20162 votes

I'm sorry. But League is a team game. If it isn't partially your fault for not pinging, then you are basing this on a game with no team communication. You are not going 1v5. It is a 5v5 game.

There is a reason why world class tournaments use voice comm. to speak to one another and ping like crazy. They communicate, work as a team, and win as a team.

Yes, if your team didn't notice the laner leaving your lane, it is partially his fault... but you, as a part of this team, should be able to make up for your team's flaws. Don't play a game of blame, but instead support each other.

Restless SlumberMay 5, 20163 votes

I ping MIA all the time and ping where the enemy jungler is all the time, yet I still agree with you. Complaining about someone not pinging MIA isn't always their fault.

wang dang doodleMay 5, 20162 votes

I feel that, I actively use pings for every situation throughout the game just because if someone throws a fit I can say to open chat and see that I did in fact ping.

However it is not my duty to ping. Similarly to it not being your junglers fault if you die to a gank, it's also not your mid laners fault if their opponent kills you in a gank. Warding and map awareness is something that should be prioritized over being babysat.

Not once have I ever blamed anyone for me dying to a gank from any enemy champion, as I'm aware it's entirely my fault. Similarly I've never blamed the jungler for a failed gank because he didn't ping that he was on the way. It was MY fault for not noticing he was in the river fast enough for me to react and set up a gank.

BoulderoxMay 5, 20161 votes

It is there fault for dying, but your fault for withholding info on your enemy team...

DestínyMay 5, 20161 votes

You way of thinking is the problem. You use pings because you want to show your team that you did in fact ping? No, you should be using it to support your team, keeping him/her aware of what is going on in the map.

Here's an analogy. Pianists practice because they love playing the piano and would like to get better at it, they don't play it because they don't want to get punished for not doing so.

DarkLarvitarMay 5, 20163 votes

i see a lot of bronzie/silver downvotes I mean they do help but shouldn't always needed

wang dang doodleMay 5, 20161 votes

THANK YOU

The point is I'm saying the ping is a luxury. Helpful but not necessary and if you die it's still completely your fault for having no map awareness at the time.

Me personally I'm low elo because well for one I haven't tried ranked this season and last season I played as soon as I hit 30 but my mechanics aren't great so I rely on game knowledge and just being a smarter player

AND MAP AWARENESS IS ONE OF THE MOST BASIC ELEMENTS OF THAT

LIKE WHY IS IT SUCH AN ISSUE FOR PEOPLE IN MY ELO TO REALIZE THAT JUST MAYBE ITS THEIR FAULT THEYRE DOING BAD

wang dang doodleMay 5, 20161 votes

Like... My mechanics are god awful

Probably because I play with a controller but still :p

DestínyMay 5, 20161 votes

I would downvote as well. Dizzy, please understand that paying attention to the whole map and your own lane all at once for a long period of time strains the brain a whole lot and, mostly, only players high diamond + are capable of doing it for a long period of time.

Although it is true that pinging is not always needed, that is only if there are wards on the map. Yes, you can place wards, but the enemy team can also clear wards.

"if you die to a gank from a laner it's entirely your fault" <- This, right here, is clearly you being selfish. The fact that you take no responsibility for not using a function that is implemented into the game. Pings are made for a reason, use it.

AerothalMay 5, 20162 votes

and yet its a fucking team game and you actually hurt yourself AND your team if you dont pay attention to what your laning opponent is doing. yes yes, i agree on the point you make about warding and map awareness. BUT alerting another lane that your laner might be coming might give them an edge to actually get a kill. WHY WOULDNT YOU WANT THAT?!?

wang dang doodleMay 5, 20162 votes

I'm not saying it isn't helpful I'm simply saying that the resulting death is still your fault and that flaming for no MIA ping is stupid and only shows how unwilling you are to improve yourself.

AerothalMay 5, 20161 votes

you are right about the flaming. but the very fact is that its not a perfect world and not everyone is on coms with one another and a little help like a fucking Mia or a warning ping does wonders. What you are doing is just as bad as the guy who flames. If you are aware of your lane opponents movements just throw out some warning pings. what does it hurt? It sure hurts when you dont do it. you dont know if the other lane is tunneling on farm, is checking on top lane or if their ward JUST ran out. a little effort on your side goes a long way and completely stops a possible gank from being an issue. WHY WOULDNT YOU? do you have to teach ppl a lesson to be map aware? be a teamplayer ffs

ShonjlMay 5, 20162 votes

You are half right. You are at fault for not pinging MIA since it is a requirement to notify your team. Failing that and you deserve to get flamed a little. But at same time you are right that if they get ganked for not warding or being too deep they are at fault.

So don't act like you are the correct one since you are just at fault as the person that died.

ThatH1N1May 5, 20161 votes

You should ping mia. Helping teammates is the most important skill.

wang dang doodleMay 5, 20162 votes

I personally do unless I for some reason forget to. I'm simply saying flaming and throwing a fit because someone didn't ping MIA is extremely dumb because ultimately it's still your fault you died, not their's because of a ping you probably won't acknowledge anyway.

KanzlerMay 5, 20162 votes

So it's ok for you to forget to ping but it's not ok for someone else to forget to check the mini map? If you don't ping mia, it's just as much your fault.

wang dang doodleMay 5, 20161 votes

Nah, still the fault of the person that died, but god forbid someone tell the pack of goons that is League's community that they could possibly be the problem or that their death is their fault.

KanzlerMay 5, 20161 votes

I never said the dead person isn't at fault, but that you are also at fault. Are you one of the goon pack who can't accept that someone may have died because you didn't coordinate information with them?

wang dang doodleMay 5, 20161 votes

No I openly admit when something is my fault. My team's lack of ability to ward and or check their map is not my fault. Silly goose.

KanzlerMay 5, 20161 votes

You can't make that statement and also say that, even though you didn't ping mia, it isn't partially your fault when your lane opponent roams and kills someone. How they respond to that information is on them.

McKeifusMay 5, 20162 votes

If I'm getting invaded by jungle and top and mid runs off and I'm trying to fight for my life...ya that's not on me if you didn't ward properly or are too deep and not paying attention. It's always your fault if you die.

Allow me to repeat that: It is always your fault if you die.

DestínyMay 5, 20161 votes

This is true, it is your fault if you die. However, it is also true that pinging may prevent one from dying. This 'prevent' skill is a fault if you don't use it. :)

DestínyMay 5, 20161 votes

If you wish to climb, ignore people who throw fits. Anyone who throws fits for whatever reason should be ignored. Focus on your own gameplay.

ShonjlMay 5, 20161 votes

You should have said that earlier. Its one thing if you made a mistake and forgot, another when you made it sound like you never do at all.

McKeifusMay 5, 20161 votes

I'm gonna agree. It's helpful and good teamplay to ping, but if there's a lot of crazy shit going on and you aren't in your lane, or you just got ganked or something, it's still on everyone to protect themselves.

PDE5 InhibMay 5, 20161 votes

But...why didn't you just ping MIA?

wang dang doodleMay 5, 20161 votes

I generally do, however sometimes I forget, or am distracted, and sometimes I play when sleepy. The post isn't about me, it's a general saying as I see it WAY too often.

PDE5 InhibMay 5, 20161 votes

however sometimes I forget, or am distracted, and sometimes I play when sleepy.

And everyone of those things applies to not fixing your focus on teammate's lanes. Only difference is that it's 100% easier to notice your lane enemy isn't there than it is to check other lanes.

It's pretty simple to ping MIA.

DestínyMay 5, 20161 votes

You forget, you are distracted. This means that you aren't playing to the best of your ability and is dragging your team down.

When you enter a game. Play with your best, and if you lose, you reflect and upgrade your 'best'. There's a saying that if you play with better players you will improve more exponentially than playing with the latter. The same goes for distraction and whatnot.

There is one thing you need to realize. People who ping have a much higher win rate than people who don't. Therefore, it is a fault to not have this skill.

RandomoniumMay 5, 20161 votes

People shouldn't throw a fit because you didn't call MIA. That said, you should always call MIA. Remember, you need to carry your team. That also means having better map awareness than them and pinging them if they are about to get their ass kicked. Hell, if I see someone roaming I will ping 3 times to show their direction of motion (i.e. if the mid laner is roaming bot I ping once in river by mid lane, once by drag, and then once by river in bot lane.) Even the least aware allies can usually figure out what that means.