Go Big or Go B! Season 4 Support Group!

Invisible Man·10/26/2013, 8:50:03 AM·10 votes·1,841 views

Well Season 4 is going to come sooner than later and I'm sure we all have some kind of goal in mind for the next season. So I decided that I would do something more fun this season than the 3rd one.

I'm going to be running a project for myself that involves supporting players in their Season 4 goals and setting a goal for myself as well.

Main Idea:

  1. Player chooses a long-term goal for themselves Season 4.

ex:
If you're Silver V now maybe you want to aim for Gold I.
If you're toxic, maybe try to see if you've become less toxic by the end of the season.
Maybe you don't do anything but support or jungle and want to become competent in laning.
Anything that'll take some work.

  1. Throughout the season they'll take steps in trying to reach this goal and stick with it.
  2. During this time, they are free to ask other players they've added to look at their games or ask for any advice to improve. If you are in this group you make yourself available to help others as well.
  3. There's no formal meetings but if you would like to talk I will be available. I plan on tracking people every week to see how they're doing and see how they're feeling about their goals. This involves writing up reports as well, but nothing too formal. I may also consider frapsing or recording your matches with commentary so you can review.
  4. Players are also invited to do All-Random Summoner Rifts with me that will be uploaded to YouTube. :)

Rules to that:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsfJxOTd5dM

Sometimes I do this in a real queue if there's only 5-people. They're a nice way to loosen up on the rift and realize this is just a game we're playing. :) 6)By the end of the project, if you reach your goal I'll have some sorta celebration lol. I'll figure something out for you. :)

Ultimate Goal:
Helping people realize you'll only improve with discipline, reflection, and a good attitude. The last one is the big one. It's also a way to help players who are anxious about playing due to player toxicity.

Requirements to join:

  1. You actually want to aim for something that will take serious effort.
  2. You have a good attitude. Do not flip out when given advice. Be willing to look at your mistakes.
  3. You're willing to help others as well.

Disclaimer:
This is not a babysitting project. You're willing to be part of this and work on your goals independently. While I offer my help, the project is designed to help you empower yourself.

** Basic Form:**
Summoner Name:
Age:
Rank:
Dislikes:
Likes:
Season 4 Goal:

40 Comments

CtrlAltBingo11/6/2013, 7:48:12 AM3 votes

Summoner Name: Ctrlaltbingo

Age: 21

Rank: none

Dislikes: negative players, people who instead of telling you what you did wrong just rage at you or blame you for the failure of the game, "gg" about 5 minutes into the game because of a small mistake

Likes: constructive criticism, advice, helpful but not spammy pings

Season 4 Goal: to actually play ranked, to understand what every champion does and how to play safely against them, being able to safely make calls about the game (sometimes after my lane is won or lost I kind of just wander aimlessly)

Ahri

KeybøardWarrior11/6/2013, 7:51:25 AM3 votes

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Summoner: keybøardWarrior

Age: 20

Rank: gold 5

Dislikes: people that shove their lanes and don't clear wards then expect ganks, or people who get cocky when ahead and throw games

Likes: People who have good knowledge of their lanes and know how to take good engages

Season 4 goal: to push for plat 5, get better map awarness and learn to mid/support better so im not boned if top/jungle or adc get called

ZanjotheMonster11/15/2013, 7:45:45 PM2 votes

Hey guys :) recently got ranked in Bronze 1, and i'm really looking forward towards growing with all you guys. If you guys feel like adding me go ahead, need to find more people who are willing to play real games with me and educate me in how Champs counter other ones.

Reason for the advice on the countering thing, last game of Provisional: Played Darius top (obviously :P) but my opponent picked Vladimir and then a teammate sat there and bitched about how i was bad for not listening to them and letting them go top against him after i had locked in (they played Karma and said she countered Vladimir really well).

yes we lost the game and i accepted that i had a really bad game and it was my fault but they wouldn't leave me alone cause of my lack of knowledge. So i'm mainly asking for assistance in understanding and analyzing situations so that i may adjust accordingly and be better than all those nagging jerks that i ran into for most of my games :)

Thanks for any knowledge that you guys give me and any adds that i get, looking forward to playing with all y'all :)

Broken Exile10/27/2013, 5:03:30 AM2 votes

Summoner Name:K0ir0

Age:25

Rank: Gold 5, trying for gold 3 or 2 by end of season.

Dislikes: Incompetant players, people who DGAF #yolo idiots who throw games

Likes: Junglers that make plays and secure objectives, people who try their best

Season 4 Goal:Platinum and beyond, to become more tolerant of others who might not take the game as seriously as I do. Learn to mute people instead of feeding trolls.

Nyareth10/29/2013, 3:35:53 PM1 votes

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Le Mad Pierrot10/29/2013, 8:16:26 PM1 votes

Summoner Name: Le Mad Pierrot
Age: 26
Rank:Bronze 4 in promos currently
Dislikes: People not applying the right tactics to a situation. Diving isn't always the answer but neither is passive farming.
Likes: Aggression when applicable. I do like going HAM a lot.
Season 4 Goal: Become better at other lanes (mana management at mid, trading at top, ganking at jungle, and CSing at ADC); make to Gold 5; pick up more champions (my support pool is pretty big but everything else is lacking)

Freezman10/30/2013, 1:52:28 AM1 votes

Summoner Name: Freezman13

Age:18

Rank: Plat 1 atm

Dislikes: I hate blaming, raging, trash talk (that is there not for the sake of the joke but for the sake of being mean), I hate non constructive criticism (along the lines of "omg that was dumb") and instantly mute anyone in game who does any of that (although I'm guilty of it numerous times myself)

Likes: I love the game, love the community (regardless of what others think of it, I love the esports scene that is developing.

Season 4 Goal: I'm shooting for D5 by the end of the season, so If I do get it then the S4 goal will be D1, if I can't make it then it will be diamond in general.

Add me freely in game or hit me up on reddit (same user name) with any questions, I'll try to help out anyone to the best of my abilities.

See you on the rift.

Invisible Man10/30/2013, 3:46:26 AM1 votes

Oddly enough there are more gold and plat players than there are bronze or silver players in this support group. LOL.

Jorrail10/31/2013, 3:44:39 PM1 votes

Summoner Name: Jorrail

Age: 23

Rank: unranked

Dislikes: Summoners who are quick to discourage. Current perception of "nerd" culture.

Likes: Summoners who provide constructive feedback. The positive efforts of gamers who try to establish gaming as a reputable past time and a competitive profession.

Season 4 Goal: I want to place Gold while continuing my education of the League of Legends game as well as immerse myself in the Riot culture and network.

Esvalios10/31/2013, 4:08:48 PM1 votes

Summoner Name: WintryRose

Age:19

Rank: Silver V

Dislikes:Rude people who think their funny or people who give up far to fast.

Likes:Support and mid, people who are kind and understanding that things happen. People who don't flip out about first blood

Season 4 Goal: Aim for Gold with the times I'm available to play and increase my MMR, or possible learn more rolls

ballistic11/1/2013, 12:56:17 PM1 votes

Summoner Name: Uthil

Age: 38

Rank: Unranked (started playing right after S3 worlds)

Dislikes: Not being able to shoot things from far away. People who call surrender votes too easily.

Likes: ADC. Vayne's Q. Good lane partners. Being with teams that are playing the game more like the pros and less like bot vs. AI. Also kittens with mustaches.

Season 4 Goal: Fix my bad habits before hitting 30 and playing ranked: Die less, CS more, remember when it counts that D, F, and 1-6 are also a thing and not get stuck in Q W E R AA mode.

Glad to meet you guys. I'm late to the game, I know, but I'm working hard to be good at it. Might never be a Plat+ level player, but I know with work I can get good enough to make gold.

Also, I run a sci-fi channel on YT when I'm not playing. ;) Going to be adding several LoL based videos in the future. http://youtube.com/scifiriot

Here's to S4! cheers

ballistic11/2/2013, 1:52:20 AM1 votes

Which announced S4 change are you all most looking forward to?

Deathwish54611/2/2013, 7:20:31 PM1 votes

Summoner Name: Deathwish546

Age: 20

Rank: Platinum 1

Dislikes: Shrimp, mushrooms, "oh look we gave first blood surrender at 20", "my _____ is trash report them pls", "I'm ____ V now, reached my goal for season 3 let's just #yoloswag420", "you're wrong (doesn't tell you why) uninstall pls".

Likes: Teammates that don't rage. Never surrender because you can always make a comeback (unless it's overwhelmingly obvious that you can't win". People who try to remain positive no matter how poorly we're doing. Running LoL events at my school and in my community, it's really a lot of fun.

Season 4 Goal: Hitting Challenger... ok maybe just Diamond. Running more LoL events because it's great.

operaboy11/2/2013, 10:30:37 PM1 votes

Summoner Name: Operaboy

Age: 18

Rank: Silver 4

Dislikes: Overall negative attitudes and players who give up or stop trying if the game isn't in their favor.

Likes: Players who keep trying, and even if they're losing just have fun with it. Winning =P

Season 4 Goal: I'd like to climb a little higher in ranked in season 4, also i tend to get stuck in a rut playing one or two roles for weeks at a time, and I'd like to become more flexible in where I play.

Lafayne11/5/2013, 2:12:53 PM1 votes

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FIuffyEar11/7/2013, 6:03:43 AM1 votes

Summoner: darkdragonpt

Age: 19

Rank: Gold5

Dislike: raging people, trolls

Like: nice people.

Season 4 goal: master all support characters (including non traditional ones), still gold or above.

Hydrophobic11/8/2013, 6:05:28 PM1 votes

Summoner Name: Hydrophobic

Age: 23

Rank: Silver IV

Dislikes: People who give up after champ select. Oh no they got a Blitzcrank, the game is clearly over.

Likes: Unusual team comps in normal games. People who are friendly in game.

Season 4 Goal: Be able to play all positions at a gold level. (I'm busy with grad school so I'm trying to set a realistic goal given my workload).

ZanjotheMonster3/7/2014, 8:48:14 PM1 votes

Hey guys, i can tell that this hasn't gotten a lot of attention from everyone (including myself) but, I feel i need you guys more than ever right now.

I just had a ranked game today where I did really well in the early game but then in team fights my teammates and i just turned into mush and got squished all the time. I'm not blaming this on my teammates, most of them were really nice and helped me but it just turned to crap late game and the Sivir just started flaming me and calling me stupid for how i was building Darius cause apparently NOBODY builds him as a smasher and blah, blah, blah, etc...........

I just would like an explanation why people are so stuck in stereotypes towards champs and as soon as someone does it different, that person is "retarded" or "an idiot" cause they don't want to build or play the same way as everyone else. I'm not mad that we lost the game or that our team had no coordination, i'm just....sitting here trying to understand how people can be so harsh towards people for one small thing all cause its not what they think is right.... I'm just severely upset about just how harsh it was :( i want to know that i'm still a decent player that is worth being up outta bronze and playing with the best....

Invisible Man10/27/2013, 7:19:14 PM1 votes

Added! Current size is around 8 players. :)

Lord Solar Bear10/28/2013, 12:32:08 AM1 votes

Summoner Name: SlayerSR

Age: 18

Rank: Gold 5

Dislikes: Teemo, Justin Beiber, bad supports.

Likes: Tanks, improvement, Led Zeppelin, violin, tasting purple

Season 4 goal(s): I want to greatly improve my CS ability, I'd like to be able to support with any support, and also achieve platinum 5.

I take feedback really really well and I'm looking forward to having a LoL community to join! Steven

ZanjotheMonster10/28/2013, 4:09:08 PM1 votes

Summoner Name:Buddhabob9

Age:21

Rank:Currently unranked, planning on doing my best wherever I land :)

Dislikes: (insert lane here) or feed players and players that whine and complain before the game starts

Likes: Communication of team, Top Lane lol, Helping out wherever I can

Season 4 Goal: To become the player that everyone can rely on to keep the team together and hopefully go to the world championships