To all supports on Teambuilder

GanksLikeGast0n·9/23/2014, 4:54:47 PM·19 votes·2,247 views

First I want to thank you all for constant contributions to the success of your team.

However, please, for the love of Runeterra start using the "support" role category. By Graggy's glorious beard it is irritating having to search "bot lane: any" because individuals insist on choosing "tank" or "mage" instead of "support". I assure you, we will use logic (the rarest candy of all) and figure out what kind of support you are based on your champ. So I implore you, correctly use the system Riot has so graciously provided to us so we can all enjoy a more streamlined play experience. Thank you for your continued support.

26 Comments

Bowlbo9/23/2014, 6:49:12 PM5 votes

As a support main I totally agree with you. The odd time I have played alternate roles I have felt the pain of waiting long item 3157 amounts of time for that bot lane. It seems like an obvious (and valid) suggestion on your part, but my best guess would be players hunting for the remaining summoner icons while still playing support.

Boswick9/23/2014, 7:32:03 PM4 votes

Captains put "any" for one of the bot lane spots and you just end up with endless double marksmen. So annoying.

The Mormonator9/23/2014, 6:58:22 PM3 votes

People still want the icons and have to list themselves as other roles and in some cases people are actually looking for a tank support or a mage support because of an ad mid laner or lack of tanks

ValyrianBlade9/23/2014, 5:12:31 PM2 votes

Not sure why you're getting downvotes, I completely think this is a reasonable ask (and I up voted). Would be nice if these people would explain why they must specify... perhaps riot needs to make a bot Lane not adc option, so a support can specify what they are? In some cases a team has no tank/initiator and needs that kind of support to work with their team composition.

HimedereQueen9/23/2014, 7:57:42 PM2 votes

This annoys me as well. I main support but every now and then i want to make sure i'm not totally forgetting how to ADC. I occasionally play ADC so i know how i need to advise my ADC when supporting, as well as what items are best suited to go with their build on my end, or how to counter build the other ADC so they don't demolish me. So it does get annoying when i end up with someone who wasn't even aiming for support.

Keyshe9/24/2014, 6:44:58 PM2 votes

I have always use 'support' role category (well except that onetime I was trying to get the icons lol, but that was a friend as captain and bot was covered by him and me so, I'm still good :D), I didn't know others aren't that explains why so many use 'any' for bot lane XD. I had been wondering about that.

Jinotad9/23/2014, 11:38:03 PM1 votes

I agree with this, an alternative that I would love to see is a "not" search function. We have an AD mid, so I want a Any, not AD, top. Or in this case, any, not marksman, bot lane.

This would help out with the 10 minutes of "oh you need any bot lane, OK here is this marksmen. What you didn't want that marksmen, OK, here is another marksmen. No? Why are yo being so picky, I'm giving you what you want?"

TenSlashTen9/24/2014, 3:47:53 PM1 votes

you're welcome would you like leb nid or katarina support? :D

Thunder Dreamss9/24/2014, 5:11:09 PM1 votes

So I implore you, correctly use the system Riot has so graciously provided to us so we can all enjoy a more streamlined play experience.

Lets say I'm going to be playing Volibear in bot lane . What role would be the correct one to pick?

Well Riot defines the "Support" role as "Supports make plays by enabling their allies through buffs and heals, or by disrupting enemy lines through crowd control." Now I will be using some crowd control in the form of my toss and slow but I won't be healing or buffing my team.

Is there perhaps a role that fits what I will be doing better? According to Riot a "Tank" is a champion who "Tanks are durable, front-line champions that help lock down enemies and start fights.... protect their more fragile teammates by stunning or pushing around dangerous foes." Well now, this sounds like exactly like what Voli will be doing bot lane with an adc. He'll be soaking damage, starting fights, and tossing people away from the carry.

So, explain to me how choosing the "Support" role for "support voli" is using Riot's system correctly?

Duke Anax9/24/2014, 5:42:17 PM1 votes

That's actually the exactly wrong way to go about it.

Things would work so much better if people stopped using the definition of "support" as "any champ standing next to the ADC"

ParinoidPanda9/23/2014, 6:47:57 PM1 votes

Yeah, I figured this one out myself. Made queue times a lot faster. :D

2Nooblordtill309/24/2014, 6:23:01 PM1 votes

You reall should just search bot lane : any role what with the icons now and everything