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How do i get out of a terrible mental state in game so as to NEVER AFK and feed again?

DEADLYHIPPO4·4/26/2015, 11:01:47 PM·2 votes·836 views

In a recent match i played, i teamed up with my friend (silver 2) and thought i would only play with him and no one else. For some stupid reason he left the team builder lobby and invited me to a full team game. I accepted like the idiot i always am. the team was composed of (silver 2, some other silver, a gold 4, and someone that was bronze i believe). I knew from the onset of the match i was gonna feed because i know i suck terribly and i questioned why i even decided to queue up, it was a TERRIBLE idea. I started getting nervous because I was in a Skype call with one of these people and the gold 4 was a fucking troll. I fed like crazy because i made stupid decisions to the point were my brain shut off! I got so nervous and self-conscoious i started to sweat, left the Skype call and nearly cried. This was a real life friend i was playing with so it made it even worse considering how he was screaming at me(Caps lock counts), to go in and do stuff, but i was too scared and nervous because i know i was going to feed more and like i said, my brain shut off. Also i am now afraid he would ever play with me ever again or even talk to me after this. I had shitty cs, 14 deaths, no kills, and i was a detriment to my team. Because of this, i AFKed because that is what i thought would be the right thing to do rather than continue to be a liability to my team and of course, i felt like a waste of life. I couldn't deal with such a huge amount of pressure. It might be understandable since i am unranked but i am level 29. Usually this NEVER happens playing with people my MMR. Please help, sometimes i question why i still have this god-forsaken game.

7 Comments

Onegarion4/26/2015, 11:05:35 PM3 votes

You are investing to much emotionally into a game. If this game is putting that much stress on you then you probably need to stop playing for a while or play less for a bit.

When you AFK you become the liability. If you are there you can always turn the game around no matter how bad you play early, but if you leave you can't. You completely kill your teams chances of winning. Its also always good to learn to play behind. Many people don't realize how easy it is to win against players of your ELO. Many don't know how to close the game out and will have many options to take the game back.

Thegreatxiu4/26/2015, 11:06:02 PM1 votes

Remember that it's a game and not some super serious competition. Also don't queue up with d-bags if possible.

pseyekozis4/26/2015, 11:15:00 PM1 votes

There is no escaping the flaming community of LoL in-game. All you can really do is your best and take advantage of the muting options. Even if you're the one doing well in-game, and doing a bit of carrying, people will still blame you for a loss. It's sad. Just keep in mind that its just a game.

YkQr7AXCLr4/26/2015, 11:16:10 PM1 votes

u have a bad mindset u want to learn and improve and it helps that u are playing against better players. if u just play at your elo then u will not get any better

Vincent Lucius4/27/2015, 2:17:07 AM1 votes

Howdy. So, first off I'll address the AFK thing. Never do it. Ever. The feeding can be attributed to having a bad game or being out played but you can still get through that. AFKing is all on you. You screw your team over and give them one less person to scare the enemy with. Even if you're playing like crap the idea that there's one more person that can help kill the enemy team there with a little bit of damage is enough to help your team. Without you, it's just a crucial component missing; you're a tank? Oh, less of a front line. Assassin? Looks like the carry gets to do some crazy crap today, is this (insert famous player here)?! Support? Oh less peel for them. We can hunt them down easier.

To stop the feeding, I'd suggest two things: 1) If you die, then don't do the same thing over again. One kill can be returned from. But if you died running face first into the enemy and got kitted or bursted down then build some defense or some offense and then wait for them to get cocky and come for you. Then you can kill them or at least make them regret coming after you.

find a champ you like. I'm sorry, not like. Love . Find that champion that when you play them you like it so much that you find yourself mimicking their mannerisms(you have no idea how often I find myself growling like Sion. Right down to the heavy exhaling and repeating/adding to his phrases. "Winning, is just like breathing." "I just can't stop.") After you found your true love/waifu/bae or whatever you call it practice with them. Not just play, but take note of what matchups go well and which ones you'll need to adjust your build or play style for. Eventually you'll know their damage and effective combos without even thinking about it, to the point where you can even afford to give kills to other members of your team when you play them. You won't win them all. Ever. But once you have a real main chances are you'll be able to play them to their maximum potential, or yours, at least.

Anywho, hope that's what you were looking for. If you've got any other questions feel free to ask, I'm not even ranked yet but I sort obsessively go through the various guides to league, so maybe I can at least help point you in the right direction.