How to better your bot lane

General Elephant·9/21/2013, 1:53:15 AM·1 votes·1,240 views

People should main both, not just one bot lane role. It is what I've been doing ever since I realized the best way to succeed is to give the role the other person is strong at to them. I am not saying you can't/shouldn't prefer one over the other, but knowing and being good at both makes position calling almost argument free . It also does wonders for your own decision making in lane. Ever felt like "OMG this person is doing their role all wrong!" Well that is the feeling that makes you better, the trick learning the role you prefer, you need to get that OMG feeling while playing the other role.

As a double dose of helpful, you can notice how a "mainer" (one who mains a single role) does their role. What they do well, not just their mistakes.

TL;DR-The trick to getting better at your favorite role is to play the other role and observe the faults and strengths of your laning partner.

I hope people can benefit from this thread :). GD just seemed to ignore it...

4 Comments

Riotjmccaffrey9/21/2013, 4:36:23 AM4 votes

I personally think that playing any role helps you gain insights that improve your game. For this reason in normals I usually try something different. It really helps to understand the meta better and the decision making allies and opponents are going through.