Daily reminder that "Just CC her", "Just run away", etc is not counterplay.

M4DN35S·9/11/2016, 12:04:28 PM·13 votes·1,498 views

People spew this bullshit way too much.

"Zed has no weaknesses but you can CC him so shut up noob"

"Yasuo can outdamage the ADC and outtank the Garen but you can CC him so shut up noob"

"Illaoi has a 67% win rate with a steraks but you can CC her so shut up noob"

30 Comments

No Yellow Norco9/11/2016, 1:47:36 PM11 votes

It is counterplay. It's just that it is counterplay to every single champion (minus like Olaf), so using it as an argument is pretty dumb.

Vistha Kai9/11/2016, 9:10:43 PM5 votes

#Counterplay 101 by League of Legends Boards

What isn't counterplay:

  • dodging
  • warding
  • CC'ing
  • ganking
  • focusing
  • tanking
  • banning
  • counter-building
  • counter-picking
  • learning how to play

What is counterplay:

  • facing a champion so undertuned, you automatically win against them without any effort
DunkinNoobs9/11/2016, 3:06:26 PM5 votes

CC is naturally a more effective counter to melee champs than it is to ranged champs because melee champs need to necessarily be in melee range to be a threat, thus making them easier to CC in the first place. In addition, they're also more likely to be close to several enemies at once due to being melee, and being stunned next to 4 enemies is far more dangerous than being stunned next to just 1 enemy. So yeah, Master Yi IS countered by CC because it shuts down his threat, prevents him from getting resets, and locks him down long enough for your team to focus him down. I would not recommend blowing stuns on a Mundo, by contrast.

lofi n chillhop9/11/2016, 2:06:07 PM4 votes

"just cc/just run away" is counter play to a fed champion, any fed champion.

if they are fed, either you force them to be useless by making plays only when they aren't near, or you force them to be useless by cc'ing them.

tbh the best counterplay is to clear waves then pull out then clear waves then pull out, while mainitaing enough vision of them to be sure they aren't grouping.

Shadòw9/11/2016, 12:09:25 PM3 votes

You know, you can just cc said Champions. Or just run away from them.

Astôlfo9/11/2016, 3:10:45 PM2 votes

Except CC is counterplay, so your logic is invalid.

Also all 3 of the champions you're whining and crying about are more or less balanced (exception being tank Yasuo).

Nice try at making a whiny QQ repwhore thread attempt based around fallacies though.

GULAG 4 U9/11/2016, 7:38:13 PM2 votes

Cc is counterplay.

CC is more effective on zed than on say, a fucking olaf.

Cc is more effective on yasuo than on irelia.

Also tanksuo got nerfed, so yeah...

And how does a guy that builds 2 bruiser items then proceed to go tank is tankier than the guy who goes cleaver into full tank?

R7 Factor9/11/2016, 12:53:42 PM2 votes

What happens when you pick a champ with no counterplay against another champ with no counterplay?

Arthastheiceking9/11/2016, 1:45:29 PM1 votes

ty for making this post my friend

Bârd9/11/2016, 9:22:26 PM1 votes

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Yes, yes it is.

Ireliavence9/11/2016, 10:34:07 PM1 votes

if YOU, make the choice of not playing any cc, FUCKING EVER. then expect to lose more than you have too, until you get much better at the game.

so learn to play some fucking cc, or get gud.