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A request for advice

MagicDragon300·3/29/2016, 3:56:21 AM·1 votes·431 views

Hello Boards,

I come to you now for something I should have a long time ago. I love Bard, but along with this love I have a mixed opinion for the support role and a major raging problem that pops up frequently, ruining the game for both me and my teammates along with myself. The main reason why I don't like support and my bard as a whole is contributed by my rage problem somewhat. I get so mad both when I fuck up and my team goes on the whole "wtf bard" rampage, causing me to feel bad about myself and go off the deep end and when my team can't seem to fit the pieces together at all to coordinate or sports someone who is, to put it nicely, sub par, making everything seem much harder than it needs to be. This is all topped off with my self guilt because I don't know what I can do to help this person or my team get back into the game or even be the piece that holds it all together since when you're behind hope is small and temper along with blame is high from all ends. I don't think I covered all I'd like to cover since I'm bad at putting all of what I'm feeling down about all this, but, to make it simple. I love a champ in a role I am not good at and feel I can't do amazing with and I have more rage against my team and myself than a little kid finding out that Santa was fake all along. Bard represents what I'd like to be in game, and that's why I like him so much. He is chill. He doesn't get mad, he doesn't care if he wins or loses, he just collects chimes and does bard things regardless of who is yelling at him.

Sincerely, A depressed, hopeless feeling, angry Bard player who hopes he made himself clear.

9 Comments

xReadyPlayerOnex3/29/2016, 4:11:07 AM1 votes

This feels like taking the bait but bard is a hugely overpowered champ with game changing abilities. You can literally dive at level 6 all you want. If you're doing bad or people telling you you're playing wrong maybe it's you.

Neranos3/29/2016, 4:46:15 AM1 votes

First of all, if you're just trying to learn the champ, I'd start with bots. You don't have to play that many games, just enough to get the basics with the champ. Then when you're confident, take them to normals to practice against other players. I would let the team know that you're inexperienced with your champ, hopefully so they cut you some slack or give you some pointers. Remind yourself that it's just a normals game and that you're not going to lose any LP or ranks, you can just chill. If other players starting giving you any trouble, and I'm saying the first tell-tale sign of shit-talk, mute them. They will only make you upset which will definitely throw off your game. If you get caught out, use a skill improperly, lose an objective, whatever, accept that you messed up, but remind yourself that it's not a big deal, you're still learning. Analyze what went wrong and then improve on it, but don't let it make you upset. Also remember that it's harder for a team to coordinate with pings and text alone. Not impossible, but difficult. Don't expect it to happen every game. Just focus on what you can do for your team.

Also, the best advice anyone ever gave me was "learn to not die." You are better to your team alive, even if you're a distraction for just a few extra seconds. As a support player myself, I end up dying a lot, since I really do enjoy flying face-first into the enemy team. But if I can stay alive long enough and cause enough disruption for my carries to either escape a bad fight or pick up a couple kills for themselves, then I've done my job. Alistar Leona Braum Thresh

Straw Hat Loki3/29/2016, 5:30:15 AM1 votes

Definitely practice in bot games and keep trying! Bard is a though beast to master and even in LCS/LCK/LPL/LMS etc. people mess up as Bard a lot!

I would just continue practicing!