I know it's petty, but I played Summoner's Rift (Intermediate Level) and someone told me that I shouldn't be fighting along the middle because I'm not the person to do it. The person told me to go fight in the top or bottom. Pretty rude I have to say.
Jo0o5 votesYes, many. This game has a reputation for toxic chat, and is pretty damn unkind to new players. You're in for a rough learning curve, so brace yourself.
It sounds like you're lacking in the metagame knowledge of the usual roles on the Rift. Here's a quick rundown:
There are four streams of enemies to gain gold from: One in each of the three lanes, and the jungle. Five players share this by sending one player to the top lane (usually a tank or fighter-type), one player to the mid lane (usually a mage or assassin), one player to the jungle (wide variety of champs), and two players to the bottom lane (generally a marksman and a support, the support being a champ that will be gaining gold through means other than directly farming minions). Many players don't bother to communicate this in co-op vs. AI games since they're so simple for experienced players, but you should always communicate as much as you can when you're new.
I would strongly suggest reading up on the metagame, and probably watching some vids as well. Getting help from friends will help a lot.
OnlyYouCanHearMe3 votesWell, they may not have been meaning it rudely. Looking at the most recent matches you have played, you have been playing Ashe or Tryndamere predominantly. Those champions generally ARE found in either the top lane or the bottom lane in the normal meta. They may have been trying to tell you that, and just didn't use the nicest way of telling you, or explain it well. Generally speaking, Tryndamere is a top lane champion, and Ashe is a bottom lane adc. Once you have played a while longer, and are playing with other players who are more experienced, you won't find people as concerned with restrictions on which champions go where anymore.
edmlubber1 votesHow did the champions become reputable for being bottom, top, middle, or jungle?
OnlyYouCanHearMe1 votesIt's generally based around what sort of champion does best when paired up against the other champions that they are most likely to encounter. When you have a better grasp of the champion mechanics, you can get away with running a champion outside of their typical place, without worrying about whether you are going to be harassed out of lane or killed repeatedly. But when you are still learning, it can be very difficult to take someone like Tryndamere (a melee fighter) or Ashe (a squishy, item-dependent adc) into the midlane where you will most likely face a ranged mage. Tryndamere lacks the ability to harass the champions back, unless you know how to do so without taking excessive minion aggro, and Ashe generally needs some form of peel or sustain, plus damage, before she can easily fight those types of champions. Without a support, Ashe is very weak on her own in early levels. And Tryndamere is as well pre-6, especially if you aren't sure when/how to all-in the enemy bot.
Midlane is notable for champions that are able to roam easily, whether they are mages or assassins. Supports are known for bringing some form of utility to the lane, either in heals/shields, or crowd control.
Ellis Dee2 votessounds to me like you were being politely asked to learn your role.
DemonCrow1 votesRude players alot. Personally witness a few insta-fedback report on toxic players which made my day a whole lot happier. Seeing them being punished by RIOT.
Placentas1 votesAs J000 and Vent already stated you sound pretty new, which is fine. But maybe that other person called mid first, or as they said you seem to be playing champs that typically go top or bottom lane.
If someone is being toxic or mean just mute them. Its usually a lot easier than arguing and then you can continue to focus on the game instead of typing.
edmlubber2 votesI usually don't care about which lane to go to. I'm not sure if that's actually a bad thing, but I play this game for fun. I actually blocked and reported the person. Thanks for the comment though.
e46 Fanatic2 votesI usually don't care about which lane to go to. I'm not sure if that's actually a bad thing, but I play this game for fun. I actually blocked and reported the person. Thanks for the comment though.
Not caring about which lane you're gonna go is great. All around 100% great. It's good to practice all roles because it helps you to become a better player (first hand experience with all of the champs who fill those lanes, pathing, etc.) also...
PEOPLE WHO CLAIM TO BE GOOD AND FLAME OTHERS STILL GO INTO RANKED TALKING ABOUT "PLIS I CAN'T SUPPORT SOMEONE TAKE SUPPORT ROLE"
Negativity1 votesYou don't have to conform to the meta game, how ever if you choose not to most people especially your teammates who will be new, or inexperienced players which make up a majority of league, will continue to complain and whine because they think the meta game is the only way to play.
As someone who played a "support" mid lane to diamond 1 I know the plights of off meta players and they issue we encounter in pvp is far greater. It's always junk when you have a bad game cause people will blame you for their mistakes
Even if your 0-1-0 with more dmg dealt at the end of the game, people will say your off meta pick was the reason, but if were being honest losing games will always be the fault of a team to fail to play.
And sometimes you just can win them all :)
fatherdarius1 votesNope! Everyone's always super kind and pleasant. :D