1 easy way to help new players feel welcomed

Gentleman Gems··44 votes·1,620 views

If you are smurfing, please remember that you are playing with new player's who will make mistakes that you would not see on your main account. This is important since when I was playing as a smurf I saw some other smurfs who tended to chastise new players for making mistakes that from a smurfs prospective seems stupid, but to a new player in not the first thing to come to their mind (I.E Don't chase Singed/ Shaco/ Teemo, Don't Tower dive Singed/ Fizz/ Heimerdinger, Don't go too far without vision, etc.). If we do this then the new players won't feel so terrible and are more willing to continue playing and learn. Now we can note to them that what they did was not a good idea, but we don't need to be so toxic about it. Just remember that you were a new player once too, and that you made many of these mistakes that they did.

remember, not everyone is a smurf

26 Comments

ThePartyLeader14 votes

To be fair. Even if they are a smurf there's no reason to be a jerk.

NegativePro13 votes

Up voted because it reminded me of the most important rule of the summoners code "always help newbies"

Spacesuit Spiff6 votes

Ways to be less of a jerk while smurfing: -play the 1v2 lane if there is one -if youre laning vs non smurfs give them the option to farm with you once youre in a position to stomp them. -dont jungle unless they actually want you to -let the new players have kills. They feel good and you dont need the kills anyway -dont expect a skilled team. Youre fucking smurfing

Shac Norris2 votes

Amen

DeadJokr1 votes

If you are smurfing, please remember that you are playing with new player's who will make mistakes that you would not see on your main account.

Haaha i'm in bronzes and i'm still seeing the same mistakes with new players and them

Leadpaintchips1 votes

Smurfing SHOULD be about helping those lower level people understand and love the game, giving tips on those "Well, duh." things that we have down in muscle memory, but isn't obvious to anyone who doesn't play mobas.

HAVE FUN. If you're not having fun, then there's no point to playing.

If you don't see your opponent, tell your team.

Make sure to get the killing blow on EVERYTHING YOU CAN.

Towers hurt a lot early game, but later on, they are laughable if you are the tank.

A balanced team is better than an all assassin comp.

If you are not the tank, usually not a good idea to jump in first.

Laugh at the missed wall jumps you do, and learn from them.

EDIT: Also, if you learn the support role and do it decently, you will have no room on your friend's list, because everyone will love you.

Corrupto1231 votes

I remember when I started playing, I had alot of smurfs help me in becoming better. Or I would've quit pretty fast. Thank you all kind souls. May god bless you.

Opportunistic1 votes

I like to smurf and welcome enemy new players with my renekton.........heheehehehahahahahaahahahaaaaaa I just spam laugh and destroy 1v2 in lane...double kills for days...and then they learn to fear the renekton ever since their first encounter :P

Leadpaintchips1 votes

do you give them tips on how to beat him? Otherwise that's a great way to turn people away from the game, which we should not be doing. It's like taking a Shaco pre-summoner lvl 5, it's just cruel.

Noob: I finally learned what this yellow thing on my 7 is for, yay!

Shaco B#*$ please.

Hello I am Bird1 votes

You mean 4 or do we have different binds...

Leadpaintchips1 votes

I thought the trinket was default to 7. . . . :(item 3340

Hello I am Bird1 votes

Mine is 4 :o

Vincent Lucius1 votes

Nope, default is 4 for most people.

DeynaTaggerung1 votes

More like teaching them to fear League of Legends. They'll probably never get the chance to face up against Renekton again because they'll quit after seeing how "mean the League community is"...

PDE5 Inhibitors1 votes

This will never get fixed. See, a large portion of the problem comes when rito just bans toxic players' accounts. They just create new accounts and flame new players.

Lothloran1 votes

I don't want new players to feel welcomed, I want them to feel intimidated. A bunch of happy go wishy washy fucktards feeling "welcome" means that their shit gets taken into consideration in terms of game development.
I want them to bow down, I want them to respect the old guard. The fuck would I want them to feel welcome to this game?

Wolfenstin3 votes

{quoted} The fuck would I want them to feel welcome to this game?

So the community continues to grow and not become a husk filled with a small band of grumpy veterans? And you know, cause it's the right thing to do?

Vincent Lucius1 votes

You're an anime/Disney villain. This is amazing.

Nidalee SO NYAAA1 votes

Imo smurfs are part of the reason the new player experience is bad. It's not so much fun when you have a smurf lee sin that just kills everyone

XerShade1 votes

You forgot about not staying in lane low vs Warwick . Made so many people rage playing him on my EUW account while trying to level it up.

Vincent Lucius1 votes

This is kinda making me want to make a smurf... Do I need to be in ranked or get banned before I do that?

Gentleman Gems1 votes

nope, just another email

Vincent Lucius2 votes

I may just have to make one and start adopting people.

Gentleman Gems1 votes

Adopt a noob, help him through league. yes Riot needs to do this, and so do you https://contraryperspective.files.wordpress.com/2013/06/uncle-sam.jpg to adopt a noob replace that face with Garen and we have something going hear

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