What really tilts me

BeNiceToOthers·12/24/2018, 12:57:51 AM·1 votes·2,088 views

So I've been playing this game habitually for the greater part of 3 years and I've had my share of rage inducing, and I've noticed that the cause of this rage is due to one thing. Powerlessness.

Whether it's in the laning phase where you get camped into oblivion, and even if the jungle comes, you still have no agency in the game. Nothing you do seemingly affects anything.

Or when it's because the game is obviously over, but your team won't surrender, so you just keep playing when you just want out. This is the one that really tilts me personally. It's when a game is done and you vote for ff, but your team just clears waves and wins a few skirmishes, only to prolong the inevitable.

I'm not posting to complain or anything, but I just wanted to share my thoughts on why I personally feel the game is so toxic and draining.

4 Comments

Dynikus12/24/2018, 1:03:02 AM3 votes

no game is over until a nexus falls. people (in low elo especially) throw games constantly.

Hotarµ12/24/2018, 1:03:54 AM2 votes

Or when it's because the game is obviously over, but your team won't surrender, so you just keep playing when you just want out. This is the one that really tilts me personally. It's when a game is done and you vote for ff, but your team just clears waves and wins a few skirmishes, only to prolong the inevitable.

What you see as a lost cause others see as a potential comeback. Regardless of what you see or hear, waiting out games and farming up to get one good teamfight or splitpush going can push you to victory. Those ones are usually more satisfying than stomping the enemy team.

I'm not saying it to belittle your mentality, but try and see it from other player's perspectives. Having a Twitch or Azir on your team and letting them farm up or pick up a few extra kills can be your key to victory, don't give up just because the game isn't going your way. There's a chance to comeback in 99% of games, you just have to think objectively.

Farkinob12/24/2018, 5:22:46 AM1 votes

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So I've been playing this game habitually for the greater part of 3 years and I've had my share of rage inducing, and I've noticed that the cause of this rage is due to one thing. Powerlessness.

Whether it's in the laning phase where you get camped into oblivion, and even if the jungle comes, you still have no agency in the game. Nothing you do seemingly affects anything.

Or when it's because the game is obviously over, but your team won't surrender, so you just keep playing when you just want out. This is the one that really tilts me personally. It's when a game is done and you vote for ff, but your team just clears waves and wins a few skirmishes, only to prolong the inevitable.

I'm not posting to complain or anything, but I just wanted to share my thoughts on why I personally feel the game is so toxic and draining.

We can't win every game, but understand friend that on average you will rise/fall because that awful jungler has a equal chance of being on the enemy team. I never ever surrender in ranked because I've seen comebacks hardcore (Like our nexus has no health and 2 of our inhibs are down, we team wipe, push hard, and GG through inner tower midlane.).

Although I'm not a psychologist, it seems like you have a very pessimistic view of what happens to your team. Don't. View it as a learning opportunity!

For example, I love playing games were we are losing (Even if we lose) because it teaches you more about mechanics and positioning, not very hard to beat a enemy champion when you're fed and team is stomping. Which one do you think you learn more in; wrecking going 10-0-5 15 minutes in OR facing a higher elo player, going 3-5-2, and using tactics and capitalizing on their mistakes?

I used to be upset as well when enemy would get first blood on a jungle gank and bot would die, leaving the score 0-3. Now, I view it as "Ok, I have to step up my game, buy wards to make sure that I don't get ganked, and focus hard on farming/capitalizing on mistakes the enemies do AND I have to watch the map and help my teammates with pings/wards/support items/etc. AND I have to try to buy items that counter the fed/enemy team comp to counter their high gold.

View it as that friend :) If that doesn't work I recommend taking a break, there's lots of fun games out there and you can always come back later when the moment is right for you!

Best of luck to you summoner!

EDIT: Let me expand upon this as, being a bronze/silver elo player before when I came back I made friends with a diamond player and a gold player doing normals; initially I would lose but I analyzed WHY I would lose lanes and learned more losing then I ever did winning. Now doing ranked I'm playing with silvers and view the game as too easy and win a lot of my matches

ı Sona ı12/24/2018, 10:30:28 AM1 votes

Here is a tip to help you in your lane; stop pushing so hard. The hardest you push and the farther you are from your turret the more likely you will be camped, that is the nature of the beast. Focus on last hitting over fighting. Assume that if he runs up to fight you the jungle is waiting for you to engage. The lure of the tower gold makes players push obsessively hard even if it isn't a safe time for it.