Stealing roles in blind draft

Madjack01·Apr 19, 2017·2 votes·890 views

Is that ever going to be punishable? Especially with two new champs just released.

We all know how fun it is to call your lane just so that someone else calls your lane years after you and then proceeds to immediately lock in.

But hey, given that you are the smarter person you just play another role. However there are limits to that and I'd like to know if something is done about the issue.

I also would like to beseech people who troll like that, to at least have the fucking decency to dodge queue when you notice that the person who legitimately claimed a role refuses to “give in“.

I apologize if the issue is already being addressed

9 Comments

HalcyonDwellerApr 19, 20172 votes

No point chastising them, they're just like toddlers, who will throw tantrums and take by force if they don't get their way.

Best you can do is report them after the game and move on.

Or you could try getting a group of 5 together who will allow you to try what you want without conflict.

eazymakaveli3Apr 19, 20172 votes

i always instalock. thats hwy the lock in button is for. play draft if u dont like it.

Telephone BoothApr 19, 20171 votes

I'm a fan of law and order, so I've never stolen anyone's role in blind pick or any game mode. However, I understand that blind pick is sort of lawless when it comes to champ select. There is no obligation... calling roles is more of a house rule made by players. It's unofficial. So start playing draft mode if you really hate it. I play blind pick anyways, just because I hate waiting through bans and champ selects when everyone practically takes the whole 30 seconds to choose something. But I don't get mad when someone autolocks, because it's my choice to play in the game mode where autolocking is possible. Show some responsibility. It happens, don't get mad, it's the way blind pick works.

Madjack01Apr 19, 20171 votes

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I'm a fan of law and order, so I've never stolen anyone's role in blind pick or any game mode. However, I understand that blind pick is sort of lawless when it comes to champ select. There is no obligation... calling roles is more of a house rule made by players. It's unofficial. So start playing draft mode if you really hate it. I play blind pick anyways, just because I hate waiting through bans and champ selects when everyone practically takes the whole 30 seconds to choose something. But I don't get mad when someone autolocks, because it's my choice to play in the game mode where autolocking is possible. Show some responsibility. It happens, don't get mad, it's the way blind pick works.

Euhm no it doesn't... Your entire last half missed the mark by a mile.

Kei143Apr 20, 20171 votes

Blind pick's champ select is lawless.

Call order is indeed house rules and while it's nice to respect it, it's not enforceable.

Plus who says that you have to play said champion in said position? You wanted the position, not the champion.

Madjack01Apr 20, 20171 votes

Blind pick's champ select is lawless.

And how do you think that works? I play in whatever role I want regardless of what others said they are going to play? “Oh you called jungle? Well that's not my problem because I do whatever I feel like. Double jungle it is.“

Plus who says that you have to play said champion in said position? You wanted the position, not the champion.

Nobody said that and i don't know why you mention it. Maybe you're talking about the two new champs? This post has nothing to do with feeling entitled to playing the new champs. I don't even have them. I also sure as hell DON'T care in what role people play the new champs. What I DO care about is that when I call for example the support role first, that nobody comes in seconds later claiming the support role, making it a triple bot lane unless I give in and change roles.

Kei143Apr 20, 20171 votes

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“Oh you called jungle? Well that's not my problem because I do whatever I feel like. Double jungle it is.“

Pretty much how blind pick goes.

Plus heck the with positional META. If the team can agree to double jungle, then all the power to you guys. People even do this in ranked and play a "roaming support" with smite and nunu, so ya.

Telephone BoothMay 9, 20171 votes

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Euhm no it doesn't... Your entire last half missed the mark by a mile.

How So? Do you come here to discuss or just tell us how it is?

Madjack01May 11, 20171 votes

This entire post is a result of how blind pick works in practice (not the way blind pick is theoretically defined).

I know that I have no “legal“ standing ground to complain about the issue. That doesn't mean that that's the way things should be. Because in practice the only reason blind pick can work is that people call lanes.

In my experience, doing what ever you want leads more often than not to terrible matches. Not because alternative options are completely unviable, but because very often these people are so set on claiming the role they “stole“ that constructive teamwork becomes impossible.

The fact that I want something changed has nothing to do with not taking responsibility and frankly, I find that kind of reasoning dangerous.