Can we talk about this?

Yautja wannabe·2/28/2018, 10:07:43 PM·1 votes·283 views

So, ever since Rengar's update I've been using him a lot. And I mean, a LOT. At first I was going full damage like everyone else has been, but I would just get CC'd and blown up every time. So I thought, why not try bruiser? And while I'm at it I mine as well build a triforce since it's actually not that bad on him with his higher base AD and reverted Q. And let me tell ya, this build is actually disgustingly strong. Win or lose I typically end up doing very well, because on top of being super durable I still do enough damage to delete squishy champions. Now, I'm not saying that Rengar doesn't need buffs. I'm just saying that this build is much more effective than the standard assassin build from what I've observed. However, along with discovering how effective this build is, I also quickly found out how much people don't like it for some reason. In almost every game I play using this build, I get flamed so hard by my team, and/or made fun of by the enemy team. Doesn't matter how well I do, I could go 18/3 for all they care, but if we lose it's automatically my fault. "I can't carry a tank Rengar" said the tank Veigar. "ur such a noob you literally do no damage" said the 4/17 Zyra. And so on so forth. I don't understand why I keep getting flamed. I've tested it repeatedly, it works well, and my end goal is to help my team win the game. There's no specific way to play this game, so why is it that the community seems to discourage experimentation, regardless of whether or not it works? I can guarantee you that if some pro in Korea or the LCS did the same thing I was everyone else would start doing it too, but when some random Gold 2 player from NA does it, he's trash. It just doesn't make a bit of sense.

3 Comments

Awf Meta2/28/2018, 11:04:58 PM1 votes

Haters gonna hate.

Personally, as long as you have a sound logical argument for your picks/builds, I don't care what you play.

That said, in my opinion, Rengar has horrible team fight and tower pressure. Making a Rengar pick feel like a very selfish choice.

HalcyonDweller2/28/2018, 11:07:58 PM1 votes

People are small-minded. Don't concern yourself with their entitled bawling.

If you know it works and you've been using it to good effect then you have nothing to fear from being reported by them. Just mute them and laugh in post game screen when you can prove that you dealt plenty of damage.

Telephone Booth3/1/2018, 6:06:13 AM1 votes

Insecure, simple minded people will always look for anything to blame a loss on. If they see an off meta anything, and lose the game, expect all the blame being placed on that. Idk what ELO you're in, but that's how a lot of people are, especially in diamond and below.