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Do you ever have trouble playing a champion for the first time?

brendhan··1 votes·451 views

So I tired a new champ for the first time today and I got into a game and within about 10 min of being killed 2-3 times, I was malzahar mid and against a Yasuo. So yeah I was not playing that great but this guy on my team kept on yelling at me for not playing right and acted like I was doing it on purpose like I should have known better then to play in that match. I tired to explain it was my first time playing this champ he said oh go play against bots and Malzahar is easy and this is my first time as Soraka and I am playing great well he said he would have been fine if I did not "feed" the Yasuo.

Anyways I actually want to know if there is anyone who has had trouble learning a new champ they never played for the first time or if there is something maybe i am still missing in order to somehow know how to play every champ since it looks like everyone else except for me can know how to play a champ perfectly even if they never played it before. Or I mean are there even just some champs some of you can not play.

13 Comments

MrHaZeYo1 votes

Ouch Malz dumps on Yas, but ya playing new champs is kinda hard sometimes, I'm used to it now as I play a lot of different champs.

brendhan1 votes

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Ouch Malz dumps on Yas, but ya playing new champs is kinda hard sometimes, I'm used to it now as I play a lot of different champs.

Yeah I only really play 2-3 champs right now that I am trying to focus on. I mean what gets me is that guy and his attitude of learn to play and almost like you should be ashamed of yourself for playing this game. Truth is I do still have a lot to learn but the way I see it how am I am supposed to learn unless I go into games and his response of go play against bots is not the best way for me at this point.

Anastaecia1 votes

Some champs are harder to play than others. Because of this, I always try 3-4 bot games so I don't look like a total derp in a norm.

brendhan1 votes

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Some champs are harder to play than others. Because of this, I always try 3-4 bot games so I don't look like a total derp in a norm.

So you think I should go play against bots before playing against real people if I chose a new champ.

Anastaecia1 votes

Or at least train or custom to just mess around for 5-10m with the abiliites...that's just what I do. I know lots of ppl jump right into norms with a new champ. I just dont like letting my team down when i have no idea what a champ does.

Syruponrofls1 votes

Well when I go to play normals, Im not expecting the most serious games ever. That doesn't mean Im not expecting people to not try, but Im expecting people to play champs in different roles then intended. Like me and my friend will play zed and shen botlane to have some fun, and we usually do very well with it. As long as people are trying thats all I care about, its obvious you weren't inting, you just were trying to learn a new champ and just got beat in lane. It happens. If someone is flaming you just mute them.

Telephone Booth1 votes

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Well when I go to play normals, Im not expecting the most serious games ever. That doesn't mean Im not expecting people to not try, but Im expecting people to play champs in different roles then intended. Like me and my friend will play zed and shen botlane to have some fun, and we usually do very well with it. As long as people are trying thats all I care about, its obvious you weren't inting, you just were trying to learn a new champ and just got beat in lane. It happens. If someone is flaming you just mute them.

Yeah me and my friend are undefeated with malz/anivia bottom. We've only done it 3 times but hey, it clearly works.

Telephone Booth1 votes

That guys an ass. Don't listen to him. The place to play a new champ IS normals, NOT bots. Fuck bots. That shit teaches you nothing. Dudes a moron if he thinks you're gonna learn by playing against bots. I feel ya, I suck with malz. He is supposed to shit on yas, but I probably woulda got stomped too. He's a good champ, just keep playing and watch a video on him maybe, you'll get it.

This Is Your Dad1 votes

I had to play Kayn in bots. It took me about 15 minutes to figure out what ability did what and what form was which and when the forms appeared and how to get them and ermergerd the god damn puzzlebox of novels.

Silent Gravity1 votes

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Or I mean are there even just some champs some of you can not play.

I'm horrible with Amumu, Jayce, Pantheon and Rengar. There isn't much in common between them, it's just that those 4 are not worth anything when I pilot them.

brendhan1 votes

I just want to say thanks a lot for your support seriously :) I was playing on a normal game not a ranked game obviously and I did feel like I was trying I was annoyed with that guy and in fact told told the guy his complaining about me was making things worse seriously it actually was if that guy did not complain I maybe could come out of it mid game but he was pretty much complaining about even the items I was buying.

AJStarhiker1 votes

There's also the issue of play styles. I can do pretty well with poke/heal supports but I really struggle with melee carries-- even the so-called broken ones.

Liquid Poro 1 votes

Answering your question: Sometimes,but depends the ability is it easy to land or not. And the build too.

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