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Why is this a Bannable Offense?

Azeranth·4/2/2017, 11:33:18 PM·1 votes·786 views

Smite Support Singed or Nunu.

I understand that there is such a thing as legit trolling but I don't get why its considered trolling when you play that stuff by default. Keep in mind, I am not trying to say its not unusual or automatically suspicious but I think its fun. It does in all seriousness have a few upsides as well as downsides.

Pros:

  1. Both Singed and Nunu are powerful late game champs, with quality teamfight. They also both have power in side lanes, mid game, and the ability to stall out a game.
  2. A good Singed can always be useful, if the 0/17/0 Singed can win then no amount of being behind matters for such a champ.
  3. With new camp timers, getting counter-jungled is super punishing. A support that can clear a jungles non starting side or steal a buff level one without putting forth the risk of delaying your own jungler is amazing and i am surprised smite support isn't more common because of it.
  4. Smite is really good for chasing down people. Nunu is already impossible to get away from if you don't have a mobility cooldown up, smite only makes that more powerful
  5. Full Consume, plus smite, plus smite again is 3000 true damage for objective securing. That's absurd.
  6. Holy hell, if the singed is proxying, the Dives that can be gotten off in both mid and top, especially with the jungler behind as well as probably wasting their life chasing either of them

Cons:

  1. Singed and Nunu do not have dominant lane presences, requiring a AD with some form of their own set up in order to get in range for the lockdown. Meaning anyone other than Cait, Jinx, or Draven probably don't go well with it.
  2. Both play styles encourage the support to constantly be out of lane, leaving the AD vulnerable to 4 man gang bang. However, if done right, the jungler should be useless, the midlaner shouldn't be able to freely roam with a dangerous tank with high chase potential roaming about as well
  3. There are plenty of immobile ADs that can't 1v2 botlane, but that isn't a bannable offense. Thats like banning regular singed or Nasus for never grouping and just death pushing down the base

Long story short, it doesn't seem like its auto trolling unless Riot is just mad about people playing stuff other than Top Mid Jungler Bot Support roles as standard

6 Comments

deathgod54/2/2017, 11:37:59 PM2 votes

it isn't bannable anymore: https://boards.na.leagueoflegends.com/en/c/player-behavior-moderation/EtXQhs5J-weore-updating-our-policy-so-unusual-play-styles-dont-get-14-day-bans

they updated the rules after we all protested it a few weeks ago.

Fulbau4/2/2017, 11:38:12 PM2 votes

because if you're a support, then your role is protecting and supporting your lane partner, not leaving them by themselves while you go do something else.

remember that the person you're supporting is likely an attack damage carry, meaning they are doing to do consistent damage and are meant for taking towers, inhibs, and help a lot with epic monsters due to their sustained damage, meaning that late-game they are what help a lot with objectives, and league is an objective based game.

or at least, that's why it WAS bannable.

rito derped and is now caving in to the peer pressure from the players instead of being serious about the rules of in-game behavior.