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I'm leaving the game and here's why...

BlueBoy23·2/24/2017, 8:22:48 AM·1 votes·1,138 views

Last year i made it as far as Silver 1... This year with the hard reset I dropped as far as Bronze 5 and now I'm bordering on crawling my way out as far as Bronze 2. Sadly I play support, so no matter how well I play if my adc isn't all that great I'm really at their mercy. Plus Bronze is so toxic I'm finding it unplayable... I'll have solid win streaks and then I'll drop right back down with a string of negative team members, people who give up too early, some dude smurfing who just trolls. I literally had a guy last game AFK for 20 minutes and come back and say he had to go take a crap in the middle of a ranked game. I've invested hundreds of hours into this game and some money on some content like skins and such but honestly I'm fed up with the toxic community. And of course as an support I get to be flamed repeatedly by some high strung adc who thinks it's all my fault. I'm by no means the best player in the world, but being trapped in elo hell is a terrible experience. And whatever riot did this season with dropping everybody down a bit further just seems to have concentrated more of the trolls at the bottom. Honestly it seems so related to luck whether I climb at all. And I see so many people along the way that I outplay but can't win because of my overall team. I can't count the amount of times that I've helped win lane but we lose the match. Right now the roles are so out of balance for solo que it isn't even funny... I laugh every time I see that I'm protected from autofill because I'm a support main. So you're telling me I play the role nobody else wants to play? Thanks riot... so why isn't there some kind of better incentive for support mains? Honestly I think whether you move up should by based more on your average overall rating per games rather then purely winning. I see people who play horribly but continue to get carried. I play well but as a support I can't carry unless I go AP support and then my adc complains that I'm taking kills or CS when he isn't in lane, dead or whatever. I dunno, I think I might just say goodbye to ranked play and play normals indefinitely and troll and play rediculous off meta picks for kicks and giggles... That sounds like much more fun than this stupid grind.

10 Comments

Korijenkins2/24/2017, 8:29:50 AM2 votes

You started this wall of text off with a fallacy. A good support can carry games. Wards win games, killing enemy wards win games. Making clutch plays on a thresh or blitz or malz or zyra wins games.

Secondly Bronze is toxic yes. But if Bronze is toxic to you its also toxic to the enemy team. You assume the game is shafting you because you can only see things from your perspective. You don't know what the enemy team is saying to each other and never will.

Thirdly the concept of elo hell is ridiculous. "The players here are so bad on my team that I can't carry them." Those same players will also be on the enemy team.

Fourthly you've made it from Bronze V to Bronze II. If Bronze was so toxic it was truly unplayable you would still be in Bronze V.

You have to actually listen to what you're saying to understand how ridiculous it sounds. "Supports are at the mercy of the adc." If they were why would anyone bother taking a support? Surely there would be a better use for the 5th person on the team if support is so shit? You have to take a step back and stop simply blaming the team for your losses. As long as you are making mistakes you are partially at fault.

Magical Player2/24/2017, 8:30:38 AM1 votes

https://na.op.gg/summoner/userName=BlueBoy23 you could change to more meta support heros as you mentioned already

Or learn another position until you reach a better spot where supports are more widely loved

Kei1432/24/2017, 12:29:03 PM1 votes

man, that wall of text so stronk.

A good support can carry the game easily.

Jyoeru2/24/2017, 1:39:00 PM1 votes

Personally, I don't think Thresh and Braum--the two champs you seem to play the most for support--are the most ideal Bronze supports. Unless you're running duo with the ADC and can really run high plays, I would strongly advise against it.

You should be looking at supports who have more independence. Zyra, Brand, Annie, perhaps even using Malz. . . just a few ideas. But supports that are basically 100% dependent on the ADC--especially if you miss a few hooks or your ADC can't/doesn't follow up--is going to mean a rough lane and game for you. And in the case of missing your combo or lacking a follow-up, once their team figures out you're harmless, it's GG bot lane.

You should basically pick a support and a build that assumes your ADC is going to be very passive or too aggressive (and dead a lot); that your jungler is rarely going to be in your lane; that their jungler is going to camp the heck out of your lane; and that you are going to have to set up and finish the plays. For that, you'll need a bursty combo champ, and Zyra is still a great pick.

Sadly, the 4-man raiding parties in bot lane make for a poor Zyra experience. But having a tank champ in a 4-man raid only makes it so you might die a bit less. But falling behind in lane and not having a high threat presence just puts your lane behind overall and renders you and your ADC pretty useless should you get stuck in a late game.

As someone who got placed in Bronze 5 and just hit Silver 5, I have to reinforce the notion that your losses are still somewhat in your hands.

Laughing Fish2/24/2017, 5:32:14 PM1 votes

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Sir Hogleg2/24/2017, 5:36:08 PM1 votes

Agreed, Im in the same position, if I dont bring my own adc I get some douche bag that belongs in intro bots who feeds 3-4 kills then blames me they face check and play out of position. Its very frustrating.