ARAM: Melee Need An Early Game Help

GodEmperorLetoII·11/13/2014, 9:28:33 PM·1 votes·650 views

There's been no item that's really helped a melee heavy team early game vs a ranged team that hasn't also helped the ranged team or doesn't help at all. We constantly see everyone wanting to only be a ranged champion with poke and/or crowd control because they excel in this mode. For people who get stuck with a melee, that's no fun. This mode could really use a buff for melee that helps them at least in the early game. Perhaps the buff gets weaker as the player levels (as late game melee can usually do ok with the items and levels).

But yea, this mode really needs some love for melee beyond items.

5 Comments

Killer X 1211/14/2014, 12:19:33 AM2 votes

Can't say that i agree. After 1200 ARAMs i've had plenty of teams that just fall flat because they were all melee. Sometimes you get hard countered, it happens. Sometimes however, you can have an all melee team and all you have to do is get on the other team and you win. Melee champs are strong as it is, adding in any item that helps them for the case of having 5 melees will ruin all the other games we have in aram.

Some games you will lose in champ select, and thats okay. Its random.

Jeddite11/13/2014, 9:34:38 PM1 votes

Try building a Runic Shield or a Targon's Brace as your first item.

No, seriously, try it. I know you never have, because this thread exists.

The difference between ARAM Bronze (you) and ARAM Gold+ (others) is knowing how to deal with a poke-heavy team when your team is melee-heavy.

For starters, try getting a Runic Shield or Targon's Brace. Encourage your other melee teammates to do likewise. Then marvel at your wave-pushing power and the shared gold and healing.

Or cower behind your turret and cry on the forums. Whichever.

Jeddite11/13/2014, 9:45:03 PM1 votes

Hey kiddo, you're the incompetent scrublar posting on the forums because you don't know how to play melee in ARAM, not me.

I like your rebuttal "it doesnt work". Really? How does a minion execute that shares gold and heals not work against a poke team? Does the enemy Varus prevent your team for properly last-hitting and proc'ing the effect? I don't recall saying "OMG TARGONS = INSTANT WIN!"

See, you've got nothing. You're bad. But remember -- it's not you. It's ARAM. Or poke. Or heals. Or smurfs. Or unfair teams.

But it's never you. Never, ever.

You post a thread crying for help (as if there's an actual panacea to your tears). I tell you what to do (I'd know -- I'm way better than you at ARAM), but you respond with classic ARAM Bronze rage:* "HUR DUR DUR NUH UH SHUT UP UR DUMB DUR DUR DUR"*.

Fine. Not my responsibility to help you be less terrible. Enjoy the 1200-1300 MMR range in Howling Abyss. It's where you belong. :D