Team Fight Tactics Drops

Opalite·9/9/2019, 6:17:39 AM·2 votes·1,931 views

I really want to play this game and enjoy it, but it is so frustratingly difficult because the drop rates are incredibly unfair. Every single creep fight, I got one orb and they were all full of gold, whether it was only 1 up to 5 gold, it was frustrating because that's ALL I got. By mid game, everyone had item advantage, and even with a good team, the lack of items made me lose so fast because roulette wasn't enough to keep me going. This was a ranked game too, so losing so incredibly hard due to bad luck is just ridiculous. Items are so important in TFT and if they are going to be like that, then the drop rates need to be improved or made fair. Losing like that knowing it's out of my control is so upsetting and really puts me off it. I'm sorry if that sounds like I'm whinging, but what am I suppose to do with 1 complete item versus teams with 3-4 complete items?

3 Comments

Saezio9/9/2019, 10:15:26 AM1 votes

Next time you get all gold in 1st 3 creep fights, just open fort it for 2 carousels. You get rich and get prio for 2 rounds.

Illabethe9/9/2019, 8:59:39 PM1 votes

I can promise you: Items don't place you at 7/8th; You do.

Once you get good at your economy and smartly using the comps the store gives you (and possibly later transitioning to a different one; also, NOT the comps you WANT), you begin to figure out that build/placement/levels mean FAR more to getting to the top 4 than items.

Also, learn to treat those early carousels as if they are the only items you're going to get: If by round 4, I only have 3 completed items, what will they be and how will they affect my comp?

Once you think like that, and stop just turning items into whatever, or champion inappropriate, you'll find Rank 4+ begins to get a lot more common.

Some comps can go to rank 2-3 without items. Some can even hit #1 with only Carousel items.

That's where items make a difference; at the end.

Some tips: -If Noble is an option and you have a budget, try to make a Red Buff, a Hush, and a Cursed Blade. Put Red buff on Lucian with Hush, and get 1 other Gunslinger (GP/Tristana/Mf/Jinx, depending on poin in the game). Give them the Cursed Blade. (2) Gunslinger on a well built Noble can = rank 2-3 easily. -Position where Guardians touch the most champions. -Keep in mind the -15 damage Knight buff can be the difference between Blademasters/Gunslinger comps winning or losing. -Runaan's on rangers/Lucian/Jinx can all be powerhouses. -Guardian Angel often wins fights by itself if used correctly, because it deaggros, and coupled with some champs, that's dangerous (Braum/Garen/Gangplank/Leona)