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Biggest dilemma I have ever had!

RUMBLER J·5/13/2015, 1:19:48 AM·2 votes·1,472 views

So, I finally reached level 30. I thought I was ready to play ranked battles, but I forgot to read the fine print. I need to get at least 16 champs in order to play ranked, and I'm not even close of that. I'm gonna need a boatload of IP in order to get the 16 champs I need. A HUGE BOATLOAD OF IP!

I just owned Master Yi a couple of days ago, so that makes it 7 now. I thought I did so well the first time, but it gets harder and harder. Whoever thought Master Yi was easy to deal with is out of their minds! I'm in such of a depressed mood. I should be very, very, very, VERY angry about this HUGE dilemma of mine, but instead I'm depressed.

I need advice. My personal confidence has definitely gone out the window. I should play to improve, but instead I get worse and worse. Most battles, I always end up having the most deaths on my team, and other teammates are complaining. That hurts my soul and my spirit. I should concentrate, but I can't. Most people perform better than me. In fact, EVERYBODY'S did better than me. I'll never be that good. I'll never be skillful enough. Makes me think I should give up on this whole thing, but getting 16 champs in order to play ranked is my big goal.

[sighs deeply][sniffling] I'm so sad. I need some big advice, the biggest advice possible. If only there's a way somebody could put all this advice into 1 big video in order to understand my biggest dilemma of all. What's the point of trying? There's just no point. Can anyone please help me? [crying] Please? I'm so unhappy. I'm so unskillful. And most of all, I'm so unlucky! [wailing]

Please, have a heart to help me. I'm not demanding this. I'm not even angry at this at all. I'm just... desperate... and pathetic.

25 Comments

Commit Sudoku5/13/2015, 2:04:08 AM2 votes

Dude idk what your expectations are for ranked but even if you did have 16 champions I would expect low bronze for you looking at your match history. I would focus more on building up your skills mechanically and decision making.

Your item builds are ineffecient You aren't good at farming You have a negative K/D in every normal game (so you are a hard feeder) You don't even have proper rune pages

It honestly appears you just went through the motions in bot games and never really learned anything up to this point. You probably don't have any friends who play nor have you played with anyone with experience to tell you what you should be doing. You just do and it seems pretty habitual. You gotta practice these things instead of literally doing the same thing every game.

If you are expecting to actually get anywhere in ranked I would not rush into because you are in my opinion playing at a solid Bronze 5 level. So don't rush into it and be more disappointing, but if you wanted to just get ranked and go from there by all means go for it will be a long time until you are able to climb likely though. Sorry if this isn't what you want to hear, but I am just being honest in what I think. You aren't a good player give yourself time to get better.

TL;DR you have been playing the game "poorly" without anyone telling you how to improve and it has created bad habits, ask for actual help.

Leeroy Jenkenz5/13/2015, 3:46:55 AM2 votes

Put some music on that you enjoy.
/mute all as soon as you loud in.
Play your game.
Focus on farming, not dying, getting objectives, and warding.
Learn from every single mistake you make. Analyze why it didn't work and correct it.
Relax, it's a game. Have fun.
Watch youtube, LCS, Twitch streamers to LEARN THE GAME.
Never rage and don't blame your team. If everything is your fault then you can fix it ( even if it isn't).

Wicked Odie5/13/2015, 1:27:42 AM2 votes

I'm no pro, but I have been climbing the ranks slowly over the past little while, and I still consider myself quite average. But I'll do my best to help ya out.

Things I like to do while playing is to make sure I never get angry. I dont even have all chat on. If someone makes a stupid comment I ignore it. I do everything in my power not to let them have a reaction out of me. I play my game, and I only focus on my game. I will call shots here and there if my team is really crap and they need the direction, but that's it.

every time I back and I have extra gold, i buy some wards. I make sure I always have 1 pink down at all times and I'll do my best to keep other wards up when I can. Vision is key and gives you an advantage over the enemy.

Don't die for nothing. If you're at yoru turret with half health and the enemy is going to dive you, go back. Dont sit there and let them dive you. If there are 3 people attacking the turret and you're alone, leave. Dont die for that turret, it's not worth it. You're no good to your team dead. Dont 1v1 someone if you know you're going to lose. Dont try to save your teammate if hes just going to die, you'll most likely end up dying too. Unless of course you know you can secure the kill and get out safe.

While it is a team game, it's all about self improvement. Get better at your game, and you'll get better results. Practice things like last hitting minions, placing wards, roaming, ganking. It's okay to be selfish and KS. :P

Enjoy the game and dont get upset. If you go on a tilt, walk away, do something else, clear your head.

rampaging poet5/13/2015, 3:26:50 AM1 votes

I have to agree with Left For Zed: you just need more PVP practice and you aren't building right at all.

I see you tend to build a lot of mana regen, like getting a Chalice of Harmony on Nasus. To me that suggests you're spamming spells off cooldown without making them count. Nasus runs OOM really quickly if you use your W and E all the time, so the trick is not to use them all the time. Use W when you need to run. Use E when you need to push the minion wave off your turret quickly. Use both together when you're ready to go in for the kill. Otherwise you want to save them for a better oppurtnity so you don't run out of mana so quickly.

Similarly, I see you built a Morellonomicon on Warwick. Warwick only has one ability that scales with ability power. He likes the cooldown reduction, but after the early game you won't really be running out of mana with him. That means most of the stats it gives you are wasted. If you really wanted that CDR, a Nashor's Tooth would have been a better (though slightly more expensive) choice. The ability power is still mostly wasted, but it provides attack speed, on-hit magic damage, and the CDR you wanted. You could also have gone for a tank items like Spirit Visage (10% CDR and +20% to all your healing) and Frozen Heart (20% CDR and reduce enemy attack speed).

Practice some more to save up IP for more champions. Look at build guides on the net to get a better idea what to build. Sites like Mobafire have collections of guides and make it easy to see how champion abilities scale with various stats. You don't have to follow a guide to the letter, but think about what your champion does and how the different items will help you.

EDIT: Feel free to add me in-game. I'm not exactly a great player, but I wouldn't mind playing a few games with you if you'd like.

Trídent5/13/2015, 4:19:58 AM1 votes

First things first, look up guide about your champions and build accordingly

Don't build random stuff on champions

RUMBLER J5/13/2015, 4:20:13 AM1 votes

All these tips are kind of complicated for me. It led me with so many conflicts, and it's making my brain hurt! Follow up questions, how can a support not get kills? When's the right time to attack on enemies? What does an ADC do?

Which build guides are perfect for WW, Nasus, Volibear, Rengar, Alistar, and Renekton? Those are the champs that I use the most. Which items should I start with? If only there simple solutions on what I should do. All of this is starting to give me a MAJOR BRAIN CRAMP!

RUMBLER J5/13/2015, 1:48:47 PM1 votes

I don't know what to do. Which guides work the best for me? Focus on last hits? Deal damage with the squishiest target? What do I do? WHAT DO I DO?! [PANTING HEAVILY] I'M STARTING TO PANIC! I'M STARTING TO PANIC!!!

Watch95/13/2015, 1:28:39 AM1 votes

Giving up defies the whole purpose of getting to level 30 and playing ranked.

BTW, my advice is to just not read chat. Focus on your gameplay and no one else's. All that matters is how you can develop as a player. OR, you can just get a friend to play with you :D

Shroom Junkie5/13/2015, 2:11:41 AM1 votes

Just play a ton of normals until you get that buttload of IP. Play free champs a ton, test out every champion and see what you like, then save for those champs. Even if you have 16 champs, unless you're good at them you might as well not play Ranked.