So I'm starting to feel that 6 months ago was a bad time to start playing LOL, just as I got my head around the s4 meta, s5 came and rather confunlded me. So is there anyone on the OCE server who would like to help a lowly female gamer by explaining/showing/teaching me the mechanics for Sup, Mid & Top ? I prefer mage supports like Morgana and Karma but I'm open to learn anything and everything I can before I try give ranked a go ... help ?
I'm not entirely sure about what you need to learn in mechanics since I don't know how experienced you are (And I'm kind of a noob too) but I can try to help a bit with support by typing some of the stuff I've learned:
There are different types of support lanes: Kill lanes, Poke lanes and Sustain lanes.
Kill lanes are focused on forcing a fight with cc and securing early kills to get ahead in the game (champs like Leona are perfect for this). They need to be dominant in order to really be succesful.
Poke lanes are about slowly whittling away your opponent's hp until they are low enough for you to go in and sweep them. Usually, you need champs with long range in order to be able to pull this off (like caitlyn).
Sustain lane is about being passive, farming and healing/shielding any poke damage you would take in trades. Champs like Soraka are suited for sustain lanes.
Some consider this to be the laning triangle. As in, Kill lanes will have an edge over sustain lanes, sustain will beat poke lanes and poke lanes will defeat kill lanes.
There's a lot more to go over but I'll keep it brief:
Always keep tabs on your opponent's cooldowns and their mana bars. If the blitz missed his hook and the enemy adc just wasted all their skills and is low on mana while you and your adc have a mana advantage, that is a good time to try to poke or harass them since they won't have as much to their disposal as you do.
No matter what role you play, map awareness and warding can win you games. Knowing where the enemy is, what they are doing and predicting what they're going to do next is crucial to winning or losing the game. You should always take some time to ward certain areas of the map (like Dragon or Baron, but warding other areas can be as important) and get sightstones if you are playing as support and sometimes even the jungler get them.
I mostly play on the NA server myself, but I do have an OCE account because I would go there at times to play with an Aussie friend of mine. You can definitely add me there if you want, my summoner name is Pwetbanger. However, because I live in California my ping can get really high over there on bad days (though usually it never goes above 170) and that might lead to a lot of lag and dcing on my end while we are in game.
Uh nothing about season changing should really confuse you. But, I wouldn't mind helping. I can't help you with top, but I usually support. So might be able to help you out a little bit.
Nothing actually seems to have much changed for top, sup,nor mid much only the jungle karma and morg is a good supp just buy a couple of wards and if u go like all in or can land most skills then buy spellthief although in rank most pple just safe and passive so i suggest starting of ancient coin for the gold :D
Group hug Sona FTW. Here's what you do, (take heal, this is important as it will proc ardents, use it for that in fights more than as a heal) as soon as game loads, put a point in Q and use it. Buy spellthiefs, mana pots, and a trinket. (or whatever utility items your runes and masteries call for). Use Q again. Do not use Q again until you are hitting a champ. This will make sure you start off nailing their adc hard (my AP page can hit several champs for half health when Q procs my passive). Slightly harass them and let your adc get CS. When you hit lvl 2 go off on them. Every time Q is up go harass them and back to your adc, if they chase he'll eat them. Make sure you use your passive to hit the adc with Q in early game. It's important in mid to late game to have a good understanding of how your passive is affected by all your abilites as different situations require a different buff on the attack. Playing like this will require at least decent juke skill btw. Finding ways to harass early is important. It not only allows your adc to win lane, but marks you as a target for their entire team later. This is where the build comes in and recks. Instead of building her straight AP like most people do, build her with the intention of turning your teammates into monsters. In fights be awkwardly close to the enemy and ready to hit W. Pull the aggro and when it goes down immediately heal yourself, and hit E so you can bail to the back of the fight. You will drag them through your teammates who they will underestimate because they don't realize the amount of extra stats they are carrying now. You may likely die, but the damage your team will do before you go down will be too much for the other team to recover from. Also, remember to always touch everyone you can with Sona's aura, and utilize the damage boost from Q to help your teammates take towers fast. It's admittedly a ballsy way to play a healer, and at times it screws you over, but if you can get your jukes down, and know when to weave in and out, you will win so so many games as Sona. Anyways, when she's done being build she should look something like this 
. In some situations one or two of these items may not be necessary, if so equip 
for the double slow on Q. I hope that this helps you in finding your style of playing. I wish you the best of luck :)
