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 ?
Galewings2 votesI'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.
JinxisaMisfit1 votesWell my summoners is jinxisamisfit, :) any help is more than welcome, I had an idea of kill/sustain/poke but I have limited champ knowledge and I'm not too flash at deciding what to build when. Even if you can't help much we can always jam a really laggy game xD
Galewings1 votesWell it can all depend on the enemy's team comp! You said you play a lot of Morgana (Morgana was my first support and is still my main) so if I end up having to lane against a very cc and ap damage inclined support I tend to max out my E in lane first, give one point to my q and generally ignore my W in those cases. It can be a total shut down for the enemy when Laning against a Support thresh, Blitzcrank or Annie. I also get a Mikael's crucible against cc heavy teams because it's active can save a teammate's life.
If they have a lot of ap or the biggest threat on the enemy team is one that deals AP damage I get Locket of the Iron Solari quickly to give my team an extra bit of magic resist.
I can certainly help out in the champ knowledge part a bit, I'm not a know it all or anything but I do know how most champs work and what are the things you need to watch out for when playing against them. I don't visit the oce servers as much anymore, but I can certainly drop by a bit more every now and then to play a game or two!
I'm jelly about the cool event you guys have now though x3
JinxisaMisfit1 votesOh this is actually really helpful thankyou !!
JinxisaMisfit1 votesIt's not letting me post most of my comment. If you have a skype or TS it'd would much easier otherwise I can make a NA acc if the OCE lag becomes to unbearable :)
Galewings1 votesI have both of those but I rarely use ts anymore haha. You should be able to find me on skype if you search up the user skywhale5!
iBubbles2 votesUh 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.
JinxisaMisfit1 votesI sorta mean with champ updates, new jungle etc I know a whole lot more champs are usable top, not to mention items being removed/nerfed/buffed etc. As for help, that'd be more than appreciated :) I try main support but my champion knowledge is limited so i'm not very good with my counter/match-ups item builds etc. Do you have a OCE acc or will I need to make a NA one ?
iBubbles1 votesAh yeah that is understandable. And, I'm trying to teach my bestfriend to play too. (we are both females). The best I could really do is run you through bot games with us and I could be your adc and maybe ping you and stuff? That's what I have been doing with her, that and aram.
JinxisaMisfit1 votesI'm already level 30, but if you can help fine tune stuff such as positioning then sure :) Otherwise I'm more than happy to play bots with you both and pass on some game knowledge to your friend also :)
iBubbles1 votesOHHH I was assuming you were like level 15 or something. I may not be able to help much, but still would like to play some games with you sometime (:
JinxisaMisfit1 voteswell feel free to add my summoners "jinxisamisft" I'm always happy to play, it's just I'll be on the OCE so expect some laaaaaaaaaaaaag
iBubbles1 votesAhhh I don't think we can play together, im on NA. I tried and it said User Not Found. :(
nightstaber2 votesNothing 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
JinxisaMisfit1 votesOhh thankyou !! Do you have any other champ recommendations ? I've played a tiny bit of thresh, leoana, soraka & braum but I tend to just main Morgana (which is bad cause I'd like to widen my champion pool)
nightstaber1 voteswell let's see umm nami is a pretty good support and surprisingly if u build armor aganist lets sayyy jax or maybe lee sin,even though u look squishy they can get themselves killed quite a few times( me and my friend went jax and lee the enmy nami built thornmail and other armor annd we got killed in a 1v1 with her...) healing your adc and poking is also easy because its all in one spell(w) and ur ult is very useful during teamfights! The passive is decent enough for some adcs who dont quite move as fast like ashe(I've seen a handful of ashes in ranked) annd then finally nami's e that increases her allies dmge and their attacks also deal magic damage, it also slows them too^.^though keep in mind that her ap bonuses on her skills are around 50% so its kinda better to build her tank,well thats what i build on her.
cuddlykitten41 votesGroup 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 :)