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This is dedicated to all ADC mains

TyWdtSHg1K·12/20/2014, 7:30:11 PM·64 votes·7,951 views

I dedicate this message to all ADC mains. Granted, not all adc players might fit this description, but the percentage is so high that I might as well assume it is the norm. This message is not motivated, either, by the fact that out of the 8 games that I played today, the only 2 defeats were due to flaming/feeding adc's who ragequit after the first 10 minutes, eventho the game was perfectly winnable.

So dear adc's, please read: 1- your support does not like you 2- if jungler ganks bot, it's not for you to get snowballed. It's to cause the enemy team adc to ragequit. 3- your jungler doest like you 4- mid laners dont like you 5- if top laners teleport bot, its to squash enemy adc's. It's not because they like you. 6- your jungler doesnt really wana give you the red buff. 7- you are never the sole reason a game is won, yet you are always part of the reason a game is lost. 8- your support is not your bitch 9- the support isnt YOUR support, it's the team's support. 10- you have to ward like every fucking one else. 11- chances are, no one in your team really likes you. 12- whenever you lose your lane, you give up like a little bitch. No one in any other lane gives up like that.

13- if you're part of that 0.1% of adc's that does not flame/afk or intentionally feed, I salute you.

My experience with adcarrys through bronze 4 up to platinum 2 (where I am now) has always been the same. They will quickly spam surr, blame support and jungler, feed, afk, ragequit, and be total dicks.

Dear ADC's, most of us dont like you.

103 Comments

Alljoy12/20/2014, 7:39:57 PM58 votes

To be fair, I think no one really likes anyone in YoloQ.

Legostrike12/21/2014, 1:30:17 AM23 votes

As a support main, ADCs come in two classes as far as I've see. Class One) The Jerk: We all know and love this one.

Class Two) The Worker: This guy is either nice, indifferent, or doesn't talk. He tries to get the job done regardless of the situation and recognizes what needs to be done. He NEVER yells, rages, or flames at all, he just does his best.

Prometheus85612/20/2014, 11:58:52 PM17 votes

dear misunderstanding teammate:

I'm sorry that you don't like me, but honestly, I don't really care that much. Nobody really likes anyone in soloQ. But allow me to shed some light on why I act the way I do.

First and foremost, whoever it is you're playing as this game, you have it easy. Maining an ADC is hard work. You using what are arguably the weakest class of champs in the game for the sole purpose of pushing down towers, and it is next to impossible to get back into the game if you fall at all behind, without piggybacking onto another player's advantages. One wrong move, and you'll find yourself dead in 3 hits with no chance to fight back. But do you know why we main this role, despite all that? Because unlike mid, top, or jungle, there is only room for one successful ADC in a game. If your botlane is ineffective, your game is over. We act like we're the lynchpin for the game because we are.

When you're playing ADC, not only are you suffering the most temperamental role in the game, you are also utterly dependent on another player to win your lane - because of this, you'll also find yourself the victim of League's god-awful communication abilities in a way that is unique to botlane. That's the primary reason for our anger - because we'll see a trick coming, find a moment for a perfect initiation, or realize a fatal flaw in the other team's lineup, and be unable to communicate it in time. There is nothing more frustrating on this Earth.

And after all that's said and done, I know that you still only see me as a flaming asshole, but that's because you don't play with me for more than one game. You see me frustrated at the god awful support that was forced into a role which wouldn't exist, were League 4v4. You see me raging at my jungler for not ganking, not because the other jungler has ganked my lane successfully, but because despite how hard he's camping our lane, everyone else is still losing harder, and our own jungler is 0/0/0, 12 minutes into the game. Believe me, if our situations were reversed, you would be just as frustrated.

What you don't see is the 4-5 times a week I mystery gift my support for landing absolutely incredible plays and helping me win the lane. What you don't see is me successfully captaining a team when I snowball my lane advantage into dragons, midlane and eventually a game win. And what you choose not to remember is when that ADC went 12/1 at the end of laning while the rest of you were 1/5, and he never complained, never expected anything of you but for you to continue playing. And he won you the game.

So take a step back next time. Consider why the ADC is so mad, and consider what that means for the game as a whole. Recognize that it isn't blind rage, there is a cause, and it's completely out of our control.

Consider, for a moment, that your ADC might actually have a reason for being angry.

Sincerely,

Every ADC ever.

Remlap122312/20/2014, 10:15:30 PM13 votes

I think this idea of ADC mains being toxic fucks is an undeserved stereotype. It more has to do with the culture behind ADCs and the lack thereof of supports. I mean, why else do American eSports teams have to find Korean supports?

Vivid Mandala12/20/2014, 11:21:58 PM9 votes

The problem isn't just adc mains its the culture around them, and the ridiculous generalizations made by people around them. The guy in that link is toxic, and some are like that, but when you imply adc is a staple role, and "necessary to teamfights", and can carry hard, you get the self-glorifying blowhards who play that role purely because of that. Call out the people who are toxic and refuse responsibility. Don't just insult an entire group because some of the less savory ones pissed you off.

76Summers12/20/2014, 10:04:20 PM7 votes

man...these generalizations tho

disregardable12/20/2014, 7:32:20 PM6 votes

No one in any other lane gives up like that.

I wish bro. It'd make my life so much easier if you didn't just hug turret and wait for us to rotate top. Seriously, it could take 10 minutes to get up there.

OneSlickPhony12/21/2014, 4:44:50 AM5 votes

Today I played in a match and the first thing I saw was:

"adc adc adc adc adc adc"

I could already tell that I would be supporting a retard, and guess what? I was right! He said "lol maybe if you warded" after dying to the fed Urgot (lolwhat?) when warding had nothing to do with his death. ...Really? As soon as I got SS, I warded the river, the tribush, and our jungler's blue every chance I had. When confronted with the fact that he was wrong and that I HAD warded, he says "not like it helped anyways". In the end, he died more than me because he kept trying to 1v1 the Urgot the he fed.

So far I'm on a 4 game loss streak (I did not directly contribute to any of these, though I didn't exactly do too well) after a 4 game win streak. Because of Riot's amazing matchmaking system, the teammates I get matched with are now butt-fuck retarded and the opponents seem exactly the same as they were before the MMR drop.

Ok, I feel much better after saying this... Also, I don't believe in ELO hell, just a shitty matchmaking system.

/endrant

Àpheliøs12/21/2014, 9:03:11 AM5 votes

Coming from a support main: I like my adc. My adc doesn't need to ward other than having a pink ward up. (I know contrary to most people's belief) Some stats: In the world championship playoffs guess how many wards were placed by deft, sneaky, and uzi: 0. I don't care if you ward, but you better not bitch at me if you die and they walked through a ward that I placed. That's your fault and you need to open up your eyes.

Please I see plenty of people give up after they lose lane, and it is much harder for an adc to come back versus another adc because there isn't much outplay potential(unless you are vayne) because it is basically all auto attacks and if the other person's autos do more you are gonna lose.

I won't say much for the mid laner hating the adc because this one I understand...once we get the tower we come mid and take your farm. Sorry you are welcome to go bot and take our farm and probably kill their adc.

The support is the team's support, but it is my job to keep the other people off the adc because I know my mid laner, jungle, and top laner all hate the adc so they won't do it.

As much as I hate it, the support IS the adc's bitch. Support is literally a role that is made to babysit a guy for 15-20 minutes then roam a bit and then go back to babysitting that person so they don't die. If that ain't a bitch I dunno what is.

Dear ADC, I love you, but please don't be stupid.

Registeel123412/21/2014, 5:22:39 AM5 votes

Totaly not ripped off Sky Williams' video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8N5yTdGhIU

TyWdtSHg1K12/20/2014, 11:33:31 PM4 votes

I just started a ranked game, this is the chat. Another reason to why we dont like adc's

Raptamei12/20/2014, 11:17:22 PM4 votes

And just because the support doesn't like the adc... Riot made an adc that can feed the support to the enemy team without permission. Wheee.

Blank Space12/21/2014, 9:23:26 AM4 votes

I'm an ADC main. Can confirm.

Greenheath12/21/2014, 3:40:59 AM3 votes

Let's be real, all roles are important because if any of them afk, you gonna lose. Its not like "dont worry its just the adc that afked we're good guys"

I think the reason for such toxicity in the bot lane is that its the only lane where your fate is even more inextricably linked with other players than usual. Even the greatest adc could be dragged down by an awful support. On the other hand, why supports don't afk more is unknown to me. You'd think they would being under the same conditions as the adc. I think maybe people who play support just tend to be the kind of person that isn't as self centred, because they know they can't do it alone. The proud, 360 no-scopers don't play support. They play carries and are more likely to rage if it looks like they won't/can't carry. The support knows it isn't completely on their individual performance to carry the late game and are more likely not to give up early.

Brendân12/20/2014, 9:29:02 PM3 votes

I only support when Im in a skype call with my adc.

stealthfox9412/21/2014, 3:59:17 AM3 votes

Could we please not solo ADC's out as the toxic players. I've run in to toxic people from every role. This should apply to everyone.

FDU BlackHarvest12/21/2014, 8:13:51 AM3 votes

YoloQ is probably the funniest thing to watch when your not involved. When you are involved. Well. I Applaud your resolve :P

Phaite12/21/2014, 6:32:08 PM3 votes

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13- if you're part of that 0.1% of adc's that does not flame/afk or intentionally feed, I salute you.

thank you for the salute. much appreciated.

Hassohappa12/21/2014, 9:31:08 PM2 votes

And this is why I switched to mostly playing support from ADC. Because people like you devote more time to flaming the ADC than you do to trying to win.

Sarutobi12/21/2014, 2:44:03 AM2 votes

Numer 10 really hits home. its like most people dont understand that we cannot place more than 3 wards. i have seen some people who will never use the trinket, but will complain to know end why a ward had died out, as if they cannot use theirs!

TonyTonyMordecai12/21/2014, 1:31:21 AM2 votes

I actually like this thread, because I liked playing as Jinx for majority of my games before I found other characters/roles to play, and because her VO's are the best out of everyone in the game. And I hate it when I get flamed at for losing the game, because, honestly, JESUS CHRIST!!! If I am doing SOOOO terrible for you to comprehend (sometimes I do terribly, I will admit it) AT LEAST HELP ME GET BACK AHEAD!!! I hate it when I'm Support too, because I'm blamed for being the sole reason the game was lost. Well EXCUSE ME for not having 100% CDR and infinite mana and 1000 AP at level 1 so that I can heal you 24/7, but I can't. I try to give the hint to play a little aggressive and try to get them to leave lane, when I am either ADC or Support, but both times I am with someone who doesn't really move in when I start to move in, not to mention the fact that I end up dying because I went in and I wasn't really thinking rationally, more so just panicked and wanting to get the lead in our lane back.

Angry Monster12/21/2014, 1:31:07 PM2 votes

I am not an ADC main, but... When i do ADC i dont liek my self adn i do not talk to myself afterwards for 30 minutes. Its to reflect on the horrible person i was that game.

ImHerVoice12/21/2014, 2:17:30 PM2 votes

LOL yeah knock that fucks down a few pegs. I can't +1 enough glares from jungle

Gunpoint12/21/2014, 4:44:16 PM2 votes

Oddly enough I find Twitch mains to be an acception to this, seriously, idk why but I havn't met a flamey Twitch. I've also never met a flamy Urgot, but then again I have never met an Urgot.

healzsham12/23/2014, 6:50:48 AM2 votes

Never mind how easy it is for a support to ruin the 2v2, wether by bad play, the innate restrictions to communication, or just honest mistakes on calls"

"I'm sona, I need to catch every mystic shot/peacemaker that comes across the creep line"

Support:"I'll sacrifice myself so the adc can live" adc:"oh, we're going back in"

"Alright, I'll hit this solar eclipse and shit'll be cash. Vayne has cleanse. Oops"

I may main adc, but I can admit I've been responsible for the latter two scenarios, more than I'd like to admit.

Edit: clarified the second scenario

ZeroAnarchy12/21/2014, 4:36:25 AM2 votes

When I jungle, I don't gank bot lane to get the ADC all happy, I gank it to have a higher chance of winning the game.

OblongOtter12/21/2014, 3:08:24 AM2 votes

I like to think I'm above this, considering I picked up ADC as my secondary out of selflessness.