Looking to improve my game

NickM357·Sep 23, 2015·1 votes·619 views

Hey all, as the title says, I'm looking to get better at League. Right now I main ADC with Caitlyn, and I have a very bad tendency to lose my lane. I also only play with my friends; so far I have yet to play with randoms. It's mainly my early game that goes south, I tend to contribute more later on during the team fights. Anyone out there willing to lend some helpful tips and advice? I feel that I rely too much on my friends and that it also serves to distract me in a way, so I plan on just getting over my fears and play games myself. Again, any advice is appreciated.

6 Comments

RandomoniumSep 23, 20151 votes

Always looking to help people out. Its hard to give advice based on your match history but the first thing that jumps out at me is that your CS per minute is very low. I recommend making custom games and just practice last hitting minions.

I record every game I play and would be happy to play some games with you so I can give you some more specific advice.

NickM357Sep 24, 20151 votes

The funny thing is as far as I can tell, last hitting isn't my main problem. I've done the whole custom game farming exercises and I can do them with reasonable ability. I've also done 1v1 with my friend who's probably the best of my group. We've come to the conclusion that I keep getting forced out of lane too easily. I try to trade but I usually take too much damage and I have no choice but to recall. As far as I can tell, this is what screws me. They get the farm advantage due to my absence, and then things go downhill from there. The main reason I play Caitlyn is because of her range, but I tend to get hit by the enemy's skillshots (Lucian's W, for example. I think my last game or so was against him). Can you think of any advice?

RandomoniumSep 24, 20151 votes

So it sounds like your issue is more positioning than anything. Either that or your supports aren't backing you up like they should. In order to get better at trading you can do one of two things: 1) Go into a game with a friend where you try only to last hit and he only tries to harass you or 2) Create a custom game with 5 bots on the enemy team, all ADCs (preferably ones with skill shots.) Go into a 1v2 lane against them and practice last hitting while dodging the harass from 2 bots simultaneously.

Also, I'd like further clarification on how well you do in farming exercises. Your goal should be at least 35 CS by the 5 minute mark (7 cs per minute.)

NickM357Sep 24, 20151 votes

I'll try those exercises out, thanks. And in terms of my CS in the farming exercise, I hit the 35 CS mark consistently. I don't remember the exact number, I'll post it the next time I do it.

NickM357Sep 26, 20151 votes

Last farming exercise I did I hit 38 at 5 minutes.

Grinning FetishSep 23, 20151 votes

Caitlyn has been consistently an awkward laner.

Because if she falls behind in the beginning, it will create a snowball effect and result in a very weak ad mid game making this very prone to exploit.

If you are truly looking to improve as an ADC main, you won't subject yourself to one single champion, at least not one that handicaps a true ad players potential.

Generally with Caitlyn, you want to know how to trade, when to trade, how to control your lane and in general controlling the lane in your favor. Due to your naturally long reach on your range, this is Caitlyns upside compared to lower ranged ad.

Most mistakes I see with inexperienced adc players is that they don't utilize the move function enough. For example, they would be fighting / poking without backing up a movement input after this, essentially you're rooting yourself for 0.8 - 1 second by moving so damn slow lol.

And even worse is their positioning. Sometimes I even see AD carries with long range, POKE at a much closer range than needed.

Positioning can make the difference between a very threatening AD, or an easy kill.

Constantly move in game, and keep your mouse near your character, because it will be the fastest response time when switching directions.