I know not to blame the team but... fk...

BluePolarizer·Mar 28, 2015·1 votes·782 views

http://matchhistory.na.leagueoflegends.com/en/#match-details/NA1/1774465829/213933916?tab=overview

I don't even...

I'm not a mid main. I barely ever play mid except when I am forced to - I was last pick and others were all picked.

They all instalocked their roles.

K. Me, the non-mid main, is the only person to go non-negative.

Look, I know I can always carry harder. But I'm just not good enough to solo carry against high gold/low plats. I'd assume that you do what I did when behind, since I'm unfamiliar with mid: play safe, get as much CS and poke as possible, and wait for jungler ganks or when the opponent gets low. Instead our top, bot and jg make the craziest dives and fail, get killed, and get snowballed on. Irelia died 1v1 to renekton. The only way I could've possibly won this game is if I stomped Annie even harder (I killed her after she was already 1-0 from killing Lee Sin in a 1v3; Lee Sin went to gank top but Irelia died already), went 10-0 in 10 minutes and got Morello/Rabadons/Lich Bane at the 20 minute mark. But I can't do that. I am not a diamond mid main. There's nothing I can do to stop fed Graves, fed Renekton and fed Udyr from just diving. Rest of team ff'ed at 20.

I just don't know what to do anymore.

10 Comments

Faith BreakerMar 28, 20152 votes

Why do people play champs they aren't good with, or try to break the meta, in ranked? It's ok if you wanna try out Zilean mid, but if you aren't already good with it, don't in ranked. People go into ranked with normal draft mentality and I've seen people in normal draft with ranked mentality. Sometimes, you just gotta blame the guy that's "still learning a champ" in ranked, or "not that good top/mid/ect" You should not play ranked if you aren't adequate in all roles, and should not select a champ to play in ranked unless you are proficient with them. Ranked can sometimes be boring because of this. But that's what ranked is. About winning. If I wanna fool around with AD Cho Gath (and I do) I do that in normal. I know he's tied for the 2nd highest base AD in the game, so I know its viable.

If I were to do that in ranked and win, I'd get props. But if I were to do that in ranked and we lost, it would most likely be because I went AD Cho top. It is frustrating. I want to play ranked but I also want to have fun. Ranked is not fun, even when you climb the ladder.

BluePolarizerMar 28, 20151 votes

I was forced to mid. As you can see, I was the only one not feeding despite the rest of the team instalocking their roles. I can't mid at higher than my current elo. I can promise to not feed in lane and provide utility and AOE damage in teamfights, thats all. I probably play jg/top at a mid/low plat level, support and mid at a mid/low gold level, and ADC at a high silver level. Thus, I average out to be high gold since I can't get my jg/top all the time. I don't think I'm diamond stuck in gold, I'm perfectly content with anywhere in plat, but this was clearly NOT "role main" level play from the rest of the team.

Faith BreakerMar 29, 20151 votes

That's what I'm saying. You did remarkably well for a person forced into a position they aren't afluent with. Keep that up. Keep doing what you are doing. You'll come to think of mid as another top or jungle for you. You have a far better grasp of your own behavior of personal objectives. I'm giving you advice because I can mechanically, and have been, improving my game play non stop , while my inter personal summoner's skills and ettiquette are tettering right now.

When I lose a ranked game where our team is completely thrashed, we didn't lose, we got "rekt" by the very means of the word, knowing that you at least "didn't do that bad" can be some solice. When we win we look to see who did the best on our team, and if that's us. If not kda, did we get most wards, fb, most turrets? ect? So when we lose, we should look to see who did the "least bad" and then look at that from our point and see where we did the least poorly.

See who did the best on your team. If it wasn't you, look to see what they did. If it WAS you, remember what you did and keep that up while still being willing to change and be flexible (IE selling Thornmail on Rammus when the enemy team is literally full AP)

disregardableMar 28, 20151 votes

I'd assume that you do what I did when behind, since I'm unfamiliar with mid: play safe, get as much CS and poke as possible, and wait for jungler ganks or when the opponent gets low.

Well, no. I'm in Bronze 5 and I know that. That's what top laners do. Mids are supposed to roam (especially to bot) to try to catch up that way, partially because of map positioning and partially because a lot of mids struggle to farm.

BluePolarizerMar 28, 20151 votes

I wasn't that far ahead. Annie is still a huge threat if we get counterganked because if you didn't notice, graves was 9-0.

disregardableMar 28, 20151 votes

So you sit there and wait for them to lose because Graves might go from 9/0 to 10/0? If you wanted to win that game, you need to actually try to help your team.

BluePolarizerMar 28, 20151 votes

well, I don't think there was much I could do. Usually when I am forced to mid, I pick utility mages, then try to stay even in lane, farm hard and then group for teamfights. I don't think that playstyle could have possible won this game. If I roamed, it would've probably failed, but I guess it would've been a worthy gamble.

Faith BreakerMar 28, 20152 votes

You shouldn't roam from mid if you are behind. If your lane partner is even with you or ahead of you the second they see you MIA, they will ping it, and rather then chase after you , they'll obliterate your minion wave and whomp on your turret. Or, since they are ahead they will follow you, your team's hope for a come back, and nullify your advantage you're trying to give top or bot. Roam once you are ahead, or fed, otherwise, the time you spend roaming, you miss out on CS, XP, and gold , and you are less likely to compensate for that with a kill/assist, and you possibly lose a turret. If you're behind, or even, do what you did. It doesn't always work but you were doing the right thing.

You'll just get better at doing it. That's the trick. Sometimes people think they are doing something wrong, but they aren't. They just need to get better at what they are already doing before they see noticeable results.

iSpencerMar 28, 20151 votes

Yeah there are games where you just can't carry at your current skill level. You said it yourself, if you were a diamond mid main you could have stomped the annie and carried.

What you need to change is your mindset. Focus on self improving and try not to let it get to you when you lose. You're going to lose roughly 50% of the games you play, and not all of those losses are going to be your fault. Try to have fun playing even if your team is behind.

iSpencerMar 28, 20151 votes

Blitzcrank/graves absolutely crushes bard/cait. nearly every hook is a kill because bard cait are so squishy with such a weak all in, meaning that bard/cait aren't able to safely poke like they want to. It's a completely losing lane.

Meanwhile, Renekton has a stronger early game than irelia and if she makes a couple mistakes early or gets ganked the lane can snowball into a nightmare where renek easily pokes/dives under tower.

Even if you main your roles, you can make mistakes or play bad lane matchups. Maybe it's just a match up that you don't know well yet, but want to learn. or maybe the other team has players that main their roles too!