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When I gank your lane....

DrProfVibeCheck·6/9/2015, 7:43:38 AM·13 votes·2,533 views

Please, for the love of god, go in with me. Unless I'm tower diving a full health enemy or something else blatantly stupid, just help me. The reason I'm ganking your lane is to set YOU forward, and in the process, maybe me. The point of a gank is to make a 1v1 situation into a 2v1 situation, but if I don't get back up, it's basically a 1v1. Some junglers can handle that ez pz, but I'm speaking for the times that arent so pz.

But if you don't go in, and I die in the process, at least think of one thing before you start flaming my ass: did he ping or say he was ganking? If the answer is no, then go ahead, light that fire (but Id suggest you don't). If the answer is yes, then apologize or something. You shoulda been more aware and taken your head outta your ass. The Jungler does NOT HAVE to gank your lane. It helps if he does, but there are 2 other lanes to attend to. Also, the poor guy has to ward and control objectives and shit. For real, one smite could make or break a game. That's a lot of pressure for ANYONE.

Long story short, don't be that asshole who doesn't help your jungler out when he ganks. Don't flame him either if shit goes wrong, because its probably your fault (unless the Jungler didnt ping or REALLY fucked up. Look above for an example). He doesn't need to gank your lane, he has other jobs.

28 Comments

The Whamboozler6/9/2015, 7:51:40 AM13 votes

I didn't read any of your post, I just wanted to say that your name is amazing and I hope you main Taric.

TheThundersRoar6/9/2015, 8:11:11 AM2 votes

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IcyPepper6/9/2015, 8:14:13 AM2 votes

I've had people just stand there. I ping in advance I'm ganking, ping for help when they're not helping, and then I smite blue when they think it's okay to take it.

Don't be that guy. If you're top and pull that shit (seriously, there is no excuse. Yes, I ask people if they were minion blocked, but if they seriously ignored the gank they asked for...), then I'm going to snowball more intelligent lanes. If you're mid, say goodbye to blue because that's in my jungle and you don't gank my jungle for me. If you're bot... well, as long as you can right click towers then I'll try to keep your lane opponents from snowballing. But the support is coming with me.

redniwediS6/9/2015, 8:30:15 AM2 votes

So long as you don't gank while there's a large minion wave I'll always follow you up (unless I'm in some heavy tunnel vision, in which case I will apologize after). Experience is far too precious a resource for a top laner to spend just for one kill.

FiendishNinja6/9/2015, 12:09:37 PM1 votes

I agree with you. But sometimes its not just the laners fault. Sometimes there is literally nothing the laner can do and it doesn't matter how much the jungler is pinging or saying go in or how much the jungler is going in.

For instance if the top laner is Mundo, and the jungler nunu is pinging go in go in and typing it in chat and everything, there's not much mundo can do to go in besides walk towards the enemy and throw cleavers through a minion line.

Or something else that happens more often than I would expect is on red side. The jungler will invade the enemy blue then walk top while I'm 700 units back from the enemy (as pretty much any toplaner) and then walk up the river and start pinging when he hits the river bush. Yes i might be maokai but my snare range isn't infinite.

I think the best example is bot lane however. When the ADC is farming CS happily close to (but not under) own tower and the support is doing a solid job zoning the opponents, then the jungler just comes nito the river bush and goes in then flames the adc for not helping. Like sorry but not much i can do except run towards them lol

Not saying this is all junglers, just like you're not saying this is all laners. Its why communication is so key. like type in chat (invading blue then heading top) then if the top laner is Mao and has no mana he can say (oom). or (grabbing crab then heading bot) so bot lane can be ready to go.

MegaShroom90006/9/2015, 2:41:28 PM1 votes

If the lanner is squishy, it is usually not reasonable for the lanner to initiate. Sometimes the jungller needs to soak the first enemy combos so the squishy can all in.

AbsoluteSadman6/9/2015, 9:40:04 PM1 votes

I go in to gank irelia

2/1 riven farms at turret after 3 pings

Yells at me for dying

Afk's

I cry

Quinary Dunkage6/10/2015, 1:15:33 AM1 votes

I mean I'm certainly not to complain about a jungler wanting to set me ahead, but if there's a kills' worth of gold dying to my turret that I have to opt out of for the chance of a kill's worth of gold, there's a significant chance I'll ping you back. Don't be one of those junglers who chastises me for giving up free gold when to go in with you, I'd have to give up free gold and xp. There is a right and a wrong time to gank a lane. Waiting 10 seconds for your laner to not give up their lead before they even gain one is often times necessary.

IndianHippie6/10/2015, 7:11:01 AM1 votes

Yes. However the only time I don't go in with jungler is because I was going b and did not see him come. I try to check the mini map as much as possible but please also ping when you are coming.

Lugg6/10/2015, 7:29:00 AM1 votes

Please, for the love of god, before you gank my lane, check to make sure I have mana and ping before you go in. If I don't have mana, I can't help you and if you don't ping, I may be busy dodging skill shots and trying to farm and may not even know you are ganking.

Don't get me wrong, I love when my jungler ganks my lane, but it's a two way street.