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Why I Think I Didn't Do Well as Vi, Plus Other Thoughts and Head-Clearing

Howldoom·4/20/2015, 1:45:32 AM·1 votes·577 views

Why I Think I Screwed Up in Game Today (http://matchhistory.na.leagueoflegends.com/en/#match-details/NA1/1799800764/203289894)

  1. Internet was becoming unbearable today; I ended up bailing out of the game after resetting the adapter didn’t work. Yes, leaving a game is a dick move, but I just wasn’t having fun. And playing on heavy lag that springs up from nowhere is neither fun nor productive towards getting better.

  2. I’m on one side of the map, and the jungler ganks a different area. Maybe they were warding the areas I was attempting to gank from. Maybe it was my laners who were at fault for being out of position. Yes, I could’ve/should’ve been there to gank more. But then there’s the fact that I’m at beneath half my health, I don’t want to take risks by trying to go after someone who could be baiting or who could out-damage me 1v1.

Internet issues aside in that game; I’m having trouble with applying early game pressure as a jungler. Either I’m not ready to gank and the laners struggle, or I am ready and everyone’s pushed too far up lane to gank it without taking turret dmg; then there are those points where the enemy is pushed but at that point they are too strong to gank with myself and a very underfed teammate. As a jungler I’ve been trying to balance between farming to keep myself relevant and ganking to try and help the laners. Should I give jungling a rest, particularly since I can’t burst people down anymore as Vi?

For those who recognize the name “Dakka Downpour” in the posts lately: YES, I’ve been griping about how I haven’t made progress at all lately, and how I want to win as Vi or someone similar but have instead been on horrible losing streaks, to the point where taking a break from Ranked for nearly a week (tried going back in yesterday; got demoted to Bronze 4) hadn’t produced results and where games are more along the lines of “We’re not coming back from this one, might as well play it out without trolling/feeding/raging but at the same time just not care” sort of feelings. Just derping around, that is.

At least I found out how to curb the rage by muting everyone, disabling all sound to keep from hearing the enemy spam /laugh, and streaming Miles Davis or some other 50s/60s era jazz via iTunes. I don’t think it improved my gameplay, or made it as fun as snorting coffee frappes directly into the bloodstream might give the impression of, but at least I’m not feeling the urge to destroy something or inflict non-lacerating pain upon seeing our Nexus inevitably crack. Typing/writing also helps focus the mind, I do believe. All that said, this is getting to be a long statement. I would really like opinions or rants based upon looking at the data from Match History/LoLKing/op.gg of how to change my gameplay for the better, or at least dare people to give a reasoned and clear-headed statement of why some kind of drastic change is needed that many others receiving similar advice would not want to stomach.

3 Comments

Howldoom4/20/2015, 1:49:08 AM1 votes

Additional context: I think I tilt way too easily.

Armstice4/20/2015, 4:22:35 PM1 votes

May be worth your while to start expressing your next move verbally. Pro's/Con's and then anything you are considering is going to happen. You will find that a lot of the time, you are aware of a situation that will cause you to fail before you enter it. Problem is we get in the mindset of making things happen. This is called forcing a play, and rarely pans out.

Just try that for a couple of games and tell me the results.

Nameless Hero4/20/2015, 4:56:47 PM1 votes

When you start a new champion, it is usually better to take a break from ranked matches.

You should really play at least 50 games on normals before you start ranked with it because these guys don't joke.

Secondly, Vi is not the best jungler in all circumstances. If you play ranked, sometimes it is better to take a tank like amumu rather than Vi.

Vi's strength is that she can do put early pressure but then transforms into a semi-tank in mid game where she's still relevant. Her e is what saves her really because she can farm easily with it and buy her frozen fist and randuins omen.

If you are playing her as an assasin you are playing her wrong. You should really practice in normals until you suceed in landing her Q all teh time. You can do vanilla vault breaker. Vault Breker + flash for surprising your enemies with a long ass range. TAP vaultbreaker for stunning at short range. Vault break over walls, vault break from bush, Vault break from teleport with homeguard enchantement. ETC.

It's really not a good idea to start a fight with your ultimate. It should really be used to either chase targets OR to shut down a low life adc or mage but this is the worst use because it is a death or glory attack. Vi can only stun 1 guy at a time. That means she's good for bursting the adc but not for engaging. AKA she is not assassinate the adc. Her job is to peel the tanks and back line thanks to her E and then burst the adc when she can safely do so.

Finally, team comp is important for Vi as she CANNOT tank alone. She is NOT a full tank. She is a bruiser that is tanky. She needs a tanky top lane or a tanky support to help her. If your team is not cooperative, it's better to take Amumu. I repeat her role is to stay in the front lines and E the tank until the tank engages and stuns everyone.