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When should i start playing ranks?

DEADLYHIPPO4·7/30/2015, 7:04:39 PM·1 votes·1,072 views

I have een playing this game since octoer of last year and have only een playing normals. My main role is adc and there things that are discouraging me from trying to enter ranks.

For once, my cs tends to e abysmal, going as low as 40 sometimes because either i get outpoked or simply just cant do it. I dont have much patience for going into customs ut i do so sometimes anyways. The only thing is that i really question the realism of doing so because in a real match you are csing while trying to avoid pokes and all forms of CC from the enemy support(pulls, grabs, snares, etc..). Also i tend to get really frustrated and salty when practicing cs because i get a consistent 60 which is terrible and unacceptable to me. My positioning is really getting better but i still need to remember to avoid pulls, to keep myself behind my team, and just much more shit.

I can't play support. Haven't played in months and the last time i played morgana i had no idea what i was doing and i fed. I got so salty and angry to the point that i decided to stop trying altogether.

My jungling skills are mediocre at est as well. I only have one jungler(Amumu) and i still don't understand when to gank. I go in whenever i see that the enemy laner is about halfway between his turret and our turret. I realized that it is est for my laner to e close. The problem is once i am there and ready i dont know when to start because i always feel something will go wrong(usually it does as i miss my Q or im just being a plain fucking retard like i usually am). Should i not listen to my doubts and just go in no matter what? Of course i ping before i gank and gank without ANY doubts if i see that the enemy pushed their lanes to our turrets. I have done some sick ass ganks but i just wish such things would happen every time and every game. As far as the route goes i usually go gromp to blue to red buff then skuttlecrab. Sometimes i seem to neglect my own XP and gold income because im always trying to gank lvl 3+. If i make it past the early game well, i can be EXTREMELY helpful in teamfights.

for top i own Darius, Garen, and Ryze. but at one point i got really bored of them both and have stopped playing top. When i tried playing again i started doing terribly and i havent played top in more than a month. i can play top but i might feed really bad especially against ranged champs like Anivia. Ryze i just suck with because it is difficult for me to cs with him.

In mid i only have zed and i started playing more aggressive with him which has led to some interesting results. I really like zed and his aility to clear minion waves very fast.

I also lack the minimum amount of champs required ton play ranks because i tend to buy champions that i intend to learn and have at the very least a basic understanding of. I use the same rune page for my adcs(graves, Lucian, tristana(main), and Ashe) and different rune pages for amumu, and Ryze. i would build more for all of my champs but i seriously lack the IP to do so.

Also my mentality is just horrible but i have yet to find a way to fix it. Every time i give first blood i always say gg and inside i just rage of anger and frustration(i have tried listening to music but that doesn't help one bit) the only times i dont is when i know i am surpassing the enemy in cs and i can just quickly come back. Many times i do this is because i can already see myself loosing since every time i give up first blood, i lose. So i automatically assume that since i already went through this situation that its going to happen again. Yesterday i was playing tristana and i played 2 games and both were against blitzcrank supports. i kept getting pulled the first game and i got so angry i threw my mouse and i wanted to hit myself to vent out the rage in the head( of course i was tempted but i controlled myself so that didn't happen, though it it did in the past with another activity). I immediately hit the play again button and found myself with another game against ANOTHER blitz and instantly went to chat and said "another blitzcrank, gg". And as expected, i got pulled endlessly(our mid ezreal was going through the same tilt and said the same thing except against yasuo). That night i had to lay in my bed and pep talk myself for a looooong time to control my emotions. The problem i just don't know how to relax and i dont want it to carry over to ranks. I dont flame my teammates, but i can't take flame myself and muting people does help, but it doesn't stop their already expressed criticism from circling around my head even when listening to music.

I play with a friend in Gold V and i see myself raging much harder and more frequently(not to mention my friend gets REALLY salty and screams at me which is why im trying to avoid playing with him). When laning i either fall off or break even( and either start snowballing or fall off gradually due to one small slip up).

TL;DR

My adc mechanics are bad(terrile cs, improving positioning), mid is ok but i need experience, top is bad as of now, my jg skills are mediocre, i lack IP and champs to currently join ranks, my mentality is horrible because i cant stop thinking about how terrible im doing , and i am easily affected by flame even after i muted them and listen to music.

I use baron replays to view my games but i keep forgetting to open it. I realized most of the pulls that made me rage were because i have a tendency to focus only on the minions health bar(for last hitting) when laning.

I recently started playing fizz 3 days ago and i realized i really suck. My reactions really suck so only few times do i dodge stuff with my E and then i cant lane even with the 3 health pods and a flask and im always getting harassed and cant CS well due to the fact that i am too afraid of CSing ecause the other laner will just zone me out all the damn fucking time!!!!!!!!!!! I really really like this champion so if you guys could also help me with that i would gladly appreciate it!

10 Comments

xGarzilla7/30/2015, 7:15:18 PM1 votes

Recommend you not to play ranked then.

Radnar the bold7/30/2015, 7:19:57 PM1 votes

If you rage in normals, then dont play ranked until you have your rage under control.

Wuscle7/30/2015, 7:28:49 PM1 votes

i suggest u play any other role except ADC

TouchpadExpert7/30/2015, 7:31:52 PM1 votes

When you can comfortably play at least 15 champions effectively, at least 3 in each role. 4 per role if you want to be super safe about always having someone you can play in that role.

WE4TY7/30/2015, 7:56:05 PM1 votes

I would say play ranked you you are mentality capable to handle harass from toxic bronze players and wont rage back but instead be able to mute and continue to play the game the best of your ability :D

Orbv7/30/2015, 7:58:19 PM1 votes

Don't play ranked unless you can honestly say that you are GOOD with 3 roles. Not just competent, but actually confident in your ability in them. There are too many players who go in being competent at all roles that will lose to people who main those roles.

Watching a competent Thresh versus a GOOD Janna is equally as bad as watching a competent jungler versus a GOOD Nunu.

Robins Tights7/30/2015, 8:04:31 PM1 votes

I know you may seem compelled to do rank, because it is for an elite group of people who have achieved level 30.....................But about 50% of people who play it really should not.

Based on what you said about how you lane and jungle etc., I want to say (with no offense) that you should not do ranked. You should only join when you have a full rune setup for at least 3 roles. You can pass with 2 different rune pages (AP and AD) that is what I started with and was okay. Next, you should have 1 role you're the best at (ADC for you) and one role that you can fall back on confidently (Like you're good at it, but you don't enjoy playing it really) because you won't ever get the role you want unless you're one of the first picks.

From the tone of the message, it sounds very facetious because it's hard to believe that someone who is not confident in their play and is aware that they cannot control their emotions would be willing to ask for advice. But more power to you.

Stripper Bandit7/30/2015, 8:09:39 PM1 votes

You only play ranked once you have learned every lane and have at least 3 good champions for each role. Then it depends on if you know how to carry or not. Don't forget to TURN ALL CHAT OFF! lol never talk in-game use pings to communicate talking leads to more talking then flaming later... Focus on learning how to CS then learn what is more important "team deathmatch" or Objectives? Once you learn what the real answer is and you already got the rest of this check list good then ... Yes, you sir are LCS Ready and good to join the ranked games. For more advice visit me at twitch.tv/tornsol :D Have a great day :D

Valderis Vandala7/31/2015, 12:59:11 AM1 votes

You should start playing ranked when you realize its just a game and you are supposed to have fun with it even if you lose.

Plus being able to actually get a decent CS as a ADC would help a lot so you should practice more in bot matches. You could try playing Soraka support, its rather easy with her, just got to keep an eye on that global heal.

Timerºº8/4/2015, 7:51:41 AM1 votes

Start playing rankeds as soon as you unlock Pantheon.