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New to ranked, new to trolls

ThiccSauceSenpai··1 votes·1,148 views

I've got 5 months experience in moba games now, dumped all other games for them. Currently in promo series to get back into bronze 1 (whoopy) and there are a couple things that i have noticed about playing ranked with my MMR. 1.) Troll game throwers every game, except enemy team (of course). 2.) If there is not 1 troll on your team, there are 2.

How do i deal with trolls? i have carried a few games but its super hard because i normally play support. What rolls should i learn better that have a better chance to carry. I'm good at support and mid. According to myself.

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disregardable4 votes

Stop calling people that don't do things you agree with trolls. That'll help.

Direwolfiez1 votes

Almost every level of Bronze is filled with trolls and ragers. There are decent people in there, but it's generally where all the people that either don't work well with others, or refuse to, end up. It's also quite hard to get out of Bronze because of those people. I'm ~Bronze elo in normals, and it's about the same. People still don't know to focus the squishies and will feed trying to kill the tank. Just play your best and hope you get lucky.

Daaaaang1 votes

The problem with the learning curve in this game (as well as 90% of sports in general) is that there are so many different ways to do things successfully, so nobody will have the same opinion. If they are doing anything that lessens the enjoyment or experience of the team (sitting in base, flaming, continuously running into enemy turrets) then they should be reported. If they're doing poorly, they aren't trolling.

I haven't seen your games, so I can't really talk to your situation. From what I can gather though, you may need to evaluate your definition of "troll".

ThiccSauceSenpai1 votes

The problem with the learning curve in this game (as well as 90% of sports in general) is that there are so many different ways to do things successfully, so nobody will have the same opinion. If they are doing anything that lessens the enjoyment or experience of the team (sitting in base, flaming, continuously running into enemy turrets) then they should be reported. If they're doing poorly, they aren't trolling.

I haven't seen your games, so I can't really talk to your situation. From what I can gather though, you may need to evaluate your definition of "troll".

Trolls: Wandering in jungle @ 30 minutes when we are team fighting. People who just rage in pregame lobby because they didnt get mid so now they're gonna feed. People like that.

Daaaaang2 votes

Trolls: Wandering in jungle @ 30 minutes when we are team fighting. People who just rage in pregame lobby because they didnt get mid so now they're gonna feed. People like that.

People who rage in pregame lobby because they didn't get mid and they feed are trolls and need to re-evaluate their position playing ranked. They won't, because they are likely children who had such a hard day at school they feel the need to ruin everyone else's experience.

These are the people that you just let them feed and report them after the game. The more you instigate it, the more they will want to feed and get more of a reaction from you. If they truly feed and get 9 reports at the end of the game, they will probably get banned. Just don't tilt - it will take you off your game too.. and probably piss off some of the other players who are spending their time trying to CS and lock down kills instead of typing/complaining.

In fact, I find it's good practice to straight up mute every person who you don't think will be contributing to your win. This means the entire other team, and anyone who has given you attitude in champ select. This means you won't even know about their bullcrap and you can spend your time taking advantage of every opportunity you can. Then down the line, when you're in the opponent's base and have a good feeling you'll win you can grab some popcorn and unmute them. The flame wars are real in bronze.

I haven't really been far outside of bronze so I can't speak from personal experience.. but I have some friends who are in the diamond/platinum range who have told me the trolls will decrease the further you go.

As to wandering around in jungle at 30 minutes when there are team fights - they don't know how to play yet, they're going for an objective, or they think the team fight is not in your favor. If dragon is up, and he's heading toward the dragon, let him solo it. If he's going for a tower, let him take it. Good players will take advantage of their whole team going bot lane and shoving top. If its a 4v3 in your favor, and he wanders the jungle, he's bad. If it's a 4v4 and he wanders the jungle, he's bad. If its a 3v5 in the enemy's favor, or if your team is pushed too far too early, they are avoiding giving kills to the enemy team. If they are flat out wandering around just killing camps while everybody else is team fighting, the player is just being bad. They aren't trolling, they're just bad.

Easier said than done... but don't flame them. Let them know they need to be involved and what they can do to fix it. Telling someone what they did wrong IN HUGE CAPS AND !!!!'s doesn't solve anything. If they still respond to your assistance with douchebaggery, then report them for bad attitude.

TL;DR - Bronze is famous for people who don't know what they're doing. Put 100% of your focus on your game, and don't be a dick.

2000boxes1 votes

hey im a kid and i have 3 advanced classes at my high school so dont say that people who won't change there role are most likely kids because i am a fill player and i respect the concept of pick order and allow those above me to get there roles first and if someone below me says they can't support i will happily support but the difference between they can't and they don't want to are extremely different

Daaaaang1 votes

Apologies for the stereotyping, but lets be real. Most trolls are kids. Most people above the age of 23 have a job and/or kids themselves and are over the immaturity of spending their own time to make someone else's worse. Not all high schoolers are trolls, but you see where I'm going. Off topic anyway.

You are the kind of player I wouldn't classify as a kid, because it sounds like you don't possess the maturity of one. Keep that shit up. It will go a long way.

Venompaw1 votes

define "troll".

Trolls: Wandering in jungle @ 30 minutes when we are team fighting. People who just rage in pregame lobby because they didnt get mid so now they're gonna feed. People like that.

there's nothing wrong with wandering in jungle at 30 minutes if you're team fighting.

and if the person doesn't get mid and feeds, also acceptable because they're actually bad at everything but mid. (and sometimes still bad at mid). They need to be SOMEWHAT competent to be the same elo as you.

Daaaaang1 votes

and if the person doesn't get mid and feeds, also acceptable because they're actually bad at everything but mid.

Sorry, but I respectfully disagree. If you're playing in ranked, you should be able to play at least 3 roles sufficiently. You aren't going to get your main role every game. I don't really see "i'm bad at this role" as a valid excuse unless you were the 5th pick in champ select and you were forced into playing your worst position. Doesn't give you license to straight up feed, but it does explain why you would lose your lane.

BakedLotion1 votes

auto lock lux mid is usually what i do, and it has been successful ♥

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