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How do you deal with horrible supports? =(

o5lybBmJtl·12/24/2014, 10:35:34 PM·1 votes·1,145 views

This isn't a matter of being some elitist a-hole or thinking I'm better than everyone. Obviously I am not. But when I have supports that either make it their goal in life to take all the CS, or just supports that feel their only job is to hide behind me and do nothing, its incredibly frustrating.

If you try and ask them to stop, they just do it more. If you try and play around them, it just ends in you looking stupid being basically 1v2 and underfarmed. And of course the rest of the team then blames and/or reports you for being the one dying.

I really don't understand the people in this game -,- Its starting to become the type of game I only play when I have no friends on other games that are online... which really sucks, because this is my favorite game :(

It just seems like the game only balances around how often you win... if you win too much it just sort of throws you a few players who have either just started or have tons of losses from trolling. Like it wants to make you lose lol.

13 Comments

Jixx12/24/2014, 10:52:33 PM3 votes

Ask the support what he's thinking about the laning phase, so you'll know his mindset and such.

And some diamond level supports will literally leave their ADC to die if they don't think they can both get out. Which is weird.

StealWolverine12/25/2014, 1:22:18 AM2 votes

Should get a bit better once you start playing with lvl 30s

Yawnli12/24/2014, 10:49:00 PM2 votes

if you are the only one dying, chances are he is better than you and you dont notice. im gold and i can't tell when the support is good or not; it just starts to become apparent who is right later on

TeemoJenkins12/24/2014, 10:36:07 PM2 votes

Add me in game bud, happy to come support some games for you.

Der Lindwurm12/24/2014, 10:39:59 PM2 votes

Well, sometimes when I'm playing support I'm afraid my head will get bitten off if I play too aggressively, which might make it seem like I'm being lazy. A little communication might go a long way. Better still is to duo with someone you know.

FantasySniper12/26/2014, 7:06:54 PM1 votes

If they don't know what they are doing, hug tower and don't assist in any kills so that both of your lives are worth less when you inevitably die.

Try to think about the other side of the coin, too, because I've had plenty of ADCs that have no clue how to trade, kite, or chase and are missing CS like they live in Quebec.

Be observant and adapt to one another's playstyle, but if they make a bad call and expect you to follow up, proceed with caution to do what you can before backing out if it fails.

ChexMex12/24/2014, 11:15:28 PM1 votes

adc is limited by his support early, just play safe and try to make it mid or late without feeding too hard

Sirin Gioro12/25/2014, 10:42:04 PM1 votes

I guess you kind of deserved it if you're building PD or Statikk Shiv on Ezreal...

TehomCD12/26/2014, 1:32:01 AM1 votes

Ignore 'em. If I'm with someone who doesn't know how to support when I'm playing with low bronze buddies or whatever, I'd just farm normally and shrug it off as they screw up last hitting. It makes things more challenging, certainly, but I'm not going to waste time raging at them - I'll just look for opportunities to outplay in lane via getting free damage and winning trades while also continuing to farm, then try to farm up as much as possible in the midgame so I can carry.

The bigger impact will be them refusing to ward, and if they try to push side waves rather than letting carries get them - that can be what makes the game uncarryable, since taking entire creep waves that carries would otherwise get can make things actually harder than if it was a 4v5. But you can't control stuff like that, so just do your best, and you can still sometimes win games with people who are trying to make things as hard on you as possible.