How to be a better teammate?

52847732_DEL·Jun 18, 2015·3 votes·987 views

It's more fun to help teammates than it is to carry games or win in my experience.

Are there any advanced tips on how I can help my teammates so we can win together?

10 Comments

TrueQuartermainJun 18, 20153 votes

Work towards endgame victory and assist kills over of a better k/d Be kind to all players and do not be rude, even if they suck pretty bad. . .

RandomoniumJun 19, 20153 votes

Wards, wards and more wards.
say gj or nj or wp anytime someone on your team gets a kill.
Get a kill in your lane? Push an objective or roam and gank another lane.
Keep track of dragon and baron timers.
If you're playing a tank/support, give the kills to the ADC or APC whenever possible.
Watch my videos! They're all about working as a team to win games. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2EZm50wNGmfJal7IHM_b8Q (sorry for the shameless advertising)

52847732_DELJun 19, 20151 votes

Hey no problem for advertising unless it's off-topic. I'm watching RR #7 for 5 minutes or so and so far it's pretty helpful (never heard about siege team comps before). 55 minutes is very long though.

RandomoniumJun 20, 20151 votes

Yeah, unfortunately I haven't been able to shorten them because games are usually 30+ minutes and I frequently need to rewind to catch all the action or slow down during a team fight. I don't intend for people to watch a full game at once but I feel its important to cast the game in its entirety because certain tactics only work in certain situations and I want people to have context.

Lol, if you think watching a 55 minute video is tough try casting one. For RR #7 I had five pages of typed notes that I was reading off of and it took me close to 10 hours to prepare the video.

If there's anything in the video you don't understand or in any way I can improve please let me know.

52847732_DELJun 21, 20151 votes

Holy sh!t, 5 pages of typed notes for this? That's impressive, I'm going to watch the rest shortly then.

RandomoniumJun 21, 20151 votes

Yeah, its a lot of work but its worth it. My play and my team's play as improved a ton since I started doing it. Now I'd like to get the word out and try to help other people.

SmolButSas3yJun 18, 20152 votes

Compliments, compliments, complements :D

sbsp13668Jun 18, 20152 votes

Ward well on support, and help ward while in other roles, especially around objectives.

Peel for the fed/not-underfed members of your team.

In champion select, if you're not an early pick, look for what your team needs: is it lacking AP, tankiness, crowd control, damage, etc? And, consider what would make a nice team composition (poke, assassin, hard engage, high mobility, etc).

If you're laning and you see the enemy jungler gank another lane, put pressure on your lane. You can do this by pushing the lane up or going ham on your opponent for a kill (because you know you'll be safe from the jungler ganking).

A good rule to have is that after every kill you get, push your advantage in some way (get dragon, a tower, and farm if it's laning phase).

Hope these help! GLHF! :)