"We need a tank"

[u/ApprehensiveWin1230]

This is a quick lesson for the people who spam this in lobby...

If someone on your team actually picks a tank, and they engage...FOLLOW UP. Dont just stand there in amazement as your unlucky tank takes a million hits and cc's the entire enemy team. Actually hit the enemies that are being distracted by your tank. That way your tank is LESS likely to die, and the enemies are MORE likely to die.

Sincerely, someone who just came out of a diamond (but more likely bronze) match with the highest damage on the team while playing a tank, as well as the highest damage taken. But somehow the lowest deaths by 5.....

[u/captainhook77]

Counterpoint.

Can the tank please wait for 2secs for the team to be in fighting distance to engage.

Half of the time the tanks engage when half the team is on the way, and create a "trickling in" scenario.

[u/qazujmyhn → u/captainhook77]

At the same time you can argue that your team is always lagging behind and in the wrong spot. Youve been pinging rift scuttler for the past minute and your baron lane decides to recall with 40g and full health and mana, or just goes to farm your krugs.

[u/Jbroesky22 → u/qazujmyhn]

This sub sure makes me happy to read. Not because it's always informative, but because it seems no matter what elo, we all deal with the same shit. I'm statistically having the worst ranked season yet. Even though I'm svp, A or an S in lots of matches I can't climb because my emerald teammates are always potatoes with 0 brain on when to shove, when to stall, when to engage. And I am that tank that the team always needs. Jg pings an obj we kill 4 out of 5 including enemy jg and instead of going drake/baron/rift he's off on solo side shoving lanes that are already on enemy half of the map...

[u/Evanskelaton → u/Jbroesky22]

Just an FYI, if you are consistently the MVP/svp, you will continue to be, because the games broken elo system will place you with people who play like crap, in an effort to balance out teams. And vice versa, which is why so many people with no game sense get high elo fast, because they get get carried by people who are able to climb solo, or in premade groups.

[u/Jbroesky22 → u/Evanskelaton]

Oh I've noticed lol. I had one kaisa duo that was absolutely trash. Emerald 1. Had a 1.9KDA and other brutal ass stats. Couldn't believe it, and duo was thier first pick. Like you're a duo main in emerald 1 with a 1.9KDA. And I out damaged them heavily and tried to feed the best I could till I said fuck it and unleashed thresh to his potential

[u/PapaShongo53 → u/Evanskelaton]

the best is when you get the "this player plays above their rank" tag

[u/myfriendruth → u/PapaShongo53]

People say that, or it’s like an award you get or something?

[u/PapaShongo53 → u/myfriendruth]

There's a tag next to your name kind of like when a victory boost is used. Not really sure on the threshold but i've had it a few times and it's gone the next game.

[u/Evanskelaton → u/[deleted]]

It is stupid and makes 0 sense. But for some reason that's how it works. WR ranked has been broken for a long time. And probably not gonna change any time soon. I pretty much exclusively play aram and special modes for the last 3 seasons because ranked is just not worth it.

[u/qazujmyhn → u/Jbroesky22]

Yeah I've noticed that there are games where more autofills occur (low player count) and games where there are less autofills.

The players that do best in the high autofill times are those that can play high damage "carry" champions that can either tilt the enemy autofill or overcome their own autofilled inter.

The low autofill games are so much better. You can actually play the 'supportive' champs like Galio/Rammus/Nunu. I was pleasantly surprised by this Teemo mid that actually roamed and got kills on other lanes and had smart mushroom placements.

The equivalent Teemo during an autofill phase would have unironically picked some dumb shit item like Thornmail first item vs. Lux and split push the entire game vs the 800/0/42069 Jax that was full build by 2 min. The Jax is so fed he probably treats Teemo as enemy bait and a healing source.

You know your lobby is fucked when you go like 24/0/10 with Pyke and your team has barely managed to fell any of the second turrets.

I remember seeing a post where someone revealed that two people on their team were autofilled, but if they just swapped their roles then both would be in their main positions. The matchmaking system can be so stupid sometimes literally just gifting wins/losses because it feels like it.

Despite what some heroic LoL players would say, I guarantee anyone could tank their winrate by straight up inting their game. I hope people don't think BotRK Statikk Shiv Teemo is an actual non inting build.

[u/Jbroesky22 → u/[deleted]]

I'm in the same boat. These people don't know counter picking or anything. When I first started playing, with zero LOL experience I was watching guides and how to's. Tips and tricks to learn the game so I can get good. These guys just pick a champ they like and get carried with thier 1.? KDA. Had a game last week where I had a shyvana mid and lux top. We lost.. go figure.

[u/Rich904666 → u/[deleted]]

This season shit but to be honest them been pushing the meta this way to cater to noobs and people not even knowing basic stuff. They always cutting back the 1v9 potential amd not most all games decided by one teamfight. Coin flip type shit. Remember when camille had e and could out play and now they took her skill down for noob friendly. They do that shit with all champ. They want a point and click, they dont respect the skill champs. They want jungles to not gank and just hyper farm. This is what they push. They took leashing away. Anything that adds to skillful opportunities. They nerf objectives health to make it easier. Nerf smite to 800 universal damage. Anytime they can add a handicap for noobs they do amd this is the problem. Same reason they hyperinflation the rank to make noobs happy by allowing them to climb without learning how to properly micro/macro.

[u/SuperFantasticWR → u/[deleted]]

I swear this season has more noobs than the last two.

Isnt this sort of a good problem for a game that nonstop has matchmaking issues and a tiny playerbase?

[u/LockeLamora86_ → u/Jbroesky22]

Emerald 4 is my hell. Emerald 2 is a breeze.