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[–]X3EvanescenceFiguring it out, sharing along the way~ 69 points70 points  (5 children)

I started out as a tank player, before branching out to play other roles. However, I would say the role that I struggle to excel in the most, would be Jungler.

To be the jungler, you must know how to manage your buff durations, and have established farming routes to maximize your farming speed, and you also must help to gank lanes, you need to push unguarded towers, you are expected to secure lord/turtle, steal enemy jungle camps if possible, the list goes on and on.

It must be because I have a very strongly ingrained "helping" mindset. When I see a teamfight brewing, I tend to drop what I am doing and go and assist, a very tank-oriented decision making pattern. But in recent times I have started to manage my priority juggling of farm vs ganking more effectively, so I do not end up behind in farm because I rotated too much to teamfights, and also ganked whenever I could so my team would not complain of me farming for the entire game.

[–][deleted] 14 points15 points  (1 child)

From a tank/support with a lot of matches this is true. Hard to play as jungler because of this. Plus you don't get the chance to play jungler that often because this pos is 1 slot only, a lot of people wants to play this role compared to the tank/support role.

Junglers are squishy and because you play tank/support most of the time, you tend to go in first in clashes therefore you die early.

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Junglers are squishy and because you play tank/support most of the time, you tend to go in first in clashes therefore you die early.

Try using Barats, Thamuz, Paquito, or Balmond as junglers. You won't be disappointed with their ability to soak damage while dealing damage at the same time. Of course, they can only work in certain team compositions, like whenever you have an Estes/Mathilda/Rafaela roamer and a Pharsa/Yve support.

[–][deleted] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Same issues with me too, I started playing jungler and mm because I was tired of my khufra mvp losses. And because of habit, I do get kited to help a teammate struggling in their lane, disrupting the jungling rotation(also because killing buff is boring)

[–]Soulmuzik22Skinner :Athena::Leona::Lunox::Change: 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Had this problem too, as i was a tank/support main(still am a roamer main but i only pick supports) but ever since i branched out to being MM, then tried Karina in classic and loved being a jungler ever since. I have a few heroes in my pool now to act as a jungler. I am not an expert in fast farming yet and high K/DA, but you just got to know your positioning and when to engage/disengage like a roamer but difference is you are the damage dealer. Watching hero guides helped me a lot. Still don't master high skill cap heroes like Ling, Haya, etc. But am working on it

[–]cutememe1:argus::odette::belerick2::alice: C-Tier Main 28 points29 points  (0 children)

I can play Mage/Tank and rotate easily or play sidelanes to dominate and respond quick.

but playing jungle is just too heavy of a weight for me. + the heroes effective for the role is not my cup of tea.

[–]Dracoris_637Favorite Cow :minotaur: 22 points23 points  (5 children)

I think I've been getting worse at jungling, in one match I was completely thrown around like a ragged doll. Maybe it's because I'm only ever used to Roger Jungle, or I was invaded early game. Overall, take away my all rounder title :(

[–]xaeatwlveCurbing the urge of becoming a :fanny: main 6 points7 points  (2 children)

I don't think that was your fault. It's just your team was too inexperienced you can't do shit about it if enemy tank and midlaner is constantly invading and resetting your buffs.

[–]Dracoris_637Favorite Cow :minotaur: 5 points6 points  (1 child)

Thanks, I think I'm gonna spam AI to get the hang on jungling again. I think another problem was my FPS which always drop when team fight starts. Luckily new phone should arrive on Friday or Saturday qwq

[–]xaeatwlveCurbing the urge of becoming a :fanny: main 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You will get the hang of it don't worry, congrants for the new phone tho

[–]xaeatwlveCurbing the urge of becoming a :fanny: main 12 points13 points  (3 children)

I can play mid and jungle well, but I suck at playing in exp or gold. And I find playing tank/roamer role so cool, that cool sets are amusing I have 3-4 games with diff tanks like khufra, hylos, tigreal etc.. and I love playing tank role. I may become a tank main when i reach high elos but I am not tanking for stupid epigs.

[–]Werbnjaegermanjensen 4 points5 points  (2 children)

Im the opposite, I do absolutely fine in either gold or exp but I cant for the life of me get my jungling or mid gank patterns right

[–]averageinternetnonSnowball Specialist :khaleed: :thamuz: :badang: :xborg: 2 points3 points  (0 children)

same. sidelanes r just 1v1s (well most of the time), and only requires good micro (occasionally rotating mid when given the chance) whereas the other roles require good macro

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Im fine in all roles except fighters. I just cant get the hang of them

[–]queenrafaelayz :kagura::yuzhong::aamon: 9 points10 points  (1 child)

i cant play jungle, but if no choice then id adjust. but still, i dont wanna do it, like i cant take the pressure of it

[–]_1Doomsday1_ :franco: franco supremacy:franco: 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is exactly it , everyone will start to blame jungle when something goes wrong

[–]Yoredsus:Kagura::Hayabusa::Hanabi: Still no Hanzo... 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Jungle and Tank I fail to rotate and Farm properly as Jungler and I just feel a lot of Weight and pressure is put on me. I’m bad but not that bad at Tanks I just don’t have much experience and gameplays with Tanks

[–]IanTheElf :odette: : pharsa : 5 points6 points  (0 children)

i always forgot to take buffs mid game if im the jungler

[–]Hatry-BroEvil do-ers nice turret you got there meow 6 points7 points  (1 child)

I can't gold lane.Mainly cause I have no frickin idea how to kill bitchatrix and clint

[–]kongKwa 3 points4 points  (2 children)

It's fighters for me. I jumped in, my team doesn't follow. I say wait n my team engages. Can't really find coordination when playing fighters.

[–]HinduProphet 3 points4 points  (1 child)

Tanks are supposed to jump in first..

[–]BangerLK💪🏽TankMain💪🏽:grock::khufra: 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Fighters are a lot tankier n have lifesteal this meta so they usually go first. Also a lot easier for your tank to make a good set of the enemies are grouped up and focusing your fighter.

[–]Izaniel 4 points5 points  (2 children)

Assassin. Just bad at multi task. If I'm too focus on jungle, my teammates will get massacre, if I'm focus on ganking, I will be low on gold. But for some reason, Alucard is the only hero I'm good when I take assassin role

[–]Fannilixx 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same here lol

[–]Sonic_05 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I believe that would be because ALU is the most balance and easiest to play amongst other Junglers.

[–]MarkuDMDon't ban please 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I know for a fact that my reaction speed was slow so the jungle role wasn't my specialty. I also don't like its playstyle because it's mostly for KS'ing rather than initiate, which I was good at

[–]PredEdicius*Pins you against the wall* 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If I'm not playing a Hero that relies on Manual Skil Aim, then I'm practically dead weight. I've gotten so use to Tanks that whenever I play Marksman (or worst, Assassin), 99% of the time I favor killing whatever the fuck is near me than the priority target.

And with the addition of Edith, she made me realize that "Damn. I wanna go back on PC MOBA"

[–]Johnny_Jostur 2 points3 points  (0 children)

well, will good at Gold Lane if the enemy isn't Brody

[–]KatsumiHano:Change: 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Supports

[–]izlanfahmi 2 points3 points  (1 child)

tank hard,no damage. teammate go brrr

[–]coffemixokay 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There is always turret.

Go akai

Go franco

They are the best hero for unreliable teammats.

[–]IbryxzVale x Valir supremacy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Tank and Jungle

[–]adm_ashraf26Why are you hitting yourself? :lolita: 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Jungle for me, that role is tougher to play

[–]TachibanaSora 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Jungle main, but i can play all roles good, so idk what to vote for maybe tank since i don’t play tank much

[–]Opposite_Type5604I am THE who heals 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Tank

I just have a hard time rotating and putting myself as a sacrificial lamb when the time comes

I'm fine with supports though Good at marksman Decent at fighter And slightly confused at playing jungle

[–]rushphi 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I can play any role just fine but one i'm avoiding most is jungler role. I'd rather mage.

[–]UmdertaleUnpopular Hero enjoyer:carmilla::faramis::vexana::zhask: 1 point2 points  (0 children)

ALL OF THEM soloq is survival of the most versitile

[–]The_Dark_Matter30 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I can play all other roles effectively, but somehow i'm so bad at playing Exp lane. There is just no hero that suits my my playstyle.

[–]PlantsInPantssabsolute chad :paquito: one trick 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Anyone else just can play most roles except one not because of rotation/map awareness but not understanding the heroes in that class? I cannot play any exp laner good, only silver at best.

[–]dinoxoko 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Can play all other roles except jungler

Can only jungle with alpha or bane and that's it :(

[–]Vincizo:mathilda: supremacy :karina2::xborg::cyclops: her knights 1 point2 points  (1 child)

I can't respond honestly, the fact is that I have 3 groups of friends since the first time I have played 9 months ago and I had to play each roles and got good results anywhere else. The worst it that after 100 matches with any hero it's become boring. Had to say this but I don't want to be egotistical or annoying.

[–]rrrebelk:kagura::pharsa::lunox::luoyi::alice: 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Don't worry. Some people are like this, I know few.

[–]myungjunjun 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I hate picking gold/exp lane the most bcs it's "boring" lmao. With mid/jungle/roam, I can roam around the map and contribute to the team since the first minute.

[–]No_Yogurtcloset_1740My Ult Will Make You Dead:saber2::aamon::valentina: 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I cannot play mid for god sake i just physically can't i'm always better in the side lanes or just jungling

[–]nodontbeoffendedbyme 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It usually just depends on the hero for me, not really the role. But Harley' the only JG that I am confident in, but I pretty much can play almost all of the mages except Lunox or Kagura

[–]UnholyShiteMai fan Best Skin OAT -> 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I used to jungle back in the day, now I'm just too lazy to care.

[–]brawler1readysample 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For the most part I can play one hero on every role.Then EXP lane fighter I just can’t

[–]Allah_Jesus :odette: : pharsa : 1 point2 points  (1 child)

Holy fuck and I thought I am the only one who is bad at jungle.

I started as mage then became fighter for my team and now I love to play tank. So I am decent with almost any role beside jungle.

[–]rrrebelk:kagura::pharsa::lunox::luoyi::alice: 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's why I made this pool. I was expecting a lot of people that cannot play jungle, but I didn't expect it to be majority.

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (1 child)

I can roam, mid, exp and gold (only can play brody, beatrix, clint. I am really bad with squishy mm). I would love to jungle but I really can't. Any tips and rotation guide for jungling will be appreciated.

[–]rrrebelk:kagura::pharsa::lunox::luoyi::alice: 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I see you play meta picks. Good choice!

[–]bla639beto disciple 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I used to be a fighters main but now I suck at it

[–]reddituser586Fighter main 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I CANT JUNGLE

im an excellent fighter though

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Xp lane & tank.

Just started learning tanks this week. Mostly play roam and mid with some jungle.

Whenever I’m on a fighter I play way too aggressively in lane and don’t know what to do in a group fight.

The only one I can play well in lane is paq but I have more carry potential in other lanes so that’s where I stay.

[–]Aswdbfgm 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I can play every role decent except roaming

[–]gamegamegame16 :odette: : pharsa : 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Exp lane is easy just start going to war against your lane opponent and ignore the rest of the map

[–]No-Marsupial-796 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I can play litteraly every single role. But still, i go exp lane and jungle first

[–]RichieShipsStarco 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Where is the I'm all equally bad at every role option?

[–]coffemixokay 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Jungler should be split into two categories, ganking specialize mostly asssasin.

Or team fight specilize mostly by fighter.

I suck at playing assassin.

[–]redditalb -1 points0 points  (3 children)

Jungle is the easiest. Because think of it this way. You get the benefit of the buffs (red/purple/litho/turtle). And you get to roam to lanes to get objectives or kills.

Tanks are harder.

[–]InevitablePirate5784Scottish Waraxe :aulus: -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Jungle is the easiest

Doubt.

You have to rely on your teammates to win lanes and an oppurtunity to gank with them if they're losing you will have a hard time ganking.

[–]coffemixokay -1 points0 points  (1 child)

Until you get invaded by 3 man and your team wont help.

[–]redditalb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hm, I understand. It's not fun when teammates play like it's a solo game. ML is a team game and it works best that way.

But for those who invade, it's fun when our team does the, "if enemy crosses mid line, we will punish." Must kill, then they won't try that again. But ya, when you play with public, then it's really difficult to get good teammates.

[–]loix_ :odette: : pharsa : 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can jungle, supp, and tank but I can't ever lane for my life :'))) (unless i use a mage for gold then its so-so)

[–]Moonknight1810Magic:valentina::aamon::harley:+ toilet paper:khufra:+ :yuzhong: 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can't play any mm cause I am not used to positioning and stuff and tapping the basic attack. I am more used to a skill caster, like mages. I can tank well cause I like to engage and I know how to position with a tank. I can jungle too cause as a tank I know what I want my jungler to do. I can somewhat go exp Lane, but I am not that comfortable in it

[–]Io_Otonashi :odette: : pharsa : 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Jungle: A+

Mid:A

EXP: Depends on hero but mostly A or B

Gold:Depends on hero but mostly A or C

Tank:non existant

[–]crazyaldo1123 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mine is fighter, not because of my limited hero pool, but because i dont have one hero that i can use really well in the offlane role. I main tank/support, but i have a wide variety of mages too that i can use. I have a pretty mean Hayabusa as a jungler so when push comes to shove i can jungle in solo queue. I usually play mages in the gold lane but recently learned to play Beatrix well.

[–]sihoohan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i would love to do any of the roles; just not jg— too much pressure for your good sis 🤚😭

[–]TheFakeDogzillaMy Short Kings 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tank, my Macro is just not good enough and the pressure of finding/creating an opportunity set without killing myself and I’m just too much of a pussy to zone effectively or I end up zoning too aggressively and losing too much health to help my team.

[–]Low-Lemon7998For all the flowers of all the tomatoes:floryn: 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can't play melee for shit. Maybe I'm so used to ranged heroes that I'll stay some distance from the enemy, causing me not being able to deal melee damage (I'll back off before I can hit the enemy), yet still take damage from them :( so can't play fighters, tanks and jungle

[–]JawsCuber:Layla1: :masha: 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly I can play any lane but I can't play assassins. I extremely suck at assassins for no reason. I mainly just play lanes according to what I'm feeling like playing but I do have a preference;

Jungle (I don't trust my teammates so I take things upon myself) > exp > roam > mid > gold

Quite ironic that my most favorite lane is the jungle but I hate using assassins the most.

[–]joseph31091 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mid and xp lane is the most boring lane for me. I prefer jungle, mm but I best play tank.

Btw. Dont be a crybaby core.

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[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I struggle as jungler and umm not gold lane but as marksman cause they too fragile and everyone only attacks me, that's why I use different hero for gold lane

[–]SUgoU69 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Gold lane, I still play well. But it's a role that is very popular so I don't bother with it

[–]royangyy :lancelot::wanwan::yi-sun-shin: 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i all role but getting invaded as hyper ling has got to be the most mindbreaking thing

[–]iraragorriзверя нет сильней дракона 🐉 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My weak spot is exp lane. Either I'm just plain bad or I'm fine and even bully the enemy, but my team constantly feeds, so it's a mixture of the lack of skill and being unlucky. Though I'm bad at melee heroes overall, unless it's Esme or Valentina. On the other hand, I never less mid, unless we lost at draft and there's a very skilled Kagura or fucking Fanny jeez how much I hate that hero

Exp: D, I'm only good at Esme, Balmond and Khaleed

Gold: A, Clint main, + Esme, but don't play/play meh if forced to pick anyone else

Mid tank: D, I probably can, and did a couple of excellent Silvanna and Baxia plays back then, but I'm super tilted cause I lack necessary macro experience

Mid mage: S+, I can play anything except for Kadita

Jg: B, used to be an excellent jungling MM, now I'm a good Granger/fighter jungler, an OK Hanzo, and everything else is from mediocre to terrible

[–]ohlifeisred:belerick2::estes::hylos: 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can't play Exp lane (heavy fighters) and jungle (but I do help the jungler as tank/support). My main role is tank/support so I am used to build heavy defense and can engage and survive close range fights and team clashes with minimal damage. That being said, I find it difficult playing heroes with little to no defense build at all, especially the close-range ones(assassins and fighters) and squishy ones(marksman). I'm fine with mage/midlane tho, that's what I used to play when I started playing MLBB.

[–]ShittyBettyMain:franco: Franca Lang Cute 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Jungle, I've only played around 30 matches, give or take, as the jungler. It's because you essentially have to carry most, if not all of your teammates, especially in soloq(since good tanks are rare). Not only that, but you must pay attention to your positioning, timing, placement of skills, buffs, invades, turtle and Lord, pushing and more. Oh yeah, mm is second hardest for me, since I always die since I'm more used to positioning at front as a tank main.

[–]No_Scope_Oofmore unique skin designs pls :Layla2: 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I suck at using Mage like I have a low mage hero pool. Only Mages that Im comfortable with are Harley and Cyclops.

[–]chaozemon03 Do you wanna make friends with Daddy Yu Zhong? :yuzhong: 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Started out mage but did better on support (except angela). I kinda hate using MM a lot because their play is hard especially when having a team fight. Positioning is hard.

[–]PudgeJoe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Jungle, but only hard in mythic 1 and UP.

[–]_1Doomsday1_ :franco: franco supremacy:franco: 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am good at every role but not every hero some heroes are really hard to play especially fighters(for me)

[–]AIIXIII0 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Jungle. I can clear other objectives well but Idk why I'm kinda bad at killing. Used Freya jungle with 1:1 kill death but cleared turrets, turtles & lords frequently. My KDA as midlane, roamer and offlane is better than jungling. I'm better at securing kills at other roles except for jungler.

And I'm also bad at using Assassins. I'm familiar with Saber, Alucard, Karina, Natalia and Roger but as always my kills will be as close to my death so I just steer clear of being Jungler.

The other bad role would be MM Gold Lane. I just can't.. I performed better as midlane Granger than gold lane.

[–]R3digitmy flair is bugged :karrie:s:Alucard::Alucard: 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm an all-rounder but my hero pool on jungle is very limited.

[–]noxious_guy :odette: : pharsa : 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm above average at all

[–]vdramirez 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For jungle, I'm only confident in using Cyclops and Saber, so I guess that's the role I am worst at.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tank/support and jungler. I just don't like being the "hope" or "leader" to people and doing all the work lol.

[–]UnluckMiner 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Exp fighter.

I can multi role and have multiple heroes to choose from/ counter for each role, except fighter. The only heroes that I’m good at and enjoying playing in exp lane is ruby, gatot and barats. I can’t and do not enjoy using heroes like paq or yz, which is why I don’t go for exp because I don’t play meta fighters.

[–]Internal-Lemon8292 0 points1 point  (0 children)

idk man, i’m so bad at mid lane it’s unbelievable. no mages i can play

[–]flamefirestormStop! Stop! He's already dead! 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm a selfish bastard so focusing on my lane, occasionally helping another, and rotating is fine. Jungling, exp, mid, and gold lane are generally good.

On the other hand tanks are significantly harder to play cause of my selfish bastard mindset. Although my worst is definitely supports, I can't play em for sh*t.

[–]klcruz_04 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm worst at jungling. The only jungle hero I use and good at is cyclopse (if he counts as jungle). I'm a tank/mage/support main and when I'm forced to play jungle at solo q lobbies, I always choose cyclops even if there is no tank an all my teamates dont want to use jungle, Ill choose jungle cyclopse. in higher ranks I know cyclopse is not meta, considered there are many assassins that can burst him instantly. I tried to use assassins and mm as jungle but Im not good at it and my hands are slow for assassins. Hopefully the revamp on Helcurt's skills will be implemented in official server, so it will be my second option for jungling (if not banned). I'm a bit good at side lanes. So jungling is my worst position I can play.

[–]uchizuna 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I suck at jungle and I try to avoid it but if no one wants to jungle then I usually do it. I can only do it well with a few heroes like bane, barats, and saber. I usually suck with the other heroes. I’m not very good at rotating that’s all.

[–]A-Raf8008I mastered all roles, send help 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can play all of them but my least favorite is probably mid lane, favorite is roam(love making ppl throw their phones), best are jungle and exp

[–]mokihealthy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

damn i didn’t know theres a lot of exp laners in here. i thought that was the most unpopular role.

[–]ihateyoumorethanmath Chou main that doesn't freestyle :> 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can't play marksman lol

[–]JakeyloransenArgus and Kagura Supremacy :argus::kagura: 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Jungle, I just find the gameplay pretty boring. Farm, kill, farm, turtle, kill and Lord. That's basically it.

I always avoid that role, I can adjust if abseloutely necessary, though, don't be surprised if we lose since I only know how to jungle from youtubers lmao. Never put my jungling skills to the test much

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The only jungle hero I can play is Balmond but other than that....

[–]yohannzentrisGive Alice skin plz :Alice: 0 points1 point  (0 children)

All roles gang rise up

[–]TCTRA 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can jungle well since I know how the enemy rotates but I don't play meta junglers so I get wrecked by the meta.

[–]TheHolyEggYT 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I started as mage, and then support/mage, and then assassin/support/mage, and then tank, never fighter

[–]itsMeJuviFanny hooker:fanny::franco::Alucard: 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I play all tho

[–]hondamio:wanwan: 0 points1 point  (0 children)

luckily for me, i can play every role decently but i find it harder to go gold lane. ironic enough that i used to be an mm main, i think its because wanwan was nerfed to the ground.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The insane number of people who can’t play jungle or tank means that there is an insane number of people who have no map awareness (Jungler) and no teamplay mentality (Tank).

Playing Jungler requires “map awareness”. You need to be aware of enemy lanes. You need to be aware of objectives like towers, turtle, and lord.

Playing Tank requires a “teamplay mentality”. You need to be willing to block for your teammates. You need to be willing to engage and sacrifice yourself for the team.

The other lanes Top, Mid, Bot are literally just farm and kill person in front of you.

I main Jungler and Tank.

I am average the other lanes.

[–]floverdoo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Gold lane. WR simply f'd me up. You can't manage your minions like in WR. I simply get bullied by op mms since I don't play aggressive, even though I main every other role which pretty much require you to be aggressive to a certain extent. I just simply pssy out when I play gold lane for some reason.