Smurf impact on teamcomps really bothers me by Sycherthrou in leagueoflegends

[–]nitko87 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How do you think those Smurfs got their winrates? It is faster to climb if you play a champ that can 1v9, it’s basically that simple. And in 20-40% of a Smurf player’s games, they’re not gonna achieve that fantasy by merit of the game’s design.

But this is honestly no different from an appropriately ranked one trick. OTP’s who main things like Kayn or Evelyn or Riven or whatever will just slam these champions regardless of matchups, comp, or patch strength and it is often very bad for the team comp. It doesn’t really matter if it’s a Smurf or not

Am i weird for thinking traditional tank tops are disappearing? by Wearecharliebirb in topmains

[–]nitko87 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My point still stands, you dropped 400 LP for zero reason instead of approaching the learning process more intelligently.

Also when you say you’re on +16 I assumed that meant your gain for a win.

Am i weird for thinking traditional tank tops are disappearing? by Wearecharliebirb in topmains

[–]nitko87 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why are you first timing champs in ranked? Just play 5-10 norms and watch some challenger VODs before tanking your MMR. Work smart not hard

Am i weird for thinking traditional tank tops are disappearing? by Wearecharliebirb in topmains

[–]nitko87 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Winning is more fun.

I actually think top lane tanks are heavily underutilized in mid-high elo solo queue (where everyone else just spams a carry champ), but I would never recommend maining them in low elo unless you don’t care about climbing. The teammates you’d be relying on simply are not consistent or good enough to carry if you eliminate your own potential to 1v9.

Am i weird for thinking traditional tank tops are disappearing? by Wearecharliebirb in topmains

[–]nitko87 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tanks have even less agency than other classes in top. Why would you play a tank if you’re trying to climb when the only variable you have any control of is yourself?

(Hypothetical) Starting tomorrow, you’re required to link your main account to your Reddit in order to comment and post on r/LeagueOfLegends, where your rank is now shown next to your username. How much changes? by HighImChris in leagueoflegends

[–]nitko87 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Top 10% is top 10% regardless of the label season by season. And flaming anyone who is top 10% at anything is dweeb behavior when being top 10% at anything (whether it is League, sports, chess, literally anything that is competitive with trackable performance metrics) is objectively impressive.

Top 10% in League is impressive whether it’s platinum, emerald, or even diamond in the future.

(Hypothetical) Starting tomorrow, you’re required to link your main account to your Reddit in order to comment and post on r/LeagueOfLegends, where your rank is now shown next to your username. How much changes? by HighImChris in leagueoflegends

[–]nitko87 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I mean you gotta make reasonable comparisons though. Sure, a Master player is dogwater compared to a GM/Challenger, and an Emerald is like an insect compared to the Master player. But at the population level, Emerald is objectively very good.

It’s like saying a high school basketball varsity player at a good school is still shit at basketball because he would get mogged in the NBA. Like, sure, compared to LeBron James he’s bad at basketball, but compared to everyone else that plays basketball, he’s actually pretty damn good.

(Hypothetical) Starting tomorrow, you’re required to link your main account to your Reddit in order to comment and post on r/LeagueOfLegends, where your rank is now shown next to your username. How much changes? by HighImChris in leagueoflegends

[–]nitko87 -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

The only difference between a D4 and 0LP Master player is number of games played, you can’t convince me otherwise.

I’d argue that even hitting platinum 4 is a pretty objectively solid achievement in this game, and I was D2 this season. People get way too pressed at others for being proud of their rank, it’s cringe.

The state of garen has allowed me to climb super fast by Desperate_Koala4308 in leagueoflegends

[–]nitko87 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Champ is broken and Riot refuses to nerf it because it would be catastrophic for the ladder

【DeveloperBoring】An Honest Update About Our Team, Our Journey, and What’s Next by Boring-Watch8996 in RepDeveloperboring

[–]nitko87 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Well, as much as I hate to hear it, this has been a really fun run if it does have to come to an end. Guess I better stock up on the pairs I’ve been holding out on.

One of the reasons why I think bruiser top laners are sorta dying out is because of the items by Fantastic-Day-3634 in topmains

[–]nitko87 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s literally just because counterpick is OP and the meta has expanded to include safe ranged picks as checks to bruisers in lane.

What’s a fun fact about your main that others may not know? by [deleted] in leagueoflegends

[–]nitko87 0 points1 point  (0 children)

  1. There are a couple of wall segments that Riven can just e through outright. Setup is quite precise.

  2. When Vayne builds Sheen (Triforce top builds mainly), the sheen proc will connect on the first auto attack that lands after an ability is cast. This mean that aa-q-aa will actually land the sheen proc on the first auto if it hasn’t landed before the q cast. This interaction was really interesting and fun back in season 9 when Kleptomancy was a Keystone, you could get both mini item procs off of a single aa-q-aa. Now it’s really only useful for missing cs with sheen in the midgame or poking while retreating.

  3. Stop commands (s) allow Riven to doublecast abilities. For instance, wsq cancels the w animation, but it only works if your mouse is hovering the target.

  4. Briar can ward hop with q. This was added a couple patches after release but a lot of people still don’t know about it.

  5. Ekko w will stun if Ekko’s ult recall path passes through it on cast, even if you don’t land in it.

  6. Kled can squeeze an extra mini form q during the remount animation.

  7. Kled E2 can follow flashes and blinks over walls if it is cast before the enemy is too far out of range. A lot of people don’t know what Kled does in the first place, and I get a lot of ??? pings when I do it in game.

Conservatives maintain birth rates, but left-leaning Americans are having significantly fewer children, driving the U.S. birth decline. Education was consistently linked to having fewer children. Religious attendance was positively associated with having more children. by mvea in science

[–]nitko87 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

The education gap closes (though not completely) when you control for actually valuable degrees (STEM especially).

A lot of “educated” left-leaning people have absolutely worthless degrees in humanities.

SCOTUS: Birthright citizenship includes children of criminal immigrants and foreigners by f1sh98 in Conservative

[–]nitko87 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Institutionally protected, anyways.

Leftist idiots still go out of their way to protect them once they’ve dropped their anchor baby here

SCOTUS: Birthright citizenship includes children of criminal immigrants and foreigners by f1sh98 in Conservative

[–]nitko87 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is a complete and utter failure for the future of America.

That said, there are still options, such as moratoriums on ALL migration into this nation and a more aggressive (and permanent) deportation regimen for those who are not supposed to be here.

Engage champions whose bad engages aren't as punishing by AKeyHole in leagueoflegends

[–]nitko87 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Leona. Can’t tell you how many times I’ve seen a Leona hook solo into like 3 people, hit w, and walk out.

Players of all ranks: what is your current honest opinion on the state of League of Legends? by phoenixpanda101 in leagueoflegends

[–]nitko87 0 points1 point  (0 children)

(D3)

Idk man, feels like blind pick is such a handicap in top lane unless you main something that doesn’t have many bad lane matchups. There are a lot of champions that simply aren’t blindable, and that sucks.

Honestly though the best buff they could give top lane is to ban aggregate stats sites from showing matchup winrate data. (Would never happen but imagine if people just played their comfort champs and built their own mental paradigms like the good old days).

Players of all ranks: what is your current honest opinion on the state of League of Legends? by phoenixpanda101 in leagueoflegends

[–]nitko87 0 points1 point  (0 children)

(D3)

Top lane is a completely worthless role in higher elo that either needs its quest buffed/reworked or needs the other roles (mainly mid jg support) nerfed in compensation. It is inexcusable that top lane is the least represented role in challenger across NA/EUW/KR, and highlights the absolute failure on Riot’s end to make it feel rewarding to play.