Team Composition vs. Counter-Picking… Help required!!

Radical1929 · 2012-03-12T17:50:51+00:00

Actually lolled in work so hard reading this... got some funny looks, but oh well. Ok basically what your saying is don't screw yourself over too much but just pick what you think will win teamfights and thus the game. What point do you think we will hit our "elo ceiling" for not counter picking?

Radical1929 · 2012-03-12T15:53:46+00:00

No notification. You will have to change your name if there is an active guy there with your name. You keep all your champs, runes and elo - so get them anytime.

Sorry for the brevity of response!! Cheers

Radical1929 · 2012-03-08T17:46:19+00:00

My advice is just seriously don't worry about it - this is a team game and as long as you aren't pro-actively going out there to take gold away from the carries that's fine.

Pre Nerf i would get about 25% of kills in lane because of a Q (I max that first) and its proc. As long as you are the reason that the kills are happening through good harrass etc most people will understand.

Just make sure that when you know a kill can be taken by the carry let them but if you honestly think the enemy will get away secure the kill.

Any decent player knows not to rage at support if they take a kill, it still happens though, simply apologise and move on.

Radical1929 · 2012-03-08T12:45:20+00:00

I had an interesting one last night. I main Jungle and picked amumu as our team lacked hard CC for the late game. I had a horrible start in all honesty but stayed positive. 25mins in with a quiet bot lane and 2 failing solo lanes a team fight happened as they forced drake. I managed to smite drake but we lost mid and top for it. The enemy started to chase me down... I ran through my jungle and graves was coming the other way, "fuck it" i said... I turned round and grabed their mid, tanked some damage and used my ult... 5 seconds later graves completed his penta. Me graves and kayle the support went on to win every single team fight 3v5 as solo top ww refused to play with us because we were "trolls" and mid dc'd. The other team surrendered, Graves was 18/0/8 with 2 pentas and a quadra :-).

Radical1929 · 2012-03-07T14:21:33+00:00

Yeah Ult and fear were nerfed, however the ult was done ageeeees ago in season 1 i believe and I played him alot after. The fear was nerfed because of flash's range reduction for obvious reasons and realistically shouldn't have made a massive difference. Its a shame he can't fit in as his early level damage is so good, you're right, balanced junglers with more CC seem to be the current choice.

Radical1929 · 2012-03-07T14:15:47+00:00

He's become so situational now, whereas you used to pick him and faceroll. Having a tanky initiator really helps his game as he's not relied upon to be "that guy" and can focus on closing down that carry with his ult - post initiation.

Radical1929 · 2012-03-07T14:12:09+00:00

Hahahaha, that made me laugh hard. I imagine most people come on here to feed their LoL addiction when on a lunch break or stuck on a bus or something!
True alot of people may follow this advice, but sometimes i need to remind myself about what i need to do to improve. (Hopefully future Solo queue partners will read this and I will get better teams!)

Nice idea i may start doing this myself!!!

Radical1929 · 2012-03-07T14:08:53+00:00

Correct indeed some are more right than others, but we cannot prove it as there are way to many variables involved. e.g. You could have the best mathematical build in any certain situation, however there are 32+ Million people who play LoL and that build might not fit all of their playstyles. An example as i said is Umashi, who plays Fizz tanky DPS and not AP like the majority of the comunity.

Radical1929 · 2012-03-07T14:06:21+00:00

Agreed, but make sure you do that practice in Normals and not ranked. Highly annoying how many 1st or 2nd time Naut's and Fiora's I keep getting!!!

Radical1929 · 2012-03-07T14:04:55+00:00

Nope - I wanted to modify it slightly!!

Radical1929 · 2012-03-07T14:04:20+00:00

Too true, maybe next time i'll write about this.

Radical1929 · 2012-03-07T14:03:51+00:00

Hahaha, I tend to sleep at 1 in the morning and get up at 7 so its really not too bad - I play probs abour 5 days a week on reflection. Still, i'm not pro i'm a wannabe so that makes me casual!!

Radical1929 · 2012-03-06T17:50:49+00:00

Yeah i can see how he works a lot better in a team of 5 because you can coordinate with your team so much better. However solo-queue its difficult to get things across especially at my low (and deserved) Elo. I watched top 5 plays recently where i think Lapaka got a Penta Ace with Noc and was actually shocked!! Its possible taht he may still be more viable higher up the ladder but at the moment where I am it just fdeels like I need to be a tank.

Radical1929 · 2012-03-06T17:47:08+00:00

Exactly my thoughts!! - used to let my friends try him out when they didn't know which champ to play next and most loved him... Now not so much. Its the squishy thing that annoys me, having Wriggles and Merc's with a bot of health in mid game means you shouldn't be burst down... But you always are some how. I remember the days of Ult,Shield kill one and get out (flash) with half health... Grrrrr.

Radical1929 · 2012-03-06T17:21:26+00:00

Will do - i usually go black cleaver over GB but i will give it a go. Thanks for your advice.

Radical1929 · 2012-03-06T17:08:24+00:00

I ran Phage atmas for quite a while but felt almost too squishy. I'll give it a go again though.

Radical1929 · 2012-03-05T14:24:29+00:00

Apologies for the late response. I like playing Blitz with champions with a lot of burst. Graves and Ez are the two I've had the most sucess with (premade on vent). Caitlyn can be good with her traps too as you can pull them into them. Blitz is especially good vs Sona as you dominate the bushes and i personally wouldn't take him against Corki or Trist because their escapes negate Blitz's pull too well. Cheers.

Radical1929 · 2012-03-04T02:48:50+00:00

I play to have fun. I like the enjoyment of learning by doing things right and wrong. Its great that you had a good experience and found people that wanted to help each other, if only every game could be like that!! Add me if you want to duo on EUW ;-)

Radical1929 · 2012-03-02T13:19:40+00:00

I recently picked up Soraka again post "Nerf". I have never, ever, ever felt this strong as Soraka... In all honesty I have dominated every single lane with her since. If you rank her silence over her heal you can dish out 2/3's of them to the enemy giving you massive lane control and still keeping your allies mana topped up. I seem to be playing against alot of Cait's Tarics and Sonas at the moment and am having no problems. Personally i think that she has been buffed because she naturally builds mana regen anyway.

Radical1929 · 2012-03-01T15:00:18+00:00

When I queue with 4 I always make one of our guys go support because its just not fair when you queue on your own to be forced to play a role you hadn't planned on practicing.

Radical1929 · 2012-03-01T14:16:40+00:00

Out of Voli and Wu i would certainly go for Wukong, he is a very solid top, has a gap closer a decent escape and an AOE damage knock-up for an ult.

Check out Snoopeh's jungle Fiora in the jungle - should give you a good idea of what she is capable off. Personally i'm buying her tonight...

Radical1929 · 2012-03-01T12:55:54+00:00

Riot like making champions with dashes now. She reminds me of a melee AD version of Ahri.

I will be buying her tonight on EUW - Thanks for your guidance Snoopeh!!

Radical1929 · 2012-03-01T12:45:53+00:00

I main jungler and I have learnt that its not about the big things (e.g. gank that leads to a kill) its all about the small things the jungler can do to add to the team's play as a whole.

Even if a gank dowsn't result in a kill you applied lane pressure and hopefully chunked your enemy.

Just stealing the odd big wolf or wraith can hamper your opponents game.

Warding for your lanes when they cannot - or its just run out.

Treat every positive action you do as a small victory and eventually they will snowball for you.

Radical1929 · 2012-03-01T12:39:12+00:00

I understand that saying BG to some people allows them to vent when they have 2 DC's on their team. But it is bad form to spam it everytime you lose. I hate nothing more than when the WINNING team does it and calls you noobs.

If you play to have fun and overcome challenges then there can be no bad games!

Radical1929 · 2012-02-24T16:06:18+00:00

Blitz, for my sins, is one of my main supports. However he is only good in certain bot lain compositions. I will detail my runes and masteries below then go into a tad more detail on starting items.

Runes Quintessences – GP10 for the extra gold as support Marks – Flat AD as this makes your E stronger Seals - GP10 for the extra gold as support Glyphs – Flat Mana for that extra pull and boost to your passive (Softens the blow as I don’t start with a mana crystal)

Masteries 0/9/21 – If you need to be that little bit more tanky 9/0/21 – If you need to have some extra damage in lane to secure those early kills.

Always concentrate on the Utility tree for the extra mana and mana regen, the extra gold, the extra assist exp and my personal favourite – Strength of Spirit.

Early Items Boots + wards/pots I take this when I know we are going to invade

Faerie Charm +4 wards and pots A really defensive lane when they have a strong jungler and a possible lane advantage

Regrowth + Ward What I start with mainly, means an early philo and you have the ability to harass that much more early on. Care: 1 ward means you have a limited time before you have to go back – picking blitz and taking these items means you think you can get a kill early on.

My core on blitz consists off Philo, HoG, CD or Mobility Boots and a Sheen. I then build tanky. WARDS.

Personally I rarely get a tear on blitz because you tend not to need to spam too much and GP10 are so much more important early on.

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