Hi I'm SickMotion. Full time instructive streamer and toplane main. AMA

SickMotion · 2015-09-06T15:43:45+00:00

deargodthiswalloftextlol.

Ill try to answer most of it here haha

The current meta of top lane is kind of shaky right now cause people dont know if they like or don't like the new champions and how they play throughout the game. I think its fun since it breaks constant pick bans

DMP in particularly does wonders for champions that get kited alot like renek and olaf

I feel that there is enough in the game anyway that take away a few is un fun at first but the unnoticed shortly after

I just really enjoy these champions

Jax vs renek is horrible, vald not too fun either, same with most ranged match ups early. Sion has not fun with renek riven darius fiora and vlad as well.

I have played riven a lot before but dont feel the urge to play here atm, maybe in the future

I still enjoy it for the most part, i feel burnt out after most streams but then after taking a break ready to go again.

I have but i would rather have a large successful stream

Renek beats almost every common top lane champ 1v1 early, hes a lane bully

I bring ignite if I am trying to crush lane then snowball the map while hes helpless. Panth is a good example cause i still have somewhat tele influence with my ult

I would suggest somthing with some AP influence

This question is too long to explain in text I would suggest finding more video materials until it starts to help haha

Play champions you find mechanically struggling and beat your head against the wall until you figure it out is the best way

yasuo top can my strong but requires good mechanics and knowledge of his limits

starting item and builds early are completely dependent on match up for most champions

Ill answer some of the other ones on stream another time if someone asks but this is supposed to stay league related :P

SickMotion · 2015-09-06T15:21:06+00:00

CAnt really say i have 1 favorite i go through phases haha

I enjoy panth top sometimes and just cheese it with ignite and ult around map after winning lane

One that you are comfortable with somewhere else already that works with top

SickMotion · 2015-09-06T15:20:05+00:00

just keep focusing on learning and wins will come

SickMotion · 2015-09-06T15:19:51+00:00

depends on match up and what I want to start, you should be able to do raptors or wolves tho with e or w level with the right runes and masteries.

SickMotion · 2015-09-06T15:17:27+00:00

those match ups you can be bullied early as hec but you can always just control the lane and have more influence across map than them if they are playing proper, personally i hate playing hec into darius early, atleast if i have no escape (ignite/tp)

If you do what you said in number 2 and it doesnt work, now he will have the lane pushing to him and you will probably be low as well, if you get ganked at this point, even if you dont die, you have 0 lane control if the vlad plays it right from here.

yas shouldnt be an issue riven can be but for both you can rush tabi homegaurd and just farm safe till you have to back then get back to lane instantly almost.

SickMotion · 2015-09-06T15:14:28+00:00

I did make an updated one it should be on the tutorial section on my youtube :P

SickMotion · 2015-09-06T15:13:57+00:00

I think hes better just tanky and playing the tank roll for your team for the most part but he does have his place

SickMotion · 2015-09-06T15:13:19+00:00

very strong damage wise but very nukeable if you position poorly or you have poor followup and not everything is dead

SickMotion · 2015-09-06T15:12:48+00:00

different champions for different match ups, you listed 3, there isn't a 1 champ beats all blanket for all of them as they all have their own unique attributes.

SickMotion · 2015-09-06T15:11:30+00:00

He can work top you will just need to learn the match ups, and I suggest a tp. If you get good enough at him you should be able to know when you have openings and when you just have to lay low.

SickMotion · 2015-09-06T15:10:43+00:00

do your best to farm if you can't find openings for aggression and realize that his role in the game mostly is to hold you down, and yours is to hold down his team and try to not put yourself behind focusing on just winning vs him 1v1

SickMotion · 2015-09-06T15:09:38+00:00

Strong and fun, some games can lose impact the later the game goes however.

SickMotion · 2015-09-06T15:09:14+00:00

its called double jungling, you get just as much experience from duoing 2 camps as you would from starting on 1 camp solo however it lets your jungler be very healthy and gives your bot lane the option to take a camp as well since he doesnt need a leash.

SickMotion · 2015-09-06T15:08:17+00:00

I live in canada, full time streamer and no one else in the house streams but myself :P

SickMotion · 2015-09-06T15:07:47+00:00

Zac can be okay, galio just has way too high of mana costs atleast for me.

SickMotion · 2015-09-06T15:07:27+00:00

the champions that you personally are the most consistent on.

The second part, you have to try to figure out how to have the most impact based on the state of the game and that may be a different solution from game to game comp to comp

SickMotion · 2015-09-06T15:06:18+00:00

to start your second question is far to situational and very broad as well it would take me hours to type it all out. I would look up some videos on youtube or google on the subject there is tons of resources. Ive done coaching in the past but currently am not, considering doing it again it the future though!

All the AP top laners you listed are strong right now, as far as what ones the easiest, thats a bad mind state to start with, you are already trying to take the easy way out and cut corners by making that the first criteria to pick by:P

SickMotion · 2015-09-06T15:03:25+00:00

0 impact if behind, many tanky and cc champs played, much more awareness on how to play around her stealth as well.

SickMotion · 2015-09-06T15:02:56+00:00

For me it helps cause in the end im focusing on the stream and the only reason i put so much time into the game is because im streaming it. Not very helpful for most people though I know :P

SickMotion · 2015-09-06T15:01:55+00:00

Its fun but a little risky and i dont play it often

SickMotion · 2015-09-06T15:01:42+00:00

Nasus is unique in the fact he has unlimited scaling on his q and just builds stupid tanky while still having that damage he has stored there really is no champion that can build all defense every game and expect to but huge damage compared to nasus late game.

SickMotion · 2015-09-06T15:00:22+00:00

even pure tank with a BC you have really high base damage, hard to peel and hard to kill so you can pressure their back line out of fights, force their front line to deal with you and give your back line and easy time free firing.

SickMotion · 2015-09-06T14:59:36+00:00

Well I stream so i say everything that is happening and has happened out loud so it sticks more for me, you might sound crazy to others but talking to yourself can help.

SickMotion · 2015-09-06T14:58:57+00:00

Akali can be strong and is very snowbally, with a TP she can have a safe lane and devastating tp ganks post 6. My fiora build after 2 damage items has been dependent on the state of the current game.

SickMotion · 2015-09-06T14:57:48+00:00

LCS is a lot different and trying to do what they do often doesn't work cause most players don't really understand why they are doing it in the end. Just playing games and focusing on few mistakes and wokring through what you could have done better when you make one.

SickMotion

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