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On August 23 2012 20:13 Carnivorous Sheep wrote: To be fair, he played mostly Blitz and Leona, the two supports that are pretty much the most conducive to making plays and punishing mistakes. Sona too, who has high burst and DPS during lane.
So yes, you can carry games with support, but if you're a Soraka or a Taric it's probably harder than if you're a Blitz...
i'd say taric counts in there as well. supports with burst and CC are less reliant on your adc skill difference. i'd say the enhancing supports like janna, soraka, nunu are the ones that do not do as well. In the other hand burst/CC support picks are not allways a good sign. Alot of ppl pick them because they want to play champions that have the least ressemblance to typical supports.
I play on a fairly low rating as well and I've come more and more to the conclusion that supports have the same influence as any other role in soloq.
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When I started LoL i thought supports would have a real "protector" champ, because that's what I mained for YEARS in Guild Wars.
So I picked Janna as my first "main" champ. I was throughly disappointed how easy to play AND useless she was compared to GW prots. GW prots were hard, man. But when you did it right, it was MAGIC.
As to why most girls play support (I personally know some that don't, too): This is obviously not LoL-specific. In most games with a "healer" class, they play mainly that. The thing with duo-laning is not really a reason I feel like. IMO, girls don't really enjoy the "fighting" aspect of the game that much, they rather enjoy the "teamgame" part of it. Supports/healers are the most team-oriented class, and also it's usually easier to play. At least that's what everyone thinks when they watch a game. imo AD is easier than support, but you see the ADs carrying with all those kills and your mind is like "shit that looks hard.
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On August 23 2012 20:29 clickrush wrote:Show nested quote +On August 23 2012 20:13 Carnivorous Sheep wrote: To be fair, he played mostly Blitz and Leona, the two supports that are pretty much the most conducive to making plays and punishing mistakes. Sona too, who has high burst and DPS during lane.
So yes, you can carry games with support, but if you're a Soraka or a Taric it's probably harder than if you're a Blitz... i'd say taric counts in there as well. supports with burst and CC are less reliant on your adc skill difference. i'd say the enhancing supports like janna, soraka, nunu are the ones that do not do as well. In the other hand burst/CC support picks are not allways a good sign. Alot of ppl pick them because they want to play champions that have the least ressemblance to typical supports. I play on a fairly low rating as well and I've come more and more to the conclusion that supports have the same influence as any other role in soloq.
It's still very impressive.
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On August 23 2012 18:52 Zhiroo wrote: I don't understand the Valkyrie nerf...WHY?! its worse now his passive doesnt increase on critics like before, they completely shat on corki :<
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On August 23 2012 20:51 kongoline wrote:Show nested quote +On August 23 2012 18:52 Zhiroo wrote: I don't understand the Valkyrie nerf...WHY?! its worse his passive doesnt add dmg now to critics like before only to base dmg, they completely shat on corki :<
Is it? Someone told me it's just tooltip change.
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Is it that huge of a change? I've never noticed it myself.
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Korea (South)11232 Posts
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On August 23 2012 21:07 Zhiroo wrote: Is it that huge of a change? I've never noticed it myself. its big, corki has no steroids and scaled into late game only with critics thx to his passive , sheen/trinity wont add true dmg anymore so its even bigger of a nerf to his mid game, also lets not forget 6 extra seconds on his escape. I dont know why they are nerfing him so hard he wasnt THE best AD at the first place and they just trashed him while leaving graves,ez almost untouched :<
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On August 23 2012 20:13 Morfildur wrote:Show nested quote +On August 23 2012 20:09 Sufficiency wrote:On August 23 2012 20:02 Shiragaku wrote:On August 23 2012 19:54 Amui wrote:On August 23 2012 19:33 Shiragaku wrote:On August 23 2012 17:45 Morfildur wrote:On August 23 2012 17:38 HazMat wrote: So what's the reasoning behind EVERY known girl maining support? Is it so they can support famous AD carry players to get e-fame? Peer pressure. (Warning, huge generalization) Most women start playing in duos and of course every man is at least subconciously thinking "I'm a better player, i play the more important role" or "Men are aggressive, women are passive" and so they play AD carry with the woman supporting. That is why women have most practice as support and end up maining it. Yeah, my sister only mained support as well. Haha, maybe it has something to do being somewhat feminine as well? I am gay and I love to support and jungle (but I only play support junglers such as Maokai, Nunu, Nautilus, and so on) and I initially thought that being gay and support were unrelated but later experience told me otherwise. And the four gay LoL players I know, 3 of them main support as well. It is a rather odd phenomenon, and wasn't Liquid from Crs also gay? I mained support for a bit but transitioned out because I just don't like having my fate tied up in other people's hands. I don't know about that statement so much. Whenever I play Leona for example and when we want to get aggressive, he has to put a lot of faith in my ability to skillshot or else our play will be foiled. Or will Janna, I have to shield properly every single time which is very very important and the ability to whirlwind properly. Your expectations to help the team is just as high as the others. Didn't Gosu Pepper smurfed an account with 33-4 or something crazy like that in ranked... playing almost only support (he did play one Orianna game... which he LOST). Well, a good support can feed a decent AD many kills... but i've seen enough ADs that were still behind after going 4/0 due to a huge CS difference. It really depends from where you start. 1300s, sure, the ADs are decent enough to not completely fail at lasthitting. 1200s... 50/50. Below that you can give your AD so many opportunities for a kill and he will only get himself killed most of the time.
You just sound that you are trying to still find reasons why you cán't win as support, while it is pretty obvious that a good support can carry just as anyone else.
Regarding girls, in TF2 almost every girl plays medic too.
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On August 23 2012 21:20 kongoline wrote:Show nested quote +On August 23 2012 21:07 Zhiroo wrote: Is it that huge of a change? I've never noticed it myself. its big, corki has no steroids and scaled into late game only with critics thx to his passive , sheen/trinity wont add true dmg anymore so its even bigger of a nerf to his mid game, also lets not forget 6 extra seconds on his escape. I dont know why they are nerfing him so hard he wasnt THE best AD at the first place and they just trashed him while leaving graves,ez almost untouched :<
Well that sucks. Guess it's time to buy Ezrael or Graves... I wish they'd just buff the other AD carries instead of nerfing the most played ones.
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On August 23 2012 21:30 Zhiroo wrote:Show nested quote +On August 23 2012 21:20 kongoline wrote:On August 23 2012 21:07 Zhiroo wrote: Is it that huge of a change? I've never noticed it myself. its big, corki has no steroids and scaled into late game only with critics thx to his passive , sheen/trinity wont add true dmg anymore so its even bigger of a nerf to his mid game, also lets not forget 6 extra seconds on his escape. I dont know why they are nerfing him so hard he wasnt THE best AD at the first place and they just trashed him while leaving graves,ez almost untouched :< Well that sucks. Guess it's time to buy Ezrael or Graves... I wish they'd just buff the other AD carries instead of nerfing the most played ones.
Corki's passive not working on crit is probably fair imo. Caitlyn's passive does not work on crits either.
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Korea (South)11232 Posts
Really bad start for TT dragons 6:0 for sk
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On August 23 2012 21:36 Sufficiency wrote:Show nested quote +On August 23 2012 21:30 Zhiroo wrote:On August 23 2012 21:20 kongoline wrote:On August 23 2012 21:07 Zhiroo wrote: Is it that huge of a change? I've never noticed it myself. its big, corki has no steroids and scaled into late game only with critics thx to his passive , sheen/trinity wont add true dmg anymore so its even bigger of a nerf to his mid game, also lets not forget 6 extra seconds on his escape. I dont know why they are nerfing him so hard he wasnt THE best AD at the first place and they just trashed him while leaving graves,ez almost untouched :< Well that sucks. Guess it's time to buy Ezrael or Graves... I wish they'd just buff the other AD carries instead of nerfing the most played ones. Corki's passive not working on crit is probably fair imo. Caitlyn's passive does not work on crits either. 10% extra true damage on crits would be disgustingly good.
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I dunno how SK's top's been doing. He was only saved by the level-up while ignite ticked (around 80 HP after level-up and last tick) despite being 2 assists over Irelia, and her virtually oom when he attacked. Well now he's won obviously, with 49 MPen. Also Ezreal shifting away from Morgana's SS right into Leona, that escape was cringe-worthy. :/
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On August 23 2012 21:39 Chiharu Harukaze wrote:Show nested quote +On August 23 2012 21:36 Sufficiency wrote:On August 23 2012 21:30 Zhiroo wrote:On August 23 2012 21:20 kongoline wrote:On August 23 2012 21:07 Zhiroo wrote: Is it that huge of a change? I've never noticed it myself. its big, corki has no steroids and scaled into late game only with critics thx to his passive , sheen/trinity wont add true dmg anymore so its even bigger of a nerf to his mid game, also lets not forget 6 extra seconds on his escape. I dont know why they are nerfing him so hard he wasnt THE best AD at the first place and they just trashed him while leaving graves,ez almost untouched :< Well that sucks. Guess it's time to buy Ezrael or Graves... I wish they'd just buff the other AD carries instead of nerfing the most played ones. Corki's passive not working on crit is probably fair imo. Caitlyn's passive does not work on crits either. 10% extra true damage on crits would be disgustingly good. lol but it works that way RIGHT now, yet u see ezreal and graves in everygame
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On August 23 2012 21:40 kongoline wrote:Show nested quote +On August 23 2012 21:39 Chiharu Harukaze wrote:On August 23 2012 21:36 Sufficiency wrote:On August 23 2012 21:30 Zhiroo wrote:On August 23 2012 21:20 kongoline wrote:On August 23 2012 21:07 Zhiroo wrote: Is it that huge of a change? I've never noticed it myself. its big, corki has no steroids and scaled into late game only with critics thx to his passive , sheen/trinity wont add true dmg anymore so its even bigger of a nerf to his mid game, also lets not forget 6 extra seconds on his escape. I dont know why they are nerfing him so hard he wasnt THE best AD at the first place and they just trashed him while leaving graves,ez almost untouched :< Well that sucks. Guess it's time to buy Ezrael or Graves... I wish they'd just buff the other AD carries instead of nerfing the most played ones. Corki's passive not working on crit is probably fair imo. Caitlyn's passive does not work on crits either. 10% extra true damage on crits would be disgustingly good. lol but it works that way RIGHT now, yet u see ezreal and graves in everygame Wait, it works like this currently? Why on earth is anyone going Trinity first then on Corki. DLift IE first npnp.
Corki is also a top pick. IEM Gamescom was all Corki and Ez picks nearly every game.
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Because his passive works on Sheen damage too. So every proc works the same as a crit until you get some more bonus AD or an IE.
Wtf, how large is Leona's E hitbox? o.o She very clearly missed Irelia by casting behind her, and still grabbed.
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Korea (South)11232 Posts
TT dragons eat a lot of bindings they could avoid. But great job from ocelot
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On August 23 2012 21:45 Alaric wrote: Because his passive works on Sheen damage too. So every proc works the same as a crit until you get some more bonus AD or an IE.
Wtf, how large is Leona's E hitbox? o.o She very clearly missed Irelia by casting behind her, and still grabbed. Wait, his passive works on Sheen too? Are you serious? How do I not know this despite playing so much Corki zzz
Leona E hitbox is weird. It's slightly bigger than the animation and it can go through people but count as a hit due to the isomorphic view.
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