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Eppa!
Profile Joined November 2010
Sweden4641 Posts
April 21 2013 02:54 GMT
#2521
How does support have less to do than the jungler?
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Cloud9157
Profile Joined December 2010
United States2968 Posts
April 21 2013 03:00 GMT
#2522
On April 21 2013 09:15 Sufficiency wrote:
I feel supports do take less skills than a mid or off-laner - and certainly take less skills than an ADC. Before you curse me to die in a fire, here's what I think:

As far as laning goes, supports are expected to have lane presence - well, every lane needs lane presence unless you are in a situation which you got counterpicked so hard that you don't care anymore. But supports do not need to last hit, so their pressure is lower in term of the number of things they need to do in lane.

And for teamfights, supports again have low pressure because they are rarely targeted first. Lulu has high skillcap, right? But all you are doing in a teamfight is spamming your Q/E and press R when needed.

Yes I do play support in soloQ, it's my second most preferred role. I don't think they have low impact, but it definitely does not take as much skills to play support reasonably competitively than other roles - Elementz is the prime example of this.


Supports are also the ones that are watching the map and communicating if there is an opportunity to fight the enemy bot lane. ADCs try to cs perfectly and watch positioning. Supports need to be able to react accordingly incase enemy starts an engagement. Depending on who you are, you also need to be able to harass+poke effectively, like a Nami/Lulu. Very important to tell your carry if you're going to fight, as you will be engaging fights 95% of the time.

Supports aren't the focus in team fights because they don't do damage. That doesn't mean they have low pressure.
"Are you absolutely sure that armor only affects the health portion of a protoss army??? That doesn't sound right to me. source?" -Some idiot
ticklishmusic
Profile Blog Joined August 2011
United States15977 Posts
April 21 2013 03:15 GMT
#2523
On April 21 2013 12:00 Cloud9157 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 21 2013 09:15 Sufficiency wrote:
I feel supports do take less skills than a mid or off-laner - and certainly take less skills than an ADC. Before you curse me to die in a fire, here's what I think:

As far as laning goes, supports are expected to have lane presence - well, every lane needs lane presence unless you are in a situation which you got counterpicked so hard that you don't care anymore. But supports do not need to last hit, so their pressure is lower in term of the number of things they need to do in lane.

And for teamfights, supports again have low pressure because they are rarely targeted first. Lulu has high skillcap, right? But all you are doing in a teamfight is spamming your Q/E and press R when needed.

Yes I do play support in soloQ, it's my second most preferred role. I don't think they have low impact, but it definitely does not take as much skills to play support reasonably competitively than other roles - Elementz is the prime example of this.


Supports are also the ones that are watching the map and communicating if there is an opportunity to fight the enemy bot lane. ADCs try to cs perfectly and watch positioning. Supports need to be able to react accordingly incase enemy starts an engagement. Depending on who you are, you also need to be able to harass+poke effectively, like a Nami/Lulu. Very important to tell your carry if you're going to fight, as you will be engaging fights 95% of the time.

Supports aren't the focus in team fights because they don't do damage. That doesn't mean they have low pressure.


I almost want to say that discussing the relative difficulty/skill level/importance support should be added to the list of topics that shouldn't be discussed...

Also, support often is the most "reactive" role in a teamfight.

The way I look at it is in a fight there are areas of high damage and low damage. Most roles try to put down damage where enemy champs are while trying to avoid the areas of high damage created by the enemy. Since the support generally has negligible damage output, his/her job is essentially to try and control these areas of damage so his allied champions take less damage, typically by preventing the enemy champs from laying down damage where they are, or in some cases shielding/healing them to mitigate the damage or giving their allies the ability to get away from these high damage areas. On the flip side, the support also sometimes tries to lock enemy champs in places where their team can lay down high damage.

Most baller thing to do in the game: use Leona WEQ into enemy team, they all hop on you, you ult right on yourself then stroll out with like 100 hp while your team goes to town.
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Irre
Profile Joined August 2010
United States646 Posts
April 21 2013 03:32 GMT
#2524
Hey, I haven't folllowed LoL competitive very closely, but I wanted to know where I can find coverage of the Korean scene/LCS. I don't see anything on Reddit or here about the Korean LCS, and the time that I spend watching LoL i would really like to focus on the people that are good and the established teams I already know from Starcraft. Is there no Korean LCS yet?
SagaZ
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
France3460 Posts
April 21 2013 03:55 GMT
#2525
About supports, I think people should remember that league of legend is not very mechanically hard, i mean let's be honest. you being in on a support, ad, ap top jungle whatever, it's always the same press the same 4 buttons at the best time possible, and the interpretation is different from player to player. the skill diference is mostly about reconizing good situations and making the most use out of your skills, not the mechanical execution of it. So yeah, in essence you do absolutly the same as a support, it just doesn't have the flashy effects by taking out hudge hp bar chunks...
So people can keep talking about how support are for scrubs and how they lose soloqueue cause they "can't do anything", but at the end of the day, it's just because they don't understand the mindset behind the role
Be nice, buy wards and don't feed double buff.
AsmodeusXI
Profile Blog Joined July 2007
United States15536 Posts
April 21 2013 04:04 GMT
#2526
On April 21 2013 12:32 Irre wrote:
Hey, I haven't folllowed LoL competitive very closely, but I wanted to know where I can find coverage of the Korean scene/LCS. I don't see anything on Reddit or here about the Korean LCS, and the time that I spend watching LoL i would really like to focus on the people that are good and the established teams I already know from Starcraft. Is there no Korean LCS yet?


We have spectacular coverage of the OGN leagues that serve as the "LCS" for Korea. See here: http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=407599
WriterTL > RL. BNet: Asmodeus#1187 - LoL: DJForeclosure - Steam: asmodeusxi | www.n3rddimension.com
LazyFailKid
Profile Joined September 2011
Canada750 Posts
April 21 2013 04:11 GMT
#2527
Udyr PBE changes
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PERSISTENT EFFECT
Now grants bonus damage equal to 15% of Udyr's total attack damage, instead of attack speed.
STANCE ACTIVATION
Bonus attack speed increased to 30/40/50/60/70% from 15/20/25/30/35% (total attack speed unchanged).
Bonus damage changed to physical damage from magical damage.
Scaling changed to 130/140/150/160/170% total AD from 150% total AD.

O_O Am I thinking this is bigger then it really is or is this going to push udyr into firstpick/firstban status.
Gahlo
Profile Joined February 2010
United States35167 Posts
April 21 2013 04:37 GMT
#2528
You know who else has a great stream? Megazero.
Craton
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
United States17275 Posts
April 21 2013 04:41 GMT
#2529
On April 21 2013 11:54 Eppa! wrote:
How does support have less to do than the jungler?

We really, really, really need an eyeroll gif.

It's entirely dependent on the champ.
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thenexusp
Profile Joined May 2009
United States3721 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-04-21 04:56:16
April 21 2013 04:51 GMT
#2530


Any chance we could get the notable LoL people onto TL? Since they're starting to leave reddit. TL having rules against pointless bashing of people will probably help too
Parnage
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
United States7414 Posts
April 21 2013 04:58 GMT
#2531
I'd take MonteCristo posting here. He seems like a cool duder and hey we ban idiots and trolls or amuse ourselves with them then ban them.
-orb- Fan. Live the Nal_rA dream. || Yordles are cool.
wei2coolman
Profile Joined November 2010
United States60033 Posts
April 21 2013 04:58 GMT
#2532
On April 21 2013 13:41 Craton wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 21 2013 11:54 Eppa! wrote:
How does support have less to do than the jungler?

We really, really, really need an eyeroll gif.

It's entirely dependent on the champ.

Don't you know? Hitting Sona ults requires concentration.
liftlift > tsm
JBright
Profile Joined September 2010
Vancouver14381 Posts
April 21 2013 05:09 GMT
#2533
On April 21 2013 13:51 thenexusp wrote:
https://twitter.com/ggCMonteCristo/status/325741697772429312

Any chance we could get the notable LoL people onto TL? Since they're starting to leave reddit. TL having rules against pointless bashing of people will probably help too


http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=289628

He has an account. It's a matter of gathering all the different elements that TL has for SC2/Dota and making it work for the subforum/community.
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sung_moon
Profile Blog Joined September 2008
United States10110 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-04-21 05:31:12
April 21 2013 05:29 GMT
#2534
Most boring support = Nunu.

Love the yeti everywhere else but support.

Edit: Funnest non-unorthodox (Fiddle/Yorick/Kayle/etc.) support definitely has to be Ali/Janna for me.
Forever Young
WaveofShadow
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Canada31495 Posts
April 21 2013 05:34 GMT
#2535
On April 21 2013 14:09 JBright wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 21 2013 13:51 thenexusp wrote:
https://twitter.com/ggCMonteCristo/status/325741697772429312

Any chance we could get the notable LoL people onto TL? Since they're starting to leave reddit. TL having rules against pointless bashing of people will probably help too


http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=289628

He has an account. It's a matter of gathering all the different elements that TL has for SC2/Dota and making it work for the subforum/community.

We already do, and yet (most) people wilfully ignore what we have to offer.
Fuck 'em.
twitch.tv/waveofshadow ||| Winner of AHGL's So You Think You Can Cast! ||| Juicy Dad for lyfe ||| 'idk i get a kick out of stupid things' - Jarms Yarng
Juicyfruit
Profile Joined May 2008
Canada5484 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-04-21 05:38:36
April 21 2013 05:35 GMT
#2536
On April 21 2013 13:41 Craton wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 21 2013 11:54 Eppa! wrote:
How does support have less to do than the jungler?

We really, really, really need an eyeroll gif.

It's entirely dependent on the champ.


Jungling is so easy, you just hit monsters. What's so hard about PvE? You only have to be near other champions like 10% of the time.
sob3k
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
United States7572 Posts
April 21 2013 05:41 GMT
#2537
On April 21 2013 14:35 Juicyfruit wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 21 2013 13:41 Craton wrote:
On April 21 2013 11:54 Eppa! wrote:
How does support have less to do than the jungler?

We really, really, really need an eyeroll gif.

It's entirely dependent on the champ.


Jungling is so easy, you just hit monsters. What's so hard about PvE? You only have to be near other champions like 10% of the time.


Hey man, you don't respect the mini-golems for a second, its in that that second that they'll kill you.

welcome to the jungle bitches
In Hungry Hungry Hippos there are no such constraints—one can constantly attempt to collect marbles with one’s hippo, limited only by one’s hippo-levering capabilities.
Seuss
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States10536 Posts
April 21 2013 05:54 GMT
#2538
On April 21 2013 14:41 sob3k wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 21 2013 14:35 Juicyfruit wrote:
On April 21 2013 13:41 Craton wrote:
On April 21 2013 11:54 Eppa! wrote:
How does support have less to do than the jungler?

We really, really, really need an eyeroll gif.

It's entirely dependent on the champ.


Jungling is so easy, you just hit monsters. What's so hard about PvE? You only have to be near other champions like 10% of the time.


Hey man, you don't respect the mini-golems for a second, its in that that second that they'll kill you.

welcome to the jungle bitches


Don't blink. Don't even blink. Blink and you're dead. They are fast, faster than you can believe. Don't turn your back, don't look away, and don't blink.

Good luck.
"I am not able to carry all this people alone, for they are too heavy for me." -Moses (Numbers 11:14)
ticklishmusic
Profile Blog Joined August 2011
United States15977 Posts
April 21 2013 05:59 GMT
#2539
In lane you farm monsters.
In jungle, monsters farm you.

If you go in without a respectful attitude, you'll find yourself back at the summoner's platform without having recalled.
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AsmodeusXI
Profile Blog Joined July 2007
United States15536 Posts
April 21 2013 06:06 GMT
#2540
On April 21 2013 14:54 Seuss wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 21 2013 14:41 sob3k wrote:
On April 21 2013 14:35 Juicyfruit wrote:
On April 21 2013 13:41 Craton wrote:
On April 21 2013 11:54 Eppa! wrote:
How does support have less to do than the jungler?

We really, really, really need an eyeroll gif.

It's entirely dependent on the champ.


Jungling is so easy, you just hit monsters. What's so hard about PvE? You only have to be near other champions like 10% of the time.


Hey man, you don't respect the mini-golems for a second, its in that that second that they'll kill you.

welcome to the jungle bitches


Don't blink. Don't even blink. Blink and you're dead. They are fast, faster than you can believe. Don't turn your back, don't look away, and don't blink.

Good luck.


Well done sir.

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