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Frolossus
Profile Joined February 2010
United States4779 Posts
August 11 2015 17:47 GMT
#561
chicago server is enabled at least for normals until noon PDT
played my first game on 22 ping this morning
ticklishmusic
Profile Blog Joined August 2011
United States15977 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-08-11 18:13:24
August 11 2015 18:06 GMT
#562
On August 12 2015 02:35 nafta wrote:
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On August 12 2015 02:29 ticklishmusic wrote:
Pretty sure I could have played like 100 games and people would still say hurrdurr sample size. You're simply not going to find a large enough sample for some things, and in those cases you have to use something else. I think it's fair for me to put my promos on the line, though tbh I really don't give a crap these days. I could tryhard Thresh and Ali to D1, but that wouldn't be fun.

I think one of the big problems in LoL is people say "oh it's a cheese" and then write their loss off to it being an unfamiliar strategy. Since it's relatively uncommon, they just take their occasional loss or weird game and don't both doing deeper planning around it. I think the meta could expand and evolve a lot more if people bothered. But anyways, that's just an aside.

Why bring it up if you know the sample size is meaningless then?I couldn't give less of a shit if something is a "cheese".I have played it and against it.And there are weaknesses which you can't do anything about and you are just completely ignoring.Sure you won't get fucked by the support mains who actually play the role that often cuz they are rare in solo and might carry the game but doesn't make something consistently good.


Dude, I wasn't citing me playing like 4 games or whatever as definitive proof support Brand was good. I'm not trying to make a statistical argument. You just automatically assumed "oh thing guy sucks at stats or something". I've explained my reasoning why I like support Brand, and how my experience thus far backs that up. I'm willing to go out and test my hypothesis. What else am I supposed to do? I could do pretty in depth guide after more games or something. In the meantime. I encourage anyone who is decent at support to try it out for themselves and draw their own conclusions.


I've been a support main pretty much since I started LoL and played really really dumb shit like Frozen Mallet Cho like 4+ years ago. Maybe me wrecking people with Brand is a product of me being a good support because I consistently win lane anyways.

On August 12 2015 02:42 Seuss wrote:
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On August 12 2015 02:29 ticklishmusic wrote:
Pretty sure I could have played like 100 games and people would still say hurrdurr sample size. You're simply not going to find a large enough sample for some things, and in those cases you have to use something else. I think it's fair for me to put my promos on the line, though tbh I really don't give a crap these days.


You needn't be so dismissive of the community. Over the course of LoL's history members of this community have made discoveries long before they made a splash in ranked/competitive, but there's also been a lot of fool's gold as well. Don't mistake skepticism for close-mindedness (though there will always be naysayers).

As it stands a half dozen games is, in fact, too few games to really judge. There are too many factors involved to judge by the record alone, though if we had more data or even the VODs we might be able to analyze Support Brand's role in those victories better.


I'm not being dismissive of the community at all, and I try to be civil. But people here are just shitty like 99% of the time. People trash on everyone and act like they're experts on everything. The last 10-20 pages about Viktor was like 60% insulting each other, 20% people being flat out wrong, and maybe 20% actual analysis. I didn't bother saying anything because I know I'm probably like a silver/gold level midlaner. Anyway, that's my rant for the day.
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Slusher
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
United States19143 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-08-11 18:42:31
August 11 2015 18:41 GMT
#563
I really hate that gd and OTGD got divided and I really am not looking to splinter the thread anymore but I do find a lot of arguments get cloudy between what is good on ladder and what is good in general (ppl are seem to constantly be appealing to separate standards)
Carrilord has arrived.
Seuss
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States10536 Posts
August 11 2015 18:43 GMT
#564
That a problem with communication of context, not really something to split a thread over.
"I am not able to carry all this people alone, for they are too heavy for me." -Moses (Numbers 11:14)
Gahlo
Profile Joined February 2010
United States35174 Posts
August 11 2015 19:04 GMT
#565
On August 12 2015 02:28 Slayer91 wrote:
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On August 12 2015 01:54 Ketara wrote:
It was only briefly part of the discussion, but Lux support is bad. Don't play it.

The only legitimate reason to play Lux support is when you pick Lux mid and then somebody after you trolls champ select and you have to shuffle your lineup around.


the best reason to play lux is when you want to turn the cheesey positivity up to 11 blast on SClub 7 and reach for the stars. I love it when a plan comes together.

The best reason to play lux is to turn character voices off and spam laugh and watch your opponent tilt your way to victory.

On August 12 2015 02:29 ticklishmusic wrote:
Pretty sure I could have played like 100 games and people would still say hurrdurr sample size. You're simply not going to find a large enough sample for some things, and in those cases you have to use something else. I think it's fair for me to put my promos on the line, though tbh I really don't give a crap these days. I could tryhard Thresh and Ali to D1, but that wouldn't be fun.

I think one of the big problems in LoL is people say "oh it's a cheese" and then write their loss off to it being an unfamiliar strategy. Since it's relatively uncommon, they just take their occasional loss or weird game and don't both doing deeper planning around it. I think the meta could expand and evolve a lot more if people bothered. But anyways, that's just an aside.

Close to 3k games on just this patch in plat+. Both highest win rate and most popular go Sightstone > Sorc > Liandry > Rylais.
739
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
Bearded Elder29905 Posts
August 11 2015 19:04 GMT
#566
http://euw.leagueoflegends.com/en/news/esports/esports-editorial/coke-bringing-eu-lcs-summer-finals-cinemas

Damn ! Even in Poland.
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AlterKot
Profile Blog Joined January 2014
Poland7525 Posts
August 11 2015 19:21 GMT
#567
On August 12 2015 04:04 739 wrote:
http://euw.leagueoflegends.com/en/news/esports/esports-editorial/coke-bringing-eu-lcs-summer-finals-cinemas

Damn ! Even in Poland.

I mean, we are a pretty big market for League :p I wonder if tickets will be avalaible by the time I'm home.
Americans don't like to use unblockables, it is considered not honest. You press a button at the wrong time and hit the other person, you are random, not a top player. You DP Sim's far fierce, it is random and not honest.
739
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
Bearded Elder29905 Posts
August 11 2015 19:28 GMT
#568
On August 12 2015 04:21 AlterKot wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 12 2015 04:04 739 wrote:
http://euw.leagueoflegends.com/en/news/esports/esports-editorial/coke-bringing-eu-lcs-summer-finals-cinemas

Damn ! Even in Poland.

I mean, we are a pretty big market for League :p I wonder if tickets will be avalaible by the time I'm home.

You from?
WriterSalty oldboy that loves memes | One and only back-to-back Liquibet Winner
krndandaman
Profile Joined August 2009
Mozambique16569 Posts
August 11 2015 19:48 GMT
#569
--- Nuked ---
Caiada
Profile Joined January 2015
United States3052 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-08-11 19:55:55
August 11 2015 19:51 GMT
#570
They're only doing a small percentage for testing, according to the notification.

When we first started talking about MF and what we might want to do for her, we had all these ideas, and Scruffy stepped in and just said "Guys, seriously, just double her ult's damage and go from there."
Now, Statikk didn't do exactly that, but it at least gives an idea of where our heads are at with her."


Proof that at least one person at Riot knows wtf is wrong with MF right now.
XDG Mata
Gahlo
Profile Joined February 2010
United States35174 Posts
August 11 2015 20:36 GMT
#571
On August 12 2015 04:48 krndandaman wrote:
is it really hard to get into a game on the new server? just tried 2 games, no new ping

The test was over an hour and a half ago.
Sonnington
Profile Joined December 2012
United States1107 Posts
August 11 2015 20:39 GMT
#572
Yeah, Brand support is wicked strong. I think Liandry's intro Rylai's is the best build. First of all, if the lane breaks even he's on a support paycheck and needs cheap damage which Haunting Guise gives. If he does get ahead Liandry's is still extremely strong in the early game. It also procs on his passive if I'm not mistaken. Along with the HP, it makes it a great item for early game skirmishing. Then Rylai's for similar reasons. It's also the companion item to Liandry's. If I'm not mistaken, the slow is procced on his passive too. This makes his stun a lot more reliable and gives the team much better chase, kiting, and peel.

If you snowball super hard and can end the game in 20-30 minutes, then it doesn't really matter what AP items you build. But late game Brand loses his ability to 100-0 anyone on the map, so the added tank busting and utility keeps him relevant.
Caiada
Profile Joined January 2015
United States3052 Posts
August 11 2015 20:42 GMT
#573
On August 12 2015 05:39 Sonnington wrote:
Yeah, Brand support is wicked strong. I think Liandry's intro Rylai's is the best build. First of all, if the lane breaks even he's on a support paycheck and needs cheap damage which Haunting Guise gives. If he does get ahead Liandry's is still extremely strong in the early game. It also procs on his passive if I'm not mistaken. Along with the HP, it makes it a great item for early game skirmishing. Then Rylai's for similar reasons. It's also the companion item to Liandry's. If I'm not mistaken, the slow is procced on his passive too. This makes his stun a lot more reliable and gives the team much better chase, kiting, and peel.

If you snowball super hard and can end the game in 20-30 minutes, then it doesn't really matter what AP items you build. But late game Brand loses his ability to 100-0 anyone on the map, so the added tank busting and utility keeps him relevant.


Literally the only reason he gets Liandry's/Rylai's is because they both proc on his passive.
XDG Mata
krndandaman
Profile Joined August 2009
Mozambique16569 Posts
August 11 2015 20:51 GMT
#574
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Amarok
Profile Joined August 2010
Australia2003 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-08-12 01:29:10
August 12 2015 01:25 GMT
#575
When talking about Support Brand people tunnel too hard on end game builds/damage. While it's true he does AP Carry levels of magic damage late game, it's also not really a very helpful way to evaluate him because Supports need to be impactful with next to no items/while buying sightstone & pinks etc. It's also not helpful to compare him to meta caster supports like Annie/Nami/Janna because he doesn't offer (much) engage/disengage. What he does offer is damage, ridiculous amounts of it at all points in the game and it's not (very) item dependent like Support Lux or Velkoz. What's most surprising about him is his strength in lane albiet with some tough matchups.

He has weaknesses (weak in heavy magic comps, midgame warding is tough due to squishiness) and he might not translate well in competitive but he's an absolute beast in solo q.
Fighting for peace is like screwing for virginity
Caiada
Profile Joined January 2015
United States3052 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-08-12 02:04:56
August 12 2015 02:03 GMT
#576
Vel is less item-dependent than Brand. Sorc/Void/Guise is about all you need for devoted damage items in any Vel build, while Brand's best with the full Liandry's and Rylai's is core despite what anyone here says.
XDG Mata
sob3k
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
United States7572 Posts
August 12 2015 02:32 GMT
#577
On August 12 2015 10:25 Amarok wrote:
When talking about Support Brand people tunnel too hard on end game builds/damage. While it's true he does AP Carry levels of magic damage late game, it's also not really a very helpful way to evaluate him because Supports need to be impactful with next to no items/while buying sightstone & pinks etc. It's also not helpful to compare him to meta caster supports like Annie/Nami/Janna because he doesn't offer (much) engage/disengage. What he does offer is damage, ridiculous amounts of it at all points in the game and it's not (very) item dependent like Support Lux or Velkoz. What's most surprising about him is his strength in lane albiet with some tough matchups.

He has weaknesses (weak in heavy magic comps, midgame warding is tough due to squishiness) and he might not translate well in competitive but he's an absolute beast in solo q.


Brand offers huge peel and CC, his stun is a two second hard stun on a 3.6 second cd. Its really easy to use it to peel people, as you know exactly where they are going.

they played Kennen support in LCK, there is no fucking way that is stronger than Brand.
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.
Frolossus
Profile Joined February 2010
United States4779 Posts
August 12 2015 03:11 GMT
#578
On August 12 2015 11:32 sob3k wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 12 2015 10:25 Amarok wrote:
When talking about Support Brand people tunnel too hard on end game builds/damage. While it's true he does AP Carry levels of magic damage late game, it's also not really a very helpful way to evaluate him because Supports need to be impactful with next to no items/while buying sightstone & pinks etc. It's also not helpful to compare him to meta caster supports like Annie/Nami/Janna because he doesn't offer (much) engage/disengage. What he does offer is damage, ridiculous amounts of it at all points in the game and it's not (very) item dependent like Support Lux or Velkoz. What's most surprising about him is his strength in lane albiet with some tough matchups.

He has weaknesses (weak in heavy magic comps, midgame warding is tough due to squishiness) and he might not translate well in competitive but he's an absolute beast in solo q.


Brand offers huge peel and CC, his stun is a two second hard stun on a 3.6 second cd. Its really easy to use it to peel people, as you know exactly where they are going.

they played Kennen support in LCK, there is no fucking way that is stronger than Brand.

kennen support tends to be paired w/ kalista, in which case it IS stronger than a brand
cLutZ
Profile Joined November 2010
United States19574 Posts
August 12 2015 03:28 GMT
#579
Kennen R is awesome Early-Mid damage without items and he is happy being a CC bot lategame. Plus manaless harass in lane. That a glory-sightstone Kennen isn't sad is a necessary feature of being a pro support.
Freeeeeeedom
Sermokala
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
United States14220 Posts
August 12 2015 03:57 GMT
#580
I played against a support brand not that long ago with support nasus. His w is nasty before you get boots and he can translate that into easy stuns and heavy zoneing. But he steadily fell off a cliff from there as we get boots then learn to fizzle his r then gain health or mr.

Anne is much better at the same things.
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