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Well played Riot. Got demoted to Silver II, then won all games, promoted to Silver I.

Yep, it certainly is me suddenly becoming a super pro over night!

If you really want to get high in Ranked, you need to play from ~11pm to ~5am, when all kids are asleep. The games are a LOT better at that time, no kidding.

/e: Good pun.

Just had a ranked game where we gave up mid to dat one guy that cries if he doesn't get what he wants.

He proceeds to feed mid, jungle, and bot during ganks as master yi.

sighduck.

 Desubot wrote:
Just had a ranked game where we gave up mid to dat one guy that cries if he doesn't get what he wants.

He proceeds to feed mid, jungle, and bot during ganks as master yi.

sighduck.

The second part of that statement sounds like me... I tend to feed :-\ But I try to play a supporting role where I can, mostly because it keeps me out of the direct action

Preparing to get demoted again, currently gaining 7 LP per win.

Swear to god, if I get demoted again, I'm going full troll and Heimer dat crap!

 Sigvatr wrote:
Preparing to get demoted again, currently gaining 7 LP per win.

Swear to god, if I get demoted again, I'm going full troll and Heimer dat crap!

Your lucky you get 7s

im stuck on 4s

just go easy face roll champ like galio, morg and the likes. no one seems to know how to counter them or pay against them, and they just farm for late game fun times while having team fight changing ultis

Im just rolling with Gragas in ranked games. I got about 5 gmes played and my overall stats are 8.8/2.6, i won every lane matchup I got, against Lux, Kassadin and more

I guess I've been lucky lately. I've been anywhere from 15-20LP per win and 10-15 per loss. Can't seem to nail down why but I'm not complaining. I've also started Duoing with someone who is 4 tiers above me (S1 to my S5) and I'm curious as to what that will do for my LP gains.

This system just jumps around like crazy. How can I get +6 LP, +7 LP and then, when I lose, get -2 (!) LP? That doesn't make any sense whatsoever :(

 Sigvatr wrote:
This system just jumps around like crazy. How can I get +6 LP, +7 LP and then, when I lose, get -2 (!) LP? That doesn't make any sense whatsoever :(

I think that means the system thinks your skill level is matching your ranking and doesn't flux you as much where as it's allowing me to climb but penalizing me more for failing.

Actually, I have no idea. It's quite unpredictable at times but at least you're not winning ~5 LP and loosing 10+ LP. That is frustrating when it happens.

Gone back to AP Sona btw...there's no other build that can deal with solo queue that well. Even with a not-so-good adc, you still pump out damn high amounts of damage. Sona's damage is underestimated a LOT by people, her AP ratios are incredible. Lich Bane + Q + Power Chord takes an enemy Ez at lvl 10 below 50% hp in 1 shot...it's awesome.

Mejai's is, imo, a must have on Sona. She has the easiest way to stack up on assists and I usually end the game with about ~13-17 charges. Her main problem is her defense, thus Rylai is pretty much a given on her. But overall, she has excellent poking, excellent sustain, a slow, a high damage AoE stun and one of the best passives in the game.

Bro, right now my losses take me down ~20-25 and my wins give me 4. I've won 5 straight, lost one, won 5 straight, lost one, and gone to zero -_-.

MMR is broken. It totally doesn't work.

Yep, I'm done for with Ranked. I only play Heimerdinger now, full troll mode engaged. When I adc, I get no wards / support and when I support, I get complete idiots.

Hence Duo Que is best way to go for ranked now.

 Sigvatr wrote:
Yep, I'm done for with Ranked. I only play Heimerdinger now, full troll mode engaged. When I adc, I get no wards / support and when I support, I get complete idiots.

For me, there are 2 ways,

Top: Nasus. Cannot be countered. Godly lategame. Got my first penta with him.
Jungle: Chogath. Cannot be stopped. Epic lategame. Have turned around the most hopeless games with him.

I'm never going to bother with ranked because:

A) I don't want to deal with the stress of raging teammates

B) I really don't take League seriously. It's a game. When people are like "If it's only a game then you shouldn't play ranked" to my friends that do, then I'm out.

I'm there to relax, not to get stressed.

To be perfectly honest, normals aren't safe either. You still get ridiculous tryhards in a normal game. It's not ranked that's the problem, it's the toxic players you get paired with.

Bingo. Honestly, I started ranked because I thought it would enable me to escape the trolls. It is worse than normals in that regard, which greatly surprised me.

But I still enjoy the competition. Once I improve in rank, the trolls will be left behind and I can enjoy games with people as skilled and as serious as I am.

The only ways I've found to dodge them so far is ARAM, full premades and bot games.

Full premade has the advantage of still being able to play ranked if you feel like the added challenge. But until you get high enough it's more or less the same as normals.

Lately i've been playing Gold Plank in ranked. If you get him down right, he's an unstoppable force. Your early game is a little weaker, but you just completely out-farm your opponent and you get an insane gold advantage.

Basically you stack GP10 runes, get GP10 from your masteries, and grab pick-pocket. Rush avarice blade and philo's, and start raking in the cash

I start the game with 7GP10, and it goes up to 14GP10 + Parley + Pickpocket + Avarice Blade.

 The Bringer wrote:
pick-pocket.

why the hell didn't i think of that. IL now have to make a GP page again.

 The Bringer wrote:
Lately i've been playing Gold Plank in ranked. If you get him down right, he's an unstoppable force. Your early game is a little weaker, but you just completely out-farm your opponent and you get an insane gold advantage.

Basically you stack GP10 runes, get GP10 from your masteries, and grab pick-pocket. Rush avarice blade and philo's, and start raking in the cash

I start the game with 7GP10, and it goes up to 14GP10 + Parley + Pickpocket + Avarice Blade.

So basically, any support setup with Parrrrley on top? The gold gain isn't much higher than before and you can no longer trade with the enemy or rather lose the trades due to your enemy having packed crit / atk dmg / survivability / etc. runes. On top of that, GP is very lackluster - his ult is very random and barely deals damage and against a decent opponent, Parrley is your only way of having a decent farm. He just can't catch up with the current meta.

 Sigvatr wrote:

 The Bringer wrote:
Lately i've been playing Gold Plank in ranked. If you get him down right, he's an unstoppable force. Your early game is a little weaker, but you just completely out-farm your opponent and you get an insane gold advantage.

Basically you stack GP10 runes, get GP10 from your masteries, and grab pick-pocket. Rush avarice blade and philo's, and start raking in the cash

I start the game with 7GP10, and it goes up to 14GP10 + Parley + Pickpocket + Avarice Blade.

So basically, any support setup with Parrrrley on top? The gold gain isn't much higher than before and you can no longer trade with the enemy or rather lose the trades due to your enemy having packed crit / atk dmg / survivability / etc. runes. On top of that, GP is very lackluster - his ult is very random and barely deals damage and against a decent opponent, Parrley is your only way of having a decent farm. He just can't catch up with the current meta.

Basically, every game I have played with him, I have at least a 4k gold advantage on EVERYONE by the end. My average game i've gotten 600 gold from parley, and probably around 3k from runes, masteries, and items. Goldplank isn't all about gangplank, but he is the ideal champion to get a gold advantage with.

Besides, parley not only gives you a little extra gold and poke, but it also gives you the ability to farm more effectively, never missing a minion. His 'w' gives him loads of health, and its a free cleanse... making you almost ungankable. His 'e' gives him ad and move speed, when you activate it, it gives you attack speed and more move speed... which is incredible. Unless you've played gangplank you never truly appreciate his ultimate. Before i played him, i thought it was stupid. It is actually incredible if you can use it properly, it gives other lanes something that will slow and do some damage when they want ganks... which is an incredible tool. You can also farm minion waves if they pile up... which is also very useful.

When you are an item ahead of everyone else you become a complete monster. I usually get ninja tabi, infinity edge, frozen mallet, static shiv, warmogs, and a bloodthirster. Gives you about 4k health, and some serious poke. Sometimes I sell static shiv at the end for trinity force.

And LoL isn't just about good early game trades. Its about overcoming your opponents in the transition to late game. Sometimes that means getting kills early on, sometimes that means getting shittons way more gold than your opponent.

If your opponent is hyper aggressive, you can farm with parley and he will end up pushing to your turret where you can farm every minion safely. If he isn't super aggressive, no difference.

Got to add. Nothing beats kill securing from across the map when bot gets into a team fight/ jungle gank. (though mostly for assist.) and you cant forget that it also reveals the area, drop it partially on a bush i believe it should reveal everything.

GP ulti is great support utility, that's about it. also it announces "teamfight!" like no ones business

ARAM could be a fun mode, it's weird though that it doesn't take your other mode's ELO into account...I am currently matched up with people who can't dodge Nami's stun -_-

 Sigvatr wrote:
ARAM could be a fun mode, it's weird though that it doesn't take your other mode's ELO into account...I am currently matched up with people who can't dodge Nami's stun -_-

In their defense, If I get Nami, I'm pretty good with landing those stuns. Infact, it's a solid chance of winning should I get a support champ, especially Sona. She's quite OP.

I've seen people call Sona OP and I just can't fathom where they're getting it from. Please explain someone?

 liquidjoshi wrote:
I've seen people call Sona OP and I just can't fathom where they're getting it from. Please explain someone?

This is in ARAM, but this is what I typically do (And have not lost yet with her):

1) Take AP Runes and masteries, support does no good and she needs the AP boost
2) Start with 1xQ and 2xW, Skill priority is: R, W, Q, E
3) Buy Chalice of Harmony and (I think boots) Don't buy health pots, just hold onto the excess money
4) Get up to the front lines and spam your W like a madman (Heals and gives a defensive aura)
5) If a teamfight starts, if your team is winning switch to Q, if losing maintain W
6) When you hit Level 6 (You should without dying) you will be a goddess of teamfights. Wait until the enemies pile onto your team, stun them all and spam W or Q as in step 5
7) Eventually you will die, buy a runic bulwark, cooldown boots, unholy grail and AP items.
8) Repeat step 5 and 6 until you receive the win.

The thing is, she's a sustaining queen with a opening chalice. She will rarely ever run out of mana and just keep your team all healed up. Also, whoever gets healed gets a temp boost to defensive stats as well. She does a surprising amount of damage with her Q when you want to get on the offensive and your E will help people escape when running from a lost teamfight. She dictates the fight and the quality of her play will decide if the team wins or loses. I will always trade for her whenever someone on my team gets her beacuse she is so beast.

 liquidjoshi wrote:
I've seen people call Sona OP and I just can't fathom where they're getting it from. Please explain someone?

Sona is, arguably, the best support right now. She has the highest damage poking in the game, has reliable sustain and a AoE stun to back it al up...not to mention her extremely valuable passive sub-effects. ADC with constant 20 bonus damage? Yes please. Quick armor / marmor boost? Yes yes yes. Sona's only weakness is her terrible defense...lowest HP in the game, lowest starting armor, not scaling well. She needs a good player who knows her AoE by heart so that you can quickly Q and move away immediately. And the icing of the cake: her AP ratios.

OP though? No. She is paper thin and a single mistake will always death for you. If you can play her, though, she just kicks ass. Works extremely well for solo queue too, just go AP.

Items: Tear of The Goddess, Sight Stone, Vision Stone, AP Pen Boots, Meja's (YES, I am serious. No other champs gets supports as easy as Sona does.), Sheen, Lich Bane, AP hat.

Skill order: max Q, max W, max R, 1 lvl of E at 8.

Playstyle in teamfights: QWQWQWQWQWQWQW. Spam your Q. Spam your W. Ult at the right time.


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 YotsubaSnake wrote:

 Sigvatr wrote:
ARAM could be a fun mode, it's weird though that it doesn't take your other mode's ELO into account...I am currently matched up with people who can't dodge Nami's stun -_-

In their defense, If I get Nami, I'm pretty good with landing those stuns. Infact, it's a solid chance of winning should I get a support champ, especially Sona. She's quite OP.

Her stun is easy to dodge when you're used to its animations, but overall, the people I get matched up with / against are far worse than in Normal Games. Can't dodge any skillshots making Nidalee an auto-win, lack of proper positioning etc. But well, it's ARAM, what do I care Riot said it will not be balanced and ye, if you got combos like Fiddle + Soraka, it's close to autowin for that side.

Supports in ARAM are very powerful because they provide sustain in a game that otherwise has little.

Her stun is easy to dodge when you're used to its animations, but overall, the people I get matched up with / against are far worse than in Normal Games. Can't dodge any skillshots making Nidalee an auto-win, lack of proper positioning etc. But well, it's ARAM, what do I care Riot said it will not be balanced and ye, if you got combos like Fiddle + Soraka, it's close to autowin for that side.

In their defense, champions like Nidalee are the king/queens of ARAM. ARAM is a poke war until late game when it becomes a tank war but typically a game is over during mid-game. A team that gets champions like Nidalee, Ziggs, Brand, Ezrael, etc. Anyone with really strong ranged poke is going to have a big advantage for most of the game. Throw in a support and it gets even better especially if that support is Sona or Soraka.

People with bouncing skills, like Fid's Crows, are the worst though.

I would say the three gods of ARAM are Fid, Gragas, and Nid.