Showing posts with label LoL SR. Show all posts
Showing posts with label LoL SR. Show all posts

Wednesday, May 13, 2015

I don't know why I even bother to load the client

Our Team:

Support Lux, Anivia Mid, Trundle Jungle, Caitlyn ADC, Nasus Top

Their Team:

Hecarim Top, Sejuani Jungle, Taric Support, Quinn ADC, Fiddlesticks Mid

What a terrible game.  We got absolutley ripped apart while Quinn got super fed.

I'm not even 100% how she got fed.  She kept over committing to fights and dieing to me in early game.  But she still got Lux most of the time, even though I got her.

Nasus sat in his top lane and fed, which is what Nasus does.  Or tried to do, he didn't do a good job.  Trundle didn't really gank for him, I'm not sure what Trundle did other than get out of position a lot.

Once it started to be an open field game, Quinn took off like a rocket and fed like crazy.  We all just bent over and took it.

Awful awful game.

Loss, - 14 Points, Bronze IV, 16 LP

Wednesday, May 6, 2015

First game with Champion Mastery...

We'll see if it's a compelling system at all.

Our Team:

Zed Mid, Thresh Support, Caitlyn ADC, Cho'Gath Jungle, Xin Zhao Top

Their Team:

Tristana ADC, Jayce Mid, Volibear Jungle, Braum Support, Vladimir Top

Zed got Fed.

29/4/9 Fed.  And that was the game.

I got "Grade A" which makes me feel good I think?  +1375 points or something.

Anyway, Zed Fed and Carried.  That's all there is.

Win, + 26 LP, Bronze IV 30 LP

Monday, May 4, 2015

Very minimal pre-game chat speak

Usually implies our team will implode if anything goes wrong.  May still here, but I think it's also because I believe our Top and Jungle are duo-queued.

Ahh and the first talk out of our ADC in pre-game is complaining.  Complaining about bans they didn't speak up on, complaining about other things.  Okay....so at least I know what to expect!

Our Team:

Fiora Jungle, Volibear Mid, Miss Fortune ADC, Braum Support, Kassadin Mid

Their Team:

Katarina Mid, Vayne ADC, Xin Zhao Jungle, Sona Support, Rumble Top

The only person who took Teleport is MF, our ADC.  That should be interesting.

I muted her at the 17 minute mark.  Fiora not long after when she said that we couldn't win with ADC Trash on our team and that MF was Trash.

And it pretty much went from there.  MF couldn't seal the deal in fights, Fiora didn't seem interested in committing to fights.  Volibear and Kassadin couldn't carry the rest of us.  All in all, bad things.

Loss, - 13 LP, Bronze IV 4 LP

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Sunday, April 5, 2015

I don't ADC ranked very often...

It's weird to lane with the support and not be the support.

Our Team:

Caitlyn ADC, Kha'Zix Top, Rammus Jungle, Cho'Gath Mid, Morgana Support

Their Team:

Vladimir Top, Sona Support, Ahri Mid, Lee Sin Jungle, Ashe ADC

What a terrible experience.  Firstly I started out badly struggling with my CS mechanics a little.  It often takes me a few to get my feet under me when CS'ing.  Then their Sona was SUPER HYPER aggressive.  It was terrible.  Morgana didn't seem to be paying attention at all and it went touch and go but I managed to pick up first blood once she engaged and I was hopeful.

Hopeful for no reason.  The top and jungle were losing it hard and Sona / Ashe came back hard to punish us for first blood.

Pretty soon Morgana got fed up and quit.  Rammus and Kha'Zix kept bickering in chat and getting super negative.

The whole experience was awful and exactly what I expect from Bronze...

Loss, - 13 LP, Bronze IV, 17 LP

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Wednesday, April 1, 2015

Last 2, happy to fill

I mean the last 2 picks on our team should be happy to fill anyway, but it's nice when it just works out that way.

Our Team:

Caitlyn ADC, Vi Jungle, Lissandra Mid, Braum Support, Ryze Top

Their Team:

Akali Mid, Sion Top, Poppy Support, Vayne ADC, Rek'Sai Jungle

We should not have won that game.

Caitlyn was struggling with CS out of the gate.  She was missing them left and right.

But we still were winning our lane.  Barely but we were.  Why?

Because Poppy never joined.

I couldn't get her to zone out Vayne and freeze the lane.  She only understood pushing the CS under the tower.  So Vayne happily sat under her tower getting XP and picking up almost as much CS as Caitlyn, but out leveling us with solo lane XP.

The rest of the team was seemingly as awful it felt.  Vi was not bad but it was hard to tell if she was good or just riding a good champion.  But she wasn't bad, either way.

And every time we'd do 1 thing right, like win a fight, we'd do 2 things wrong like give up Dragon and a tower.

Yet it was still a win.

Win, + 25 Points, Bronze IV, 30 LP

Friday, March 27, 2015

JIV Top again...

Let's see if it generates another win.

Our Team:

Jarvan IV Top, Zyra Mid, Janna Support, Rek'Sai Jungle, Caitlyn ADC

Their Team:

Vi Jungle, Annie Support, Malzahar Mid, Mordekaiser Top, Lucian ADC

Well I got First Blooded at level 2 by Mordekaiser.  So that's a terrible start...

And it all went downhill from there.  I had to Mute Zyra for being a terrible person.  I lost my lane hard to Mordekaiser.  I don't feel like I fed, I had some good ganks and some decent ganks from Rek'Sai and one decent gank from Zyra, but for the most part I learned how to deal with him, keep my distance, close when his CDs were up, keep his shield stripped, etc.  But still...didn't go well.

Anyway, we lost.  Every aspect of the game...Mid and Bot went first, then eventually top.  They took the Dragons and Baron and just burned us down.

- 15, Bronze IV, 5 LP

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Home sick...

But I can't sleep.  So let's play some LoL...

Our Team:

Jarvan IV Top, Zyra Mid, Warwick Jungle, Vayne ADC, Amumu Support

Their Team:

Lucian ADC, Shaco Jungle, Morgana Support, Gnar Top, Yasuo Mid

Game went well.  Bot lane started slow, they got first blood but then gave away a bunch of kills as Shaco camped them hard.  I did okay against Gnar, my first time really laneing against him, but I eventually figured it out.  WW came up to help me out a few times.

At the end we struggled to work together, everyone was off taking their own objectives and making bad decisions.  But we did eventually get there and pull it together for a win.

Win, + 19 Points, Bronze IV 19 LP

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Thursday, March 19, 2015

4 Teleports...

Our Team:

Jayce Top, Udyr Mid, Jinx ADC, Malzahar Mid, Taric Support

Their Team:

Lucian ADC, Leona Support, Kha'Zix Top, Warwick Jungle,  Morgana Mid

Their Morgana brought Teleport.  Our Malzahar, Udyr and myself also did...

So this game was awful.  Kha'Zix got crazy strong crazy fast.  No back, just his kit outmatched Jayce's so well so quickly at level 3 he started diving me.  It didn't take long for him to pick up his first kill.

He ended up getting 3 kills off me in lane.  Udyr ganked twice, the first time he came in and ganked when Kha'Zix was almost under his tower.  The second time he came in as Kha'Zix dove me under my tower.  I drove him off but because Udyr was there I engaged.  Unfortunately it didn't go well and he killed me for time #3, to which Udyr responded telling me I was "so f***ing bad and was feeding".  The game only got worse from there.

Kha'Zix carried their team.  I had minimal help top lane so he did well there.  I pinged MIA multiple times when he'd disappear and push my lane hard, but people would still die and still complain about no MIA being called.  He fed off the other lanes more than my lane and in the end it was just awful.

He went 24/3/6.  Their next highest killer was 7/2/16 on Lucian.  Our best was Malzahar, 5/9/4, for myself I went 1/10/3.  I never got back into the game once I was beaten in top lane.

+ 0 Points, Bronze IV, 0 LP

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Wednesday, March 18, 2015

Caitlyn win's lanes, not games

Really she doesn't even always win lanes.  But we'll see...

I'm first pick / banner for our team which bodes well for my second promotional series game...

Our Team:

Caitlyn ADC, Darius Top, Udyr Jungle, Rammus Support, Orianna Mid

Their Team:

Lissandra Mid, Warwick Jungle, Tryndamere Top, Jinx ADC, Blitzcrank Support

In this case, Caitlyn doesn't win anything when Darius doesn't bother to show up.

Darius apparently never loaded.  He eventually joined the game at 21 minutes claiming his internet died.  Probably did, no reason to doubt him, his loading screen paused at 15%.

Rammus went top.  I accidentally approved this, thinking I was approving Udyr going top and not reading closely enough.

Rammus picks up a few good kills top while losing the tower, meanwhile I'm getting raped in bot lane.  Jinx and Blitz have me completely zoned out but at least I'm not giving up kills.  At first.  Eventually it happens.  They push to the tower and just start diving me.  When that's not working well enough Lissandra and WW come down and invade and the 4 of them start diving me.  Pretty soon I can't leave the base without getting ganked by their whole team.  My choices are to sit at base or die.

Amazingly, Udyr and Rammus are meanwhile getting crazy fed.  By the time Darius comes back, we've already turned the game around.  It's not long after this that we start to be able to push, driving the enemy team out of every team fight and eventually win the game.

Series 2 for 2, Promoted to Bronze IV

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Tuesday, March 17, 2015

Jungle Tank

Our Team:

Blitzcrank Support, Teemo Top, Corki ADC, Ahri Mid, Jarvan IV Jungle

Their Team:

Riven Top, Sivir ADC, Evelynn Jungle, Heimerdinger Mid, Sona Support

So we started out bad and it just got worse as the game went on.

Ahri gave up a bunch of kills early to Hiemerdinger, she was apparently expecting a much easier lane than she got.

Bot and Top lanes were pushed hard so I couldn't get in for a gank.  Teemo kept getting ganked and bot was picking up kills, so I went mid and farmed my jungle.

Eve farms jungle a lot faster than JIV apparently, because she was 6 before I was 5.  And she was cleaning house whereas my ganks on Heimer weren't going well, even cost Ahri her life a few times, though she over committed imo.

Anyway...we kept loosing almost every engagement and every dragon.  But we finally won one and pushed down an inhib.  Split pushing Teemo pushed down another.  We finally got a dragon, then lost all the fights again....

At the end of the day they did a 5 man push on mid.  We did a 4 man defend and lost, but took a few with us.  Meanwhile Teemo pushed down top and took the inhib since winions had already destroyed the turrets.  Win.

1 - 0 Divison Series

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Monday, March 16, 2015

Happy to Fill

Recently people have been thanking me for saying I'll fill.  While they meanwhile demand a particular lane.

I don't know what I think of that yet...

What I do know about my thoughts is that the last pick on our team is upset that the other team picked Lee Sin.  Best to assume Lee Sin is 100% pick / ban, if he wasn't banned and you're last picked, expect him to be picked before you have the chance.

Our Team:

Zed Mid, Nidalee Jungle, Quinn ADC, Braum Support, Wukong Top

Their Team:

Xerath Mid, Jinx ADC, Lee Sin Jungle, Kayle Support, Fizz Top

This Quinn seems willing to throw out the baby with the bathwater.

She keeps suiciding in.

But she didn't die enough to cost us the game.

I qualified for my series!

I finally feel like I can really make a different with Braum.  I an get into team fights, be disruptive and help my team get kills and take objectives.  It feels like I'm helping my team do well, making a difference between winning and losing, not simply being along for the ride.

Series Qualification

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Friday, March 13, 2015

Friendly group in pre-game chat

Everyone talking and making jokes.  Typically that translates into a good game....

My ADC says that ADC is his worst position, so I wish he'd said something...I could have done that instead of support.  I went support because people prefer to not play it...

She also brought Teleport.  I...hope that was intentional....I think.

Our Team:

Ahri Mid, Braum Support, Xin Zhao Jungle, Darius Top, Vayne ADC

Their Team:

Gragas Mid, Volibear Top, Sivir ADC, Trundle Jungle, Morgana Support

Well we won.  But only because of Xin Zhao.  Darius was not good, and Vayne was awful.

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Saturday, March 7, 2015

"Why the f*** are you jung Nid?"

This is what I was asked in pre game chat by our mid just before the lobby ended and the game loaded.

Filling me with confidence about this group.

Our Team:

Xerath Mid, Leona Support, Ezreal ADC, Tryndamere Top, Nidalee Jungle

Their Team:

Cho'Gath Top, Kalista ADC, Vladimir Mid, Teemo Support, Sejuani Jungle

That game was miserable from begining to end.  I couldn't do anything right and, for the most part, neither could the rest of my team.  Excepting maybe Ezreal and occasionally Xerath.  But Xerath seemed to make enough mistakes to counter that.

- 14 LP, Bronze V, 70 LP

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Friday, March 6, 2015

Pantheon Top

I think I'm 0 for 2 or 0 for 3 with Pantheon top.  So statistically it doesn't bode well...

Our Team:

Pantheon Top, Vi Jungle, Leona Support, Zed Mid, Jinx ADC

Their Team:

Annie Mid, Nunu Top, Kha'Zix Jungle, Varus ADC, Zielan Support

Well, we won.

Sorta.

We rolled them pretty hard, but Kha'Zix left about the time we really picked up steam.  So it's hard to count it as a win because his not being there really gave us some positional advantage.

+ 19 LP, Bronze V, 84 LP

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Monday, March 2, 2015

Going top again!

Our Team:

Azir Mid, Pantheon Top, Sivir ADC, Nidalee Jungle, Brand Support

Their Team:

Graves ADC, Thresh Support, Trundle Top, Warwick Jungle, Ahri Mid

The only person who voiced a preference (or anything for that matter, besides me) was our first picker who wanted mid.  I picked second so I just went top.  Why not...

Not sure how I feel about a Brand support, but I guess we'll see how it goes?

It didn't go well.  Brand was awful.  Azir was awful.  Nidalee was awful.  They all 3 fed the heck out of Graves and Ahri.

In our 29 minute loss Graves picked up 12 kills and 13 assists, Ahri 20 kills.  Azir managed to die 12 times, Nidalee and Brand 9 each.  I'm pretty sure Brand died twice in the first 5 minutes though.

Loss, - 15 Points, Bronze V, 65 LP

http://youtu.be/DWAt45XKBs0

I hate doing the picks / bans

I also hate choosing first.  I like to fill now that I can hit all positions comfortably...

Our Team:

Braum Support, Tryndamere Top, Nidalee Mid, Caitlyn ADC, Warwick Jungle

Their Team:

Leona Support, Udyr Jungle, Corki ADC, Teemo Mid,  Cho'Gath Top

We rolled this team as well.  Unfortunatly it turned out their Udyr D/C'd...but I feel like we would have won anyway.

Caitlyn and I got off to a good start.  They came back and established some domination in the lane but by then we were doing okay.  Got some help, had some team fights and things were going well.

Teemo..was a bit of a problem.  He ended up going 14/7/4, earning a tie with Nidalee for the most kills.

Anyway I'll take it.

+ 17 Points, Bronze V, 80 LP

http://youtu.be/wXu6uQWZpD4

Sunday, March 1, 2015

Hooray pre game chat!

At least from a few people.  Someone who picked a somewhat lane ambiguous choice (Annie, so mid or support) declared the lane they were going to play.

Let's see if it translates to a better game....

Our Team:

Annie Mid, Graves ADC, Morgana Support, Jarvan IV Top, Fiora Jungle

Their Team:

Jinx ADC, Ziggs Mid, Janna Support, Nocturne Jungle, Darius Top

I went Jarvan IV top.  Fiora and I were last to pick on our team and she asked me to swap if they counter picked her in champ select for top.  They "did" apparently with Darius, so we swapped and I ended up on top...so to speak.

I forgot to take teleport though, so I'm a little upset about that.  At least I switched my runes / masteries and my smite for ignite.

Our team rolled them.  Hard.  Znnie went 10/3/5 just stomping them.  Ziggs died 8 times, Jinx 7, Darius 6.  Darius and I each only picked up 2 kill in the top lane, until Annie came up and helped me gank him for a second.  He pretty much drove me out of lane hard but I held back, didn't feed and waited for my opportunity.

Win, + 19 Points, Bronze V, 63 LP

http://youtu.be/PrSz9eupCnk

Tuesday, February 24, 2015

Well I don't know what to say to that one...

Our Team:

Graves ADC, Brand Mid, Braum Support, Garen Top, Rammus Jungle

Their Team:

Nidalee Support, Jax Jungle, Heimerdinger Mid, Olaf Top, Varus ADC

Our team started off strong...then it totally fell apart.  But on the back of Garen and Brand we came back hard, despite Graves' best efforts to kill us.

Win, + 21 LP, Bronze V, 44 LP

http://youtu.be/brDA_rzvCFA

Monday, February 23, 2015

Why can't people communicate in the pre game chat?

I don't understand.  Is it so hard to read the chat and respond?  Seriously?  Ugg...  One guy requests mid.  No one speaks up.  Another guy who picks before chooses Zed.  That's fine, he gets to pick first, I have no problem with him choosing the lane he wants.  But he could at least speak up and clarify "yeah, I'm planning on going mid".  And if not, he could speak up when other people in the chat ask him for clarification.

It's a team game.  Please...some minimum effort for communication would be great.

Our Team:

Corki ADC, Zed Mid, Nidalee Jungle, Yorick Top, Galio Support

Their Team:

Tryndamere Top, Viegar Mid, Jinx ADC, Malphite Support, Pantheon Jungle

Just as I came out of the jungle for my first gank all 3 lanes got a kill, almost simultaneously.

This was the theme of the game.  We won at 22 minutes with 18 to 3 kills.  My teammates didn't need me...I didn't do anything, I was carried to victory.

An odd reverse of the usual, but I'll take it.

Win, +23 Points, Bronze V: 23 LP

http://youtu.be/3cb31bd4UrQ

Saturday, February 14, 2015

I don't know how to deal with LeBlanc...

Our Team:

Syndra Mid, Corki ADC, Master Yi Jungle, Morgana Support, Cho'Gath Top

Their Team:

LeBlanc Mid, Caitlyn ADC, Sion Top, Nidalee Jungle, Leona Support

I can't lane against her.  Either I give up the lane entirely or I die to her.  It seems that straight forward.

I honestly think the only way to beat her is to ban her.

It was just an awful game.  My plan was to stay away from LeBlanc.  I couldn't do it.  I could not figure out how.  She killed me again and again and again.

That was pretty much it.  GG.

- 10 Points, Bronze V, 0 LP

http://youtu.be/o9IgvlXuqGM