8/2/2019 Serious Thread for Every Player How to Improve Your
Elo
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This will be a serious thread about serious topics because I'm
stuck at home andmy brother's hogging the computer. Take this
advice as you will, but I guarantee you your ELO and your general
game sense will improve. You will not only be better at the game,
you will feel better at the game.Of course if you're like 2k+ ELO,
disregard this (or read it for lulz and replywith something
condescending/hilarious).I am a 1500 ELO player with a low
normal-game hidden ELO due to excessive dicking around (random
locks, testing crazy builds, etc). I just played a normal gamethat
inspired this post in which my team made classic errors and
demonstrated shallow understanding of the game. I checked their
pages afterwards, and most of them were unranked or right at the
1250 border.I am not the best player ever, by far, but I wanted to
give people some tips onhow to improve their own play. These are
not absolute, but relative - in other words, this isn't a "ward,
map awareness, etc" post, this is a post on how you can improve
your play using self-analysis and team interaction.To start off,
here is what not to do:Don't assume your teammates are inferior to
you. This may or may not be true, but it benefits everyone to be
cooperative and assume people are equally skilled as you. To apply
a skill filter after the game, check your teammates' profiles using
the "Recently Played" list.Don't trash your teammates for mistakes,
even if they are obviously inferior players. No one likes getting
berated for mistakes, even something as simple as a sarcastic "pro"
or "nice" when someone screws up is enough to throw a game if
they're sensitive or just feeling trolly. A good rule of thumb is,
when you are abo
ut to type something: If it doesn't directly relate to something
in the game, such as a baron, dragon, incoming gank, etc, or a
constructive tip on builds, suchas we need more MR, etc, it is not
worth saying until the post-game lobby.Above all, don't give up.
The vast majority of the winnable games that I've lostare due to
someone giving up after an early disadvantage and playing like
crapas a result. Don't give up, don't stop trying, don't just plop
down and sit there with a "fuck my team" face on. Even if you end
up losing anyway, you can stillimprove your own abilities by
trying. If you don't actively try, you cannot improve. There are no
exceptions to this rule. None.Now here are some do's:Do cooperate
with your team. This means chatting, pinging, and overall being
anactive team member. Regardless of whether or not you win the
match, being a silent and unresponsive team member who wins his
lane is just as bad as being a sile
nt and unresponsive team member who feeds when it comes to
helping the rest of your team improve their skills. Talk to your
team. Respond to your team. It's called a team for a reason.This
ties in with the above - do actively watch your team. Always act
like yourteam is composed of 4 of your friends. All too often (and
I do this too sometimes) I see people play super passively, I see
bot lanes ignore pings on an enemy team doing dragon and as a
result the jungler and mid are killed trying to contest it, leading
to rage. Teamwork wins games, and teamwork does not happen if
youmentally afk in your lane. Remember, mental afk is just as bad
as physical afk.Do try new things. The tips above do not mean you
have to bend over backwards tosuit your team; depending on your
ELO, new and unexpected strategies can surprise and overwhelm your
opponents. I have seen a Sona/Soraka bot lane dominate after being
raged at by the team in lobby, just as I've seen a jungle Kennen
kick a
ss.Those are all the tips I have for now, but if you have more
ideas or want to discuss my ideas, please feel free to comment, I
will be reading all of these.Also, I'm "TheDramaLlama" for those of
you who are interested in queuing with me, although I will be stuck
at home until Sunday night EST.Edit: Forgot. TL;DR: Play good.
