Requesting advice from higher elo players?

[quote=Avahe]Hi everyone, my name is Avahe and I've been playing league for a few months now. I've improved quite a bit since I started, improved on what I've noticed needing work, but I seem to be hitting a wall in terms of what separates lower and higher elo players. I'm very anxious to learn and dedicated to self improvement, as I know I still have a very far way to go. If anyone would like to chat with me about the subject I'd appreciate it. Thanks for reading if you did :)[/quote]

[quote=oxide110]Pickup on small mistakes and abuse them, extra auto attacks, roaming, out csing. It all adds up.[/quote]

[quote=Avahe]Thanks for the tips. I believe one thing I need to work on that my plat friends seem to know a lot about is how to have safe early aggression, knowing who out damages who and such. I suppose this comes from the years of experience they have, but I'll have to be picking it up more quickly than that.[/quote]

[quote=Bryun]Time the enemies cool-downs. Practice CSing. Learn when to take objectives. I'm assuming your name is the same as your summoner name. If you're the same person I'd recommend sticking to a champion that has carry potential, it seems like you're really into the support role, but to be honest in Bronze you don't really need a support down there. I've helped my cousin with his account before when he was in bronze and their reaction times are a lot slower than higher tier players, which is really easy to make a play from because either they are to slow to react, and attempt to escape, or just react to slow to even make a play. So I would just play burst champions if you want to get out of Bronze. but yeah, objectives are a biggy > kills.[/quote]

[quote=Avahe]Alright, thanks for the info (mainly on the champion/role selections). I'll definitely practice more carry champs and learn cd's of popular champs before attempting my escape from Bronze 1.[/quote]

[quote=PsiGuard][quote=Avahe] Thanks for the tips. I believe one thing I need to work on that my plat friends seem to know a lot about is how to have safe early aggression, knowing who out damages who and such. I suppose this comes from the years of experience they have, but I'll have to be picking it up more quickly than that. [/quote] The fewer champions you play, the faster you will learn this. Matchup knowledge pretty much only comes through experience (and maybe a bit of research), so try to restrict your picks in ranked to 3 or less per role. Usually 2-3 champions per role is a large enough pool that you can adapt your pick and not be afraid of getting banned out, but small enough that you'll learn your main champions and their matchups in greater depth. If you use normals to practice, push yourself and be aggressive in lane. If you wanted to main Darius top for example, try going for an extended trade at level 3 against different champions. See how the trade goes and take note of your opponent's runes, masteries and items. In ranked you should go for the trades you know will work, but when you're practicing, be ready to make mistakes. You'll learn safe aggression more quickly than playing passively and farming all the time.[/quote]

[quote=Avahe]Wow that's actually really great advice I needed to hear. Thanks so much, I'll be selecting my main champs and practicing aggression in normals :)[/quote]

[quote=oxide110]Personally I play a wide range of champions, make sure you know your role that you are playing and once you have mastery of lets say 4 champions in that role the rest will be fairly simple.[/quote]

[quote=Avahe]Sounds good, I'll be taking all of this information into consideration while I practice. Thanks so much everyone, it was nice to hear your advice :)[/quote]

[quote=nanoobit]As lame as it sounds, and it really is lame and does not show inherent skill, but try and be a one trick pony. Doing one thing very well and being able to do that game after game after game is an easy way to climb the ladder. For example if you can CS very well even when you're losing. By simply having more gold than everyone else you can really get ahead of the competition at a bronze/silver level. The side effect of climbing the ladder with one trick is you get access to better opponents who will learn to counter whatever you decide to focus on. The easiest way to unilaterally get better is to play versus better players who don't succumb to whatever you try to pull over them. Losing is not fun, but its important to learning. However losing and not doing anything with it is a terrible thing to do. Learning limits is important and also how to play from behind is essential if you want to improve and become a better player. Remember, whenever you lose don't make blanket statements like "x champions just destroys x champions"; try and understand exactly why that person beat you because like any matchup skill is the deciding factor. One thing I've said to many and this related to mental game is relayed through this simple question and answer. ` What is the only common factor in every single game you play? The answer is you. By focusing on your own play (not ignoring what your team is doing entirely but don't blame them for losing), you can overcome what people like to imagine as ELO hell, simply by refusing to believe that you have no control over what goes on in your games. Sure games in reality could totally be one persons fault, but that doesn't help you get better or improve your chances of winning in the next game. Be a man and don't use scapegoats. Most bronze players I know fall into this trap and refuse to believe that they belong in bronze for one reason or another. Believe in yourself and your potential and you can get anywhere.[/quote]