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Hey guys, my name is C4 Lasty and I actively play in LoL tournaments. I've competed in everything from Go4lol to little 10 team Z33k tournaments. I actively play in the tournament hosted by this site; the Mobafire Community Cup. I've won the tournament on this site twice. I have been noticing a disturbing trend amongst people/teams that play in tournaments. Namely people seem to be really upset about facing strong teams especially in early rounds.
Let me explain why this is actually a positive. If your team consists primarily of players that have achieved Platinum or lower in solo que it is very unlikely that your team is going to win a Summoners rift tournament. You may ask yourself, 'why should we play in the tournament then?!'. The answer is that you can achieve goals from participating in tournaments besides 'winning the whole tournament'. If you are a primarily Platinum or lower team you should have a few goals in mind going into the tournament. These include, seeing how strong teams play (rotations, team comps, and general strategies that you can seek to emulate), and most importantly having fun! If you get into the lobby and you're vsing a team that looks unbeatable, be friendly! Joke around with them, have fun, and ask questions. More often then not people on strong teams will be more than happy to accept your friend requests and mentor you. The goal for any lower ELO team should be improvement both personal and as a team.
Several people that I mentor met me through competing against me in tournament play.
http://www.mobafire.com/league-of-legends/tournament/mobafire-community-cup-na-dec-77?page=4#discussion Read through some of the comments. People have unrealistic expectation going into these tournaments and it creates a toxic environment for many of the participants.
If at some point during a tournament you are going to have to face an 'unbeatable' team wouldn't you rather do it early so you have more free time to work on your game play?
In closing, if you CHOOSE to participate in a League of Legends tournament assess your teams skill level and set reasonable goals for your team. If you achieve them, GREAT, if not work harder for the next one!
Yours,
C4 Lasty
Let me explain why this is actually a positive. If your team consists primarily of players that have achieved Platinum or lower in solo que it is very unlikely that your team is going to win a Summoners rift tournament. You may ask yourself, 'why should we play in the tournament then?!'. The answer is that you can achieve goals from participating in tournaments besides 'winning the whole tournament'. If you are a primarily Platinum or lower team you should have a few goals in mind going into the tournament. These include, seeing how strong teams play (rotations, team comps, and general strategies that you can seek to emulate), and most importantly having fun! If you get into the lobby and you're vsing a team that looks unbeatable, be friendly! Joke around with them, have fun, and ask questions. More often then not people on strong teams will be more than happy to accept your friend requests and mentor you. The goal for any lower ELO team should be improvement both personal and as a team.
Several people that I mentor met me through competing against me in tournament play.
http://www.mobafire.com/league-of-legends/tournament/mobafire-community-cup-na-dec-77?page=4#discussion Read through some of the comments. People have unrealistic expectation going into these tournaments and it creates a toxic environment for many of the participants.
If at some point during a tournament you are going to have to face an 'unbeatable' team wouldn't you rather do it early so you have more free time to work on your game play?
In closing, if you CHOOSE to participate in a League of Legends tournament assess your teams skill level and set reasonable goals for your team. If you achieve them, GREAT, if not work harder for the next one!
Yours,
C4 Lasty
Kappa.
I would rather improve myself than play in a team. I play the PvE game.
I really don't see a point in trying to gather 4 other dudes, if i don't think i can win with that team.
Until i become as well known as fabbbyyy or silsol i refuse to play in team tournaments of any sort.
Lasty and Throat what should I wear next Spring plis
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Yeah, but I'm allowed to rip off my brother.
Go ahead. Everyone else does.