An Expected Journey: S5 ranked with Nameless

[quote=The_Nameless_Bard]Well, just dodged for the first time this season. I was gonna pick [[Ezreal]] and just drag myself through it, but that seemed like a waste of my time. I got an idiot (who was going top lane) who was whining because the top pick wouldn't ban Kat ("ban Kat or lose game" over and over). Pretty sure it was [[Karma]] (might have been [[Annie]] support, but I doubt it) support on the enemy team and our support picked [[janna]] with [[ignite]] into a team of high damage shit and told me to "dodge or deal with it" when I said "hey can you take [[Exhaust]] please? I don't ADC much, so I'd like to play pretty passive and just worry about keeping up on CS"....but this is [url=http://i.imgur.com/RIbHQr2.png]a guy[/url] who rushes [[Rod of Ages]] on [[Vel'koz]] support and doesn't buy [[sightstone]] for 25-35 minutes on [[Morgana]] support. ok then. Apparently that shit'll get you to gold, because he was gold last season. plus no [[Jarvan]] ban and I really didn't feel like playing ADC against a [[Jarvan]]. I'll pass on that one. Question to go with that: are [[Ezreal]] and [[Graves]] (with [[Quinn]] as a "they banned one and picked the other of my other two picks" pick) good enough for if I have to ADC?[/quote]

[quote=Vapora Dark]Yeah, Graves is one of, if not the strongest ADC right now, and Ezreal isn't the best but he's certainly viable.[/quote]

[quote=The_Nameless_Bard][quote=Vapora Dark]Yeah, Graves is one of, if not the strongest ADC right now, and Ezreal isn't the best but he's certainly viable.[/quote]I thought so. I know [[Quinn]]'s pretty low on the ladder, but I know her well enough to usually not lose lane with her and mostly keep up on CS if I'm forced to play ADC and can't get [[Graves]]. I prefer to mostly pick [[Ezreal]] against stuff like [[Jarvan IV]], because I hate trying to CS with that champion (though I sorta pulled it off last time I played him).[/quote]

[quote=FalseoGod][[graves]] W, if well used, is the most bs ability in the game.[/quote]

[quote=The_Nameless_Bard][columns][nextcol width=500][center][url=http://i.imgur.com/jaIcgHa.png] [img=http://i.imgur.com/2tQZuUJ.png width=475][color=#808080][size=1]click image to enlarge[/size][/color][/url]---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [color=#ff0080][url=http://matchhistory.na.leagueoflegends.com/en/#match-details/NA1/1710167849/33457580?tab=overview]-extended match details-[/url][/color][/center][nextcol width=45][nextcol width=500][color=#00ff00]Things I did right:[/color][list] [*] Good use of [[Monsoon]], mostly. There was a time where I totally threw off the trajectory of [[Final Spark]] and saved both [[Heimerdinger]] and [[Lee Sin]]. [*] Decent vision control. Their vision control was terrible. [/list] [color=#ff0000]Areas where improvement is needed:[/color] [list] [*] Was a little annoyed with [[Jayce]] for not paying any attention to what the team needed and got a bit snippy at the beginning [*] op.gg didn't want to take a replay of this game T-T [*] The [[Lee Sin]] asked me not to ban [[Jarvan IV]], but unfortunately the chat was super laggy for everyone and I'd already clicked him by the time I saw he'd asked that. Luckily he wasn't mad about it. [*] [[Unstoppable Onslaught]] [s]cannot be interrupted by [[Monsoon]][/s] is unstoppable, go figure. I shoulda known that. [/list] notes: [list] [*] Up for my series....yaaaaaaaaaaaaaay [*] [[Shaco]] is an annoying little bitch. Also what is with all these people picking [[Leona]] into [[Janna]], so far most of them can't land [[Zenith Blade]] and if they manage to they telegraph so bad that I can just interrupt them with [[Howling Gale]] no problem. [/columns][/quote]

[quote=The_Nameless_Bard][columns][nextcol width=500][center][url=http://i.imgur.com/TpuJMuR.png] [img=http://i.imgur.com/TpuJMuR.png width=475][color=#808080][size=1]click image to enlarge[/size][/color][/url]---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [color=#ff0080][url=http://matchhistory.na.leagueoflegends.com/en/#match-details/NA1/1712529886/33457580?tab=overview]-extended match details-[/url][/color][/center][nextcol width=45][nextcol width=500][color=#00ff00]Things I did right:[/color][list] [*] Good use of [[Glacial Fissure]], especially combos with [[last breath]] from OTG. [*] Decent vision control, could be better [*] Did a pretty good job of blocking shit and keeping people alive. [/list] [color=#ff0000]Areas where improvement is needed:[/color] [list] [*] Wasn't quite as ballzy as I could have been early in bot lane, we were winning all the trades and I kinda wasn't capitalizing on that at all [*] Not great use of [[Face of the Mountain]] Shield. [*] Got early locket because Cho was fed and then immediately wished I'd gotten armor first instead. That was annoying. [/list] notes: [list] [*] One more win to win my series! [*] First duo queue since my provisionals [/columns][/quote]

[quote=The_Nameless_Bard][columns][nextcol width=500][center][url=http://i.imgur.com/laglOpI.png] [img=http://i.imgur.com/tphcDYm.png width=475][color=#808080][size=1]click image to enlarge[/size][/color][/url]---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [color=#ff0080][url=http://matchhistory.na.leagueoflegends.com/en/#match-details/NA1/1712574455/33457580?tab=overview]-extended match details-[/url][/color][/center][nextcol width=45][nextcol width=500][color=#00ff00]Things I did right:[/color][list] [*] Decent harass against the [[Lulu]]/[[Jinx]]. [*] Pretty good use of [[defiance]] [/list] [color=#ff0000]Areas where improvement is needed:[/color] [list] [*] Vision control not so good. [*] Really should just have build utilitank instead of rushing [[Morellonomicon]], oh well. [*] For some reason [[Ahri]] really wanted my ass even though I wasn't even remotely a threat. [/list] notes: [list] [*] Skipped a division! [*] 6 game win streak, wow. [/columns][/quote]

[quote=jhoijhoi]Congrats! Keep it up :)[/quote]

[quote=OTGBionicArm][quote=jhoijhoi]Congrats! Keep it up :)[/quote] Jhoi what happened to your ranked stuff? :D[/quote]

[quote=jhoijhoi]Jayce, you wouldn't believe how busy I am, now that I'm back teaching. Or at least, I'm busy when I'm not procrastinating by reading ranked threads on MOBAFire 8D Was thinking of trying for placements today after I've marked a few year 8 literacy exams (30 to go!). I'll update my ranked thread then, with all the glory or failure :)[/quote]