Wayne3100 Ranked Journey (EUW Server)

[quote=Crows foot]I don't watch the reruns, but I want it there so I can watch the few real good ones =)[/quote]

[quote=Wayne3100]Roster change: [[Veigar]] has been replaced by [[Ahri]]. Reason being I don't have much experience on [[Veigar]] and am not good at landing his stun, which I feel is a very important skill for a [[Veigar]] player to have. I was also a bit surprised to find how quick he goes oom while playing him recently, as one full combo or a couple of E+W combos is generally enough. After some discussions with GrandmasterD, I'm also not as convinced as I used to be that he's a great pick for solo queue anyway. As a replacement, [[Ahri]] has been added because she's incredibly strong, has great mobility and is good at helping bot/top lane by ganking, which is something I should really work on doing more often as an AP mid anyway. Also, [[Tristana]] has been added as an AD and a couple of positions have changed: [[Graves]], [[Corki]], [[Ziggs]] and [[Zyra]] have moved up, while [[Caitlyn]] and "[[Veigar]]" (now [[Ahri]] of course) have moved down (updated the OP). For now, I'm mostly playing normals, trying to improve a number of specific aspects of my play, but I'm pretty sure I'll play ranked again soon enough ^^[/quote]

[quote=jhoijhoi]I don't like playing normals anymore :/ I feel like I may as well be playing a ranked game, seeing as I play seriously in both modes.[/quote]

[quote=Wayne3100]So do I, but I feel like I'm not good enough at certain roles to pick them in ranked so normals provide the perfect opportunity to work on that ;) Besides, I've been anxious about playing ranked for the longest time, so I am really used to playing normals more.[/quote]

[quote=GrandmasterD]Normals is relaxing tiemz Ranked is tryhard mode[/quote]

[quote=AyushGarg]Tell me how you go with Ahri. Im thinking of buying her but im not sure because ive never played mid :P[/quote]

[quote=Luther3000]Ahri is probably the best AP in this game right now (not counting Zyra).[/quote]

[quote=Wayne3100]^ I'd say [[Zyra]] > [[Cassiopeia]] > [[Ahri]] > [[Morgana]] right now, but yes, she is incredibly strong.[/quote]

[quote=Wayne3100][center][color=red][h2]Game 7[/h2][/color][/center] [center]Solo Queue[/center] [center][img=http://i.imgur.com/WsT5J.jpg][/center] This game the enemy team picked up [[Fizz]] relatively early, so I decided not to pick [[Zyra]] despite her being open because a good [[Fizz]] can destroy her. I told my team this and a teammate said he could lane against [[Fizz]] if necessary, so I decided to go AD and picked up [[Graves]]. After the enemy team had chosen [[Soraka]] as a support, the lastpick on my team picked up [[Leona]] which I was very happy about. The enemy AD then picked [[Varus]]. Meanwhile my teammate picked up [[Akali]] to lane against [[Fizz]], which I was a bit surprised about but I was still happy with our overall comp. The game started off with [[Dr. Mundo]] announcing to go for an invade but being caught by [[Skarner]] and giving first blood. Shortly after, [[Skarner]] ganked mid and [[Fizz]] managed to pick up a kill on [[Akali]]. Not a great start, but it wasn't long before [[Dr. Mundo]] ganked top to pick up a kill on [[Teemo]] and [[Leona]] landed her [[Zenith Blade]] on [[Varus]] twice in a row after which I picked up a kill in bot, bringing the score back to 2-2. Then [[Soraka]] was just a little [i]too easy[/i] for [[Leona]] to hit with [[Zenith Blade]] and as soon as we went forward, [[Skarner]] rushed into the lane and I got killed while [[Soraka]] survived with 2 hp. Despite the setback, we kept playing aggressive and it wasn't long before I picked up a second kill (this time on [[Soraka]]) and the enemy team started to focus even more on bot lane. The next time [[Leona]] landed a [[Zenith Blade]], [[Fizz]] and [[Skarner]] teamed up and ganked together ([[Skarner]] from the lane, [[Fizz]] from the river) and we barely managed to escape as I dodged [[Chum the Waters]] with [[Quickdraw]] and [[Leona]] used [[Flash]] to get out of trouble. After that, we just hoped we weren't going to be bothered much bot lane anymore, but then [[Fizz]] started picking up kills on [[Akali]] mid and got quite fed. Meanwhile top, [[Teemo]] was becoming rather useless as [[Dr. Mundo]] ganked again and [[Malphite]] picked up a kill. Our hope of not being bothered proved to be false as suddenly four members of the enemy team were in bot lane (again 2 teammates came through the lane itself as soon as we initiated), but this time I actually managed to kill [[Soraka]] and neither me or [[Leona]] died. Being fed up with us after that, their team finally decided to go bot with all five members of the team (three coming from the unwarded triangle brush) and killed both of us (the river was warded, tri was not. No ss called). As they got the first dragon, we found ourself behind by 7 kills to 9, but it wasn't long before my teammates started punishing enemies for getting caught out of position and [[Akali]] got back into the game. When the second dragon came, we were in front in kills and decided to go for it. We killed dragon before the enemy team got in range, but in the teamfight that followed I almost made a crucial mistake by using [[Quickdraw]] to try and dodge [[Chum the Waters]] but instead dragging it into my team because it was already attached to me. I quickly [[Flash]]ed out to make sure my team wouldn't receive massive damage and managed to pick up a kill with my full burst combo before going down to [[Fizz]]' damage. The fight ended in a 3-3 exchange, which was ok for us because we had dragon. After that the score was still pretty close, but my teammates did a good job at ganking lanes together and we were pretty far ahead after that. The game was decided when [[Akali]] picked up a triple kill in a teamfight in mid lane and [[Teemo]] (after having to be chased for several minutes :P) got killed too, winning the teamfight 4-1 (I was the one to die on our team, QQ). As we picked up Baron and pushed mid incredibly hard, the enemy [[Fizz]] decided to give up and sell his items, at which point the enemy team surrendered, giving us the win. [color=red][b]ELO:[/b][/color] 1470 ----- Dat bot lane action... @.@[/quote]

[quote=Phil15]Nice game description it makes things so exciting but I would really like if you had the replay. Have you forgotten again?[/quote]