Picking a main champion for ranked

[quote=NicknameMy]The most important part is fun. Then, if you play a rather unorthodox champ style, you should know techniques nobody else uses, so you can abuse this. And through that, you gain even more fun, because suddenly you are called OP on an UP champ. Best example, my most fabulous jungle Taric.[/quote]

[quote=jhoijhoi]lol, play Riven. She seems to be so good at everything. Top, mid, jungle - maybe even support? I disagree with the "play a champ you have fun playing". I have heaps of fun playing Karma and Nidalee support, but I've rarely ever won a game with them, let alone attempting a ranked game with those picks =.=[/quote]

[quote=drakon136][quote=NicknameMy] The most important part is fun. Then, if you play a rather unorthodox champ style, you should know techniques nobody else uses, so you can abuse this. And through that, you gain even more fun, because suddenly you are called OP on an UP champ. Best example, my most fabulous jungle Taric. [/quote] You aren't even trying to hide your arrogance anymore, are you?[/quote]

[quote=throatslasher]Correct, Jhoi [URL=http://s617.photobucket.com/user/throatslasher/media/10_zpsb782bbb5.gif.html][IMG]http://i617.photobucket.com/albums/tt260/throatslasher/10_zpsb782bbb5.gif[/IMG][/URL] Typically, all of you saying fun is the most important part haven't climbed very high. And if you don't care about climbing, then go have fun. The most important part of climbing is playing the best champ for your role. Jax top carries harder than fiora. Karma mid carries harder than brand. Sivir carries harder than Kog'Maw. I see a lot of people picking garbage at lower elo (Yi jungle, Akali mid, Voli jungle) Easiest way to climb elo is learn and pick nothing but tier 1. Here's some champions to main: mid; [[fizz]] [[kassadin]] top; [[shen]] [[jax]] [[renekton]] jungle; [[jarvan iv]] adc; [[sivir]] [[caitlyn]] support; [[leona]] [[janna]] These champs are all easy. They take practically no skill. find champs that take no skill and are t1 and spam them into good matchups. GGWP[/quote]

[quote=jhoijhoi]I think you misread my post (unless you're agree with me?). To be clear, I said that "playing a fun champion" isn't a good idea, especially as I consider Nidalee support fun, but in my experience, she's not viable. I'm interested why you say Janna though.[/quote]

[quote=OTGBionicArm]It's the OP mode AD steroid shield.[/quote]

[quote=C4 Lasty]Throatslasher is 100% correct and handsome. Though Fizz is no longer OP and Jarvan isn't tier 1 anymore either. Olaf/Shy/Eve jungle are all very easy and strong ATM. Pick garbage and then QQ when you win your lane but can't carry and you lose the game because you're playing Garen. Makes sense.[/quote]

[quote=Bioalchemist]lol the bromance is strong as always XD[/quote]

[quote=utopus]I guess throatslasher is kinda right. Having fun and screwing around is for normal games; Ranked games is all srs business! Playing strong champions well, is likely the most important factor in one's success in ranked. ... man, writing that out seemed so painfully obvious, but people can forget this sometimes. Just look at gameplay pics in the QQ thread, or people's ELO journey, and you'll see lengthy slideshow of people's ignorance.[/quote]

[quote=luizdeh]Honestly, it all only makes sense if you don't care about having fun. Which is a paradox to me, since playing games is always about having fun. Rules for me are: champion is not trash, you have fun with it, you can win games with it. Just spamming tier 1 for the sake of winning sucks the fun out of the experience.[/quote]