New player with some questions on improving

[quote=Pure Panphobia]As far as top lane melee champs go, for starting out I would recommend [[Garen]], [[Renekton]], [[Olaf]], [[Jax]], [[wukong]] as they are all easy to pick up and feel rewarding as you learn how to better play them. Champions I would recommend staying away from for a little while would be [[jayce]], [[riven]], [[pantheon]], [[yasuo]] as they are very mechanically complex and/or rely heavily on snowballing, which is hard to do until you learn the mechanics. Hope that is helpful information.[/quote]

[quote=Unres]Hey guys, just thought I'd update you on my progress since you helped set me on the right path a few months ago. I just finished my placements (went 4-6) after playing around 200 normal drafts and got placed Silver IV. I've actually switched to the mid/top roles since I've determined that my mechanics are completely abysmal and I can't kite worth a damn. I've been maining Vel'Koz / Swain / Morgana, though if you only looked at my Ranked games, it would look like I'm a Vel'Koz OTP... Hopefully I don't drop several divisions because the MMR placement system put me too high. At least, that's how I feel considering I was pretty outmatched in every lane matchup during my placement games. It'd be nice to hit Gold by the end of this season, but I guess we'll see how much I can improve over the next half a year. Anyways, thanks for the help early in my LoL days, your advice definitely helped me figure out the game more![/quote]

[quote=PsiGuard]Ayyy, you picked up [[Vel'Koz]], nice. He's really fun. I'm sure if you keep up practicing the same champions you'll start getting much more consistent. Remember, if you start losing a lot and get tilted, be sure to take a break and maybe play some normal games until you feel comfortable enough to jump back in. Personally I improved a ton by playing normal games when I started playing, but if you're happy playing a lot of ranked that can be a good option too. Good luck on your ranked journey! :)[/quote]

[quote=Unres]Yup, Vel'Koz is pretty awesome to play. He sort of clicked for me and I had a lot of success with him almost immediately whereas Swain and Morgana did not have the same results. Normal games have definitely helped me improve a lot because I ended up matching consistently with mid silver / low gold players. Getting my ass beat down in every game definitely taught me how to play safer to come back strong in the mid-game.[/quote]