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I found this interesting.
The link at the top of the page that should go directly to the section on Jinx is not working.
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"Additionally, it's worth mentioning Jinx's dedicated player base. If you run into a Jinx player on live that person is going to have 31 games on her on average, That's up there with other "I main dis guy forever" champs like Yasuo, Lee Sin, and Riven. For comparison, Graves has a similar play rate to Jinx (they're neck and neck for most picked ADC), and yet the average Graves player only has 16 games on him. This isn't meant to be a knock on Graves but more a highlight on the fact that many of the Jinx's you run into out there have played her A LOT and as such you'd expect a higher win rate out of her due to player experience." - Gypsylord
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My emphasis.
The only champion I have more than 16 games played on in Ranked is Jarvan IV, with 35 games played over S4 and S5.
Next highest
8 games with Braum - S4 and S5 combined
5 games with Sion - S5 only
So if anything I main Jarvan and I don't have much ranked experience on any other champions and definitely not enough to say they are one of my mains.
Moral
Ten games does not a main make. Once you've logged 30+ games on a champion and formed your own ideas about the various matchups you will see in lane and how to handle them, then you've got a main.
The link at the top of the page that should go directly to the section on Jinx is not working.
Scroll to Context on Recent PBE nerfs to Jinx
"Additionally, it's worth mentioning Jinx's dedicated player base. If you run into a Jinx player on live that person is going to have 31 games on her on average, That's up there with other "I main dis guy forever" champs like Yasuo, Lee Sin, and Riven. For comparison, Graves has a similar play rate to Jinx (they're neck and neck for most picked ADC), and yet the average Graves player only has 16 games on him. This isn't meant to be a knock on Graves but more a highlight on the fact that many of the Jinx's you run into out there have played her A LOT and as such you'd expect a higher win rate out of her due to player experience." - Gypsylord
[/quote]
My emphasis.
The only champion I have more than 16 games played on in Ranked is Jarvan IV, with 35 games played over S4 and S5.
Next highest
8 games with Braum - S4 and S5 combined
5 games with Sion - S5 only
So if anything I main Jarvan and I don't have much ranked experience on any other champions and definitely not enough to say they are one of my mains.
Moral
Ten games does not a main make. Once you've logged 30+ games on a champion and formed your own ideas about the various matchups you will see in lane and how to handle them, then you've got a main.
I've played more than 50 games with Nami over the last two seasons (so far). I didn't play many normal games before picking her up in season 3 as a backup pick, so ranked is basically all I have with her.
More than 30 with Karma in the last two seasons. That doesn't count all the normal games I've played with Karma since her release (she's been my favorite champion since that point).
So I think I got it, yea.
It does sound like you have your mains. I was curious about my numbers after reading that post. I was a little surprised at how few ranked games I had on any champion besides Jarvan IV.
I've racked up a number of Gragas ranked games of late and I am definitely getting a better feel for him with more games under my belt, though I did play quite a few normals with him at top and jungle before the relatively recent round of buffs on him, so I was already fairly comfortable with his kit before taking him into ranked.
One thing I have done this ranked season is to try and stick with a fixed roster of champions and I believe that has helped my play overall. E.g. I know who I am going to pick and I know how the champion works reasonably well even if the matchup isn't that favorable.
Not ranked but I was playing around with a Trinity Force Katarina build and damned if I didn't end up with two Rivens in a row. The first one I tried to lane against normally (trading and such) and she kicked my tail. The second one I played like a scared cat and would never actively try to fight her unless I could Shunpo to safety after poking her a bit. That game went much better.
More than 30 with Karma in the last two seasons. That doesn't count all the normal games I've played with Karma since her release (she's been my favorite champion since that point).
So I think I got it, yea.