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Oblio
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Buy XP Boosts, but then you will be lacking on IP when you hit 30.
Also ... copy pasta from somewhere
The fastest way would be Playing COOP VS AI-games on intermediate level until you reach level 14 (You gain normal experience until then). At level 15 the exp gain will be lowered from bot games if you've already played more than 180 minutes of bot-games per day, so you have to play normals. There are 2 options:
If you know that your 5v5 games last rather long, play 3v3 since these are usually much shorter.
If you know that you easily win games fast always play 5v5 since these give alot more experience if they don't last too long. After 40 minutes it's not worth though. Two 3v3 games that last less than 20 minutes will give you more experience than a 40minute 5v5 game.
Also remember to buy EXP boosts. If you win more than 4 games per day you should take Timed boosts over Per-Win boosts.
Also ... copy pasta from somewhere
The fastest way would be Playing COOP VS AI-games on intermediate level until you reach level 14 (You gain normal experience until then). At level 15 the exp gain will be lowered from bot games if you've already played more than 180 minutes of bot-games per day, so you have to play normals. There are 2 options:
If you know that your 5v5 games last rather long, play 3v3 since these are usually much shorter.
If you know that you easily win games fast always play 5v5 since these give alot more experience if they don't last too long. After 40 minutes it's not worth though. Two 3v3 games that last less than 20 minutes will give you more experience than a 40minute 5v5 game.
Also remember to buy EXP boosts. If you win more than 4 games per day you should take Timed boosts over Per-Win boosts.
Is sivir good now? I see her getting played by lots of pro adc players out of nowhere suddenly
Sivir has been good since her rework. Trist/Lucian are just better and I doubt that's changed.
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Was able to get in a RR ARAM last night, looked like the homies only wanted to do one though. Got Lux, pretty easy win.
Noodleface
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Just started playing this last night. I don't know why.
Got to level 3 and started playing with people and instantly wish I hadn't. Jesus christ is everyone that plays this just a dick or what? I'm not even that bad, in the general sense that I know how the game is played - bad on the level of I am absolutely terrible at doing anything good. Thought I would be put into matches with similar skill levels but I'm doubting it's the case right now as I am being handed my ass on a platter.
Friend suggested I start with Sivir, told me what item paths to try and I watched some videos on how to play her.
Got to level 3 and started playing with people and instantly wish I hadn't. Jesus christ is everyone that plays this just a dick or what? I'm not even that bad, in the general sense that I know how the game is played - bad on the level of I am absolutely terrible at doing anything good. Thought I would be put into matches with similar skill levels but I'm doubting it's the case right now as I am being handed my ass on a platter.
Friend suggested I start with Sivir, told me what item paths to try and I watched some videos on how to play her.
Ravishing
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People are dicks, yup..
People like winning and there are a lot of smurfs at low level. Just ignore them.
Sivir isn't a good champ to start with IMO.
Bot lane at low levels is dumb unless you're good at the game already.
You should jungle to learn mechanics without needing to deal too much with opponents right away, or take a solo lane so you're not reliant on a partner.
Eidal
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Noodleface,
You will pretty much suck for the next few hundred games. If you're playing with strangers, just turn all chat formats off -- the odds of your team actually raising your morale or saying something informative is minimal. If you're playing with friends, then just get used to being the dead weight on the team that your team needs to plan for and play around. After you get about 20-30 games in by yourself, the matchmaker will have figured out you're a true newb and you'll start to get placed with other true newbs. This will raise your morale and make you think you're starting to finally get the hang of things... until you play with friends again and get wafflestomped, again.
I'm not trying to be discouraging; but having the proper mindset is really important for learning how to play a game this complex. A new-to-the-genre player is, very likely, going to get absolutely wrecked for months during the learning phase.
You will pretty much suck for the next few hundred games. If you're playing with strangers, just turn all chat formats off -- the odds of your team actually raising your morale or saying something informative is minimal. If you're playing with friends, then just get used to being the dead weight on the team that your team needs to plan for and play around. After you get about 20-30 games in by yourself, the matchmaker will have figured out you're a true newb and you'll start to get placed with other true newbs. This will raise your morale and make you think you're starting to finally get the hang of things... until you play with friends again and get wafflestomped, again.
I'm not trying to be discouraging; but having the proper mindset is really important for learning how to play a game this complex. A new-to-the-genre player is, very likely, going to get absolutely wrecked for months during the learning phase.
Lasch
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This is probably an unpopular opinion on here, but I would l play vs bots at first. Make sure you can outplay intermediate bots before diving into games vs others. You don't have to live in bot-land, but if I interpreted your post correctly, it seems like a good starting place.
Noodleface
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What's a good hero to start with? I also got Ashe. I like Shyvana or w/e the fuck her name was.
Anything that is "easy" to last hit with. Last hitting is easily the most important skill to master, followed by not dieing a lot.
Annie has a last-hitting mechanic with her q that refunds all mana if it is a killing blow on a minion.
Fiora's W adds a passive AD boost that can make last hitting a lot easier. Her ult is also ez mode, but In general melee champs are harder to play.
Zed has does extra eng to targets under a certain % of hp and his shuriken is nice for last hitting too. But the rest of the champ is complex and again, melee champ.
Veigar scales with each last hit of Q. He is in the Annie range of ease of use.
Nasus is melee, but he has a scaling mechanism like veigar. Last hit diligently with Q, build tank, and then win the game.
That's what I got off the top of my head. Last hitting on ranged ad carries/marksmen is probably pretty hard without runes/Masteries. I'd guess that they are not great ones to start with, but take that with a grain of salt.
Actually, I agree with the bots thing for one simple reason. Their new bots (the intro ones) actually hand hold you and remind you on what to do throughout the game. Last hit etc. You can step up the bots as you get better and once you are consistently beating intermediate bots or out playing them then I would say you have a good feel of the game and can move on. It probably helps more for people like you who actually don't have the experience.
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IMO a Marksman (ADC) champion is terrible to start with as a beginner player. You are way too concerned with just figuring out kits/mechanics/game shit/enemy champion kits/etc. ADCs require an extra level of mechanics because they are auto-attacking as well as using abilities. It's too easy to fuck up your attacks, cancel your autos early, juggle between last hitting and harass, etc... way too much for a newbie imo.
All other champions are much better to start with because you focus more on abilities and less on auto-attacks. You still need to focus on last hitting minions but at least you can use abilities as well as autos.
I would also say to start with Tanky champions or fighters over Assassins/Mages. This way your positioning is much less crucial.
Assuming these are still the free to play champs atm:
Draven
Karma
Lee Sin
Morgana
Rumble
Singed
Syndra
Varus
Vi
Xerath
According to Riot, Varus is apparently a great Marksman for newbies if you are dead-set on playing one...
Other than that...
All other champions are much better to start with because you focus more on abilities and less on auto-attacks. You still need to focus on last hitting minions but at least you can use abilities as well as autos.
I would also say to start with Tanky champions or fighters over Assassins/Mages. This way your positioning is much less crucial.
Assuming these are still the free to play champs atm:
Draven
Karma
Lee Sin
Morgana
Rumble
Singed
Syndra
Varus
Vi
Xerath
According to Riot, Varus is apparently a great Marksman for newbies if you are dead-set on playing one...
Other than that...
- Morgana is OP as shit even in top-tier games and will fuck up newbs. She is a mage, but due to her spellshield and snares you can withstand a bit of harass and actually get in the middle of a fight to ult as long as you have Zhonyas.
- Draven is BAD BAD BAD for newbies, super-high skillcap, even most experienced players suck with him.
- Karma is also a decent mage for newbs. Not as good as Morgana though.
- Lee Sin is great at any level. He can get tanky or build damage, he has a very high skill cap but he's easy to learn the basics of. The problem is he falls off terribly late game unless you have godlike mechanics. You might get frustrated with him with longer games.
- Rumble is a terrible choice for beginners mainly because his Ult is hard to land and you need to manage his heat bar properly... however, if you can get decent with him he will shred newbs.
- Singed is pretty basic but requires a certain type of mentality to play him. He doesn't do burst damage which leaves him unsatisfying to play as a newb. He's very simple to learn though, but I'm not sure its worth it.
- Syndra is a very complex mage that I do not recommend starting with.
- Vi is very strong and easy to learn. Gets tanky and deals significant damage. Worth looking into for sure.
- Xerath isn't worth playing as a beginner either imo, too many skillshots that will leave you frustrated and lacks mobility.
Don't play Lee sin or syndra, they are way too mechanically intensive for a new player. Also don't play else, jayce or nidalee as they have two forms thus two sets of abilities.
Also, just find a handful of Champs you think you will have fun just playing and just play the game over and over.
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Orianna and Lulu are both fantastic champs for a new player to pickup the fundamentals on. Decent set of skill shots and great ultimates. Last hitting help passively built in. Low variance on counter match ups. Can play in mid top or bot at the starter tiers.
Great introduction into item builds for AP scaling champs.
AD champs
ADC's bot lane are for more experienced players with good map awareness and positioning.
Probably need to go top for starters with melee tanky types:
The best one would probably be Darius top imo. Chance for extreme styling on kids in team fights. Build guides online are generally okay for him. Pretty failsafe kit. Can do great things even if full tank.
Prone to ganks, great warding and map awareness practice though.
PS: I started the game and the genre on Taric support
Great introduction into item builds for AP scaling champs.
AD champs
ADC's bot lane are for more experienced players with good map awareness and positioning.
Probably need to go top for starters with melee tanky types:
The best one would probably be Darius top imo. Chance for extreme styling on kids in team fights. Build guides online are generally okay for him. Pretty failsafe kit. Can do great things even if full tank.
Prone to ganks, great warding and map awareness practice though.
PS: I started the game and the genre on Taric support
I will agree with the above but also disagree with Riot on Varus. I think many people underestimate how well you need to use his stacks to do a shitload of damage along with having no escape. So all that being said you should probably look to Morgana, Singed, Karma and Vi as the free to play ones atm.