Just writing off the ending of an absolutely incredible LAN and the last event of 2016 for us here at MITS. Thanks to everyone who came and shared this awesome time with me and the rest of us. It's amazing to see how we are growing bigger and bigger each event!
At the LAN we ended up play ALOT and I mean ALOT of League of Legends. Which is what inspired me to write this, I wanted to give a little bit of my advice and share some of the things I have learned while growing as a player in MOBA's sepcifically.
I understand that not everyone is out to see improvement and most people just want to be there for the fun of it (it is a game after all); this is written for those of you that have maybe tried to improve your rank or skill or maybe want to and aren't sure where to start.
If you don't know anything about me I have been playing League of Legends for less than two years and in that short time managed to make my way to Diamond and Platinum Elo's at the end of my second year.
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So if you are interested here comes my biggest most pivotal points in how to climb and see improvement in yourself:
1) Game knowledge is more important than mechanics: not a single player I have ever met above gold doesn't know every single champion and what they can do. Learn jungle routes, item builds, when power spikes occur, champions abilities and their capabilities. Get to the point where you can anticipate what can happen as well as know exactly what to build and how. (Make use of http://www.champion.gg)
2) Mute all Chat and even your team: you cannot change anything about how your team plays, all you can change is yourself; if you think you are in a bad elo or your team mates are bad, then you need to carry them. You shouting or getting upset won't make anyone a better player. So please /mute all and just play to the best of your ability.
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3) Analyse your mistakes indepth and fix them: Make use of a replay system and take note of every mistake you make and identify what went wrong. Even if your mid laner didn't ss or something along those lines, you could've been aware and avoided it. To follow on from the previous point, start seeing every single time something goes wrong as your fault. Then once you have your list, start fixing your mistakes, one small bit at a time. (I would recommend using Plays.tv or http://www.replay.gg)
4) To climb narrow your champion pool: It is very very hard to master a large number of champions at once (if you could do it, you would be master already trust me.) So pick a main role and a secondary role and then at most 3 champions per a role, choose champions that you enjoy and can see yourself sinking 100+ games into. There is nothing wrong with a one trick pony, people have made it to Challenger playing only one champion. If you can't see yourself playing 1000+ games on only one champ then this isn't for you, so be a bit more than a one trick, but keep the pool small!
5) Take breaks: You don't need to play millions of games to get good, just be efficient with your time and fix your mistakes as best you can and you will see improvement in a very short space of time.
Stay positive and remember to have fun, even if your goal is to be the very best.
If you have any questions you can contact me on the MITS Discord Server, if you want me to post the best advice I can per a certain role or champion type, please feel free to ask anything you want.
Regards,
Brandon Grant
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