Tuesday, April 9, 2013

Communicating With Your ADC

Being the support for bot lane is kind of like being in a relationship.  You help each other out.  You have each other's backs.  When one of you is in trouble the other tries to get you out of it if they aren't in too much trouble themselves.  You celebrate your victories and are sad about each others defeats.

And what is the most important part of a relationship to keep it strong and healthy?

Communication.

People aren't mind readers.  Sometimes things should be obvious, but we've all made the mistake of assuming the other person knows what's going on when they don't.  You need to talk with your partner, you need to let him know what's going on.

If you want to lane very aggressively, tell your ADC that's the case!  Don't just start going rambo when they think you're just going to make the lane a farm lane. 

No, you can't type out every time you want to engage, but you can say at the start that you want to make plays and you can ping the target you want to kill.  Pinging only takes a second but it can make all the difference in the lane.

Now, it's ok to go over what you've done wrong so you can avoid it in the future, but don't go about making your partner the bad guy.  Talk about what both of you could have done better so that you can both work on your play and make the next engage a success.

Focus on keeping each other strong, don't tear each other down.  No game is ever lost.  You can always come back.  Believe in yourself and in your partner that you can get through your game.

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