Posted: Thu Dec 13, 2012 10:25 am
You've all been playing awesome.
Amazing how much a reliable 5th who works with the team has affected the rest of us. The fact that he's good is just an added bonus.
It's not all him though, as I think something has clicked with all of us. And it's not just 5s where we've been kicking ass. Gordo, Cake, and I have a pretty good run going on TT as well.
Every single person seems to have stepped up their game. Gordo seems more tanky and to be doing more damage, Stranger is playing the support role perfectly with heals/wards/harassment/etc., Cake seems to be coming out of the jungle from every direction, I've finally gotten out of my habit of bad positioning and everyone is keeping me alive longer to do more damage, and we're all talking a lot more.
At some point we're going to lose, and when that happens, stay positive. We've got a solid team at the moment, and I'm confident that however we might lose, we now have the players, abilities, and confidence to correct it.
Also, last night Cake asked if we switch things up or not. Right now, I think no. Give us a few more wins. Then, I suggest we start switching it up with scenarios. For example, "They banned Singed, and selected Ezreal first...what's our move?"
Will we be sticking with our roles, and thus need to practice with other champs, or do we shift everyone around the board so they're playing champs they know?
Amazing how much a reliable 5th who works with the team has affected the rest of us. The fact that he's good is just an added bonus.
It's not all him though, as I think something has clicked with all of us. And it's not just 5s where we've been kicking ass. Gordo, Cake, and I have a pretty good run going on TT as well.
Every single person seems to have stepped up their game. Gordo seems more tanky and to be doing more damage, Stranger is playing the support role perfectly with heals/wards/harassment/etc., Cake seems to be coming out of the jungle from every direction, I've finally gotten out of my habit of bad positioning and everyone is keeping me alive longer to do more damage, and we're all talking a lot more.
At some point we're going to lose, and when that happens, stay positive. We've got a solid team at the moment, and I'm confident that however we might lose, we now have the players, abilities, and confidence to correct it.
Also, last night Cake asked if we switch things up or not. Right now, I think no. Give us a few more wins. Then, I suggest we start switching it up with scenarios. For example, "They banned Singed, and selected Ezreal first...what's our move?"
Will we be sticking with our roles, and thus need to practice with other champs, or do we shift everyone around the board so they're playing champs they know?