"OMG our f***** support was just f***** feeding the whole game!" "Feeder!" "F****** Noob!"
"Nubfeed!" "You should just quit life cuz you suck so bad." "omG i'm reporting you!" "Stupid f***!"
These are just some of the delightful words of encouragement that I have heard thrown at not just me but other teammates after a match in League of Legends when a team of mine looses because either someone has died to many time to the enemies ADC and said ADC has been "Fed" so to speak. Perhaps someone is just starting to grasp a new champion that they fell in love with on the free rotation and would like to try out a new item build or new rune combination. I've done this many times just to see how well it would do against the human element instead of the A.I. opponents that we all know and love but instead of it actually working, it fails miserably. This is where some good old constructive criticism can go a long way or it could actually make someone unhappy depending on how you word it. Using the above method will more than likely not get you any honors after the fight whether you have won or lost and probably a swift retort to boot.
Now for those of you out there that are unfortunately finding these types of players, I have a powerful yet contradictory statement for you that I heard a while ago. "Failing is a learning experience."
How are you ever going to get better at something if you do not mess up every now and again. You cannot expect an apprentice blacksmith to make a grand work of art right out of the blue. Now I know some people might think that some people have done similar things but in this sense it is highly improbable. They must work at their trade, ever improving on what they know and in the process learn new things that they may have never thought of. I do believe that it was Thomas Edison who came up with the quote "I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work" and "There is a way to do it better - find it." So what if you have lost a few games with the new champion you have grown fond of or the item/rune/mastery build you have set for your main champion isn't working out the way you planned it. Don't let someone else ruin your day about it. Pick yourself back up, reevaluate your strategy and then act accordingly.
If someone starts going in the heavy AD direction, then go pick up some armor. If you think that your champion might work a little better with attack speed runes instead of straight damage runes then switch them out and try it again. You are going to have to get used to new builds all the time and readjusting to what your enemy builds because each match holds new players and new strategies. It might throw you out of your comfort zone to build more along the lines of defense instead of straight damage but if it helps you either get the kill or deny your enemy the last hit on a minion then it is well worth it. If you happen to die in the process, well that is a lesson learned. If you know you can't beat Jarvan in a straight up brawl then play it safe and try and bait him into a trap with you and your jungler. You can always farm minions and neutral monsters until you can go toe to toe with him. If Master Yi is being a pest and running through your team like a hot knife through Jello then try to catch him off guard and group up after he blows his cooldowns because if Yi is fed, then it's going to be a group effort to take him down unless you happen to have a heavily fed Yi on your team. I can account for this as I have seen it done even though it ended with both Yi's killing each other. Just remember that failing is learning. If someone starts griping about how you are bringing down their Elo or something then don't mind them. They can go build a team of their own if they think they are up to playing with other pre-made teams.
Also, another big thing that goes a very long way is not lashing out at the other players that have been saying mean and or hurtful things to you while you are in game. Not only does it take your hands away from the fight but it also takes your mind away as well. If all you can think about now is how this nozzle just lit you up because you may have perished twice to the same person then you aren't going to be figuring out how to get back in the game and take that enemy down and get some sweet, cold blooded revenge. Let's be honest with ourselves. There is nothing more satisfying than loosing a lane to one champion or player for the first ten minutes of the game and then coming right back around and being able to stomp a mud hole in then or make them run in terror of your sheer awesomeness.
League of Legends is about teamwork, strategy and skill. You may be a skillful player or you may know the ins and outs of certain champions. You might have developed many different types of strategies for when the coin flips to tails instead of heads but if you do not have teamwork, then your group will surely fail in either capturing objectives, getting kills or just straight up winning. The moral of this post is to not be a jerk and to use constructive criticism during your match. There is no sense in using vulgarity or racist remarks in mid fight. Help your teammates and achieve victory.
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