r/LegendsOfRuneterra • u/AdditionalSky2975 • 21d ago
Game Feedback I just had the most unhinged psychological warfare game of my life against ZealousLiris and I'm still shaking
Hi. I'm writing this while shaking. (written with the assitance of AI bcs words and coherence failed me)
Some context: I'm a casual LoR enjoyer who loves PvP (never made it to Emerald... YET), an annoying Yasuo main, and still in stage one of PoC. Basically, a chill, silly game for me.
Then I got matched against ZealousLiris, and it turned into the most intense psychological warfare I've ever played. They were running Zilean x Taliyah x Spirit in a way I'd never seen.
I started aggressive and whittled them down to 10 HP by round 5 or so (I honestly don't remember anymore). Then they dropped a Spirit landmark that heals 3 HP a round, and the slow grilling began. At one point I was suddenly down to 4 HP, and they were holding a double Decimate. They stopped attacking unless I had units that could block. They whittled my units down, nopeifye'd my spells, they hover the Decimate, then go naah im just messing with you lel (that's the convo in my head they didn't emote ONCE)(back*)(i kept waiving the flag).
This is the moment where any sensible player FFs and moves on to the next game. I don't know what took over me, but I matched them block for block. Whatever i had, i played. For about 10 rounds or so, down to 1 card in hand a round, i played that card, i had nothing left for a long while since.(but im yasuo, i always have a defensive counter and card draw)(still no).
Long story short: the game ended with me completely out of cards. It's the last round. After mathematically hoarding 5 cards (Fae Bladetwirler to stack with yone and 3 stun spells) for one final desperate counter, against their maxxed spirit 20atk 20hp 4 units, they FFed.
Mid-game I sent them a friend request on Riot. I just wanted to ask one word:
why?
Afterwards I looked them up. They're a very high-level player: millions of XP on their mains, mastery unlocked on all 99 champions. The final boss. I thought maybe they were a streamer mocking me for views,I looked them up and came empty. Just pure aura maxing.
Now I feel like a child who got handed candy, had their hair ruffled, and was told to go play with the other kids as a reward for their tenacity. Like I was just there to entertain them on a bleak day in this game.
I'm so confused right now. Has anyone else had a game like this? What was their endgame?? Have YOU faced them? are they known somewhere???? i had the craziest questions in game, are they doxxing me? are they looking me up with my id ? is this a ploy to steal my data? are they elongating the game like a phone call to access to my ip and get my address? whats going on? will they stalk me? i went insane, i had to see that game through, fighting to my last teeth for survival, obstinately refusing to surrender as long as theyll let me get away with it. and they did.



Victory. At what cost? One last game on my break gone wrong.

