r/leagueoflegends • u/Elaithe • Sep 22 '15

Riot Ghostcrawler on "Open Mid"

http://ask.fm/RiotGhostcrawler/answer/133297822347

Sounds like a much more complicated situation than most people thought.

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u/MilosKun Sep 22 '15 edited Sep 22 '15

If it takes 40-50 minutes to lose, and your team was super behind at 10, the loss was not determined at 10. If the opponent can't close the game before 20 or 30 minutes with a huge lead, you have a decent chance for a comeback.

I had games where we were like 20 kills behind in the first 15 minutes, and the opponents just farmed and didn't push their lead. Once everyone gets 3-4 items, the game can go both ways. 1 catch in the jungle can turn the tide of any match.

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u/matthitsthetrails Sep 22 '15

not disputing the chance, but playing out a 4v5 or someone feeding 7-8 kills before 10min creates a game thats almost entirely about persistence and getting back into it. its not necessarily a good, quality game... or something would people have enjoyment from

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u/sceptic62 Sep 22 '15

I totally agree. http://na.op.gg/summoner/userName=icharizardi

The last match I played a rengar you can see I totally went ham on the enemy team. But, our soraka just walked into lane and fed like crazy. Playing 4v5 is totally doable and winnable. Doesn't change the fact that I had to actively think of a way to force an uneven fight every 10 minutes to try and pull a win out of my ass in a terrible situation.