2011-01-27, 11:19 PM
shall i quote my response to ray? i have actually put thought into my reasoning, and havent just said dorans blades are fail. i will say i dont prefer them because of the dead end, not that they arent popular or viable. since i tend to play for late game, i see 3 dorans blades as 600 vanished gold when other items can provide similar utility and factor in to and end game build.
-you should be aware of your surroundings and your opponents harassment skills enough that 25% extra health wont matter at the beginning of the game
-the extra damage you do while last hitting will accumulate to a push if your opponent doesnt also have a damage item, or you just dont last hit and lose out on gold
-3 hp pots is about the same amount of regen as 4% lifesteal + 1 pot, it really depends on who is better at dodging harassment
-by the time you can get 2-3 blades, the laning phase is nearly over if you werent sent back early from harassment and the blades make you a stronger laner, not a god of positioning. positioning is everything and cant be bought, only learned.
these days, every time i am ganked and killed, it is a situation where my flash is down and the enemy has put every effort into making sure i wont escape. 300 hp will not save me. the kind of ganks where i walk away at 30 hp thanks to a doran blade do not happen any more. i am dead and i know it, doran blades or not, and its due to bad positioning or missed MIAs.
do you guys solo queue often? or usually do premades?
i play 3+ man premades almost exclusively and cant stand solo queue... if i feel like soloing i do ARAM (major issues too, but at least its carefree and adds variety to the champs i play).
i never said that. i said i use them as a replacement for ghost when my opponents attempt an early gank, and do not take ghost because of that. in fact, i said i often have trouble escaping when a team fight goes sour. i normally dont have anything but boots2 for move speed and flash has a long cooldown.
-you should be aware of your surroundings and your opponents harassment skills enough that 25% extra health wont matter at the beginning of the game
-the extra damage you do while last hitting will accumulate to a push if your opponent doesnt also have a damage item, or you just dont last hit and lose out on gold
-3 hp pots is about the same amount of regen as 4% lifesteal + 1 pot, it really depends on who is better at dodging harassment
-by the time you can get 2-3 blades, the laning phase is nearly over if you werent sent back early from harassment and the blades make you a stronger laner, not a god of positioning. positioning is everything and cant be bought, only learned.
these days, every time i am ganked and killed, it is a situation where my flash is down and the enemy has put every effort into making sure i wont escape. 300 hp will not save me. the kind of ganks where i walk away at 30 hp thanks to a doran blade do not happen any more. i am dead and i know it, doran blades or not, and its due to bad positioning or missed MIAs.
do you guys solo queue often? or usually do premades?
i play 3+ man premades almost exclusively and cant stand solo queue... if i feel like soloing i do ARAM (major issues too, but at least its carefree and adds variety to the champs i play).
>Pineapple' Wrote:EDIT: Oh and using boots as a way to avoid death in teamfights is a bad excuse for starting with boots. You get boots regardless of your starting item(s), while you're building your IE (assuming generic ranged carry) or after.
i never said that. i said i use them as a replacement for ghost when my opponents attempt an early gank, and do not take ghost because of that. in fact, i said i often have trouble escaping when a team fight goes sour. i normally dont have anything but boots2 for move speed and flash has a long cooldown.