Originally Posted by Sythine

I went into a Ranked game as Soraka mid and won.

Originally Posted by QZip

This makes me sick. I hate arbitrary rules in all of their forms. I believe the best system has the smallest rule set and any rules that do exist need to be clearly spelled out. My work has stupid, arbitrary rules. We have to account for each and every minute while we're on the job. If something appears to take too much or too little time, our honesty is put into question. It's a stupid system and I'm nothing more than a rat in a maze hitting a sequence of buttons to get cheese while researchers look over and critique me without having ever done my job.

Now, apply this to League. I'm a free spirit. I've played lots and lots and lots and lots of games with "unviable" strategies. From Support Shen, to Jungle Blitzcrank, to AD Carry GP, to Mid Kayle, to Karma Top... This list could go on for about a mile of champions I've played at least 20 times out of their usual role and I tend to do very well with them. If a character is not allowed to be played as I see fit, then this is a stupid, stupid rule. If I ever get so much as a suspension for doing something "unorthodox" I am done with this game, because I will not put up with bull**** in my games. I put up with enough bull**** in real life.

Now, I can understand if you were like, "**** you *******s, I'm playing blah blah because I want you guys to lose. Suck my nuts!" That's called being a ******bag. I can even see if you're not talking at all in champ select and then suddenly when the game starts going to a lane no one was expecting you to go in, forcing the guy who was expecting to go there to play somewhere he wasn't expecting. That could be lack of communication.

What I can't see is this scenario being bannable:
"Hey, blah blah, we need a support."
"Well, I don't play much support."
"Just pick one."
"Alright, well my best is Fiddlesticks."
"No you can't play that. Pick something else."
"Fiddlesticks is really my best, I'm going to do it."
"Well, enjoy your ban, ******."
*Blahblah has been banned for playing support Fiddle and trying his best because his teammate didn't like it*

Since when is this game "do everything I say or you get banned"? And why should it be? You're in charge of your own character; I'm in charge of mine. There's a pretty substantial (if not always easy to spot) difference between, "I'm trying to do my best with something unorthodox." and "I'm trying to screw over the team."

Originally Posted by IUDream

That's just one game

Originally Posted by IUDream

That's just one game, you can't really get banned for one game. most likely that the only person that reports you is the one that said to report you. I've had people ask me to report a teammate. Never got around to it (too lazy)

Originally Posted by LunarRai

Can you really say that you've never been forced into a role you're not comfortable with more than once?

Originally Posted by IUDream

Of course there are times where I'm forced into a role I'm not comfortable with.
There was this one time during a ranked match, I was the last pick, and the only role left was support. I suck with support completely, but I did go Alistar. Funny thing is, we won o:

There will be plenty more times where you are put in the same situation. If you value your account more than that one game, you can compromise. If you go a support you're not good at, at least you filled the role with a conventional support. That way, you learn, you play, and you don't have to risk getting banned.

Originally Posted by Rynhardt

No Riot, releasing patch notes will not kill the interest in this thread.

Originally Posted by Provanence

Supporting your team should not mean complete conformity.