Talk:Xin Zhao/@comment-4929329-20120320164535/@comment-98.232.108.145-20120321225928

Yep, every time I say something is good, people point at the meta. They are not accepting of other playstyles. What if bot loses and cannot farm? What will your team do then, wait until the inevitable death via enemy AD carry? Their support will have wards, and your side may not have the money to spend to hey rid of them. I have seen it happen way too many times.

Do not rely on the laning phase. I do not, and it wins me games. Farm is great, but if you can push the 1st tower in mid after feeding your AP carry one or two kills, they can help you steal blue, gank a lane, or secure dragon for the rest of the game. Then while you gank bot, Kennen could help your Sion to kill Akali. I shut down the game by doing thistle, because it ends your planing phase early. Your team can now roam as a group and push before the AD carries even have 3 fully built items. By forcing them to group to defend their base when they clearly lack the ability to do so, I have enjoyed outwitting their team.

Only do that of you know who you are playing with though, or it can end badly. Let me just say that I <3 my Ahri friend, who makes mid lane so easy to gank. She seldom uses moves, so she is always prepared for a gank, and the enemy mid is usually quite foolish, and pushes.