User blog comment:TheTobarMethod/A Reason To Not Whine About Low Elo/@comment-6435632-20130729195128/@comment-6435632-20130729235120

@Stabby McStab:

The fact remains that if you're supporting better than other players at that level, you will be a more powerful force for your lane's victory (it's not just the ADC's lane, it's yours too) than your opponent's support or equivalent will. If you're really playing better than others at your level, support or otherwise, it will still contribute to your team's victories more times than not. And supports are good outside of lane as well.

@TheTobarMethod:

I didn't say it wasn't relative. I also did not say supports babysit as a rule. Re-read my post. If one of the two is going to be bad, it's better the ADC is a bad player, because the support can do more for the lane as the only skilled player in-lane than the ADC can. Babysitting isn't a rule but it DOES happen, and it's better to have a support babysitting an ADC than it is to have an ADC laning totally alone. Especially if the opponents are good.

It goes without saying that both roles are equal in other circumstances and that it's best if both are good players.

@Webemperor:

What you are ignoring is that both teams will be having this problem. The enemy team has just as much chance to have those bad teammates as yours' does. Both teams, on average, will suffer equally. So if you're REALLY better than other players at that level, you'll be the unique force for your team's victory. No one said it would be EASY -- if you're looking for easy victories you shouldn't be playing ranked at all -- but it is veyr possible... as long as you actually are better.