User blog comment:Bobchen/Which lanes do you think are the most difficult?/@comment-8560009-20130624171612

I main support, and boy, you couldn't be more right there.

At first, I supported only to reward myself a vacation from the stress of having to keep a decent score among creeps and kills. I thought supporting was an easy ride. "Ally hurt? No prob. All I've gotta do is heal anyway!".

Little did I know of the intense map awareness requirements, positioning, player bashing and money handling issues.

You can't always remain by the side of your adc. You can't always deny damage from the opponent. You've gotta be alert for incoming ganks, while maintaining a good position. Going against a threatening support like Leona, Thresh or Blitzcrank makes this task an even harder one. And what if your ADC is a complete idiot? That's where the player bashing comes in.

Most of the time, if not premade, you'll need to synergise with your stranger ADC as soon as possible. Whether if they're experienced or not is unknown. Will they initiate when you do also? Do they have a positive attitude, or the patience of a prepubescent 10-year-old?

It's nearly always that. Often depending on your division of course.

Sometimes a bad player isn't judged by the quality of their playstyle. If they're unsportsmanlike and prefer to rest the blame on you for their death, or any other teammate, that's even worse! I've been bashed plenty of times just for unleashing full power onto an enemy and taking a kill. I mean, supports don't necessarily 'need it', but if they're the ones that enabled you to secure that kill in the first place, shouldn't an accident like that deserve to be excused?

As for money management, that's pretty self explanatory. Supports shouldn't be the only ones who have to buy wards! We've got players to aid, experience to leech!

Welp. That's my two cents for ya.