User blog comment:CCoville/Tankin' ain't easy/@comment-193.198.16.211-20110305112940

I remember when I started tanking because of same reason as yours dude. Noone would pick a tank in "lock in" phase, and I lost a lot of games because of that (my main is Ashe). After I found myself a tank - Alistar, I started practicing him in the game. First few games I died tons of times, being called noob, fag, faggot fucker, gaywad, gay guy, uninstal the game, etc. (cuz I really didn't know basics of tanking). When I mastered him (focusing on defending my teammates, pulverizing the enemy and then headbutting them into my team killers) I became "invincible" (max 3 deaths per game). The point is you have to suck in enemy teams damage while your guys kill them before they kill you. So as a tank assists is what counts (although few kills can be made from time to time). My favorite moments with Alistar is when my lane partner and I hide in the bushes for FB and they run in I pulverize em and my partner just does rest of the job. Tanks rock, and it's fun to play them!!