Talk:Riven/@comment-26223806-20150319200518

Ive been reading a lot of these post on a lot of different characters during my early learning phase for LoL, and I've noticed a remarkably consistent trend. It seems that whenever X player has problem with Y Champion the result = OP. In psychology I learned the ego is pretty fragile, and it would seem many people would prefer to RATIONALIZE their loses to a specific champion being because of it being OP. THe reality of the situation is far different, and this will probably upset those that read it. In all consideration maybe you're just not that skilled of a player. I'm going to use an example... if you've never played X sport (hockey, basketball, baseball, etc.) and step into the ring with a professional... you're probably going to lose. Its not that that individual is OP its that their skill level is much GREATER than yours. LoL has layers of skill levels. First you must master the character and abilities... that's the EASY part (not easy at all). Second you must UNDERSTAND your champion which can be even harder... finally the hardest challenge is understanding the place of battle. I don't mean the map or game mode although these do factor in. I mean the system governing the game. The mathematics behind it. In any competitive arena those that rise to the top don't get there just on natural skill alone. These uber professionals grind at everything. They study their own strengths and weakeness, examine the playing field, and learn everything they can about the fundamentals of the game. For example if you start learning a martial arts you will start to learn basic strikes, blocks, and movement sets... ironically when you reach blackbelt and begin to advance into the higher levels it has less to do with MEMORIZING moves. Martial arts requires adaptation and examination often of the basic principles. I will use Bruce Lee as an example. Some would say he is one of the greatest martial artists in the world... why? Was it because he could strike fast (a skill) was it because of the Wing Chun training (another skill) or was it the amount of training in fighting (see the pattern yet?). I would say no to all these things. They were advantages for sure, but what made Bruce Lee one of the greatest martial artists was his commitment to UNDERSTAND the SIMPLE basics of his chosen martial arts and merging these principles into his own style. So keep thinking that a specific champion is op... even if they nerf said champion that won't make you any better of a player, because instead of focusing on how to improve and adapt... your just admitting defeat and complaining to save your ego from admitting that your not as good as you'd like to be.