User blog comment:Nidhogg101/A Treatise on an Extinct Facet of League/@comment-5605969-20140129032245

Fun for you may be picking weird champs, but for me is picking champs that fit my playstyle. That said, I play champs that may or may not fit the meta, if I enjoy playing them. However, if I see my team comp is not appropriate for said champ I won't pick him.

Tryhards do have a point though. That is solo queue. You play it cuz u wanna see how good you are in the world. It is somewhat unfair as luck is a major factor in matchmaking, but if you win your lane and play ur best, if u deserve to go up, u will go up. And that is true. So why, if I am trying to go up, do I have 4 supports in my team? Cuz someone decided it was fun? I won't prive someone of fun. Games of old were very enjoiable, and modern ones are also. But when you are playing to what competitive is closest to, you want to play the best way possible. If you do wanna play for pure fun, there is draft and blind pick available. They offer the same environment, but free of consequences. I do enjoy soloqueue cuz i like to think of it as the closest thing I have to competitive play, and although not a tryhard, I do play to 'win'.

The thing I hate the most is people saying "get a life" or "it's just a game". If i was playing casually (like in CoD or just blind pick) then I wouldnt mind, but if i am playing in a more official environment, then those excuses should not be permitted. Just like if I went to a soccer match and stopped runing after the ball and said "well I'm tired, I'll wait here" and expect nothing to happen.

There are all sorts of places in life to accomodate all kinds of people. Gaming is living much like sport is. Saying get a life to a gamer is like saying get a life to a footbal player. They do that cuz they like it, and testing their skills is theyr way of having fun. And the fun is better when the opponent is giving their all. I hate to play vs a very weak person as I feel bored, and I love playing vs a strong opponent to test my skills.

Finally dont forget games of old were single player, and nowadays very few games have that sort of freedom in single player. My fav games were open world or semi open worlds (like Lego island and Harry Potter(the early good ones)) and even today I play spyro on the PS3 while I chill. Won't rage at a game cuz I missed a gem.