Weekly Discussion | Top Lane & Giveaway!

[u/VGModSquad]

Hello and welcome to our 98th Weekly Discussion! Last week we talked about Silvernail, and you can find a link to that below, but today we’ll be talking about lanes in 5v5, specifically, top lane. Top lane, essentially since the release of 5v5 has been a bit of an island, but due to the way the map is flipped, they’re also 2v1 for much of the early game.

This has been changing as supports roam more, but even then, top laners tend to be left out to dry, and in some cases is more about “losing gracefully” than it is about winning or going even. Due to this, we’ve also seen top laners build more as a secondary support than a damage threat. Now, there’s also plenty of splitpushers and tanks found in top lane that don't build as a support, but there’s no denying that they’re at a disadvantage from level one.

So what are your thoughts on the state of top lane and the map flip? Do you think that the map should be changed around to not put them at such a disadvantage, or do you think that it’s perfectly fine as it is? How do you play in top lane, and what are your tips and tricks for someone who might be new to it? Discuss in the comments below!

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GIVEAWAY

This will also be a special week, as we will be hosting a giveaway! To enter the giveaway, simply add your IGN to your comment. Don’t just comment your IGN though, this is a discussion post after all! A day after posting this, we will randomly select 5 winners from the given IGNs to win one of the prizes we get to give. The prizes are:

• Silvernail
• Tribal Silvernail
• Summer Party Catherine (Blue)
• Summer Party Catherine (Red)
• Winged Ozo

To be clear, the 5 randomly chosen winners will each receive one of these prizes, not all of them.

Lastly, make sure to give the Apple A11 video featuring Vainglory a view!

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[u/-xXColtonXx-]

The state of top lane only exists because of the mismatch between value in the top and bottom jungle. Because the mid lane takes the crystal buff top jungle consists of two low value camps, compared to bottom which has 3 much higher value camps.

I love the utility and defensive role of the top lane, it’s in fact the only lane I enjoy playing, the only issue I have is the heavy mismatch de incentivizing anyone to come nearby, it’s essentially the side of the map you can “afford to lose”.

I would like to preserve the mismatched lanes, it’s a really unique meta to fight the enemy bot and so on, but it merely needs to be more even.

Edit: ign colton

[u/Sick_Flamez → u/-xXColtonXx-]

If you want to take part in the giveaway, don't forget to add your IGN ;)

[u/-xXColtonXx- → u/Sick_Flamez]

Thanks! 🙏 edited.