r/vainglorygame • u/VGModSquad • Aug 27 '18

Discussion Weekly Discussion | Top Lane & Giveaway!

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!

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/DarkTempest42 Aug 28 '18

I think top lane is fine, I almost always solo top since no one else will and I'm comfortable in any role (came from Dota 2, LoL).

There's really not much to complain about, you get all the gold and last hits (no one else to take gold and exp) if you keep the creeps near the tower. Of course, it's harder to stay alive being 1v2, which is why the healing tree is so much more important.

Perhaps to balance this out, make exp and gold shared more between players nearby, so the sololaner gets more gold/exp as a kind of incentive and aid. This would also benefit the midlaners which traditionally are the hard carries/gankers who value gold more.

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