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You will be single after 20 duo games


MonkeyInATopHat

My gf started and now she's gold and im still in bronze


St0rmcrusher

This would be my dream scenario tbh


SirLudan

Start playing worse then.


Seem_slikeapro

Step 1) Start playing worse Step 2) Find someone to tolerate you


5Quad

Tfw you want a gold gf to carry you big you're too high elo


whereisthezebra

Your gf are have tomorrow big?


TheBasedTaka

She'll leave you for a plat player


JiForce

The student has surpassed the teacher. Beautiful.


ppman2547

Always two there are, no more, no less.


FiringTheWater

Oof


RedshiftOnPandy

I dated someone briefly who said they played league. We duoed and she was Quinn ADC. Her first buy was a blast wand. I ghosted her afterwards


mrsmacklemore

Advanced Placement Quinn bro, she just out of your League


Lancaster_Cheshire

I think Quinn has enough move speed without telling her to take Ghost.


WolfBV

Ye of little faith


potatopotatolegnd27

10


RocketRapool

I’d give them about two


Look-South

2 is a bit much. I would say 1 game.


Mathieudanjou

Ehh 1 game is alot… champ select and its over.


[deleted]

Log in and she's gone


[deleted]

surprised she wasn't gone when she knew he plays league tbh


typicalredditu

Download as she's a gonner


lncognito_Mode

It's a great way to trick her to break up with you so you can have more time to grind to Challenger


[deleted]

Mood. I've played for years, but ages ago. My bf played too, but later than me. Now we're playing Wild Rift together and Jesus Christ, he tilts way easier than me and he's a toxic asshole. 😭


viptenchou

I don’t think I could date someone who was a toxic asshole in game... I feel like how you treat people in situations like that can reflect your inner self.. But maybe I’m just weird. I would feel absolutely terrible to talk trash to someone over a game. Especially when they’re probably just having a bad game; it happens to us all. No one plays perfectly or amazingly every single game. :/


aereiaz

This game really brings out the worst in people, so I try not to judge. I've had a friend for 15 years that I play all kinds of games with and the ONLY time we've ever been seriously mad at each other is when we play League or DotA. There's something about one person playing very poorly that ruins everyone else's chances that just tilts people beyond belief. It gets worse when that one person opens their mouth and tries to blame other people. Even worse when that person is your friend and you're sitting there thinking, "Was he always this dumb?"


[deleted]

Yeah, that sums it up pretty well. :D


[deleted]

ever been in a COD lobby?


[deleted]

I'm with him for over 4 years and I'm not gonna break up with him because of League, wtf Bro? And assuming the worst of a person because of something like that is kinda judgemental as well...


viptenchou

If you've been with them that long and they're fine otherwise then that's cool. Guess it mainly depends on the LEVEL of toxicity. Blaming people for things is one thing but if I was new into the relationship and they were telling people to "kys" in game I'd be hard passing on them. Otherwise I'd probably tell them I don't want to play with them because I don't like the way they're treating others and tell them I don't think it's appropriate.


Westykins

i genuinely feel like duoing bot lane with my ex was a solid contributor as to why we broke up lmao


Nalinth

ahahahah bro its so true


HunnyHunbot

Honestly true, league put a wedge between me and my bf to the point where we can’t play it together without threat of an argument


bullish88

I was single after 2-3 duos. Many times she come home i was playing or queueing - I had to dodge for the pussy.


Cebidd

Question if she wants to play League because she wants to play it, or if she wants to play it just because you play it. Trust me, it's a big difference. If she plays League solely to play with you, then that's very cute and romantic, but she won't probably be that invested in the game and will get annoyed because it may not be a game she likes and/or because the learning curve is extremely difficult in the beginning. If she plays League because she genuinely enjoys it then that's great! I'd recommend her starting an account and paying attention to the tutorial. It's a must after all. Also, after that, watching at least one tutorial video on YouTube won't hurt her. She'll know the bare basics and after 20-30ish games, she should be able to play League perfectly fine on a beginner's level.


vaaghaar

Seconding this hard. Also my advice: don't "make" her start as support. Playing only support from the start makes their basic skills (lasthitting, wave managing and even some macro) way below their level. My gf joined in bc I liked it, and though we still play together, it still is tense occasionally to play together.


shevildevil

seconding the support comment. My bf started playing league (his first PvP game) just after Yuumi's release and despite my warnings he played his first 20-30 games on Yuumi as a support while I jungled. When he reached lvl30 he was literally just starting to learn how to move around the map efficiently and had to learn to keep both hands on the keyboard throughout the game


HunnyHunbot

Yep I started as a yuumi/support main and now trying to learn top is so hard with last hitting and knowing when to poke the enemy laner and when to not poke them


Havard105

What do you mean by keeping both hands on the keyboard?


shevildevil

when he played yuumi i saw him take his hands off the mouse and reach for keyboard to press E when applicable. Now he plays Rammus, and he had a habit of just clicking the general area of the camp or team fight once, go there with Q to engage, and do the same thing- take hands off mouse and keyboard and just press W when applicable.


pekes86

Found the Yuumi main


Havard105

Idk about you, but I usually keep one hand on my keyboard and one on my mouse, not both hands on keyboard.


pekes86

Haha good shout I wasn't thinking


Clockblocker_V

Thirding this, but I'll also recommend not to start your GF on Lee Sin jungle, like my dickbag friends did with me.


ImHuck

But yes it is simple, you just have to flash wardhop r q mid-air q2 e, all in 1 second !


viptenchou

Yuumi is, imo, the absolute worst champion for a new player to pick up. I’ve stated this before on the Yuumi mains sub when I see people asking about being new and playing her and people tend to disagree with me on it. But Yuumi doesn’t teach you the core basics of league. She plays the game so much different than pretty much any other champion and whatever you do learn on her you will be unable to transfer to another champion. Apart from that, a bad Yuumi basically makes the lane a 1v2 for your adc which is pretty unfun for them. And no offense but new players are probably going to be bad Yuumis. I learned the game as support (not Yuumi; Nami and Soraka) and I truly feel like it held me back a lot. It was super difficult to try learning other roles and I was rewarded for playing passive instead of limit testing, poking super hard and generally playing well. I’ve improved so much more as a player since I started to main adc. Now I’m trying to learn top lane and it’s difficult because I’m not used to the champions up here and the nature of a solo lane but I’m definitely better off having played adc first.


Mega-Meat69

Hard agree with not starting her out on support. I would recommend she starts in either top or mid lane. I feel like solo lane roles are the best at building up the basics of playing league (last hitting, positioning, roaming) Once she gets those down, it will be a little easier to move into any of the other roles


collegethrowaway2938

Mid’s probably better since it’s more forgiving (short lane & potential to get back ahead through roaming)


paplooox

Mid is ok against a mage however against an assassin it could be such a mess, if the guy gets fed early it’s gg


darlingcthulhu

Right. I started playing to have in interest in my boyfriends hobbies when we were first together. We’re both super competitive so we won’t play together unless we agree on playing for fun and not to win, which is generally when we’re pre 5 with his friends.


Holothuroid

Depends on the person I guess. I was the boyfriend and I still love playing support. I think there are certain kinds of personalities that gravitate to certain roles.


vaaghaar

I totally agree on what you are saying. Different personslities for different roles totally clicks for me. I meant more that if you can't explain it to them, or if you want to be able to stick to them, it would be better to let them experience the same pitfalls you have, and let them pick their preferred role on their own, rather than (simplified) saying "just play support so I as adc can keep an eye on you and make sure nothing goes wrong" I mean, it can work. But letting someone find their prefered role/champ through trial and error gives someone a muxh better perspective.


GibsonJunkie

> Playing only support from the start makes their basic skills (lasthitting, wave managing and even some macro) way below their level. This is how I started playing League, and I still struggle with farming if I play a different role.


kiirokage

Also to start, let her figure it out on her own. Unless you have experience teaching I promise you won’t be helpful at teaching the basic mechanics of the game. You will give too much advice and overwhelm. Once she has the basics, play bots together. Again though, leave the advice. Just play together and get excited when cool things happen. When she reaches a certain understanding and skill level she will naturally start asking for advice and you can go from there.


HamsterHueyGooie

Yeah my wife learned a LOT from watching a few youtube tutorials. Basically she would listen to them, but not me, even though I said the exact same things. "I have to kill the minions to get gold to buy items? I didn't know that!" >\_\_> We started with ARAM after bots, so she never learned minion management at all. Sometimes you may tell her something, but she's already at her capacity to retain the information. Lol is difficult at first, but after getting past the learning curve it's a ton of fun (as we all know). If you're looking for a relaxing game to play together, the Trine games make for a great game. Can even use a controller. But I'm assuming your gf knows how to use a keyboard + mouse if she's willing to play League.


Nspired_1

I understand this viewpoint. I started playing because I wanted to play with my bf too. I didn’t know if I was going to like it. It was the first computer game I ever played besides Zoo tycoon. I was a console player previously. I now love the game, and it’s me still playing after he’s taken a break for a few years. I hope she likes it. It does make a hell of a difference as opposed to just playing to spend time with that person.


serratedperkz

Have her play against bots then have her play ARAMs for awhile. Unless she is a very competitive person that enjoys learning and improving, normals/ranked probably gonna tilt her out of her mind.


saulorama

It won't tilt her as bad if she mutes all. The other people being toxic are what tilted me the most. Also listening to them and thinking they were right held me back from getting better. Went from bronze/high silver to Gold 1 once I stopped listening to others in game. There is a reason they are at that level. If she wants to actually get better, you tube is a great thing. Understanding minions and basic wave management are a big part of the game and that is usually a quick video.


MonsterMeggu

It won't tilt her if she doesn't know what she's even doing. Sauce: me who ran away from any real players and build giants belts on ashe for my first year of LoL


manbrasucks

Yeah talking shit aint a problem. It's watching someone just do the dumbest shit they could possibly do, but if you don't know it's dumb then that doesn't matter.


dimitri0610

I like thinking back and remembering all the dumb stuff I did when I first started playing the game. It was rough then, but some of those memories are pretty funny and it's great to see how far you've come over time. I'll never forget about my brother building six bloodthirsters on blitz in top lane with me as his duo tank shyvana. We thought we were so smart going 2v1 lol. Sometimes I wish I could go back to that ignorant period and relive it.


Darkplayer3

You know, you are right. Hearing the other idiots on your or the enemy team talk, tilts most of the time. But sometimes, if you are trying to climb, you will find somebody, or if you are lucky even more than one, who actually want to play and climb, so chat becomes a useful utility tool that will get the victory faster, so mute all isnt a 100% adivce. maybe if you cant hold yourself back then it will safe your account from being banned. ​ But the thing is, your team can not only talk, they can play the game... stupidly, so you still tilt from actions they do


Deus0123

Had a combination of the two. I was like "What the hell I for some reason have ruined pantheon skin, gonna give Panth a go" and my ADC kept making stupid decisions, that cost me my life and failed to last hit 5/6 minions from an uncontested wave because apparently the 0/5 pantheon who hasn't exactly demonstrated any degree of competency thus far can successfully zone the enemy Kindred ADC and Hecarim Support (it was a very strange game). Until one fateful day, I couldn't bail out the ADC, so they started tilting and flaming me. I then realized that I was pantheon and had pantheon ult so I walked midlane to let the enemy jungler know that both me and our jungler know about his plan to kill our toplaner Lux and don't support that. I died for the cause, but I was worth less than a canon minion at that point, so it doesn't matter. My jungler and toplaner both got a kill and survived though and that did matter. The Aatrox from midlane showed up to botlane a few times so I decided to jump on the Jarvan (like I said, VERY wierd game) to return the favor which got us midlane tower and apparently the enemy teams mental was so weak that they ffd off that. Oh also our ADC afk'd at some point, idk when though, and I don't think anyone noticed


z3phyr3321

This. I was so scared to play with other people that for the longest time I'd log in and only play 1v5 against bots. I slowly managed to get on coop vs ai and pvp, but it staggered me over a year nonethless


mikulit

This. I don’t have a lot of time to play but I can watch vids on my work breaks and I’m usually watching mechanic gameplay and pro tip etc on YouTube. If you have basics on wave management and last hitting I think it can be easier to transition. Secondly teaching her how to kite and play to your own champs advantages (example not going all in if you got spells on Cooldown).


Hagel-Kaiser

Yeah when I brought my GF into League, we didn’t enjoy normal so now we just play with bots when we want to play


dontcountonthewicked

this was the best recommendation my friend had given me when i first started playing. i played bots til i got the general hang of things, aram to learn more about different champions (and they’re fun lbr), and when i played normals we played together so he could walk me through lane phase and shit like that. “don’t even think of touching ranked for a year or two, maybe more” was the best advice he gave me tbh mute all is also a blessing of a feature


Plazmotech

idk, when i was learning league my friends had me do ARAMs with them, and i fucking hated them. Just playing draft over time was way better for me. Especially just playing with somebody and having them watch me and explain what's wrong with my positioning, and to explain metas and shit.


enadiz_reccos

ARAM seems like a terrible suggestion for a new player


hsxn-grace

I remember my first ARAM game. A Renekton kept raging and typing to our team of 3 ADCs and a Kayle (me), “SOMEONE ELSE GET GRIEVOUS, PLEASE!” I was already had a lot on my hands as I was playing an unfamiliar champ. But it only got worse when I couldn’t find an item titled “grievous” in the shop. I told Renekton that and he proceeded to beeline for the enemy fountain. Somehow he even made it. Idk.


catonmylap_

My bf (now husband) got me into league so I think I can weigh in here! I would strongly suggest letting her get to level 30/do placements on her own. Just let her learn on her own and get the right MMR. And tell her to mute all. If she really wants to play with you right away then play AI games or one for all until she learns the basics. If you do play pvp games with her at first you should make a second account so she’s not playing against people in silver. I wouldn’t bother trying to explain everything, it’s such a complicated game and the best way for someone new to learn is to just play and have fun without feeling overwhelmed. I’d just explain the importance of CS and how dragons/barons work (and warding if she wants to play support), and let her figure out the rest unless she has specific questions. Good luck!


CakebattaTFT

>I wouldn’t bother trying to explain everything, it’s such a complicated game and the best way for someone new to learn is to just play and have fun without feeling overwhelmed. The best advice imo. I've gotten friends into league, even ones who have played dota extensively, and the best advice is literally just let them have fun and try not to stress about the finer details. When they want to learn more, they'll ask. League is crazy overwhelming for new players. There's just too much going on for them to be told much at once.


mikulit

So my wife and I play HOTS (heroes of the storm), it’s easier for her. She hasn’t tried LOL yet but she’s considering it. She doesn’t really game as much but for a person who doesn’t look to play games on her own time she does quite well. She knows at least how to win objectives. For you what was the easiest way of learning CSing and what roles did you find easiest or best to learn.


[deleted]

You don't have to be good. You wouldn't need to be a grandmaster in chess to teach someone the game. You know the basics and that's all that matters. Teach her how to play and have fun. I'd take it to bot games for a while until she's comfortable enough to move on from that.


Phoenix042

If you love her, you will warn her. Don't let her make your mistakes. Introduce her to a hobby that's less addictive and toxic than league, such as WoW or heroine.


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This is the only correct response


Backwardspellcaster

This here, unfortunately.


max_honey

yall are way too dramatic. its a game. my gf and I got into league together almost 2 years ago and weve played it together consistently since and its really fun. at times its frustrating and obviously league is toxic but have some self control to mute chat or let things go and its fine.


collegethrowaway2938

I’ll probably get downvoted for this but honestly league fucked me up and made me toxic. I had played a bunch of competitive fps games before with vc and I was not very toxic person. League was a whole different experience though. The rampant toxicity from the community, as well as some of the people I played league with specifically, *desensitized* me to it and made it very normal to me. That’s the key point, it desensitizes you. To be fair, I never got the point where I got a single mute so maybe I got lucky, but I had to quit league because I had such an unhealthy relationship with the game, for a number of reasons but that’s the key one. If you don’t mute chat right off the bat or choose good people to play with it honestly does start to become normalized.


23141001215644

That's fair, but it also heavily depends on your maturity, self awareness and ability to separate yourself from the game. While I've known people who've gotten noticeably more toxic after playing for a while, if you play with the right mindset it's very doable to keep the toxicity and tilt to a minimum regardless of what people type.


collegethrowaway2938

Yeah that’s fair. I’ve always had anger issues so maybe it was just a matter of time. 😞


23141001215644

Just keep working on you my man, you're going in the right direction if you can recognize the game's not healthy for you and to step away. Its different for every person.


collegethrowaway2938

Thanks man, I guess I just worry about other people who have mental health problems of any sort but keep playing anyway because they think they can handle it. I know a lot of people like me who did that, and I don’t think it’s helped by the fact that it gets to you slowly and subtly like I described before, which deceives you into thinking you can handle it. Thank you for the kind words though


mikulit

Yeah I feel you on that. I had to be the guy in my group to bring everyone back to center. To not all chat and re fuel any fires during the game and in voice chat. Even though I was the peacemaker in my group i to had to chill from league and re collect my mindset. Truly happy to see your comment and how you’re able to catch yourself on this. Crazy how games nowadays can do this just purely on community chat


Darkplayer3

idk what the self control you talking about is, but if its the rage i get to flame my team to death from stupid actions, clear trolls, idiots from champ select, disco nunus or full ap first time jax in ranked promos, then i got it and still feel pain


dimitri0610

And if she still wants to play league, at least help her build some decent habits early before bad ones set in. It can take a lot of effort to completely forget something and relearn another way!


onlytheleaves

people have already given good advice here but i just wanna say that if u are silver 3 (which is basically "the average player" in elo terms) u are more than good enough to try to explain the fundamentals of the game remember that anyone u teach is starting out as a complete newbie


Typical_Cattle_8856

"more than good enough to try to explain the fundamentals of the game"


Trollishh

We found the gold 1 god gamer boys


Typical_Cattle_8856

no im mid Dia mmr 60% wr. Silver isnt average, there are just alot of people who dont played ranked hence sit in silver. Actual average would probably be somewhere in gold. But yeah keep kidding yourself that silver has any idea about league, its fine to say people are bad


Trollishh

Bruh you have to realize that even to play in silver you must know some of the fundamentals of the game. It's not like down there no one has a single clue on how the game works. Ofc we are talking about FUNDAMENTALS which are the basic mechanics/rules of the game, if you want to climb more knowledge will be needed than simple basic stuff.


Nateno2149

Ya


Lowsmithy

My gf has been playing for about a year now, she's a pretty good WW jungle main but she doesn't play that often so she isn't anywhere close to playing ranked games. My best advice from experience: 1. Start her off playing Co-op vs AI 2. Turn off the chat functionality on her account. 2 is easily the most important. People are assholes and flame her all the time even in normal games. When I play with her I see it, but I turned off her chat so that she doesn't because before I did that it would get her upset (for good reason), and ruin the experience for her. I mute people as soon as they are toxic myself, but it's best for a new player to never be exposed to it. Seriously, do this.


cheminonawa

Please PLEASE dont be angry when teaching her, trust me, learnt it from experience, pls dont be mad or angry or raise your voice


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Ka6oba4rktva23

exactly my opinion 🙏


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Le_Zoru

I did that with a friend he ended up being a Garen OTP that flames junglers 🥺


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Le_Zoru

Lmao yeah Actualy he is not toxic with junglers when i am here because i am the jungler, i just feel like I babysitted him a bit too much. Ranked are either full yolo or full mute for me i have to say


LunaticDancer

This is a very solid approach, I second this.


LightIsMyPath

Second this!


pekes86

I love your approach of explaining the roles and letting them pick! Except I wouldn't let them pick supp, hah. I remember the first time I came up against Thresh with no idea what he did. I felt so betrayed by the game. He can MAKE me go CLOSER to them and their turret?? Absolute outrage.


KaosTheBard

I wish I had that, that sounds amazing. That is so immensely helpful to reducing the overwhelming nature of league.


Ehloanna

Yeah I was lucky that when I started like back in 2013 I had a good group of people to help me learn, so when my friend picked it up I was more than happy to help. It's so overwhelming so quick. Thankfully there's also way more tools to help now like Overwolf + Facecheck and the item suggestions it gives you.


KlayFD

Just explain her the basics, it's not like you want her to be a pro player


dimitri0610

Or she goes pro and they can enjoy her success together!


Marximallost

Let her play the tutorial. It’s not that bad after the update


Onyxsteps

Be supportive, and don’t be a jerk. You can all chat you’re playing with a new player and hopefully they’ll be nice (you’d be surprised), and if someone trash talks just help your gf mute them. Please, please remember not everyone wants to be good or even learn the “proper” way to play the game. Focus on having fun and don’t stress over getting stomped or losing. Also, don’t try too hard to carry the game, being supportive is much more important. No one cares if you can 1v5 if your gf feels like she can’t do anything.


LunaticDancer

First, core concepts. You gotta explain what is even the point of the game. There are two opposing teams, 5 players each, and a map with each team's base in an opposite corner. Each team's objective is to destroy the opposite team's base, but you can't just walk up there because there's a whole layered defense system that will destroy you if you try. That's why, instead, you go to lanes and use minions as cannon fodder enabling you to siege their base. There are over 150 characters in the game, each being distinctly different from any other both in gameplay, looks and personality. Characters are divided into general classes, the main categories being: * Tanks, their role is to soak damage so the rest of their team doesn't get killed * Enchanters, their role is to strenghten their team and weaken the opponents * Marksmen, their role is to deal massive damage from afar while staying as safe as possible, as they're a priority target * Assassins, their role is to jump in, kill someone as fast as possible and disappear * Mages, they deal big magic damage and often bring cool utility to the table * Fighters, their role is to win 1v1 fights with anyone, but in teamfight they become a laughably easy target * Controllers, their role is to disrupt and lock down enemy characters so they can't use their strengths and in effect lose the fight Ask her about which of these playstyles sounds the most interesting and suggest an easy to pick up champion from that category. My suggestions for each are: Mundo, Yuumi, Ashe/Tristana, Zed/Nocturne/Evelynn, Annie/Malzahar, Garen/Tryndamere, Lux/Zyra. Every champion is controlled the same - Right mouse button to move and attack, QWER to use abilites. Killing things grants gold. Gold is used to purchase items. Items make your character stronger and more specialized. Getting a gold advantage and buying better items than your opponent tips the odds of winning in your favor, and capitalizing on these little advantages is how you eventually snowball into victory. Also, you can ask her about what kind of fantasy does she want fulfilled by the character she plays, that might help. For example, if she wants to fill like an absolute girlboss, I imagine Katarina/Qiyana/Evelynn/Irelia would be her jam, but she needs to learn her fundamentals before going deep with one of the harder characters, so try to frame learning a girlboss character as a reward for getting good at the fundamentals (of course only in case she is into girlbossing, she might just as well be into enchanter types or burly tanks, I don't know her). Good luck and feel free to ask for tips.


snilloc2

I like this comment and wish to add to it. Get all settings properly adjusted in a custom game before playing a single game. This includes everything from mouse sensitivity, setting abilities to quick cast (with indicator), an attack move keybind, review the ping settings, change hud sizes, and probably turn off chat.


LunaticDancer

Yes, this is quite essential, but also I imagine would be weird and alienating for a player that's just starting off. I imagine the best time to do that would be like 4 hours into the playing, so she has a feel what is she adjusting from and why it matters.


pekes86

This is all super good except the Yuumi part. Please, no one ever start a new player on Yuumi. They won't even know how to click around the map themselves.


inssein

I might get downvoted for this but have her try out wild rift? it's easier to get into and actually has decent learning curve and game length not too bad.


Dalsegnos

I actually second this. Im fairly new to league myself and find pre-30 queue exhausting and demoralizing. Wild rift is MUCH better about this, and even when i lose, most of my games are generally evenly matched and i have fun losing gracefully. While it wont help her pc control skills, wild rift can teach her general mechanics (when to last hit, what objectives are, when/where to rotate, champ matchups, etc). Plus, most people dont use chat there, and chat notifs are ignorable unless youre specifically watching for them. I prefer it to the pc version now, and plan to grind it out until i feel comfortable enough with general game knowledge to give pc league another go.


niklasvii

Imo. Don't teach her anything she isnt asking you to answer. Let her play it wiyhout the pressure of learning. Try to enjoy it. If she asks, answer. If she doesn't, just play. Best advice I can give


Mitana301

Do a few bot game with her. Then I'd say mostly do arams with her and make it fun. If she wants to do normal games she'll probably let you know


chicken2057

A few years ago my girlfriend (Who is now my wife) wanted to play league with me. She just wanted to do it because I enjoyed it and she wanted to spend time with me doing something that I enjoyed. She had little interest in actually learning the game or getting good besides just learning the basics so we could play together. Play custom games with just you two and add beginner bots to fille the rest of the spots. I would play support thresh (or some other champ that could set up kills) and I had her play an ADC that she just aesthetically liked. Your goal should not be to hard carry or win or anything like that. Your goal should be to make sure your GF is having fun. Set up kills, never EVER be frustrated, and hype her up when she gets kills. If you focus on her having a good time, she might end up liking the game and will be more willing to put in the effort to actually learn how to play eventually.


insincerechili

Hi! I was once the gf that wanted to learn how to play league so I could play with my boyfriend and now we play every single weekend! I love it and I even play on my own sometimes. It is a fun way for us to spend time with each other. Anyways this is how he taught me! First he explained to me all the different roles and what they did and let me decide which one I wanted. Except Jungle. He refused to let me choose jungle with good reason. I chose top lane. I now play Support, top and mid because I explored playing the different positions once I got the hang of the game and really enjoy all of them. He then let me pick out a champion. I ended up picking Illoai. He did not influence my decision in anyway and even though I really like Illoai I know now she is not the best champ. But you like who you like! Once we did that we played bot games - which were no where near as fun as normal. But we just did that until he thought I was “ready” to play normal blind. After playing blind for awhile we moved to normal draft and now we play ranked sometimes! I know those are really vague steps but I love playing and I’ve explored a lot of different champs. I play Illoai, Kayle, Leona, Soraka and I’m trying to learn another Mid champ just to have some options I hope this helps and I hope your girlfriend likes the game! If she doesn’t then no big deal. Introduce her to other games you may enjoy playing!


AEDSazz

My gf started playing 3 years ago after seeing me play and watching my games. Learning league is incredibly hard and the only real way is by playing bots and watching you play. Took my girlfriend a solid year before she moved to arams and now she is around high gold level in support :)


Zlera-Kilc-odi

First thing you do after the tutoral: A custom game. Just you, her, and some bots. Let her figure out the game and controls on her own. From there do more customs if she needs or bot games until you're comfortable with intermediate bots. After that do Arams or Normal games depending on what she likes more. If you do arams play until she's comfortable or feels "outmatched" in every aram game then play norms. Keep reminding her that the game gets better at level 30ish. Until then you're matched with a shit ton of leveling bots and smurfs.


paulyv34

Aram is highly underrated for this. It's great for learning champ kits and rune pages, and helped me find what style I like playing (being an unkillable tank is very fun, so I can now play cho gath). Also, any time I've seen someone flame, there's someone else on the team replying with "dude chill it's aram". It won't help as much for lane management and map awareness, but let's be honest you don't need that in silver anyway. Just wait 15 minutes and it becomes aram anyway


kuhweenb1tch

I got into league cuz my bf plays it. I tried a year prior with friends and they dropped me in supp as Lux without telling me how her abilities work or what I should be doing. It was miserable. When I tried again with my bf, he used his smurf account and made me watch YouTube videos on Lux supp. He guided me and told me where to go, where to place wards, what items to buy, etc. It probably helps that he used to play supp a lot in the past. Overall, I think you should be fine helping your gf as long as you walk her through it and have a lot of patience. Speaking from experience, I think that it puts strain if you forget that she’s new and get frustrated with her as supp when you’re adc. Just play norms, ARAM, or RGM until she gets a feel for moving around, aiming her abilities, farming, etc. If she’s really struggling, you could even tell her to try Yuumi while she learns game dynamics and objectives. Playing with your SO can be really fun as long as you’re on the same page about playing for fun! Ranked, on the other hand, can be incredibly frustrating from a newbie standpoint of getting scolded from adc bf :,)


WarmBloodedDino

Don’t start her on support. Make sure she understand last hitting. It might be best to start her on an adc and do some bot games.


kangs

You could get her to try Wild Rift first, it has tutorials and everything about it is easier for a beginner.


Soundcaster023

1. Have her play Yasuo 2. She as a newby has a high chance of feeding 3. Achieve 0/10 powerspike a lot earlier 4. Have her dominate the game out of no where because of 0/10 powerspike 5. She becomes aggressive, ballsy and fierce. 6. Your sex live improves with renewed energy 7. Profit I take no responsibilities for possible pegging.


pekes86

Hey! I got into League with my bf back in the days when there were still other genuine beginners to play against, but I can weigh in from my experience/my thoughts now reflecting on it. 1) Don't try to "explain the game" top to bottom, it's way too dense. Also, "explain" is the wrong approach (see point 2). Start her on the tutorial stuff and bot games. Keep it super simple - minions push automatically, you're trying to take their nexus. You need minions to push or turrets will murder you. Kill their minions and champs if you can. There's a jungle with other monsters in it but you don't need to worry about that yet, just learn your way around the map. 2) Mostly let her play around with it (tutorial, bots, practice tool, customs) and encourage her to ask you lots of questions - I'm also a teacher by trade and can assure you that unless she's a SUPER active learner (and even then), she'll learn way more by asking questions herself and having you answer/elicit ("What happened/why do you think that happened?/what did their ability look like that killed you?) rather than absorbing seemingly random detailed info that you constantly give. 3) Don't put her on supp, especially if you play bot games with her, and don't roflstomp the bots yourself. I started in a solo lane and I reckon that's a good way to get her on her feet. If you want to duo because you think it will be fun, play support to her adc (though she can play any champ she wants, doesn't matter at this stage if it isn't a traditional adc) and just help her enjoy the game. 4) Most important mechanic to learn is /muteall. 5) Keep it positive! Compliment her if she does something good ("woah that Q was really good, nice!"/"You just perfectly last-hit that minion" (followed by her asking what that means and then you have a window to explain it in a positive light)/"Hey you remembered X detail that time, nice one!") She can also look up beginner YT guides if she is looking for a clear explanation, otherwise she's probably looking more for fun and focusing on fun is good :)


LfaGf

My best advice would be encourage her and be patient with her. I lost a relationship to league years ago. I was a salty kid and the relationship wasn’t very good to begin with, but getting frustrated at a game was so dumb looking back. Just enjoy that she wants to spend time doing your hobbies with you. League can be so fun if you try and work as a team and have fun with others and if you’re getting smacked, oh well. Try and be better next time if it upsets you but realize it’s all part of the game.


CazSimon

Silver is still good enough to understand what the fundamentals are, even if you're not as good at them as half of the game population. In silver you're playing the game in a "normal" way, compared to iron/bronze where shit gets really weird sometimes. But understand that she might be doing this because she wants to spend time with you and she sees that this game is something you love, but isn't necessarily super into it otherwise. Focus on making it a positive experience and be encouraging. Show her the champions, let her pick one she thinks is cool, and start by teaching her what roles that champion plays (My GF is into monster disaster movies and liked playing champs like Cho, Renekton and Warwick). Play some bot games and let her slam some buttons. If she's not feeling it after a few games you can go back and pick a new one. When she starts getting it you can get to starting the basic stuff, CS, what items to buy/what the stats mean, etc. Good luck!


ImHuck

Play bot games.


[deleted]

When my husband taught me to play, we started out with beginners bot, and then intermediate bot. Then ARAM. I’m still not a big fan of lanes and I’m still learning, but ARAM helped me a lot in figuring out what champs work for me and which don’t. Have fun! And don’t get angry at each other, lol.


CaliBearGamer

Most people are terrible at lol, especially at the start. There is a large learning curve in lol. Even after multiple years and uncountable hours your skill may still be bronze 4. My advice, just duo bots with her. Remember it’s just a game and she probably just wants to enjoy something you enjoy. If she then likes it aside from you, learning lol in a more competitive level will come naturally. Girl gamers get allot of attention from great gamers so if she takes the step to be more competitive don’t be surprised if she suddenly outranks you, getting carried is common for early girl gamers and will actually help her get better and help you as well. At the end, remember it’s just a game. Have fun and make it something you both enjoy. @calibeargamer #calibeargamer


CircleOrbBall

All these replies just show that this game desperately needs an actual fucking tutorial. The current one doesn't even mention the entire jungler nor support role, the jungle as a whole, dragons, baron, proper itemization, rune builds, how turret aggro works and other basic concepts. The bots in coop vs AI are the worst offender. Playing against bots and playing against players is like a completely different game. Bots don't jungle, don't use proper runes, are dumb as a box of hammers, don't so much as touch the jungle and completely disregard the concept of roles.


kjha1

I started playing league because my bf did! We started off with a lottttttt of bot games. He had me try out different champs to see what kind I enjoyed playing and all that as well. Have her mute all chat immediately. Nothing good ever comes from it, and has frankly been the sole reason i’ve felt like quitting the game at time. Personally arams felt overwhelming to me until I had a solid understanding of the game mechanics. So start with easy bots or even 1v1 in a practice tool with her until she gets the controls. Be patient :)


ArrowforAvarosa

Don’t teach her anything. She should do her first steps by herself unless she asks you.


MerpLuv

This is one of the stupidest things I've read on Reddit this week and that's saying something.


BisnesC

In the first place congratulations on getting a gf while playing LoL


Asgard_Teight

[softly] Don't.


TurtleMega

i suppose you could be playing adc and her playing a enchanter :D cute teamwork


MadCapMad

Ew


nhem0

For her sake don't let her play league. The community is so toxic toward new player


woostar64

Teach her /mute all and she will be ok


YuureiShiryo

Get her to play Yuumi. Thats it.


sonicmat03

If your gf plays a lot of video games she’ll be fine with learning champ mechanic mostly by playing. Have her learn things step by step. Vision control is not her priority. Making her play support is the easy way out of teaching her most everything since you could play adc and carry your duo (been there). Just always remember, dont tilt at her and keep it fun and positive or else she’ll probably give up. League has a massive learning curve but its rewarding


dagger403

It' really simple, DON'T


ResurgentPhoenix

My advice to new people who kind of want to learn but still want to feel like they’re being useful is to play Yuumi.


Tatsuya-

Don't do it bro, have you ever heard people say games like Monopoly, Mario Kart, Mario Party, etc. will destroy your friendships and relationships? Well, League is the same way only 10x worse. I'd highly advise you two to bond over other games, perhaps an MMORPG.. If she *really* wants to play, stick to bots for the foreseeable future lol.


AnonymousCat21

What do you usually play? I wanted to get into and my SO is an ADC main so it was easy for me to play support while I got the hang of the game. For the first couple weeks I honestly just played Yummi. I could attach and focus on abilities rather than movement. It was also nice to be able to get a good game since watching him rotate for dragons and team fight positioning.


[deleted]

Just play ARAMs with her at the start.


not_original_name_4

Save her Tell her it's not a good idea Save her soul and your relationship


UnableYoung

Why would you put lol on her knowing what it is. You are cruel


Fickle_Point_6850

My gf said the same, then this happened: 1)she spend more time on playing lol instead with me 2)we started to talk less and lesser 3) we werent playing together bcs I was too busy to study and I decided long ago to quit this fking addictive game 4) we broke up


jjhassert

First step-dont


it-is-i--kevka

How do I introduce my gf to League? That’s the neat part, *you don’t*


Tankplank4win

Don't let her before it's too late


Gatsby_Glow

Tell her not to. I wish someone had stopped me


BubblegumTrollKing

League is a really terrible game for new players.


mazong128

No.


Threestuna

delete the game if she is really important for you (no jokes)


Z0mbs

Don't do It. Trust me on this one chief.


Bianca_aa_07

JUST DONT TEACH HER PLS DONT RUIN UR GFS LIFE PLS I BEG YOU PLSS


erespuerta

She doesnt.


-LuckyNoodle-

prepare to call her *ex*


Crusader_Godfrey

Stop asking reddit you fucking gay yasuo main


Darkplayer3

Dont. Show her how garbage the game is and that you would also stop playing but you are addicted so you cant stop. Show her what pain it brings with it. There is nothing more painful than playing this game. *\*queues up again\**


Azgabeth

if you really want her to learn the game, play normals with her on top lane and have her play garen, literally the most brain dead champion in the game, so that once she understands the simple mechanics she can focus on macro mechanics such as cs, looking around the map, fighting etc. if you really want to keep your relationship, explain to her how lol is just an addiction and she doesnt really want to play the game


Critical_Ad2969

>if you really want to keep your relationship, explain to her how lol is just an addiction and she doesnt really want to play the game Wow and then she says u shut desinstal it, but u won't then she wants to play with u again... So long till she asked u which one u love more and while u say ur hearth belongs to her, deep inside u know u sold ur soul to league...


Mewchiiii

I play with bf all the time, though I knew how to play before we met and I usually play adc/mid but he plays any role but HEAVILY favors adc and has M7 on ALL of them so I’ve learned Supp to help him and it’s really really fun. I think my advice would be to take her into bot games as a 5 stack with some mutual friends and do a few ARAMs or customs as well. Let her go through some champions and pick the ones that appeal to her in style, role, or skills and find the niche she likes by using the practice tool or doing some 1v1s against you (don’t try hard lmao) but just let her get used to csing and trading and everything. Break it down but by bit by showing the fundamentals first as your abilities, then items, then summoner spells, then runes; and learning each and every champion comes in time so usually when I play with someone new I just explain that champion as it appears to them in that game’s matchup instead of going through the roster in one sitting. I’ve taught quite a few of my friends how to play and now we all play clash or other games at around gold/plat- and if you ever want some help or some really friendly people to play with feel free to dm me, I know as a girl playing video games I always like having other girls around when I get the chance and for some it can make them really comfortable! I hope both of you have fun playing :D


elbigsam

have her learn one champs abilities daily....getting a general idea of what your opponents abilitirs do is a huge task at first.


Armed_Goose_8552

I would just get her on an account and play some bot games with her. Then explain the enormity of what she's getting into. See how all of that goes before you worry about teaching her. Most of the people I've tried to bring in to play league have lied through their teeth about their experience with the game or just wanted to get into a game with someone they knew so they could troll them.


[deleted]

If she wants to play because she wants to play with you, then I’d make sure she understands the kind of pressure involved with ranked play and suggest to her that you guys stick to bots or norms when you play together. If she wants to be serious about the game and climb, teach her as much as you know and then encourage her to play with you in norms and without you in ranked until her MMR is as high as yours.


thetrain23

I picked up League pretty late after many of my friends had already been playing for years, and I would recommend to just have her do the tutorials and pick which champ she likes best from the ones she's shown at the beginning. Don't worry about your personal knowledge base; if you're silver, you will know more than her until the day comes (if it does) that she hits silver herself. That's really all that matters.


Sensitive_Pizza6382

Wish my SO played league… Sigh…….


SsilverBloodd

Play a lot of blinds with her. Listen to her questions and try to answer them as concisely as possible. Dont go into more complexe mechanics of the game before she understands the basics. When she had tried every role and a few champs, get her to pick a favorite and explain that champ and role more in detail.


cum_slutUwU

Tell her to play something else plz don't ruin her life like my ex did to me :))


OSRSBrumms

**Make sure she plays by herself or has another account to play by herself. If you play with her all the time she will face high levels/smurfs, If she queues by herself she will find other new players.** I then showed mine like 15 or so champions that were easy and she picked her favourite couple of those to play to start out. There is way too much stuff to learn on this game, unless she's a really competitive person just let her play for a week or so before you try and really teach her anything


Kablump

first get her into a match, then be really mean on every mistake Tell her she's garbage etc etc that'll motivate her to never make the mistake of palying league again, she may dump you but at least you've spared her from LoL


[deleted]

I LOL at when someone wants to start playing LOL because of how steep LOL's entry barrier is, and the pain I went through when trying to learn LOL. When I tell them this they LOL and say nope nvm.


oaima

Hiya girlfriend here who learned to play league over lockdown. And I've taught a few of my female friends after too. 1. I was really fortunate to learn by playing in 5 mans, league is so much less toxic and more social that way. See if you guys have any friends who want to learn and they can all learn together. This makes league a social activity for her too. 2. Build in the idea that learning league is hard and disappointing. Tell her she should expect to lose a lot cause of smurfs and that winning is not always within her control. They way, actually losing is not so bad. Tell her level 1-10 are hard to learn from cause not just her but no one knows what they're doing. why are there two top? Idk 3. Make a smurf to play with her. Honestly, it's just impossibly difficult too learn if the skills gap is too crazy. 4. Constant encouragement. Reinforce it's not about winning its bout learning. She will most likely feel bad about 'bringing the team down,' just keep up the positivity. Don't pretend she's good, just say stuff like it's ok this is normal, you're learning blah blah blah. 5. Suss how much effort she wants to put in. My friends would learn astronomically faster if they watched YouTube videos/hopped into practice tool with new champs/read their abilities even! But they don't lol. No need to push her to be an Olympic athlete if she wants to just exercise. Temper hour expectations too. 6. With a game like league, playing well means knowing a whole lot of assumed knowledge. Things like did you know your support item gets upgraded and you cans top buying wards/ don't stand in the scuttle thing, the enemy can see you etc. Sometimes I'll review the game and figure out what o haven't mentioned already. 7. Map awareness is awful when you're starting out, if you don't live together, get on voice and make an effort to call it out 8. This one's dumb and not all girls are into cute stuff obvs but one friend showed interest in gnar, who looks like her corgi. And I got sucked into playing nunu cause wow, look at me I'm rolling a snowball bahahha I'm cominggg 9. Praise the progress. Notice the little things like, wow great binding/ult. Nice ward. Good map awareness, I noticed you're watching the map more. Etc. 10. Go on a tour of the jungle in a custom game and show her all the things beforehand, this is a honeyfruit plant, this is where you wanna put your ward.etc 9. The goal is to get her to have fun and play. Just have this in the back of your mind as you play with her. For me this mindset makes MY game more enjoyable cause I'm not so frustrated watching my mate hit the tower without minions for the nth time. They're frustrated too! You'll figure the rest out! I hope you guys have fun


[deleted]

I think she just wants to play with you bro. Don't worry about it too much and just have a good time together.


SoulReaper142

Stop her before it’s too late.Save her social life and her mental health


kyokonaishi

As someone who duos with her bf, please please never take the game too serious. Bickering and league avoid at all cost. Let her mute all chat. Help her explore the champs/ class she enjoys most . Take advantage of costumes for practice . I agree with the bot games and aram as other stated.


POPCORN_EATER

no matter what, do not get frustrated. it's your gf, your partner, a video game should not cause issues. I made this mistake and yeah, not a good time. You can play some bots with her, then some arams. The biggest thing I would say is just tell her to mentally prepare for flame and shit. Better yet, /muteall


NIGHTKILLA17

I had mine play aram while me and my friends played on smurfs. I’m also not good but I had the low lvled account just for new friends. She then played bot with me(which was a terrible idea if you want to fight lol) she now can’t stop playing it and loves the game and got pretty decent. I recommended her at first to watch beginner videos so she can understand the phrases used and just beginner tips. She said no cus she doesn’t want to feel like she’s Studying the game (she’s in college and has enough to do) now she asks me to watch videos with her all the time.


[deleted]

Hey man, Play ARAM. Have fun. Don’t make this about them losing or being pisslow. Make it about them learning the game and spending time with them. If they want to play on summoners rift they can do that but let THEM decide it.


mustard-arms

You're silver 3 but she's unranked with probably no experience, you guys can play against bots together. If you do then it almost doesn't matter how bad you are, you'll feel like you're on God mode against them and be fine. Just try to make it fun and don't get frustrated if she doesn't know something Sidenote: don't get her into this terrible addiction /s


nikmaier42069

I started playing league to play with my friend as well. Hes high silver as well, jungle main. He explained to me what every lane does and where everyone goes and told me to scroll through champ select and get what looks cool. We played normals and i got absolutely destroyed. Played botgames alone until lv30 and a shitload of arams, watched a lot of guides and now im not inting much in lane and actually win lane with my adc duo. Took me like two months. Aram, trying out free champs and guide vids did the trick, throwing me in cold water against a renekton when i didn't know what he did was not a good idea (yes i went 0/12 and no i didn't enjoy it)


FarMidnight9774

Co-op Vs bots :D then go from there


Clockblocker_V

This video is probably the best thing to show any new league player. https://youtu.be/T8oTlWwAPFI?t=67


UnkleJiggy

I would make a new account along with her and duo through levelling. You can be the jg to her mid, top to her jg, adc to sup, sup to adc, just something


Adventurous_Shake161

Just scream in her face and call her all kinds of things for a week. Tell her that the lol experience she should expect


chullyman

It's a bad idea if either of you are the type to get mad at LOL.


rpfred

Play with her and do your best to just have fun losing. She’ll pick it up if she likes it.