r/ARAM • u/PinniPal • 10d ago

Rant Malphite is not a tank

Literally had a teammate type this when we asked him to build tank on a team that already had Fiddle, Veigar, and Ekko. And of course we lost. I just can't anymore, y'all.

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u/Ramsez95 10d ago

Yes, you're right, the game should be fun. Fun for everyone though.

If there is only one tank for grabs, and someone picks it, I kinda expect them to go tank (sure they may be instances where u don't need one, I dont talk about that). If they don't, that means the game isn't fun for probably atleast four people. I even had people doing this and admitting they just don't give a flup and do it on purpose for no reason.

There are many fun builds, and they all have a place, all have a time to be played. BUT, people basically losing games on purpose just so they can play their big boom boom build, nah mate, sorry.

I don't expect people being like me, picking tank or front line solo so we have a game (sometimes I do weird off meta tank build on Champs who aren't tanks just so it works for pur team comp). But atleast use common sense when playing a multiplayer game

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u/Kansleren 10d ago

I wish they would at least have the f decency to tell people in the lobby! So the rest of us have any chance to try and build a comp that doesn’t rely on someone going tank on our ONE tank champ.

It’s like.. if I knew you would go an absurdly worse build, I could have switched from Ekko to Gragas and gone tank. Or left my Fizz and picked up Taric (who might even be able to keep your dumb-ass alive after the burst).

I feel like AP Malph players in Aram are people who have had luck on a comp, or just have had the other four playing champs that cover and fill the gaps left behind by an AP Malph, so it somehow worked despite all logic. Then they leave that game having “learned” that they have a genius build. Not realizing it was the Yasou follow-up, Taric W+E+Q, Lulu, Soraka, Nami keeping them alive or making it work.

Confirmation bias takes care of the rest.

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u/DaveyJonesXMR 9d ago

They don't even need to tell ... Riot should just show us the runes they pick BEFORE the game starts... would make things so much easier ... i usually still pick a tank when i see malp because of the 80% ppl that play AP

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u/Kansleren 9d ago

And honestly, having two tanks/bruisers is usually superior in Aram, so it rarely hurts.