I had played countless casual gas in preparation for ranked matches.
Through those gas, I had learned a lot about Reore (League of Legends).
What kind of strategies were necessary to win a ga.
There were plenty of things to consider, but right now, only one question mattered:
"Which lane should I go to?"
Reore is a ga played by five people.
Thus, each player must choose one of the five positions.
From what I’d heard, once you choose a position, you often end up playing that position repeatedly.
It’s like choosing your starter Pokémon—it feels like a critical decision.
I couldn’t help but feel nervous. What position should I choose?
[Omniscient Cthulhu: Is there a need to stress about picking a lane?]
[Omniscient Cthulhu: Just go wherever you want to.]
[Kang Hoo-min Here: Personally, I recomnd the “girl’s lane,” the top lane.]
[Kang Hoo-min Here: It’s one of the easiest lanes to practice on.]
[Hoo-min’s actually making sense for once, lol.]
[Hwanhee: Honestly, when you’re new to Reore, it’s best to start with support.]
[Hwanhee: Picking anything else increases your chances of ssing things up for your team.]
“Hm…”
What should I do?
While I was mulling over the options—
Ding!
My phone buzzed lightly. A ssage from Yeram.
Since she was streaming, it seed like she’d opted to communicate via text instead of talking directly.
For her to text during a stream, it must have been sothing important.
Curious, I checked her ssage.
[Yeram: Go top lane.]
[Yeram: I don’t know about anything else.]
[Yeram: But top lane is the most fun.]
[Yeram: Go go!]
Yeram strongly recomnded the top lane.
Co to think of it, a lot of people in the chat were also suggesting the top lane.
Indeed, when I had played casual gas, the top lane had seed the most entertaining.
It was also the least influenced by others’ actions.
“Alright then, top lane it is.”
[Omniscient Cthulhu: That’s the spirit, lol.]
[Hwanhee: I’m telling you, top lane is the most fun.]
[Hwanhee: I suggested support earlier, but if you don’t care about others, top is the way to go, lol.]
[Kang Hoo-min Here: As expected.]
[Oh no, another top lane addict is born...]
[Please, just grow into a normal top laner...]
Looking at the chat, I noticed a lot of concern about my choice.
I didn’t understand why they were reacting this way.
It was just a ga, after all.
Gas are ant to be fun, not to make people angry. Their comnts didn’t make much sense to .
“Well then, let’s start the ga.”
With that, I queued up for a match.
Since I’d already gained a general understanding of Reore through casual gas, I was curious to see how far I could climb in ranked.
Even reaching Gold would be a dream co true.
As I indulged in these happy thoughts—
Ding!
The sound of a match being found echoed.
The accept button appeared on the screen.
Click.
I pressed it lightly, and soon—
The screen turned black-and-white, and the lane assignnts began.
My lane was top.
“Oh, this is going to be fun.”
I hadn’t felt this excited while gaming in a long ti.
I used to wonder why Reore was so popular, but now I was beginning to understand.
It really was that enjoyable.
At that mont—
[Top lane player, hello.]
[Would you mind switching lanes?]
[I’m confident I can carry.]
Soone typed in the chat.
Judging by the context, it seed like they were asking to swap lanes.
“What’s this? Should I switch?”
In casual gas, lanes are assigned based on individual typing speed, so I’d never encountered this situation before.
Switching lanes?
Wasn’t it normal to stick to the lane you were assigned?
[Omniscient Cthulhu: What the hell...]
[Omniscient Cthulhu: Why switch, lol.]
[Omniscient Cthulhu: Just go top lane. If you switch and lose, you’ll feel even worse.]
[Hwanhee: Yeah, it’s better not to switch.]
[Kang Hoo-min Here: Switching lanes is for weaklings.]
[I’ve never seen soone who asks for a swap actually play well.]
Glancing at the chat, most people were adamant that I shouldn’t switch.
So, I cautiously typed in the chat:
[LondonIsInDanger: I don’t think I can switch.]
[LondonIsInDanger: Sorry about that.]
[LondonIsInDanger: I only play top lane.]
I tried to be as polite as possible, ensuring my ssage wouldn’t offend the other player.
Surely, they would understand, right?
[Ah, okay, okay.]
[Well, I guess there’s no choice.]
[Let’s go for two tops then.]
What? Two tops?
“What’s that supposed to an?”
It was a term I had never heard before, and I felt puzzled.
[Omniscient Cthulhu: Two tops ans two people go to the top lane.]
[Omniscient Cthulhu: It’s basically trolling, lol.]
[Hwanhee: How do you end up with a troll in your first ranked ga?]
[I swear, I want to strangle soone, lol.]
[Kang Hoo-min Here: The only solution is to get rid of such people.]
[Cold-blooded killer Kang strikes again, lol.]
The chat made it clear that this was so kind of disruptive behavior.
I had never encountered this in casual gas.
Maybe it was because I always picked the leftover lanes?
Feeling flustered, I checked the role of the player who said they were going “two tops.”
“Hm… They’re support. Then I guess I’ll go support instead.”
While I really wanted to play top lane, I wasn’t willing to share it with a troll.
Besides, I found support enjoyable in its own way.
[Omniscient Cthulhu: I can’t believe you gave in, lol.]
[Omniscient Cthulhu: Now they’ll think this behavior is acceptable.]
[Hwanhee: Say sothing once the ga starts.]
[Let’s report them after the ga, for sure.]
I couldn’t understand why people acted like this.
Would it kill them to just play their assigned role?
Sighing deeply, I typed in the chat:
[LondonIsInDanger: Fine, I’ll go support.]
[LondonIsInDanger: You can take top lane.]
My tone online was deliberately gentle.
It wasn’t worth risking legal trouble over harsh words.
Wasting money on pointless lawsuits wasn’t my style.
[You should’ve switched earlier, lol.]
[It’s disgusting how you only switched after I threatened to go two tops.]
"...What’s with this person?"
After accommodating them, they had the nerve to complain.
What an incredible individual.
“What champion should I pick?”
Since I’d played support in casual gas, I pondered my options.
What would be fun while still increasing our chances of winning?
[Omniscient Cthulhu: Shyco support is fun, lol.]
[Omniscient Cthulhu: It’s satisfying to assassinate soone in one hit.]
[Hwanhee: Why recomnd Shyco support, lol?]
[Kang Hoo-min Here: Go with Nautilus for a safe choice.]
I didn’t know all the champions yet, since I hadn’t been playing for long.
“Hm…”
After a mont’s hesitation, I chose a champion that seed fun.
Soon, the ga began.
“Oh, I’m nervous.”
My heart was racing uncontrollably.
It had been ages since I’d felt this nervous about anything.
As I adjusted to the ga, I checked my champion’s abilities.
[Omniscient Cthulhu: Seriously?]
[Omniscient Cthulhu: Picking Salus support in your first ranked ga? That’s crossing the line, lol.]
[Hwanhee: To be fair, it’s fun.]
[Kang Hoo-min Here: I find Salus’s revealing outfit distracting.]
In this world, Reore had a champion nad Salus who wore a very revealing outfit.
Talk about equality.
To top it off, she was beautiful.
This is what gaming is about.
I felt like my eyes had been blessed.
That aside, the ga was quieter than the noisy pre-ga chat.
It seed everyone was realizing that sothing was wrong with the top lane.
“Well then... let’s play this ga.”
To be honest, I wasn’t great at playing support.
But I had to win this first ga.
Not for any particular reason—
I just didn’t want to start with a loss.
With that determination, I entered the ga.
Everything would work out, right?
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