3 supports is bad, stop doing it

[Mitrovarr]

I got another team of idiots throwing on 3 supports, because It'S MeTa.

No it isn't. There are loads of statistics showing it's worse than 2-2-2 and 1-3-2. Furthermore, two additional things:

1. It's a specific comp, not just running three random-ass supports along with whatever else.
2. You're not GM, you can't run very special comps like this successfully, you're just going to lose the game for your team trying this out.

[Sawblade Shieldslave]

hi gm1 player here 3 supports almost always out performs 2 supports unless you play punisher winter soldier with rocket

[Mitrovarr]

Statistics say you're wrong, but in any case we'll never be in a game together so I don't care if you do it.

[Kyutaru]

First we had people complaining that everyone was playing DPS and no one was support.

Now we have people complaining that there are too many supports.

The internet's a funny thing.

[Sawblade Shieldslave]

Originally posted by Mitrovarr:

Statistics say you're wrong, but in any case we'll never be in a game together so I don't care if you do it.

80% of car accidents are caused by sober drivers
20% by drunk drivers
should we all drink and drive now because the stats say its safer?

[SolutionS]

its bad, weird how its happening alot in the highest ranked lobbies.......

[Mister Sir]

The guy is right and no one really proved him wrong here. He specifically said "you are not in gm" implying that he is himself not in gm ranks and therefore neither are his team mates, a team mates that constantly throw his games with this stupid strat.

How did I come to that conclusion? Well it's cause I am myself below gm rank and see this issue a lot. People have absolutely no clue what makes 3 support work, nor when not to run it. They literally pick it and stick with it even when enemy team have clear counters that demolish that strat. Not to mention they are just not very good healers so whole idea behind 3 supp strat is lost on them to beggin with. In the end you basically end up with 3 squishies that can't keep one target alive while putting insane burden on the single dps or a single tank that now has to make up for that lunacy.

Could it be different in gm ranks and above? Yeah ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ sure, idk, but below that I see this strat lose far more than win, like so much more than every time I see enemy team do it thats an easy win.

[Eudicots]

3 supports work when you have 3 people that main supports. If you are forcing a non-support player into this role then yeah it won't work.

Plus one of the best third support options is rocket since he essentially gives an extra ult to punisher and winter.

[Mister Sir]

Originally posted by SolutionS:

its bad, weird how its happening alot in the highest ranked lobbies.......

It is bad and it works in higher ranked lobbies because there people know how to play together. In higher ranked lobbies you will have something like loki + luna + mantis or cloak. So then luna ults, and once thats over loki turns into luna and ults and once thats over cloak ults and team is borderline invincible for nearly a full minute, while they are also healing each other and focus healing one target when target gets hit.

Mean while in bronze-plat you get 3 ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ who picked random supports and don't communicate anything and double ult half of the time while spending rest of the game ignoring single dps pinging to be healed... as all 3 of them heal single tank only and still fail to make that tank immortal.

[Mitrovarr]

Originally posted by SolutionS:

its bad, weird how its happening alot in the highest ranked lobbies.......

High rank can be wrong. But also, there are strategies high ranks can use that low ranks can't. And you have to like, actually do the strategy, not just pick three random supports and say it's triple support.

[Sawblade Shieldslave]

Originally posted by Eudicots:

3 supports work when you have 3 people that main supports. If you are forcing a non-support player into this role then yeah it won't work.

Plus one of the best third support options is rocket since he essentially gives an extra ult to punisher and winter.

wrong support is far far easier to give to players that dont know what they're doing than dps or tank ESPECIALLY rocket and cloak

[Mitrovarr]

Originally posted by Sawblade Shieldslave:

wrong support is far far easier to give to players that dont know what they're doing than dps or tank ESPECIALLY rocket and cloak

Playing a second tank isn't too hard, and there's easy DPS like Scarlet Witch or Moon Knight that are still a better choice than a third support. Plus, if you can't aim, you can't do triple support anyway because you need to get able to get a solid damage output from at least some of the supports.

[Sawblade Shieldslave]

Originally posted by Mitrovarr:

Originally posted by Sawblade Shieldslave:

wrong support is far far easier to give to players that dont know what they're doing than dps or tank ESPECIALLY rocket and cloak

Playing a second tank isn't too hard, and there's easy DPS like Scarlet Witch or Moon Knight that are still a better choice than a third support. Plus, if you can't aim, you can't do triple support anyway because you need to get able to get a solid damage output from at least some of the supports.

okay bait is too obvious now

[Dundo]

3x support comps that can cover their supports well make the game a slog.

It turns into a big match of no one ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ dies unless you have an ult and even then you're likely to get countered. 3 supports cant push efficiently but they can sure make this game dull and boring.

Uninstalled because I don't wanna play that anymore, support ults - aka let's take 5 everyone are dull. Chaining them ( which happens far too often) makes the game even duller. Even if you do win ( which you might with 2-2-2) it'll be an empty victory and feel like a waste of time.

[James Deen]

Originally posted by Mitrovarr:

I got another team of idiots throwing on 3 supports, because It'S MeTa.

No it isn't. There are loads of statistics showing it's worse than 2-2-2 and 1-3-2. Furthermore, two additional things:

1. It's a specific comp, not just running three random-ass supports along with whatever else.
2. You're not GM, you can't run very special comps like this successfully, you're just going to lose the game for your team trying this out.

3 DPS / 1 3 2 is the worst comp. it's not sustainable. if 2 DPS are already played well and "supported", even the other 1 is also good, they will be useless aka "EXTRA WEIGHT". better put them as support or even tank. 3 supports work bcause of its sustainibility especially when it comes to defensive ult rotation.

[Mitrovarr]

Statistics show that 1-3-2 actually is the second best comp, and is only slightly worse than 2-2-2.

Yeah, I found that very improbable as well, but apparently that's what the numbers say.

I should link to the stat page - it's here. I don't know how accurate it is but I have no reason to doubt it.

https://rivalsmeta.com/team-comps