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Originally Posted by Hellion
That is why I am attempting to get at least decent at most positions...that I can do whatever i get. But probably best at support and top or mid lane with a few champions, getting jungling down kind of and I am still terrible at ADC and much better with AP/Defense champions than AD champions...lol assuming you still know what all the terminology means. But yeah I only know two other people I've met in person who play...and though I have built up a bit of a friends list on the game with people I only know from playing a match or two with usually there are only 1-3 other people online if that.
I do like chess, but don't really have anyone to play it with...and am probably a little rusty on what exactly all the rules are, though I'd pick them up again pretty quick.
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I was jungle and tank - that was all that really mattered - just because I felt they were the most dynamic roles. I was more able to play outside of the "rules" and outsmart or outpace other players. Rammus, Cho, and Galio were some of my favorites. I never liked carry...
I think teams are important to enjoyment, though. Even if you're not very good, you can try some clever tactics that you couldn't with strangers and have a good laugh about it afterwards.
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Originally Posted by magical loser
i think the main problem is been female and were not supposed to play them at all. but i have all my life. also doesnt help that my brother encourages me and says dont be stupid when i say im too old. he also encourages me to play games he thinks are awesome
he also forgets that im unemployed and cant afford to buy ps4, new pc, new video card, new games when they come out etc. i bought an xbox 1 and had financial problems for the next 3 months actually i still am coz apparantly i owe my mam over £100 
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Who says you're not supposed to play? There's a big difference between not playing and prioritizing your finances.
I can relate, though. I remember how angry one of the other children on the playground got when I beat his Mewtwo when we were 10. I think he thought a girl a year younger than him would have been easy. When I had no one, games provided me with company. Pokemon was the great equalizer when it was new, and no matter how awkward or different you were if you were willing to play cards, Game Boy, or just draw and discuss you'd find a spot. Why should that be a bad thing or gender-specific whether you're 5 or 50? Many people still find that atmosphere in adulthood at conventions and in gaming groups.
In high school, I'd wanted to join the D&D group. The DM (male) had stared me down when I asked until I got uncomfortable enough to just leave. He recruited two other new players that day, both male. They wrecked his group, which was satisfying, and he followed me around the rest of high school trying to show me game manuals for some reason. I've been thinking of starting my own, though.
In tech, things are better. I think it's just because it's a professional setting, not a retreat for the chronically shy and socially awkward (although people playing video games aren't necessarily those things). Your instructors joke with and praise you the same as anyone else, whether you finish before the boys or among them. They don't think any less of you if you haven't handled much hardware as long as you're willing to learn.
IT has become a much more social field, and as much as I hate that because I'm not the most charismatic person around I suppose it has its benefits... if you stare down women you meet, they're not much going to want to hire you, work with you, or visit your location. Bugger off if you can't even be polite on the most basic of levels.
I'm sure there are people who think it's not "for women" and that I should be going for psychology, nursing, or culinary arts, but I'm cleverer than the boys in some ways and am happy to do customer service on top of that. I absolutely have the integrity to work with security and finances, if not the know-how at this time - and that's something you can't just go to any old guy for. It would only be their loss if I left, and it's everyone's loss if they force friendly people out of a hobby that makes them happy and into something that their heart isn't in.