09-18-2011, 10:45 PM
I don't understand these at all. I hear a lot of 'let's push mid,' but why do we do that, when there isn't any real hope of gaining a tower by it?
My guess is to establish initiative. In chess, the person who has the initiative is the person who is setting the atmosphere of the game; the person with initiative makes moves, and the person without it must respond. Even though the position and material may be dead even, the initiative is valuable in itself for the flexibility it provides to the possessor; if the individual with the initiative makes a mistake, she can usually recover quicker than if she didn't have the initiative. If, however, the individual without the initiative makes a mistake, they can typically be pressured into making further mistakes.
This doesn't appear to be as strong in LoL, due to the turret dynamics, which equalize (providing a safety net for the team on the back heel), but that's the only grasp I have on lane pushing, beyond the basic 'hey, their team is dead, let's kill a turret.' When and why do we split push? Who should be split pushing? Why do we 'ball up and push mid', if we don't already have an advantage?
My guess is to establish initiative. In chess, the person who has the initiative is the person who is setting the atmosphere of the game; the person with initiative makes moves, and the person without it must respond. Even though the position and material may be dead even, the initiative is valuable in itself for the flexibility it provides to the possessor; if the individual with the initiative makes a mistake, she can usually recover quicker than if she didn't have the initiative. If, however, the individual without the initiative makes a mistake, they can typically be pressured into making further mistakes.
This doesn't appear to be as strong in LoL, due to the turret dynamics, which equalize (providing a safety net for the team on the back heel), but that's the only grasp I have on lane pushing, beyond the basic 'hey, their team is dead, let's kill a turret.' When and why do we split push? Who should be split pushing? Why do we 'ball up and push mid', if we don't already have an advantage?
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