What is up guys? Beanhead09 here, brining
you another Paragon video! Now champs we're
so so close to the next major update for Paragon
in v42, and in this video, I want to discuss
what you should do in a game when behind,
as voted for by my Patrons. Now, I'm going
to keep the info here very simple, and applicable
in a broad sense. Obviously we know that in
v42 a lot of what we know about Paragon is
changing, so too many details and this info
could become irrelevant very quickly.
But, just because we'll be keeping our info
here simple, it doesn't mean there won't be
great things that you can put into practice
to help you in your games now, and as we head
into v42 in a couple of weeks. What you'll
probably notice about a lot of the info here,
is that most of it applicable even if you're
not losing. And that's because the way you
win a game of Paragon is to destroy the enemy
team's core, and whether you're doing that
from a winning position or a losing position,
most of the points I'm going to make here
will increase your chances of achieving that.
I think the big thing is that when you're
trying to win from a losing position, the
margin of error is that much smaller, which
we'll discuss.
So I want to get this first point out of the
way, I'm not going to dwell because it's been
said a thousand times already and it'll be
said a thousand more. But please buy wards.
Especially if you're losing. Knowledge is
half the battle in a Paragon. If you know
where your opponents are, you have invaluable
information from which to make decisions.
Just buy wards and don't forget to place them.
The second point I want to make is to not
keep taking bad fights. If you're in a losing
position it's likely you've been taking bad
fights, and you need to stop doing that if
you want to win. What I mean by a bad fight
is one in which you can't be sure you're going
to come out on top of, given all of the information
you have beforehand. An example of this could
be taking a 1v1 fight at the offlane river
buff as a midlaner, when you're junger is
ganking your safe lane and your offlaner has
recalled to base. Sure the fight might seem
like a 1v1, but do you know where the enemy
jungler is? Do you know where the enemy safe
lane is? If you don't know this information,
then there's a good chance you’re taking
a bad fight because they could be ready to
flip that 1v1 into 2 or even 3v1. Of course
this is a general example and you may have
already thought about a get out plan if things
don't go your way which is great, what that
means in fact is that you're not taking a
bad fight necessarily, you’re taking a fight
in which you know there are risks, but you’re
ready for them.
There may be times when fights are unavoidable,
even bad ones, but this is honestly pretty
rare. Usually you'll be fighting over an objective,
raptors, a tower, buffs. Whatever it may be,
there is usually something at stake which
is forcing the fight. First off, if you're
losing, and you're taking a fight and you
don't know what you want to achieve, that's
a bad fight. But secondly, if you're not at
least 90% sure you'll win the fight, then
you still shouldn't be taking it, even if
it means the enemy will secure raptors again
for example. Think about the best and worst
case scenarios. The enemy team is ahead of
yours, they've been playing well and you guys
have been a little disappointing so far and
are weaker across the board. The enemy team
want to take raptors. What can you hope to
achieve if you try and stop them? First off,
can you even stop them? If the answer is no
then don't even try. If you try and stop them
and they kill you all. Then they get a ton
of kills, map pressure, and raptors, which
they were going to get anyway.
But, and this is really important, don't just
stand there and watch them take the raptors.
What else can you do? This is where you need
to start looking for trades. Trading objectives
is a way of conceding one objective, maybe
a tower, but forcing the advantage of another
one, maybe one of their towers. Best case
scenario is you manage to trade for something
better, i.e., your team gets the better deal.
You take a tier 2 whereas they only get a
tier 1. Now if you're losing, it's unlikely
you'll be able to come out on top of most
trades, but there is always something you
can do. It could be something as simple as
turning your lanes around and getting wards
down in the river and jungle. Generating map
pressure is positive for your team. Way more
of a positive than suiciding into a losing
fight and putting the enemy even further ahead.
Don't take bad fights, instead, live to fight
another day, and if that means the enemy will
secure an objective, then you should be looking
to trade that with something else. Don't let
them have it all their own way.
Trading is a really deep topic actually, and
one that I'm only really skimming here, but
you need to be thinking about it at least
at a basic level if you want to start winning
games from behind.
The next thing you need to get really good
at if you’re going to give yourself a fair
shot at coming back when behind, is to maximise
your farm. This is your lane farm, jungle
farm, and raptor farm, if you can force the
opportunity. When speaking about being behind,
we’re talking about in terms of currency,
which is currently cxp, and in levels, or
hero xp. To get back into a game, you can’t
allow this gap to perpetually increase. The
wider the gap the more difficult the fights
and the lower your chances of winning. One
great way to make sure you and your team keep
getting that precious farm, is to keep your
jungle warded, and your enemies out of it.
You will still need to consider the concept
of not taking bad fights, but if you get an
opportunity to collapse on an out of position
hero in your jungle, you need to quickly decide
if it’s safe to do so, and then get moving
so you can force him out, hopefully picking
up a kill. Of course you need to be focusing
on your last hits at all points of the game,
and this is never more important than when
you’re already behind. Those with a lead
tend to get complacent with their last hits,
and if you can catch them out on this and
make them pay, you’re halfway to getting
back into the game already.
As a bit of a recap then, we’ve so far spoken
mainly about the technical aspects of getting
back into a game. Everything so far has been
a point of execution within the game. Farming
well, warding well, assessing the battlefield,
and learning how to trade objectives. These
are all tangible things that you can physically
see and measure. But you know what, these
things alone are not all you need to master
in order to tip the balance of games back
in the favour of you and your team.
On top of all of this, you need the mental
capacity to realise that all the time you
have a core, you’re in the game. Sure, a
day may come when the courage of men fails,
when we forsake our friends and break all
bonds of fellowship. But it is not this day!
Stand! Heroes of Agora! Okay okay, I’m sorry,
enough of the Aragon speeches, I got carried
away…
But the point kind of remains. No matter how
bad you’re losing, and this applies mainly
to a solo or duo queue, there will be times
when your opponents mess up. There will be
times when over-confident junglers bite off
more than they can chew. A max build Sparrow
thinks she’s going to 1v5 your whole team.
They take their eyes off the mini map and
allow a minion horde to crash through their
tier 2 or inhib. Honestly I can pretty much
guarantee it in 95% of games. Nobody plays
the perfect game, and windows of opportunity
do present themselves.
But in order to capitalise on these mistakes,
you need to be in the right mind set. If you’re
tilted and raging at you team mates you’ll
miss your chances. If you’re too busy abusing
everybody in chat, you’re not farming and
keeping yourself relevant. I know this all
sounds a bit cliché but it’s true.
Three of the biggest tips I can give to come
back from losing games, and I’ve come back
from games with all three inhibs down, or
4v5s in losing positions, but the biggest
tips I can give from those games is to not
flame your team, or tilt, to not hit the surrender
button as soon as it becomes available, and
to be patient enough to wait for mistakes,
and be ready to take advantage when they come,
because they will…
Champs I’ve really enjoyed getting these
thoughts together for you guys. It’s not
easy coming back from losing positions, but
it is possible. You not only need the tangible,
measurable techniques and strategy, but you
need that mental strength and mind set.
I hope I’ve helped you out here guys, I
really do. If you have taken something from
this, please do smash that like button, and
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with all of my upcoming Paragon content. Let’s
talk about this in the comments, give me your
comeback stories, I want to hear them.
Thanks so much for watching as always champs,
stay safe, and I will see you in my next video.
