Tales of a Bronze Bastard XXXIX

Current Rank: Silver V - 67 TP (Gold Matchmaking division)

So I'm top 20 Sylvanus player in the world, on the Leaderboard.  How/when did that happen? Top 10 in N/A.  I see NotGeno and EmilZy on the Leaderboard.  And while I know these pros spend a lot more time scrimming and stuff than playing ranked, its cool to see them in the same ranking system I am in.  Let's see what happens on this Saturday afternoon, following two fantasy football drafts.  Feels like it could be a Bronze Bastard kind of afternoon...

I have Hachiman with me as Sylv.  This is usually a very strong lane for me.  We'll be going against Chernobog and Aphro/Herc. I'm just going T1 boots first.  It's Aphrodite.  This Hachiman does not do what you expect him to do.  Thrice, we could have killed but he fled.  After 2 deaths, I decided to play very cautious and rotate mid early.  A hunter this unwilling to engage is unlikely to get himself killed if I roam a bit earlier than I would, normally.

It ended up being the right move.  I find some ganks early that help me stem the tide in our favor.  I make a few mistakes here during phoenix sieges, and the players I'm with explain it in comms.  I was pushing their backline too much, when I should have been protecting ours and letting our Cu Chulain do the engage.  Because we were in comms and they explained what to do, I was able to adjust my next siege to much better effect. I learned a lot about how to define these roles at this specific juncture in the game, and I feel like I'm a better player for it.  I fight back for another come-from-behind-with-Sylvanus game.  3-11-20.  Its good KDA, even though I did get caught out a lot here and need to fix that. 

Game II
Current Rank: Silver V - 83 TP (Gold Matchmaking division)

I take Baron from the 3 spot, to trade with our last pick for Sylvanus.  I'm currently the 16th ranked Sylvanus in the world.  I've got an Ullr lane partner and we will be going against Ganesha/Rama.  Also, the enemies had a first pick Thana.  I fear the pub stomp.

Well, we don't get crushed.  We win early. We get the first tower.  We get an FG.  But we start falling back.  This team does not function well in team fight situations.  Its very frustrating.  We lose a fair match.  I needed my bubble burst, any way.