Lane Roles

         Now, as I stated previously, there are 3 lanes referred to as top, bot, and mid. The roles in each lane are usually depending on how they do their damage. Top lane is used for the tank and an AP character. AP means ability power, and a tank is a character who can take a lot of damage due to high health and armor. Usually AP characters don't have very much HP, so a tank with them is a good option. Mid is used by AP and AD characters, depending on whether their abilities are good for soloing the lane or not, as they will be by themselves. Bot is the most complex lane in the game. There is usually what we call an AD carry, which is a character who relies on attack damage AND attack speed. Secondly, there is a support character, who is used to almost kill an enemy, then let the carry take the kill. When playing with strangers it is very difficult to get someone to play the support character. People in that game are usually selfish at lower levels, and want to get as many kills as possible. Now the jungler role is not always used at lower levels, but it is almost required at higher ones. Basically, the jungler runs through the jungle killing neutral monsters in a certain order. It goes much deeper then that, but it is very complex and will be covered in future posts. I will leave you with a map of the lane system, to further illustrate my explanation.