So.
I was forced to play support recently, and I like support, it's just not my favorite (trying to main ADc), and I did way better than expected; so, here's a question.
Would maining ADc's - or at least knowing their scaling, abilities, et cetera - improve your support skills? It sounds so stupid and basic, but I just want to hear opinions. I was doing some support Fiddlesticks stuff along with a Varus. I'd used Varus on my EUW, so I knew lots about him. For example, I waited for level 2 in order to get some good pokes and such, and we went in on level 4 (the Varus wanted it, so I decided to trust him and let him have it his way. Was annoying though, as they kept on trying to land some kind of engagement with Leona's e xD)
They died. Is it just common knowledge to go "Hey, if I fear him, it'll be an easy E for Varus, we'll slow him and we could kill him if I hit my silence, and easily tank any skillshots then just drain them back up?" Or did having knowledge of Varus really help? It's just interested me because it's making me think that maining ADc could help my support skills. What do you guys think?
..Also why do I hate smurfing on my EUW because I'm matched up with idiots 99% of the time? Not blaming them (smurf is level 6 qq), but damn, leaving it for that long has just made me get commonly stuck with insta-lockers, ragers or total idiots who dive their lane opponents at level 1, even when the opponent is at full health? Why do you not recall? I mean sure if you were Jungle Fiddles or someone with good healing abilities, you could go hide and heal health back, but why do you stay in lane when you have less than 100 health? That's just asking the Riven to run up to you and just eat your face off.
/super long post that is going to get a lot of smh's and "dum shiri's"