The Twitch streamer and former pro Michael “Imaqtpie” Santana had a curious situation in League of Legends. Even though the opposing team had one player less, he had to keep farming as the AD Carry in the bot lane. His teammates, on the other hand, were having fun. He complained: being an ADC feels like a 9-to-5 office job.
What happened? 13 minutes into a LoL match, streamer Imaqtpie found himself in a strange situation. His team was doing very well:
- The opposing side had only 4 instead of 5 players due to a disconnect.
- His mid lane was already at the inhibitor tower.
But he couldn’t enjoy it. While his teammates were busy killing opponents, Imaqtpie was at the farthest tower on the bot lane, continuing to farm minions.
He also directly explained why:
This is a 4v5 and I’m still bound to farm the damn minions, because if I don’t, I make it a 4v4.
Life as an AD Carry is like a 9-to-5 job
Imaqtpie misses the fun: As the streamer continues in the clip, he would like to have as much fun as his teammates. They can roam anywhere on the map.
He, as an AD Carry, on the other hand, has to work hard to be useful:
My Zoe and my damn jungler – they’re having fun running around killing people, and I’m just sitting here… I literally work from 9 to 5 while these guys are out partying.
Why did the streamer have to keep farming? For an AD Carry to truly impact a game, they first need to gear up with items, which costs gold.
Before getting really good items, you’re mostly cannon fodder in team fights, especially since all opponents will immediately try to take out the AD Carry.
Rasmus “Caps” Winther also criticized this, who plays AD Carry for the European team G2 Esports after a role swap:
Once you have the items, you’re actually strong, right? But it’s basically so frustrating to play [as an ADC] until that point. Because it feels like everyone’s job is to kill you, and you’re just trying to survive, and you don’t really have the best tools for that.
However, the match ended well for Imaqtpie. Before the 20-minute mark, his team was able to destroy the enemy Nexus. But it doesn’t always go well for the streamer.
In April 2019, he played live on stream as support and lost the match severely. After that, he was even trolled by Riot themselves.
