There’s a lot to learn from Ludwig and CDawgVA’s 100-hour “League of Legends” challenge
Hopping on Discord with your friends for a few games of “League of Legends” or “Valorant” sounds fun. But, as it is with competitive games, emotions naturally run high, especially when you’re facing a losing streak. How should you treat your in-game duo when you’re so close to losing your cool? Luckily, streamers Ludwig and CDawgVA, with their recent 100-hour League week, taught us exactly what not to do.
TLDR: Streamer and chess extraordinaire Tyler1 challenged Ludwig to reach platinum rank in “League of Legends” by the end of the year. Take note, Ludwig started from iron, the lowest rank in the game. After months of winning and losing, Ludwig decided to catch up on the remaining games in a one-time League week together with his close friend and fellow streamer CDawgVA.
Unfortunately, things did not go as planned, so much so that they brought in Life & Relationship coach Kevin Nahai for some much-needed intervention. Here’s what we learned.
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It’s all about give and take
Whether or not your duo is better or worse than you, the fact of the matter is that both of you are players in a given game. It is inherently impossible for one to be either doing everything or nothing—everyone has a part to play.
In the case that one player is better than the other—and is expected to carry the game—Nahai explains that the less skilled one shouldn’t just expect them to do everything. For him, they should defer and listen with humility, and do their part rather than just sit along for the ride. Conversely, the better one should guide their partner with patience and understanding.
Nahai also explained it’s much better to teach and guide with kindness rather than going about it passive aggressively. When being mean or derogatory, he said, “When you say that to him, that’s immediately gonna shut him off from taking your advice. He thinks that he’s a player on the team and the coach just thinks he’s bad at the game no matter what he tries to do.”
“The secret is anytime you want someone to get better at something, you don’t challenge them or put them down, you praise them, even when they’re doing poorly,” adds Nahai.
Professionally friends
But, when playing games, especially between friends, banter becomes normalized and is often expected. However, when you accidentally shout at or demean your partner for the slightest of mistakes, unfortunately, this leads to times when one goes overboard and the other gets hurt despite it being unintentional.
“When two people are best friends, husband, and wife, whatever it may be, you get so comfortable with each other that you lose a certain level of decorum,” says Nahai. He maintains that even close friends should play with a certain degree of respect to avoid such instances.
It’s all a game
In the end, video game lobbies are full of people who are mean and will constantly pounce on you for every mistake you make. If that’s the case, that should be the last thing you expect from your duo who, instead, should be the one to support and be kind to you when you both play. It’s all just a game after all, and it should stay that way, especially between friends.
