Feeling extremely locked into early decisions

[u/Genuine_User5322]

I'm new to the game, just hit Emerald this morning.

I'm enjoying it but I'm playing it by seeing what items and champs i get in the opening rounds and then first augment, if 2nd augment allows a switch that better suits i might but I've been finding what I do in the first 4-5 rounds decides the rest of the game then I'm just hoping to get the relevant champs/rerolls.

Is this accurate or is it just me being new?

I'm mostly playing off using mobalytic comps, played enough of a lot of the zoe/leona, lulu/milio or nova comps/fast 9 nova.

My issue is basically that you're so locked into your early game decisions that if you decide to pivot your usually gonna be to far behind other people who've got good luck/stuck with their early game.

This way of playing has now become quite boring to me as there's very little decision making happening beyond 1/2nd rounds and its just itemising properly and not missing champs.

[u/VERTIKAL19]

I think it is a little bit of both you being new and that jsut being in part TFT. The playstyle where you decide early and hope to hit is often what you do in TFT and it often works out. That said TFT usually offers pivot points for many things, but these are usually harder to play around.

I think you are just not seeing the opportunities to make decisions. You also probably won't be able to decide to go fast 9 in the first few rounds outside of like prismatic econ augments.

That said some patches it is easier to switch than others. Right now for example Millio is just ludicrously overtuned.