What is MACRO? - Turn-based League of Legends 101

Think League of Legends is a fast-paced brawl? What if I told you it's actually a turn-based game?
In this 7-minute breakdown, we’ll change how you think about League of Legends by treating it as a turn-based game. Just like rounds in Valorant or CS, League has 'turns' that give you meaningful advantages if played right. Learn how to apply this mindset to your solo queue and competitive games to climb ranks and gain elo fast. By mastering the art of timing your turns, you'll unlock a new way to dominate Summoner's Rift!
0:00 Intro
0:22 What is a turn?
2:38 What is a Round? (VALORANT EXAMPLE)
4:33 Applying the knowledge
6:12 In-Game Example!

[@coachboc]

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[@haroentmimi]

Would love to see more of these videos that explain complex concepts like macro in a simple and digestible way. I learned a lot.

[@coachboc]

@haroentmimi Coming up!! Glad you liked it.

[@10foxlink]

First time viewer and i found the speed of this video good, not awkward like that other guy said.

[@coolcat30]

as I got better at this game I started calling it a strategy game, more like RTS than turn based. I have chat turned off and I think of my teammates as AI, which I can sometimes control with pings. I don't tilt because of this and just perform better, focus on my own gameplay and decisions, this approach got me to master for the 1st time.

[@coachboc]

@coolcat30 this is such a good way to play! Taking the focus off of your teammates mistakes allow you to focus on your own decision making. Grats on masters!!

[@bryanpolanco3236]

Thanks for the free content! Hyped to see more of you!!!!

[@coachboc]

Thank you! Looking to put out 1-2 videos a week. If there's any topic you'd like me to do, I'm open to recommendations!

[@GamesPlayer1337]

That was so simple to understand and quick to explain. Only thing weird to me was Valorants example becauae i dont play it but also i dont grasp the concept of a turn in a shooter like that. I played cs and without the minions like in league i dont see a "turn" there. The league part itself was wonderfully explained. 👍🏻

[@thatbrazilianboi]

I like how you use valorant as an example. Cuz one of the players that won valorant champions is a ex LoL pro. His name is sacy. He brought moba concepts to his teams in Valorant and everybody started calling him "moba" ou "mobinha"

[@coachboc]

Ooo, what moba concepts did he bring? There are a couple I can think of off the top of my head like positioning, holding space, vision control. But if there is any content/info about him I'd love to know more!

[@nik_ms]

I like the concept of rounds to visualize the greater objective, didn't think about that like this, cool stuff

[@coachboc]

I'm still working on refining my content, so thank you for the support! glad I could help

[@Ezhian]

Nice different perspective you've given us to look at the game. Nice video Boc!

[@coachboc]

@@Ezhian i appreciate the kind words and the support!

[@Inveist]

I learn so much from your videos mate thank you

[@coachboc]

@@Inveist glad they were useful for you! Thank you for your support and kind words

[@kafkasbugmusic]

Good content! Thank you! I have been playing league since 2013 and i still suck 😅

[@coachboc]

@@kafkasbugmusic as long as you are enjoying the game, that is all that matters!

[@loganlamoreaux5347]

did you speed up the video a bit? its a bit annoying to follow, and slowing down the playback of the video sounds horrible

[@coachboc]

@@loganlamoreaux5347 i did, but this is good feedback! The next one I'll leave it at the normal speed

[@austinzobel4613]

Haha just throwing my opinion in... I actually sped it up to 1.5x and it was easy to follow still

[@zaylaxsamin2074]

Maybe you have cognitive issues so get yourself a MRI test because this was perfectly fine to follow.

[@ByDav1Zz]

Yeah dont trust every comment, usually if they are looking for macros videos they are not the type of person who understand easily​@@coachboc

[@coachboc]

@ByDav1Zz yeah.. i know I cannot make everyone happy, but im always open to suggestions just in case I'm missing something

[@adaef69]

I really like the high quality production but iI think it's bad/pointless to talk about "turns" like this. The idea of a turn-based games (when it comes to the analogy) is that you can do something with complete freedomand then the enemy are allowed to do something with complete freedom themselves. In this video you don't explain why the opponent cannot retaliate during your play (it's kind of obvious but I think explaining it is good because it's a begginer targeted video). Also you never cover the concept of how they get to do something after your play (or in the middle of it). Again, these things are kind of obvious but explaining them doesn't take much time and would be very useful for many players imo. If you feel like I was vague or my arguments weren't good let me know because I really enjoy the idea of your content and hope for you to do great my friend. Keep up the good work

[@coachboc]

These are all very good points! This was a very "101/beginner" video on the topic, and I think you are completely correct that the enemy CAN do whatever they want in the middle or end of your play. If you check out 1:52 in the video I mention how the opponent has 2 options: 1. Take their turns instantly, but lose the minions (losing gold) 2. Clear the wave and then take their own turn (losing time) Either way the Ahri in my example comes out "ahead" because in theory they do not lose anything. Obviously this would change depending on events happening in the game; not all turns are created equal. But as an analogy I think it helps to give players the tools to think about WHAT they are doing with their turns and WHY they are doing it. Because I then relate the usage of turns to the outcome of the ROUND (the objective the team is playing for) I show that if the team wants to play for an objective, you can evaluate the usage of each players turns to see if they were the best use possible to lead towards that rounds goal. There are a LOT of other factors that play into it, and I can do a video on those too if it's something you're interested in. But thank you for taking the time to give me your thoughts!

[@BlocksandBlox]

could you go through examples of mid game and late game macro with the turns analogy? id love to see a vid on that

[@coachboc]

@@BlocksandBlox I can do that!

[@BlocksandBlox]

@@coachboc thanks! Ill be looking forward to it! i feel like i always have trouble deciding on how to respond to splitpushers, when i can stop sidelaning momentarily to fight w my team as a mage, when to trade turrets vs tp for a fight, and when we can pressure baron/souls, maybe how to accelerate a game and end in general? etc. sorry if thats v broad but id love for anything to even help in the slightest LOL

[@Jose-oq6kj]

Boc you're gaming. As an anthropologist, could you reply and talk about david graeber? I love his work but haven't branched out to anyone else. Do you have any recommendations?

[@coachboc]

Hmmmm, well personally I do not love Anarchism on a pragmatic level. I think his IDEALS are good, harm reduction through eliminating structural inequality is very admirable, I just don't believe Anarchism is the way to go about it. I think instituations DO have an important part to play, but I agree that there is a lot of bloat that can be cut away to have a more efficient system. As far as recommendations, If you just want to read some stuff of the foundations of modern Anthro, check of Franz Boas. Definitely a bit dated, but he's inspired so many of the modern Anthropolgists. You also might enjoy Lila Abu-Lughod as she touches on a lot of modern cultural issues (nationalism, political violence, power of the state)

[@Jose-oq6kj]

@@coachboc Thank you! about to go ingame but will edit later. Edit: Sweatiest Riven ever. I respected her and outplayed her and then she flamed me :D Love master players. I will check out those whom you recommended. I'm too tired to respond regarding Anarchism haha but I tend to air more on your line of thinking than his. Thanks for the reply

[@marshalljrwilliams5820]

Did you speed this video up?

[@coachboc]

@marshalljrwilliams5820 yeah I did. I got some feedback from some other comments saying they didn't like it, and others saying they liked it. I'll experiment with the editing more for the next one! Thank you for your support

[@Jose-oq6kj]

Ok nerd comment left. Time for league comment. This has been a great refesher so far, im a d4 peaker looking to focus up and break d2-master this split. GG Boc.

[@coachboc]

@@Jose-oq6kj i believe in you! It's a big accomplishment, but you can do it. I'll be doing a couple of videos on good soloQ habits this month, so keep your eye out!

[@InnovateGaming1]

Not a fan of the Valorant example since I don't play Valorant

[@coachboc]

I'll make another identical video but swap out VALORANT for LOR, sound good?

[@thatbrazilianboi]

Le syndra 🇫🇷

[@darkerthanzed5056]

goated content

[@coachboc]

Thank you!!!

[@hayden41103]

another boc hood classic

[@coachboc]

@@hayden41103 reallllll trap shit

[@creativename424]

Thank you boc great video i now know what macro is 😘😻

[@coachboc]

@@creativename424 glad I can help, creativename424

[@kodydiringer4781]

LeSyndra gotta get back to LA the lakers play tomorrow!

[@coachboc]

My LePookie knows ain't no party like a coach boc party. frfr

[@andrewholmes5392]

Not a fan of the league example since i dont play league

[@coachboc]

You're so brave and valid for that

[@PixelatedFairyGaming]

I love macro almost as much as I love Boc!!!!!!

[@coachboc]

@@PixelatedFairyGaming you are too kind 😇 thanks!!!!!

[@Vall3y]

I think you should put emphasis on when your turn ends and its your opp's turn. cool vid

[@coachboc]

@@Vall3y good idea! When I got more in-depth in my next video, I'll do that 🫡

[@brotendo]

frist!

[@coachboc]

@@brotendo BROOOOOTENDO