T.T. Tilt Teams! Riot told me that you put ppl in games that are just like you.
This will obviously sound like a salty rant, but at this point I really don't know what else to do. I've played for 8 years, I follow streams on improvement and even finally tried to play rank. I gave up an rank because its broken. I don't have any aspiration to be pro or gold. I consider myself a casual player, but once in while you can call it hard core because of the number of hours I put in. I gave up rank because in my experience as told by everyone I ask, it can take hundreds of hours which I don't have time for. I learned early on that without a set clan or team, you'll always get that one troll who ruins the game in every other game. I don't mind losing, but... we'll get to that in a moment. I met guy at a restaurant who literally said, "I don't know any one in brz, I want to play in brz." So he talked me into playing with him, well this was this season and 3 straight losses in ranked, but that's not the kicker. While playing if he didn't get his champ, he'll dodge, and I'm like WTF! Lesson is that its better to dodge and deal with the penalties then to not get your champ and I find that so fucking terrible. OMG, its like riot still rewards toxic play style.
The gripe really is about this season in particular. I really get where you're going with Nexus Blitz, and in truth I like the nature of it, fast pace games designed to be 10 to 20 minutes, and yes champs need to be updated, it revamps the feel of the game. My gripe is what I was told the last time I had a complaint, that riot looks at my win/loss record and places me with others like me. And this is my biggest discovery and complaint. Before this season, I stuck to aram, and blind pick, and it was fun. You loose some, you win some. It overall really felt 50, 50. But this season I've had mad loosing streaks. Its one thing if its a fluke, but this is now consistent. I think I'm like any other normal player, "I lost, I'll play another game until I win." And its gets frustrating when you get to game 5 and still loosing.
At first I was like maybe I should stop playing. And well for the first couple of streaks I didn't, I would burn so much time. And you know what thats my own fault, I don't blame riot for how I'm suppose to spend my time. I noticed the loosing streak when I would try to complete missions, until that one mission where you have to win a game, and thats when the loosing streak starts. Its like I want to get on with my day, there is no other option to complete this mission. I made a complaint when it got so frustrating and thats when I was told that you're put onto teams just like you.
Well, how the fuck am I not suppose to see these as Tilt Teams. I took a break, I think this is best advice. I then tried this nexus blitz because I love the idea of a new map, new experiences and that its generally shorter. I tried to enjoy it, well it just made tilt teams more apparent!! Yeah, when before I'd lose a whole day at a 8-10 game loosing streak, with nexus blitz. Hmm in 1.5 hours I've lost six games, okay stop playing, try it tomorrow at a different time. Nope streak continue and the pattern is virtually the same. Some one on my team is feeding hard at 0-8, and they have 1 to 2 guys are crazy kda 8-2 or 10-0. Now I can't deny that some games I'm the one at the bottom with 0-4, but I've been playing for 8 years, I really don't think I'm that terrible, but when you've lost hope its hard to play your best. These games really make me feel like I am placed on tilt teams, like the game was set up for overwhelming dominance. I'm sure half the games we surrendered cause it was too clear. And only one game it was really close. In truth I don't mind loosing, if its truly random or a super close game. Close games are very fun, because you can enjoy equal skill playing their hardest. But I can't even enjoy those games cause I've lost my positive vibe from being in a loosing streak.
Your reworks have compelled me to try other champs. But this thing where I'm constantly put on tilt teams doesn't give me the confidence to try these newly reworked champs, cause I'm trying to just get that one win, and often I play the champs I main to meet that goal, and after the streak ends with that one win, I don't even want to play or experiment at all.
I genuinely believe that blind tilt teams are a thing. And riot you owe me nothing, I'm playing your game, when I enjoy I put money into it. But for a game I've put so much time into because it does feel fresh after nearly a decade I'm wondering why I still play. Maybe I have personal issue's that I ignore by putting time into this, and that amplifies my feeling about this current issue. But I believe people in general like wining even if its only half the time, and people generally stop doing things if its not fun and if they are truly bad at it.
My hobby of origami spans decade and I have something to show for it, my personal business came out of an obsession that earns me time to play. With league, well I don't tournament or rank up, but I don't feel like continuing something without some improvement.