Bronze vs. Challenger (3v3)

KimGarglesBabies·1/3/2017, 12:07:53 AM·5 votes·3,159 views

How come with new flex matchmaking I have been placed versus diamond, platinum, and challenger? This happens in twisted treeline, but it happens every 2-5 games. We will have 3 bronze players and be matched against 3 players above gold. This is literally 2 matches I remember playing in the last few days: 3 bronze vs 2 gold, 1 challenger 3 bronze vs 1 diamond, 1 silver, 1 platinum

How does this ever happen? If we can not match with friends 2+ ranks higher then our own, how do we face players 3-5 ranks higher in random matchmaking? This should be fixed, there is no way for a lower tier team to win versus a team where every player is 3+ ranks higher. Give us extra que time, I don't care, but stop this from happening. Ranked is becoming redundant on twisted treeline.

5 Comments

SNSD Sunnny1/3/2017, 12:17:21 AM3 votes

solo queue ranks have nothing to do with the other queues

KimGarglesBabies1/3/2017, 10:28:14 AM2 votes

I am comparing the matchmaking, that is all.

If I am bronze, I should NEVER be faced against challenger in any type of ranked game. Ranked gameplay is playing against people to determine your rank in order to progress or decline in rank depending on performance. Bronze is the bottom of the barrel, challenger is the best of the best. There is no determining anything between the two, its already written in stone who is better. I am not confusing the ranks, Twisted Treeline Ranked Flex is where this horrendous matchmaking is taking place every few games. In summoners rift on solo/duo AND 5v5 flex I never am matched with people of such high ranks, and when I am they are balanced out with an equivalent rank on my team such as this.. 3 bronze 1 gold 1 plat vs 2 bronze 2 silver 1 plat It makes sense

What doesn't make sense is .. 3 bronze vs 2 gold 1 challenger 3 bronze vs diamonds and platinums

If I am bronze, I can only match with friends of rank Bronze or Silver to play ranked. Why am I going against people all gold or higher EVER? This should NEVER happen in ranked games, normal who cares but it defeats the purpose of ranked play.

the Anarchit3cht1/3/2017, 12:23:52 AM1 votes

They have different MMRs

Minarde1/3/2017, 4:42:00 AM1 votes

As others have implied already, are you confusing SR rank (either solo or flex) with TT rank? Different queues have different MMRs, so being ranked Bronze in SR doesn't necessarily equal Bronze in TT.