This season, I finally understand ELO hell

I finally understand..... that 'ELO hell' is completely made up.

Some things you should know about me. Been playing since the end of season 3. Been a Silver trash can for years. Pretty much just been playing the same game over and over expecting something to magically change. I was the stereotypical "ELO HELL IS IMPOSSIBLE" shitter. Took a long break from LoL at the end of season 5. Came back halfway through this season.

This time, however, I made some changes. Starting watching pro streams and taking mental notes of what they did differently than me. Watched youtube videos of high ELO players giving advice. I became super critical of myself. After every mistake I would make sure to try to evaluate what went wrong and what I could have done differently. I took my finger off the trigger and started evaluating situations instead of just reacting.

Started playing ranked after working on my skill in norms. Went 7W-3L in my placements and got S4. S4 is where I finished last year. S4 is also the highest rank I had ever achieved. Flash forward to now. Just made it to S1 and I'm rapidly climbing my way to Gold. I have a 70% overall win rate and a MMR in high Gold.

And its all thanks to me finally admitting I was playing like shit then actively trying to improve myself.

Definitely proud I didn't have to DQ boost to do it either. I have a 70% win rate as a SoloQ only player. I've played with toxic premades. I've played against premades as well. Tbh there really isn't much of a difference. Not at this ELO. You're just using it as yet another excuse for your performance.

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Big shout out to all the higher ELO players who have endured wave after wave of shitters like me bombarding them whenever they say ELO hell does not exist. In the end, turns out you were right the whole time.

So don't be another ELO hell shitter. Admit your mistakes and try to get better at the game. Playing game after game the exact same way is going to get you nowhere. Everyone gets afks on their team. Everyone gets a 0/10 bot lane. Move on. Stop letting one game get to you so much.