Ranked system - does it match players of the same level?

eyalr7··1 votes·757 views

I started playing ranked a little while ago, and I feel that the matchmaking system is pretty bad.

Before that I was playing normal, usually with gold+ (diamonds as well). I usually wasn't dragging the team down, and I had decent average KDA (4-6) and winrate (>50%).

I also felt that I understood the core concepts of the game; vision, objectives, when to engage, teamfights priorities, item builds/counter, roaming, champion picks, etc. So... I decided to start playing ranked, maining support and jungle (focusing 1-2 champs on each).

Now, in ranked, I can't seem to pull myself above silver. I have the same KDA & winrate, and yet... The players usually differ from one another a lot in skill, and it's only a matter of who you get in the team dice roll. As support role (even jungler), I feel that it's very hard for me to carry those bad team roll games.

To conclude, I think the rank system is failing to serve its' main purpose; matching players of the same level. I feel that it's a lot better (still not perfect) in normal games.

Thoughts?

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ChargeItDownMid2 votes

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eyalr71 votes

They might try less, and also try new champs/tactics, but there's some basic concepts they get. I don't believe they play all that worse in normal.

ChargeItDownMid2 votes

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eyalr71 votes

I don't know what was your experience playing normal, but for me it was just as a ranked game, or even better (because the players were better). It's rare when people try a completely new build or tactic. It's more often that they try a new champ. From my experience, people play in normal games much like they do in ranked. They even flame the same way.

Sukishoo1 votes

I dunno about you but I always try no matter what mode I'm playing

Especially seeing as I have 2000+ normal wins vs the maybe 200 ranked I've had in a season.

arcinex1 votes

In ranked they match you with people that have the same number(mmr) as you, not really equal level of skill if you ask me.

eyalr71 votes

It's MMR + LP. Normal I think is MMR (separate from ranked) only.

arcinex1 votes

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It's MMR + LP. Normal I think is MMR (separate from ranked) only.

No, LP is not factored into matchmaking at all.

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