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No matter how hard I try, I can't get better

JetBlackHero·8/21/2017, 6:40:06 AM·2 votes·8,411 views

Hi there, before you reply with "QQ" please here me out. I've been playing League since season 3(although I took a long break after season 5), and after about 2 years I got decent at the game. But after all this time, no matter how hard I try, no matter how much I want to get better, I just feel like I can't anymore. I feel like I hit that level of skill and I've just never gotten better. I don't believe that some people just aren't meant to do things. I refuse to believe that's true. I have fun when I play League, but I don't want to be in bronze anymore. But I'm not someone who says "I don't deserve to be in bronze!! My team is bad!!" because as you can tell I don't think I'm that great. My recent match history shows that I'm not very good. But I do feel like I have a good amount of knowledge about the game, and even when my score is bad I still try to contribute as much as I can. I just don't want to continue playing this game feeling like I'll never be good. In Overwatch, I got to Masters so I know I'm great at that game, so shouldn't I gravitate towards games I'm good at? It's weird to me that even though I'm so bad I still want to keep playing this fucking game. I've been stuck going back and forth between Bronze 1 through 3 and I'm miserable because of it, yet I still continue to play this game. Seeing my entire friends list full of golds and higher is actually genuinely upsetting because I don't want people to see me as a bad player. I want to be good. Anyways, I just want to know if there's any tips anyone has. I always try to stay calm and positive in-game, but I feel like I'm starting to lose that drive because I feel like nothing I do is working. Idk, maybe I should just accept that I can't be good at some games. But I really really don't want to. :( Sincerely, a friend in need.

14 Comments

Dz NuTZZZ11/28/2018, 6:43:26 AM3 votes

Wow such F-ing trolls. Buddy this community is complete trash that's part of the problem. Everybody's out to get there's. I've never played a game with such narcissistic trolls. Finding a good mentor is a classic movie in most games. No mics hurt. No personality, from people hurt, so nobody helps people. Add me I'm silver, I'll help as much as I can. One thing I've learned is counter picking is HUGE! Finding champs you like who can counter is huge. So many guys go Teemo top because they suck at life, yet they climb, because Teemo trashes most meele champs. Stuff like that. Aatrox is good due to heals also top, most people are confused by him. I'm no pro but I've learned enough to get you to silver. A gold would help me, so I know being silver I could help you. Hit me up we can play together and I can help the best I can, unlike toxic 99% troll community

FioraWillCarry8/21/2017, 12:19:17 PM3 votes

There really is no way to win a game if you get a team where all lanes feed constantly. Getting teams like this 4 times in a row makes climbing harder than it should be. Don't beat yourself up. Winning is 80% luck, not skill.

TheDesoIation8/21/2017, 9:41:47 AM2 votes

Watch high rank players and how they play the game after that watch your replays in the match history and try to see what you are doing wrong also look up on youtube there are plenty of channels dedicated to help people improve

DariusDemiurge8/21/2017, 6:49:40 AM2 votes

Sadly some people just aren't meant to be good at somethings. No matter how much you want to believe otherwise. Have to come to terms with this.

Maybe you have game knowledge, but are slow to react or just don't have the mouse speed. Or some variation. Don't let it keep you down. No one is perfect, except Morgana.

Besides, it is a team game and a lot of players are bad and hold people back. Im sure this happened to you in your games often. I was bronze once and i felt bad for the enemies i faced, they clearly didn't know how to play. The game is also in another ugly state at the moment. Again don't be so down.

opha2/3/2019, 12:29:42 AM1 votes

I dont think that you are not getting any better. My philosophy is that as you get better, the people around you get better as well so maybe is just that you get better at a slower pace than others. You can always try to play against someone better. The only thing you cant control are your teamates but you can always aim for objectives. Review your priorities and stuff and keep smiling :) i know it's hard but it is just for good fun.

DejaVoodooz2/10/2019, 8:55:30 AM1 votes

I have never made it out of bronze I can substantially play any lane and can choose fill to get faster games. But everytime I get to promo its always ruined by someone griefing,flaming, trolling or afking this is a never ending cycle that has continued and it never seems to break.

SwiftCrane2/10/2019, 9:40:17 AM1 votes

Here's the reality. You 100% can improve. For some people it happens more naturally, but a fool proof method is as follows:

Look at your replays, and at pro replays. Compare their plays to yours. Look for the areas they do better than you... better CS with earlier gold, proper wave control, roaming, pings, good mechanics. Then systematically try to copy them... go into games focusing on getting as much CS as possible, try to copy what they do with waves and when they do it, etc.

Your goal should stop being: "I want to get to gold"... your goals should be more along the lines of: "I want 200 cs by 20 minutes", "I want to not be out of position a single time".

Not many people do this because it sucks the fun out of playing for them and makes it more like a chore. It's a foolproof method of improving if you seem to be stuck otherwise.

There's also nothing wrong with accepting that you don't want to do all that. Ultimately getting to gold doesn't mean anywhere near as much as having fun. All this "tryhard climbing" stuff can make the game a chore and therefore a waste of time.

WorryWolfy8/21/2017, 6:50:57 AM1 votes

The information is out there. If you wanted to improve you would do so

TheoHQ1/29/2018, 10:39:08 PM1 votes

Watch imls. Try to take the game seriously. If you are good you are gonna win. There is no lick involved. First of all try to find your main champions on a role and spam play it, learn to cs, and learn the matchups of your preferred champions. If you don't get out of bronze then it will be becayse you are thick in the head.

Au D Rogers10/14/2018, 7:00:03 PM1 votes

I'm a year late but recently I have felt the same thing... I refuse to believe that I can't get better, the argument that as long you fix your problems, you will continue to get better. But no matter how much I learn about the game and can answer what I should and shouldn't do, I still can't remember everything and implement new skills permanently... Feeling pretty shitty about not being able to grow, none of the other comments seem to get it and I want some guidance as well.