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The Climb: Why League's Ranked System needs work.

RhInoserocity·1/21/2016, 2:59:01 AM·2 votes·632 views

Elo hell. We've all been there, some more than others.

But the whole thing about ranked. It's useless. Every match is a gamble of LP and for some they keep it, for others they lose it. The system is simple. 100 points, promotions (3/5 games won to advance) 5 tiers per rank. But for some people the climb to just get to silver is impossible.

The placements alone are hell as you could just be having bad games. You could lose all 10 and end up in bronze 5, stuck there with no way out of it. Or you could be lucky, win all 10, get placed in silver 3! For myself and other players alike, unranked would be better than the hell of bronze.

Not to mention AFK teammates, Rude/Homophobic/Rascist teammates, Feeders, Trolls, you name it. The ranked system isn't punishing enough. Now you're probably like: "But why is punishment needed?" If you were gambling 20 000 dollars, you wouldn't want someone to screw you over. So why would you want them to do the same with your LP.

The system needs work. Whether it be all the ranks decaying so that the bronze players can have a chance to get higher say once every 3 months. Or even a way to keep the trolls at bay. But it needs work.

In the comments put your opinions on what needs to be changed in the ranked system. I'll compile them in the post. Maybe it will let riot know they need to fix it.

4 Comments

PrimeWraith1/21/2016, 3:00:30 AM1 votes

this is not the right place to publish your hand written books, please visit your nearest libary ASAP to get this MASSIVE book that no one wants to read waste time, publish, thank you. LMFAOOOOOOOOOOOOOO you got placed bronze 5.

Enna1/21/2016, 3:58:35 AM1 votes

ELO hell is a myth. People who belong in higher ELO will get there because the skill gap between them and low ELO players is larger than the skill gap between you and those same low ELO players. They are just that much better at the game. You could be a lot better than the people you get stuck with, but you have to be a lot better than you currently are to make up the for their lack. This is why Diamond+ smurfs have a hard time staying in Bronze and Silver, because they're just THAT much better.

LaserDeathBlade1/21/2016, 4:02:09 AM1 votes

ELO Hell doesn't exist

Give me the bronziest bronze 5 account at the depths of the darkest pits of 'ELO Hell' and I'll be in at least silver within 100 games

Z Statistic1/21/2016, 4:03:48 AM1 votes

Because 20 LP is the same as 20k dollars... I know LP has to be meaningful to you in order for ranked to be worth it, but please have some perspective. It keeps you from sounding bonkers. The goal is to be a better player, not get out of bronze. If you become a better player, you will naturally get out of bronze.