So I just hit level 30 today. I was wondering if there were any drawbacks or advantages to me going ranked during the preseason? Will it count as me being ranked in S5? Will it count toward my S6 rank? Or does it just disappear completely?
doing ranked in the preseason will help determine your MMR, which is the hidden number riot uses to determine how good you are, basically. your MMR stays with you and increases as you improve. when you finish the 10 matches required to determine your rank, your MMR is factored in. preseason is a good time to improve it if you can win a lot.
in the new season, your rank will be reset. you will go back to being unranked and have to do your provisionals (10 placement matches) over again, but your MMR will stay with you.
a lot of people recommend doing ranked in the preseason just because it doesn't count for anything and it can increase your MMR but people also don't take it as seriously because they know ranked will be reset soon, so it's kind of a shitshow
Don't play ranked until you have 100 normal games under your belt and proper runes. TIred of carrying people in ranked.
