Help! Supporting Gold / Plat players with tanked MMRs!

NekoniClaws··1 votes·1,000 views

I'm ending up supporting Gold/Plat players with (I assume) tanked MMR (because they're randomly in a bronze/silver game)

Here's the issue: I don't know what the heck they're thinking. They're aggressive, they go in on cues no-one on my team can recognise, they expect things I don't know the name of. They think they're going to shoot fish in a barrel, they think their only option is to make huge plays to solo-carry the game. They feed practically every time. They blame the support.

I've tried going ham for them (Leona main, so not a problem) but if we get behind? I stop, and they keep feeding. If I don't go ham, they'll do it out of frustration. I've tried Sona (my third main), but her Q is an engage now. I've actively reminded them I'm a bronze player and am not in the same headspace or mechanical skill level as them--- it's just ignored ( a good gold/plat doesn't need to be told this! They just adapt! ) My pings and map awareness don't exist to these players...

Losing games wouldn't bother me but, turns out Gold/Plat ADCs with tanked MMRs in soloQ are unholy levels of toxic. So I get verbally assaulted for 40 minutes. Which means I'm only playing support when I can handle that. Help is mega-appreciated. I'll take picks- positioning- tactics, Jedi Mind Tricks- anything >_<

4 Comments

Alaric The Sic2 votes

if you are getting players with plat borders in bronze/low silver Elo, these people sold their accounts or otherwise were boosted last season and will soon get their silver/bronze border back.

/mute all. Use it.

Carrying games in bronze and silver is easy. If this player doesn't have upwards of a 70% win rate when playing vs that Elo he is very clearly boosted.

raynac2 votes

Yeaaah I've got the opposite problem, I'm getting que'd up against actual Plats and diamonds in my normal games without tanked mmr 90% of the time. It's like... I'm currently a silver who managed to peak at gold 5 I shouldn't be playing these guys. Sometimes I will play ranked solo que just so I can have an easier more balanced game

Honestly I'll say your in a rough spot as a support if your in Bronze because supporting gets easier around high silver to low gold

Plats and what not have a hard time adapting to bronze because well... Bronze is chaos. And people down there can sometimes be a bit rigid about changing their play style.

My advice? Find some good friends and play with them. Then you won't have to worry! Honestly I would have to see you play but my group often will let a "skilled bronze" in with us because it lowers the chances our group of silvers fights a diamond. Plus non of us really like support we just do it when we have to

raynac1 votes

Also we generally play for fun wink wink nudge nudge what time do you normally play at? We usually start 7-8 hours from now

NekoniClaws1 votes

Well that must suck, but you must be doing pretty awesome to be paired up with them, congrats =)

I do have some good friends, including golds and plats I support (they're legit though) but you can give me a spin if I'm ever on the right time for day for you.

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