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Solution to That 96-99 LP Feeling

coltfan08·4/4/2016, 3:42:12 AM·15 votes·1,378 views

We all know it sucks to be at 96-99 lp. You're so close to your series that winning feels was less rewarding compared to losing. My suggestion is that the max lp you can lose from a game is equal to 100 - your lp. This won't affect any games where you start out with less than ~80 lp, and it won't have a huge effect until you get into the 90+ lp range. This would help reduce frustration and make being stuck at 96-99 lp less sucky.

A second part of this would be to let lp go over 100 when entering a series. We all know if you win your first series game and lose your second, your lp is ~100 rather than ~80. However, if you win a game from, for example, 97 lp, you have 100 lp. If you lose your first series game, you can fall to ~80 lp. That is pretty much a -17 lp differential for splitting two games. Thanks for reading and feel free to offer up changes/reasons why this is dumb and shouldn't be implemented.

9 Comments

TNHA Baritone4/4/2016, 3:45:45 AM1 votes

You need a medal of honor.

Matezoide4/4/2016, 4:34:51 AM1 votes

I was going to say something like "But then people will complain for having 95 LP", but i really dig this idea.

I could see some players not giving a shit for losing when they are 98 LP and trolling, and there could be a few tweaks, but the concept makes sense and, even with some abuse, could greatly benefit the community at large.

Oksanaandjoy4/4/2016, 4:40:50 AM1 votes

Yes! Three games in a row now, I have gotten up to that ~96 mark, lost and fall back to ~75. Win, lose, win, lose, win, lose. I'm heading towards my first placements and I really want to give it a crack!

Mokkun4/4/2016, 4:45:32 AM1 votes

LP does go over 100 when in a series. That's part of what determines the LP you end up with if you fail your series.

Your initial suggestion though is a recipe for rating inflation if I've ever heard one.

Unstoppable Monk4/4/2016, 9:04:48 PM1 votes

I'd rather have a 96-99 LP feeling than no feeling, because that still means I have been winning games.

Surr20plz4/4/2016, 9:14:47 PM1 votes

They should let you buy your way into your series with 100k IP if you're under 5 lp.

Solves all the problems at once.