An Easy Way to Make ELO Hell More Managable - Require Mastery lvls to play Champs in Ranked

lawlspirit·Feb 9, 2016·4 votes·430 views

We've all been there. You see someone failing hard to an enemy player that they shouldn't be dying to. Before you know it, someone on your team is like "dude.....stop. Stay under tower." The classic reply, "first time ______ stfu."

An easy solution: Before you can play a champion in a ranked match, you are required to have mastery level 3 on it.

Is that hard to achieve? No.
Will it solve a lot of the problems in ELO Hell? It can't hurt.
It will however alleviate this "omg shutup its my first time _______ give me a break" horse shit that shouldn't even be happening in ranked in the first place. You've already got the mastery system in place. Take it once step further and make it useful for things other than taunting with ctrl +6.

And yes, I would like to hear constructive comments. Is this a bad idea? Why? Is rank 3 mastery too lenient?

8 Comments

JamareeFeb 9, 20163 votes

It is a bad idea, why should players who are decent with a champion but don't play them often because of meta reasons get punished?

Little Stick ManFeb 9, 20161 votes

how do you be decent at a champion but not play them?

MyrmironFeb 9, 20163 votes

No thanks. I have 4 accounts, such a system would mean I cannot play champions on my smurf because I don't play these accounts that often.

SSuperduperFlyyFeb 9, 20162 votes

It takes about 3 or 4 good games to get mastery 3 and if these are smurfs then it shouldn't matter because they should all be good games; anyway why would you complain about a system that prevents you from thrashing people who are much... much newer than you to the game isn't there something in the terms of service about smurfing?

MyrmironFeb 9, 20161 votes

I don't "trash people that are much much newer than me". My smurfs are ranked within 1 division of my main. Last season my account were ranked as follows: Dia 5, Plat 2, Plat 4, Plat 5. And no. Smurfing is completely "legal" and in no way against the TOS. I use smurfs to practice new champions in ranked because of the competitive environment.

NidelkhaFeb 9, 20161 votes

IMO best way to get out of elo hell is ONLY play when you get that random jolt of confidence and determination to win. Puts away most the stress from playing too much or worrying about team comps. And just flood chat with retarded comments so nobody will blame you cause you're literally a team poro.

Deep Terror NamiFeb 9, 20161 votes

I have 7 at Mastery 3+. Guess I'm ruining Ranked for ppl. My bad.

RottenRootFeb 9, 20161 votes

would you need lvl 3 mastery rank in 16 champs or it would be ok to play another champ if yours got banned/picked?, though the main problem is not that someone is bad with a champ or its their first time, the problem at bronce/silver is lack of coordination and attitude. So i dont think the system would bring more good things that bad.