Why am i fighting high ELO players in normal draft?

Atheon Jr·12/2/2016, 11:30:13 AM·2 votes·2,326 views

Since the preseason started ive noticed a significant increase in higher elo players on my team and the opposing team. I'm silver 5 and i have fought against a few diamonds and plats (golds too but i don't mind them too much). And when one of the teams are blessed with the diamond player, they just plow the other team.
i laned against one who was and oh my god...... i never seen that champion move so fast in my life, she slaughtered me even when i believed i was safe. Im not complaining about Akali, im just saying i really get shook when i see that shiney medal on their team because of what i saw they're capable of.

Point is, What's going on ? Am i just unlucky or is it just the pre-season ?

10 Comments

ForgivenSoul12/2/2016, 11:36:41 AM3 votes

its probably the pre-season. its happening to me. yesterday i was in a game and my team was all plat and i'm silver. enemy had a silver, 2 plats and a diamond. its probably people who pretty much only play ranked except in the off season and there normals MMR is low despite their ranked MMR being higher

Randomonium12/2/2016, 11:34:34 AM1 votes

Pre-season and/or premades most likely. Alternatively, your normal MMR may be higher than your ranked MMR (or the diamond player's normal MMR is much lower than his ranked MMR.)

Tbh I'm actually pretty happy when I go up against a plat/diamond. It makes things challenging and I learn a lot more because they can punish me much harder for any mistake I make.

Candoodle12/2/2016, 11:38:17 AM1 votes

I think the most likely explanation is that they dont play normal games during regular season so there is a huge gap between their normal MMR and ranked MMR

now that it's preseason they probably see no reason to play ranked so that's why you first seeing them pop up in your normals now.

that or your normal MMR is high elo level, good job buddy

Jax Cramer12/2/2016, 11:53:08 AM1 votes

Plat and DIamond is not high elo though unless its Dia II+

Crossarms12/2/2016, 12:47:14 PM1 votes

Diamond players aren't that good stop being scared of them. I've faced many diamonds and I almost never lose to them. I've only met two players that I've thought "wow their skill is way above mine..." One of those players was diamond and the other was challenger. The other Diamond+ players I have destroyed. Think about your own play and improve it not about what is on the enemy team.

xxxDogmanxxx12/2/2016, 12:54:09 PM1 votes

Think of it as a compliment to your skills. Your Normals MMR is higher than average, so you're getting matched with Diamond players.