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Ranked Matchmaking is very one sided.

KidPhantomhive·9/17/2016, 2:44:16 AM·20 votes·1,930 views

After winning a ton and getting so close to gold, I start getting matched with full team of players on tilt with loss after loss in their recent history. I play jungle, I do well, get my team some kills, but bot always feeds.

I play bot, I do well, mid and top feed.

I have gone down from silver 1 to mid silver 3 in the past week because game after game this is happening and it doesn't stop. There is always a lane that feeds out of its mind and can not figure out to play safe and wait for the jungle to gank.

Last game for example: I went bot, my support and I played safe, got some farm, did well, got ahead in lane, but meanwhile in top lane, Quinn was 0/4 and in no way playing any safer, continuously giving Kled kills. Then in mid lane, a Talon (who ended the game 1/8) fed a Kayle, not seeming to understand that he was countered and should try to farm under tower.

This is ridiculous Riot. The enemy team was full steam ahead with victories as I once was and my team is destined for defeat.

18 Comments

Nikoros9/17/2016, 9:38:45 AM4 votes

The problem is you are competing against Master's and Challenger opponents. Many players are getting rich now boosting people into gold 5. So at Silver 1-3 you are in boosting central, since its so close to the rewards threshhold. Most people just get boosted to gold 5 and stopping there for the rewards.

Also, you are playing solo in a team based system (Dynamic Queue), in any other game, this would be considered extremely stupid, but in lol it seems to be accepted since there is no alternative bracket. Your only option is to find a group of players and play as a team with a voice chat. This way, you know you won't get AFK, feeders etc. If you are soloing in this bracket, you are battling uphill since you will be paired with the losers (boosted).

Next season they will try to fix it, but it will fail too. The only answer is a completely solo queue and a completely team based que, rito will never get this through there thick skulls though.

Mojihito6669/17/2016, 8:53:13 AM2 votes

When people will learn that after winning streak you get worse teammates as a forced 50% win rate package.

Unstoppable Monk9/17/2016, 5:14:27 AM1 votes

silver 3 - silver 1 is the game of throws, my friend

Power Cosmic9/17/2016, 5:18:41 AM1 votes

You can only control yourself. If you are consistently a good player, what really matters is matchmaking.

Lucky Moniker9/17/2016, 6:56:27 PM1 votes

Yup right there with you, games are always a sweep these days, and sure sometimes you can see when one person does ridiculous but it's not only that, games just feel stacked to one side every time, and I don't mean just losing. Even when I win it feels the same way, like pushing into the base before 20 mins

TheVi3tnam9/17/2016, 2:46:47 AM1 votes

I feel you man. Its alright, riot needs to fix it, but prioritizes other things first.

LXII9/17/2016, 7:40:01 PM1 votes

Someone has to lose. I know better than most the struggle of feeling like matchmaking is stacked against you.

Last season it took me the entirety of the season to get one account into gold. It was tough, and it took all my time. I would get close, then I would go all the way back to Silver 4 or 5. Happened a lot. This season I got my account to gold in like 4 days. I made a second account, got it to gold in under 30 games.

The difference? I'm finally the low MMR on the team. My MMR is much higher than it should be so I'm matched with nothing but Platinum players. For once I'M the hypothetical weak link. The game is no longer looking at me and thinking "Hmm, this guy can probably carry all 4 of these feeders".

It's weird because it seems backwards. Because I have good MMR winning is beyond easy, my w/l on my other account is sitting at a solid 66%. You just gotta keep playing until your MMR hits a steady level again and you'll have better luck.

Here's a picture to show you what I'm dealing with, I'm the Trist. http://grabilla.com/0690e-4f0c393d-ce57-4b8f-9e71-ea277ecb760b.png

Kewlipo9/17/2016, 4:07:47 AM1 votes

Get this all the time.

Really don't understand why.

I know it's not me as well, because of the strikingly odd amount of feed that my teammates do, even though I usually play well in lane.