lvl 26 consistantly getting gold and plat players in my matches...

jungletyger·Nov 25, 2016·2 votes·398 views

WTF Rito... I've played 3 games today and I've had 3 games playing with and against gold and plat players. I actually ended up in two winning matches, but I was a complete non-factor and was pretty much behind my opponent the entire match.

This isn't the first time I've seen this happen. It seems to be the norm rather than the exception to the rule. I'm wanting to hit lvl 30 just so I can stop getting matched with people who are WAAAAYYY better than me. How screwed up is that????

7 Comments

EazyMakaveli2Nov 25, 20162 votes

yo. if you play top or mid, google matchups or look for the same matchups on youtube while the game loads. matchups matter more than elo.

For example, i was playing tryndamere top vs darius. i looked up a video and saw trynd kill darius lvl 1 when he had like 60 fury. So i did the same shit and it worked.

if you play adc ur fucked.

RákãñNov 25, 20161 votes

I personally don't mind getting paired with people better than me. I think of it as a learning curve and try to outplay them. Salting about it won't make you better at the game.

jungletygerNov 25, 20161 votes

I think that's a great outlook to have. That being said, to me it feels like trying to teach someone basic math skills by handing them a calculus book and telling them to, 'get gud.' Sure, some people will actually be able to pull that off. Quite a few, however, won't and will just end up hating math.

RákãñNov 25, 20161 votes

Seems like you'd rage-quit on dark souls that that kind of logic. =/

I per-fer games that can be punishing if you don't do things correctly. But if you want to rant and down vote a comment on how to thing positive instead being salty in the current situation is pretty sad. And sorry in advance if you're not the one down voted it though.

~ Trust me, I've been through it myself. Even with people with smurf accounts. It just happens and the first 30 or so level can be quite imbalance in between actual skill levels. Its not rocket science here, it's just a game. If you're having that much trouble. Try champions with strong kits for noobie parts of the game to keep up. Like Teemo, Tryndamere, Jax, Sion, Cho'Gath and Garen. And they're all pretty cheap in IP.

jungletygerNov 25, 20161 votes

I didn't downvote any comments. I thought you had a very positive outlook. My apologies if I came across more negatively than I'd intended.

I do think that it's super frustrating to play against some of the best players in ranked play before you even hit max level. And I don't believe that's an unreasonable stance to take. You don't learn much when you face an opponent and get face-rolled just like you don't learn much when you face an opponent who is significantly inferior to you. You learn the most when you go against someone at your own level, or slightly higher.

One of my matches last night, I ended up being the only player on my team not gold or higher (with, I think, our top laner being diamond). And, even though their adc quit early on, (their only non-gold+ player if I had to guess) I spent most of the match unintentionally feeding and overall just being fairly miserable. We very nearly lost (which I'm certain must have been my fault, despite my best efforts) despite having a numbers advantage.

I found the experience far less than enjoyable and I can't help but think a lot of people would have been in the exact same boat.

jungletygerNov 25, 20161 votes

4 in a row... WTF Rito... How is this supposed to be fun? All it is is an immense exercise in frustration. I like the game and I want to play competitively, but Christ getting destroyed every single game gets old super fast.

jungletygerNov 25, 20161 votes

5 in a row...