Beginning Ranked Question

Generous Player·1/11/2016, 1:17:36 PM·2 votes·743 views

Hello,
I've been playing league for about three months now. I have around 350 wins in normals, and have improved rather quickly, at least according to my friends. I am considering starting ranked just to get a rank... Should I do it now, or wait for season 6 to start? Also, what can I expect going into ranked for the first time?

Thanks in advance!

22 Comments

NoPaxt1/11/2016, 1:27:54 PM3 votes

I made a mistake and started ranked too early and now pay for it in the elo hell that is bronze... My recommendations are this;

  1. Have a champion pool of 4-5 that you are good/comfortable with for each lane.
  2. Practice your CS. Getting kills and assists in normals is fine, but your ability to CS is more important.
  3. Stay patient, don't tilt yourself or allow others to tilt you. (especially your own teammates)
  4. Build smart based upon team composition, yours and theirs. Stay away from the mobafire-glass cannon sited
  5. IT IS EVERYONE'S JOB TO WARD
AyRe CoNteMpT1/11/2016, 1:41:39 PM2 votes

the sooner you play ranked, the better. from every ranked match you will learn more han from a non-ranked so to get better, playing ranked is required.

The Bearded Bard1/11/2016, 2:29:09 PM1 votes

Now's actually a good time to test the waters with ranked considering they reset ranks once the season starts.

As for what you can expect, pretty much just more of the same. People playing stupidly, feeding, raging, trolling, etc.

Weathered1/11/2016, 2:35:01 PM1 votes

s6 starts in like 2 days, so just wait a little bit ^.^

Melee Form1/11/2016, 3:35:55 PM1 votes

S6 will start very soon, but the first couple weeks/month of the ranked season are hard. At the beginning of the season everyones rank gets reset and there are a lot of different skill levels mixed together. I belong in high silver/low gold, but last year I was struggling in silver V at the start of the season because of all the golds dumped into silver.

Restless Slumber1/11/2016, 4:58:34 PM1 votes

I would say just start now before it resets just so you get a base rank for your s6 placements to be based off of.

Rocky21/11/2016, 1:21:01 PM1 votes

I would go ahead and play the 10 games to get ranked now (even though it'll be reset in less than a month). It will give you a chance to see how people can play differently in ranked sometimes. You'll be able to see what the popular bans are (if you haven't been playing draft mode).

I have also heard that your ranked MMR at the reset can determine your placement for next season, after you complete the 10 matches again..

arcinex1/12/2016, 4:21:58 AM1 votes

Just don't play ranked.. ever.

You can thank me later.

RayCastle1/11/2016, 1:22:51 PM1 votes

Well the new season is going to take a while. So its better if u want to play now