So I just realized how, for me anyways, why I hate Bronze even MORE and will remain here....

No one shot-calls.

Everyone expects you to read everyone's mind and I am most certainly guilty of it at times, like when I'm warding late game trying to set up areas the enemy team will most likely, and logically, congregate at and such and REAAAAAALLLLY don't need my team to go forcing team fights for no good reason.

But on the flip side, most people down here wouldn't listen to anyone trying to call the shots, anyway. I don't want to do the calling of plays out of fear of tilting team because I'm about 99% sure they'll go well out of their way to avoid listening on purpose, throwing the game, regardless of if we're losing or not or winning by a boatload.

If someone else actually tries to lead, of course I'd go with it because I'm open ears to people who actually have a plan for the long-term. I'm sure many people would, but those 'many' are a relative few among the greater scope of the playerbase and the chances of getting them all in the same games as one another is slim at such low elo.

It doesn't end there. Of course not.

Even mere SUGGESTIONS, if you word it as nicely as possible, like 'I don't want to be THAT GUY, after all, I'm sucking it majorly this game, but would you please buy X item instead of going for that 100% crit? (usually it's a last whisper or BotRK issue) it would singlehandedly solve our biggest problem', they don't want to read anything longer than 3 or 4 words at a time. If you DO word it that short, it comes off abrasive, rude, demanding even, despite there being no intention of wanting to be demanding and coming off as a douche nozzle. This means, well...of COURSE they won't listen if they think you're being rude. That's common sense.

So basically, me and god only knows how many others, stay silent. It's a depressing situation because damned if you do, damned if you don't.

I know plenty of things that are my own fault among those that aren't, but this is the single most frustrating one. It's a team game but no one wants to treat it like one.

I don't even have any friends I can play with. I mean, sure, I have a 'friends list' but as for people I actually know? They are non-existent. No one to actually group with on a whim, let alone consistently, so I can't even quote-on-quote "abuse" dynamic queue.

Focusing on only what I can do to get better, sure I can do that. I can do that until I'm blue in the face. But knowing that I'm relying on shaky bomb-diffusion techniques just to get a game in the right direction when communication (or a complete lack thereof at times) can singlehandedly lose or win you the game depending on the outcome of how different attitudes perceive it?

Pshaw; it is unrealistic and strictly based on ideals.

Does this sound familiar to anyone else forever circling the drainpipe of Bronze?