@Riot LP gains in Division 5 and LP gains/losses during series

Level 8 Squirtle··1 votes·344 views

So recently on my main account I got into Diamond 5, I was so excited. However literally the next 2 days were just bad days for me. Then because of those 2 bad days I now get 12-16LP per win and lose 18-24LP per loss. This is starting to ruin ranked for me. I understand why it's happening I just don't agree with it. If I were in Diamond 3 and had 2 bad days then I get dropped down to Diamond 4 or maybe ever back into Diamond 5 which sucks but at least then my LP gains would still be fair which would mean that the next day when I went back to doing better I would be able to climb right back.

It just sucks that if you are in a division 5 and have a bad day or two you are trapped in that division unless you have an amazing win streak. In my last 16 soloQ ranked games I'm 8-8, but I'm at 0LP. With a record of 8-8 I shouldn't be able to climb, however I feel like it's putting me on tilt and causing me to lose even more. To the point that now I'm considering just playing enough to not decay to make sure I get my diamond border.

Now as for LP gains and losses in a series. Gains and losses in your series are the same as they are if you weren't in your series. So if you go 0-2 then you will be 2 games away from getting back in with your LP where as if you go 1-2 you will only be one win away(most of the time) from getting back in. I understand why you do this and this seems fair. However what doesn't seem fair is that if I 2-0 or 2-1 my series then I don't gain any LP into the next division. I feel like this is a bit of a douible standard, we are being punished for losing but not being fairly rewarded for winning.

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2 Comments

ValyrianBlade1 votes

Your reward for winning is getting promoted, and without that punishment for losing you would end a promo series and immediately start a new on. I'm not saying it isn't broken (why are there even promo series, most systems work on just flat rating points). On the former points, I'm too low leveled to play ranked so I can't speak from experience, but if you go 8-8 you should stay at 0. I hope the gain loss penalties even out after you make up for the lost points though.

Level 8 Squirtle1 votes

So I get your argument for the LP during your series and you make a good point. However if you're getting normal LP gains and you go 8-8 you should end up with 15-20ish LP. On the average gains and losses you get about 22ish for a win and lose 16-18 for a loss. Therefore after the 8 wins and 8 losses you should at least have a little LP remaining.

The other day I started at 10ish LP and won 3 in a row and got to 50LP, I had to dodge one due to a troll which put me at 47LP, then I lost 2 in a row and was back at 0LP. That is not how this system should work

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