Why am I losing 20 lp for my bad team mates ?

WonZiemniak·Jul 8, 2018·1 votes·1,043 views

Well I am an ADC main ( + some supp here and there ) and so it happens that we lost a game, once just because they were better, one because they outplay us but most offten because we got "yasuo carry" kid on mid lane that loses in 10 min or a teemo top because why not or "yi kid" on jungle because he s a "smurf" and he'll carry... Why the game doesnt detect such a behavior and why everyone have to lose entire 20 lp thanks to this one troll that cant play anything else except yi... Why ? Why entire team have to pay the prize for one bad player ?

4 Comments

MrFawknSunshineJul 8, 20182 votes

you lost 20 lp cuz: 1) you lost game, 2) your mmr is such you lose 20 lp when you lose a game. Its a TEAM GAME so you win sometimes cuz of team, sometimes cuz you, you lose sometimes cuz you and lose sometimes cuz team. in the end it balances out cuz every one deals with it.

Lucky SammichJul 8, 20182 votes

That's true, it's a team game and obviously you either decide to win as a team or lose as a team, but at the same time rank to me shouldn't be based on how you play as a team, but really on how you play individually. You can have amazing people on your team who do really well, make sure objectives are met and handled, but once you get that one flammer, it's over and you all lose because of that one person and typically they don't get punished. You don't get IP back because of them, but instead you lose IP and reporting them does not guarentee a ban for that person. So again, why should you be punished for a person who decides to be toxic or troll?

This is where I sometimes think it would be better if the ranking system was based on how you play your role. Did you meet X objectives, how many kills to deaths and assists do you have, did you contribute in majority of team fights and so on. Yet, that probably will never be the case.

Anyway, that's just my opinion. I guess it comes down to does your team want to win, goof around or lose. :/ Maybe this is why I live the bronze life.

MrFawknSunshineJul 8, 20182 votes

the rank system is a laughable since season 5. 2ndly there is no way to determine rank by individual performance in a team based game. the only way you can use a individual rank system is a 1 vs 1 game

typically in most cases you are placed with and against people of similar skill levels and you have to be better then that skill level on a consistent basis to climb. If you arent you will stay where you are. but if you win on a consistent basis you slowly climb cuz at some point your elo/mmr rewards you more for wins and less for a loss allowing you to gain the LP to move up.

and as you climb you are faced with players of higher skill level then what you use to play til you cant climb no more (this is your elo/elo hell ) and that artificial 50% win rate people thinks RIOT enforces. which is a lie cuz why do the same great players climb into D1, Masters and Challenger and all having above a 50% win rate most of the time ?

and finally RANK is a system of riot getting you addicted to the game. you play rank to prove your worth, you climb a bit get a lil reward, you wanna be better, and play more. buy the next champ/skin , play more etc , watch more league content, streamers, etc , pay for coaching , but no matter what you do you wont ever be happy with the game as long as you let your rank determine your happiness and enjoyment of the game. its like the carrot and stick metaphor. they keep dangling a higher rank/rewards etc to get you to keep playing and becoming addicted to their game.

why do you think so many people hate the game, rant and rave in post on the boards, reddit ,etc but cant seem to quit a game they clearly arent enjoying?

but in the end your rank means nothing , and those who think it does really needs to look at life in general. 2ndly for all those wanna be ESPORTS PROs only .001% ever get to that spot so you are better off taking your life savings and buying lotto tickets