A Different Rank System (A Proposal)

I've thought about this for a few days now and entertained the idea in my head during that time, knowing that Riot won't actually implement it. But I thought to post it all the same.

The concept is that ranking up would no longer require League Points to enter promotions. LP itself, in fact, would be outright removed from the system and so would MMR.

Instead of LP to reach a promotional series, players would be tasked with the goal of winning 4 out of 7 games to enter their promos in which it would become your typical best of 3 or best of 5.

If a player loses 4 of 7 matches, they would not be demoted...at least not immediately. Instead, they would earn a Strike. It is only when a player accumulates 3 strikes that they would be demoted.

Strikes, however, could be removed. One strike would be removed upon entering a promotional series and an additional strike would be removed upon being promoted. In this way, should a player enter a promo series with 2 strikes and win their series, they'd enter the next division without any strikes.

Failing a series would not add any strikes.

Additionally, the free win system for players who fail their series would remain.

And, finally, if a player enters a series without any strikes and wins their series, they would automatically enter into their next promotional series. In this way, people who end up smurfing as well as skilled players would reach their actual division faster.