Does anyone feel like they CANNOT win Ranked games?

DukeMumford··1 votes·526 views

My experiences with Ranked.

Last Season I was Silver 2, 24 LP. I didn't play much towards the end of the season but I played many, many norms in preparation for my placement matches. Well, I went 6-4 and got placed Silver 4, which is about where I thought I would be. Well, I got to my promos once, lost and have yet to get above 50 points. In fact, just now I got demoted to Silver 5 because I have been on a 10-game losing streak. The teams I typically play against are filled with former Golds and Plats who are now B1-S3. Now I'm all about learning to play against better players, but my matches are typically very one-sided. I frequently feel like I'm playing against a premade 5s team with LCS-level communication and game sense. And frankly, I'm just getting sick of losing.

Before anyone says, well remain positive, don't flame your teammates, etc., well, I do remain positive. I have yet to receive a ban of any sort for being a jerk. I try my best to ping, congratulate teammates and all that stuff. I do my part to ward, I try not to surrender and try to pick champions that will help the team, not just my score.

I know that losing is part of the game, but when you begin to feel like you CANNOT win in ranked, it almost begs the question why do I even play anymore. To echo a similar thought I saw in another thread, I'm considering playing another game where I can feel like I'm actually good at the game. And it is such a shame that I feel that way, because I love this game so much. Riot, please don't see this as a reflection of the game, but maybe a reflection of your hidden MMR and placement system. Everyone wants to feel like they are good at the game they love. And at the end of the day a 9.0 KDA is great, but when you get demoted after a game like that, you just feel like quitting.

This probably seems like complaining, and maybe a little of it is, but I just posted this here because I am sure there is someone out there who feels the same way I do, and I want them to know that they are not alone.

And if at the end of the day I'm supposed to be in Bronze, then so be it. But it would be nice to pick up ONE win on my way down there.

5 Comments

disregardable1 votes

This is why I've been playing normals lately.

DukeMumford1 votes

[{quoted}](name=The AFK Farmer,realm=NA,application-id=3ErqAdtq,discussion-id=ITL6Av72,comment-id=0000,timestamp=2015-02-04T01:41:02.114+0000)

This is why I've been playing normals lately.

Yeah man I totally get it. I've been trying to play normals to get good vibes back, but it isn't working. The wins just aren't satisfying because sometimes people troll, do wonky comps, any number of things.

disregardable1 votes

Probably a bronze 5 problem, but the 1/10 ranked wins I get never feel satisfying anyway. Either complete stomps where I got carried or miserable hour long trudges where neither team feels rewarded or capable of winning.

DudeFuck1 votes

Its literally just getting through the losing streaks until you start winning again. It sounds like shitty advice but thats literally the only way you get through them. I bombed my placement matched going 3-7. even ended up losing enough to where I was 4-10. Then I ended up going 6-1 afterwards. I know it fucking blows losing a bunch, but if you keep at it youll eventually match it with a winning streak.

DukeMumford1 votes

[{quoted}](name=Pinche Doogz,realm=NA,application-id=3ErqAdtq,discussion-id=ITL6Av72,comment-id=0001,timestamp=2015-02-04T01:42:59.918+0000)

Its literally just getting through the losing streaks until you start winning again. It sounds like shitty advice but thats literally the only way you get through them. I bombed my placement matched going 3-7. even ended up losing enough to where I was 4-10. Then I ended up going 6-1 afterwards. I know it fucking blows losing a bunch, but if you keep at it youll eventually match it with a winning streak.

Yeah I certainly hope so. I was one a 3-game winning streak, and since then it's been win 1, lose 3-4 and then the losing streak started.

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