Can someone explain ranked and MMR to me?

Lactic Acidosis·Oct 29, 2014·0 votes·698 views

So this new system is confusing, I been on quite a few streaks up to gold 2 then bounced around promos today hoping to skip gold 1 like I skipped gold 3. Most of the players it ranks me with are in the plat 4-2 range. With me being a humble gold 2. I was hoping the day before I leave on vacation that I could finish my promos it took me 5 promos but it promoted me to gold 1. When I checked op.gg mmr is says I am at 1909 which is higher then some of my friends who are sitting in plat 5. Just disappointed that I can't figure out this league system. I know I won't hit plat now but can someone give me tips on how to make it easier next season. I don't have that much time to play either.

1 Comments

Matthias9119Oct 29, 20141 votes

First off, outside sites are making wild guesses as to your exact MMR. Riot doesn't publish or export it anywhere.

You're unlikely to skip divisions unless you've been winning at a >>50% rate but keep losing your promos. If you're gaining a LOT more LP per win than you lose per loss, you might skip a division.

This also gets harder to do as you move up the ladder, and you have to be WAY WAY above to skip a "I" division and jump right into the next tier.