Matchmaking is bogus, ranked play is unfair

Ooduwa·8/28/2019, 6:30:14 PM·2 votes·1,494 views

My performance feels largely irrelevant, as wins and loses aren't dependent upon how well I play, but how poor my teammates are. Not that I’m great or anything, but I try. I listen, pay attention, try to improve my performance, etc.

I'm Bronze 1 being matched against Gold players(last match I was put against a Gold IV Aatrox)-- I still manage to play well, but it's immaterial because my success is in the hands of players that die 10+ times within 20 mins while flaming myself and the rest of their team. These players are ranked higher than me, mind you...

It's not only extremely frustrating, but discourages one from even wanting to play ranked. I can study the strength and weaknesses of my champs, teach myself how to cs and manage waves, learn & stress the importance of warding and macro play, etc-- and it doesn't matter, because I can't control the other four players I'm matched with.

6 Comments

1wolfpack8/28/2019, 6:44:21 PM1 votes

Somebody feeding but still trying to win, I can live with that. Toxicity is not acceptable and that is the biggest problem imo. Also quit while u can, you'll be better off for it.

Kai Guy8/28/2019, 6:44:52 PM1 votes

Positional MM + Duoing has made Titles so utterly inaccurate as any gauge of skill that Riot really should Lock Titles behind a Min # of games.

Honestly id rather they just show MMR as that's the metric used to match make but players don't understand it well.

If its any consolation you are consistently being placed in Silver 3-2 games but till you break 30 matches don't expect any quality from MM. Your probably still "provisional" far as their systems cares.

mack91128/28/2019, 6:49:56 PM1 votes

If you feel you are not impacting the game on a regular basis then you are not playing at a level that deserves to climb meaning you are in your deserved Elo meaning you will lose half your matches and win half your matches.

Yautja wannabe8/28/2019, 8:49:33 PM1 votes

One person can't win you the game, but one person is all it takes to lose you the game. Either way, you'll never know what to expect until you enter into a match. When you grind in solo queue, you're essentially taking a gamble. Regardless, if you can't trust strangers in real life you shouldn't trust them through the comfort of your screen either.