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Ranking in Lower Tier (Trapped Forever) Solution

Close Counter·5/15/2016, 2:49:45 PM·4 votes·1,038 views

The suggesting is the last few sentences but i gave background and reasoning for my complaint and solution :)

Hello fellow summoners. I am an avid player of this game and I care a lot about the successfulness of the game and franchise in general. I have a few personal complaints i would like to address that may seem redundant but I would like to provide an alternate view to the situation. I have played League of legends for 3 and a half years now and I dislike the ranking system a lot mainly for the lower tiers. I understand that this a team game and players need to work together to win and be successful; however, I am currently bronze 3 and feel as if i have been stuck in that rank for ages despite my efforts. In season 5 i was able to get myself out of bronze and into silver 5.

I am trying to rank up so i can learn adn get better at the game, but if i am stuck at the lower tier i cannot improve. I have done self improvement though. I watch videos, i study esports games, and i look at builds and strategize and actual game plan. I have tried so hard to get myself out of bronze that I learned new positions. I started off top adn realize adc's make a great impact. I learned adcs just so i can get out of bronze. I have found adc to be my best roll and has become my main but I am currently learning jungle now to see if that can make a greater impact. I have tried everything to self improve myself and it has work. I can see my game sense, farming, map awareness, and technical skill improve., but i still stay in the same low rank. This is a team game and I need teammates to be as decent as well to be abel to win. i have found sometimes that i do well/exceptional in lane, but the lower tier mind set of my teammates lead to me not being able to carry. I have learned and gained skills to try too carry a game just to get out of bronze, but my teamates cannot fulfill there roll and it makes the game impossible to win. I am writing this post now to demonstrate some flaws in the ranking system. Players that try to self improve, try to make themselves better, try to learn the game, try their best to understand the mechanics and thinking that goes into winning are not being rewarded for their hard world. The only way foe lower tier players to get out of bronze is to have decent teammates. In the lower tiers, there are rarley ever close games. It;s always on the extreme side. Players either completely dominate lane or get dominated making games very one sided. The players that try their hardest and still lose due to teammates feel as if they cannot do anything to get out of their tier. For those who say just play normals, its the same situation their. My rank affects the type of teammates i have.

Honestly this lower tier trap has made me lose some interest in the game because i feel as if there is no hope of getting out instead only with a lot of luck. I propose a new ranking system where players can gain lp based on there rank letter after the game. Obviously the team that wins gain lp but i feel on the losing side if they get a high enough letter tank they should gain a little lp as well. I am suggesting withing the ranges of A- to S+. The lp amount they should gain though should only range from 1-8 not too much. I want people who win to actually gain the LP they deserve but also the hard working players on the losing side to gain some lp as well. I feel as this would rewards those that try their hardest to win and tried to improve themselves to get better but lose because luck is not their side. I have learned that in league of legends ranking in lower tiers, you need teamwork, communication, skill, and a lot of luck. I just want to decrease the luck it need to get out of the lower tiers. This would not only improve the amount of those that play rank, but also reward those and keep those players happy that put in effort to get out of the lower tiers to get better at the game.

7 Comments

LegitBusinessman5/15/2016, 3:53:30 PM1 votes

I understand how you feel, because I felt the way you did for a long time too.

But the reality is you're severely underestimating the skill cap of this game. Just work on your mechanics, play a lot of different roles and types of champions to have a better understanding of the game, and as you improve you'll find carrying yourself out of low tiers to be a breeze.

Darth Sidiouss5/15/2016, 10:39:33 PM1 votes

I up-voted cus this is a problem and unfair for people who can play a sliver - gold 5 lvl and be stuck with cancer teammates who have no idea what there doing.

DarkRitual5/15/2016, 3:32:56 PM1 votes

Suggestion for you: Break your wall of text into paragraphs. It looks super imposing to read. In fact, I skipped all but the first few lines, and got the context of your post from other replies.

Making the post easier to read will improve the chances of other's actually reading it.

SC The Pariah5/15/2016, 3:01:52 PM1 votes

I feel your pain, brother and from the first sight it seems like good system, let's see if any rioter will see it

III BAKURYU III 5/15/2016, 5:51:11 PM1 votes

Had a few games where players on my team were too focused on their KDA and cs that way if we did lose they would have an excuse.
Like " I WENT 10-0-0 team too Heavy"

{ Cho'Gath top only gets kills and does nothing else sure he can tank for the team to hopefully allows us to win the game but instead just sits and waits to AA and runs away so they can keep their KDA looking good. } That way they can show to riot that its not them and its " their bad teammates " I understand the lp for the losing team and for people who do try. But that argument stated before is why its not very viable. Their is a 50/50 chance you will win or lose the game and the other team has the same chance.

You just need to improve your gameplay

Darth Sidiouss5/15/2016, 10:35:37 PM1 votes

That system should be placed in its really annoying to carry and your team just fails you for retardation and you just lose so much LP its unfair to those who actually show the potential to leave bronze.

Umbra Z5/15/2016, 3:01:58 PM

TL;DR The ranked system sucks at lower elo and I suggest we give the losing teams lp if they get a high enough ranking for trying hard to win. (1-8 lp)