The rank system

JhomasTefferson·Jun 7, 2017·1 votes·215 views

When i get autofilled to support, go 4/1/27 as janna, fully stack mejais, have an 80% kill participation, and don't win cuz of shit team, it's time for the rank system to consider personal performance.

9 Comments

Jo0oJun 7, 20172 votes

Respect to the shitty game you had, but...

That encourages blatant kill stealing and invites all sorts of abuse.

Getting kills stolen from you could result in you gaining no LP, stealing kills becomes a significant tool of trolling, protecting one's KDA by AFK farming in the face of a losing match becomes a method of saving your LP, sacrificing yourself for your team risks LP, and all objectives become devalued in the face of actual LP gains and losses being weighted by KDA.

Making LP gains and losses dependent on personal performance encourages greedy play and will undoubtedly unravel the fabric of teamwork in ranked matches.

No other team game allows individual players to shrug off losses simply because they performed well personally. Why should League?

JhomasTeffersonJun 7, 20171 votes

I said consider it, not be the end all be all.

And other team games do. If one player is playing really well on a shit team in highschool baseball or something, losing every game, but still doing quite well consistently, they still could get onto a half decent college team. If they play well on that college team, even if the college team only has a .4 winrate, he could get drafted to a minor team. He could then be on the shittiest team in the minors, playing really well, then make it to the majors. Then, lets say hes on a sad team in the majors, but still plays really well, so a better team offers him a better contract. He has a majority losing record at that point, by a long shot, but, he still ends up making it to a major league team.

Not an exact comparison, but you get what I'm saying. (Think, highschool=silver, college=gold, minors = plat, majors = diamond, better major team = masters, he didn't win much, but, he still moved up the ladder)

And, i don't think it should be the sole thing considered. I think wins and losses should be the primary determinant, but, i think that an excessively good score could make you lose less Lp during a loss or something. I also think that an excessively bad score could make you gain less Lp on a win. I think it should be considered, not the only determinant of lp up or down.

CochoJun 7, 20171 votes

AnastaeciaJun 7, 20171 votes

The game looked relatively even. Similar kills, towers, 1 baron each...they had a couple more drags, and you had a lot more damage to enemies. Even in dead even matches (which I'm guessing this had ups and downs like any game), someone has to win....this time the other team got that extra kill (or whathaveyou) that allowed them to get your Nex first.

I understand the frustration of getting an S (I assume you did) on a losing team. It happens. Just like wood 6 players getting a free win when they get totally carried.

Just gotta brush it off, take a break, and come back later.

JhomasTeffersonJun 7, 20171 votes

I did get an s, and i don't play janna or even support often.

GankedByWindowsJun 7, 20171 votes

Thats a rough game. However, you can't really complain when you're part of the "shit team" sometimes. I'm looking at you personally going AD thresh top and feeding every time.

JhomasTeffersonJun 7, 20171 votes

When my teammates ban the yas i want to play, i feed.

The fact that i am still playing shows how shit riot is at this whole ranked thing.

edit: actually, if my team pisses me off in general. Lets say i see the enemy jg going in to my jg at lvl 2. I ping. I ping, i ping some more, they dont collapse. I throw the game. Lets say right after i back they start drag when im not there(As jg), then it's stolen my the enemy jg's smite. i throw. They ban my pick i throw.

GankedByWindowsJun 7, 20171 votes

All that shows is that you can't handle your emotions.