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Plat smurfing in silver struggles?

Vanillax·5/5/2018, 1:26:49 PM·1 votes·1,454 views

I don't smurf in silver just to smurf in silver, but I go on my smurf when I'm obv on a tilt spree on my main. My highest was Plat 2, and I quit actually trying to climb this season until later this year. But that's besides the point, I was wondering if there were any other Plat players out there that struggle in silver elo? I do well almost every game, but I feel sometimes silver players are very unpredictable and throw the game doing something they shouldn't be doing. Like 3v5 with me and someone else not even remotely close to wherever they choose to fight. I already know I should always group even when I don't think it's what we should be doing, but what more can I do? Note that I haven't actually tried to climb on my smurf yet, it's more of just a time off from players around my level, but I noticed some people in plat doing the same exact thing and flaming everyone for their lack of map awareness. I'm kinda stumped here as I run into the same problems that I have on my main, on my smurf. Any higher elo players have any tips?

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Step Sis Lux5/5/2018, 2:01:17 PM3 votes

It really depend on enemy team, i was leveling my new acc on another and i was like wtf why they are playing so good but then i checked op gg and in almost every game i played with like 2-3 other smurfs

greekvandaL5/5/2018, 1:29:19 PM2 votes

I'm diamond and was high diamond tomasters and i strugle in gold.

By struggle i don't mean i can't anhilate everyone early game i mean that if i don't force end by tilting them at 15 mins the game becomes 50-50 even if i'm severly better than the enemy because there is some point and click cancer cc and the dmg is too much from everything even people who are 0-5

Beerstein5/5/2018, 3:47:28 PM2 votes

I've been trying to get normal MMR to match my ranked before I go back to ranked, and it's a huge struggle. Plus admittedly occasionally I do really bad. But more often than not I do well, and I can see the upward progress, it's just really slow. It's a lot about volume. Also, if the enemy pins you as a smurf they can sit on you pretty hard tbh. I've done it to plats smurfing. As long as a silver is aware, and very on point, they can hold a smurf down, especially as jungler.

However, did run into a masters player (jungler) once, tried to target him, almost killed him once due to his underestimating me. He disappeared from the game for a while, then when he came back he started rolling my face in with hecarim. Shrug some players are just really damn good, and after a point we can't do anything but get smashed by them.

The problem is when a lot of players actually notice a smurf, they tilt. When I notice one, I go super tryhard. I like a challenge.

DW Diana5/5/2018, 2:44:29 PM1 votes

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I don't smurf in silver just to smurf in silver, but I go on my smurf when I'm obv on a tilt spree on my main. My highest was Plat 2, and I quit actually trying to climb this season until later this year. But that's besides the point, I was wondering if there were any other Plat players out there that struggle in silver elo? I do well almost every game, but I feel sometimes silver players are very unpredictable and throw the game doing something they shouldn't be doing. Like 3v5 with me and someone else not even remotely close to wherever they choose to fight. I already know I should always group even when I don't think it's what we should be doing, but what more can I do? Note that I haven't actually tried to climb on my smurf yet, it's more of just a time off from players around my level, but I noticed some people in plat doing the same exact thing and flaming everyone for their lack of map awareness. I'm kinda stumped here as I run into the same problems that I have on my main, on my smurf. Any higher elo players have any tips?

Thank you for posting this! I'm in Silver (not a smurf) and can honestly say I am only here because I don't really play enough ranked to get out, but have always wondered whether being stuck in silver was something that effects people in Plat+. Afterall if I know a play is a really bad plan, ping the 3 plays out of it while running to group, and they ignore me and all die, surely it would be the same for a plat player? It's nice to know plat+ players struggle with this in silver as much as people like me do.

Sadly regarding advice you either need to find a champion you can consistently 1v5 on (Professor Akali style) or accept it is an elo hell and you have to work out of it just like everyone else.