Flex Queue Win/Loss Streaks

Tugboat Genocide·May 18, 2017·1 votes·585 views

I'm currently in Gold 5 in solo and 3v3. In flex queue I'm stuck in Silver 1. I'm convinced there's something wrong with the matchmaking. My last 20 games have been huge streaks: Lost 3, won 3, lost 6, won 3, lost 5, and I just won 1 last night so I think I'm about to go on another winning streak. This didn't noticeably happen on this level in solo queue to me.

So I'm wondering if flex queue's matchmaking/MMR system is terrible or if it's all in my head and I start to tilt or play more confidently depending on winning or losing.

Has anyone else experienced this in flex queue?

(Feel free to check my match history and tell me how I can improve. I want to hit gold in flex for the reward, and then I will try to climb to Plat in solo queue)

2 Comments

R0XTARMay 18, 20171 votes

In Solo Q I seem to get matched with people who either just don't care or I'm against players that try hard unlike my team. Like when I was support in my last solo q game and my adc draven went in ONLY when everything I had was on CD but I'm the n00b who is terrible. Eventually I got roamed on and targeted as a support who was far behind and I went 2-9-1. But in flex queue I seem to be on this massive win streak. I think I've only lost 4 or 5 games in three tiers. Currently Silver 5 90+LP and as far as I can remember I haven't lost more than around 5-6 games. I think it is solely Flex, but ya know..

Tugboat GenocideMay 18, 20171 votes

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In Solo Q I seem to get matched with people who either just don't care or I'm against players that try hard unlike my team. Like when I was support in my last solo q game and my adc draven went in ONLY when everything I had was on CD but I'm the n00b who is terrible. Eventually I got roamed on and targeted as a support who was far behind and I went 2-9-1. But in flex queue I seem to be on this massive win streak. I think I've only lost 4 or 5 games in three tiers. Currently Silver 5 90+LP and as far as I can remember I haven't lost more than around 5-6 games. I think it is solely Flex, but ya know..

I'm guessing this has to do with elos. In bronze, flex would probably be better because those would be people more willing to cooperate and try-hard to improve their skills. In high silver/gold, flex is reserved for playing with friends and messing around, while solo is reserved for try-harding to get the gold rewards. Interesting perspective nonetheless.