[Request] A change to promo series
Could we please get a change to the promo series?
The MMR system is great and all, but the promo series just doesn't work there. Here's an example:
A player is ranked silver 4 but has a silver 1 MMR. He gains 30LP per win and loses just 16LP on a loss. Now he gets a lucky streak and manages to get to his promo for silver 3. And he will have to play it getting matched with and against players with silver 1/gold 5 MMR.
To make it as simple as possible: A player who is silver 4 wants to advance to silver 3 while he has to proof to the system that he belongs into that division by playing against people 2-3 divisions above it.
What do I propose?
Changing the matchmaking system so people in their Promo series get a temporary MMR matching the MMR of the league they are trying to advance to. The silver 4 with the silver 1 MMR will get a temporary MMR of a silver 3 for the duration of his series. Wins in the series do not count towards the actual MMR of that player.
This would make it easier for players to climb the ladder up to the point they actually belong to MMR wise.
"Why would that be fair?" you might ask. Because right now the system is (unwillingly) making your promo games harder for you if you have an MMR higher than your rank, creating a feeling of it pushing people down. This can be highly demotivating to some players. Changing up the matchmaking system so it only matches people in their promo games against people of that MMR (+/- 1 or 2 Divisions for high elo) would hopefully remove this frustration.
I do NOT want people to get a free pass on their promo series. I want promos to be an actual qualification test. Not more, not less.
