Ranked LP doesn't make sense

Deepwatercow098·Jul 27, 2019·1 votes·942 views

In ranked, Why when I go 11/1 and 18/7 and win both games... I get 16+ LP each? Super hard carry as ADC. but when I go 8/7 and lose, I get -20 LP? I did well enough to think I shouldn't lose 20 LP OR I deserve more then 16 LP for my wins.

Does anyone actually understand the LP system? Couldn't we go something like:

100/0 win = 30 LP 0/0 win = 10 LP 0/100 win = ---15 LP 100/0 lose = 10 LP 0/0 lose = ---10 LP 0/100 lose = ---30 LP

Not every role is like this, but you can take averages of those roles in; KP, Gold, Deaths, ext. and see if you did better then the average rank. If you did you go up in LP.

But this way the super hard carries wont get the same punishment as a super hard feeder in a game.

3 Comments

Cind3rkickJul 27, 20194 votes

This has been suggested before and so there are a few set reasons it wont work

1)no one wants a KDA player on the team. The 18/2 amumu will no longer dive into the enemy team since he might die, he would rather just afk jungle since he will gain lp either way.

if a player is 20/0 and they lost, then surely they deserve the lp loss if they cant carry from such a substantial lead.

3)this is a team based game. You win or loose as a team, not an individual.

Deepwatercow098Jul 28, 20191 votes

Counter argument:

then the 18/2 shouldn't have the same punishment as a 2/18. So maybe a 18/2 would be -5LP vs the 2/18 would be -20LP
There are things called trollers, throwers, and just KSing. Not all champs can actually 1 v 9. Thats why looking into stats and seeing if your Ashe is better or worse then the average Ashe in your ranking wouldn't be a bad idea.
If its a team based game then why is it called solo/duo que? Why do pros look at solo que? (not saying im a pro). Why isnt team que a bigger thing then? Solo que should be about individual skill.

Cind3rkickJul 28, 20191 votes

then the 18/2 shouldn't have the same punishment as a 2/18. So maybe a 18/2 would be -5LP vs the 2/18 would be -20LP

Exactly. So when the game is looking bad, the 18/2 will stop fighting and just focus on avoiding fights to keep their score up, instead of trying to crazy plays that could potentially make their score get ruined.

There are things called trollers, throwers, and just KSing. Not all champs can actually 1 v 9. Thats why looking into stats and seeing if your Ashe is better or worse then the average Ashe in your ranking wouldn't be a bad idea.

Most champions would be able to carry from 20 kills up. Either directly 1v9 or being such a threat the others can come back. Even with 1 troll, they have such a massive lead.

If its a team based game then why is it called solo/duo que? Why do pros look at solo que? (not saying im a pro). Why isnt team que a bigger thing then? Solo que should be about individual skill.

Because not everyone can always have a team of 5 to play with.