Why does it seem like the first few weeks of Ranked are rigged?

CloakAndGrenade·Jan 25, 2019·2 votes·1,402 views

No, I'm not referring to my winrate. But before the start of the actual season matches will be close. Sure you have your snowballs, but from about mid-season onward teams seem relatively even with your odd feeder or smurf.

Every year that I have played, without fail, the first few weeks of ranked, are all one sided slaughters.

I don't mean one person carries, I mean every single position across the board loses hard. Not slightly falling behind, not giving up a kill. I'm talking literally every position on the losing team is below a .4kda with double-digit deaths. If I'm on the winning team, the team score is atleast 40:10, if I'm on the losing team, the score is atleast 10:40. There are no close matches. There are no come backs. There are only one sided pre 24 minute massacres with three people on one team going legendary.

Anyone else notice this?

1 Comments

rito no ban ploxJan 25, 20192 votes

i completely agree. i think a major issue here is with the placement system throwing players down a full tier after winning their first game (has happened to me and many others). when you start so much lower than where you ended preseason it seems like riot is setting you up for failure rather than providing a healthy game experience. I have noticed in my placements 20 times more toxicity than before due to everyone being passionate on the fact that they have to go 8-0 to get even close to their previous rank.