When Ranked?

black hater·Jun 7, 2016·2 votes·465 views

Hello! I am a new player who began in October of last year. Somewhat recently I have achieved level 30, and I feel pretty comfortable with the game. I have a good understanding of ingame rules and standards, as well as things from my profile, like Runes and Masteries. My question now is, When exactly should I try ranked play? Friends from Bronze 3 to Daimond 5 can't seem to give me a proper answer. Hopefully, by asking this question, those of you willing to answer will provide some insight to others with the same question. Thank you very much.

6 Comments

Fondling GemsJun 7, 20161 votes

Once you feel like selling your soul for salt.

Ok but seriously once you feel comfortable on 3 champs spread over 2 lanes and have over 50% winrate on all of them.

Ex. I select sup and mid. I am comfortable on Taric Thresh and Naut as well as Ahri. So I have at least 2 champs for Support in case one gets banned and Ahri just in case I do get mid.

black haterJun 7, 20161 votes

That doesn't sound too hard. I already play Jax and Morde top, Lux mid, Sivir bot, and Soraka sup. I'm also beginning to play Naut, and following the guidelines you put forth, I would be using 2 Champs top in case one is banned (Probably Jax), and I could play anywhere else as a secondary.

wilmyJun 7, 20161 votes

Don't play rank if you enjoy the game.

Zone of EndlessJun 7, 20161 votes

When you can survive the Dead Sea is when you should play ranked.

Just play ranked whenever you feel comfortable. I started playing ranked immediately after i got 16 champ. Just get 2 or 3 champ you feel real comfortable playing.

MacanimusJun 7, 20161 votes

I'd say that if you want to get better than ranked is the place to be. I find that people are more competitive and it feels different from normals. When I played normals I was constantly losing because people didn't care or didn't have enough drive to finish the game. In ranked you can feel that there is something you are working for and you have something you can lose. If ranked becomes boring or makes you angry then just stick to playing normals.

black haterJun 8, 20161 votes

Thank you for that marvelous advice. I was also worried if I would become frustrated with Ranked, but it's certainly comforting that one can say such things without hesitation.