I'm Scared to Play Ranked

Ranked in league feels like poker to me. Sometimes you get dealt a good hand and even if you play it well you still lose. However, if you consistently play well and make the right calls your bankroll should increase even though you lose big on some hands.

My real problem is I don't have enough experience to know what is just a bad streak and what is a sign that I'm playing like crap and need to take a break. I've lost 70 LP in a day and it feels freaking awful but my guess is that type of stuff happens often to people.

Some insight from some people who have played ranked for a couple seasons would be appreciated.

I think this is a real issue. Is ranked truly a crapshoot? Well, kind of, but not to the extent that ranked is completely luck based. The problem is that Riot is happy with a win rate of 55% + for climbing, meaning if you fall on the lower end of that, you're likely to climb very slowly. Often times, according to Riot, you're doing very well, but it doesn't feel that way. This compounds on top of some champion mechanics that feel plain unfair (Fizz's Playful/Trickster, LeBlanc's single/double Distortion, Zed's entire kit, take your pick) and you find yourself suddenly wondering how much of the game is in your control. The problem is that combing is going to be a total slog if you're not playing at a level 1-2+ divisions higher than the division you're playing in.

Riot focuses a lot on the "feel" of gameplay mechanics, and to their credit they usually do an amazing job. When you play Jinx, you feel like a hyperactive girl who loves blowing shit up and outsmarting the cops. When you play as Teemo (correctly) you fee like a detached, cold, calculating sociopath (it's in his lore; read it if you don't believe me). When you play the new Sion, you feel like an unstoppable, undead juggernaut who doesn't give two shits about how much damage you're taking. You're coming for them, and you're going to smash them to pieces with an ax... or even tear them apart with your bare hands.

However, what Riot can't seem to do is get their climbing to feel rewarding, or make ranked feel less like a crapshoot at lower levels. I feel like there is something Riot can do to combat this, especially with the current promo system. Promos could use some work. I've failed my bronze 4 promos at least 10-15 times becasue I go on a win streak, but it ends as soon as I enter my promos. As soon as I hit my promos, my entire team ends up with people going like... nunu support, adc soraka, and full juggernaut master yi in the jungle. Meanwhile, I stomp mid any my top laner does ok and it quickly becomes clear that this game is more than over from the start.

Even when I start with one win on my promos, I feel this fear to play ranked... but I do anyway. Well, I'm getting close to my 1X promo to get into bronze 4... maybe this time they'll let me have it.

Master one champion you can get often and can take in two different roles, Pick them as often as you can. ranked will begin to feel like a normal game as opposed to a high pressure situation. Eventually you can repeat this process until you have a pool of several champions you feel comfortable taking anywhere no matter who your opponent is.

if you play high impact roles like mid assassin, roam the map making critical moves to snowball other lanes, and have high mechanical skill with said roles, then you can climb pretty fast

if you play slower roles like tank top, you will struggle to climb a lot more (exceptions do exist, such as shen or GP, both whom have a lot of global pressure). most tank tops/jungles struggle simply because they rely on your team knowing when to follow up, as well as your team not losing before you get there

simply put, if you play snowbally champions and consistently snowball with them, you can climb a lot faster than most players

Yep Its a game of you hoping that your team doesn't contain.. A troll, A afk, Pissed off player who feeds, Or someone whos trying out a new champ ( Which everyone seems to do LEL 1st TIME TRYNDAMERE LETS GO RANKED KEK ) its sad but thats what it consists of now

I disagree, if you are not down to fight and battle it out with the enemy, you probably should stay away from ranked. I understand it feels like you are wasting time in norms, so sometimes people play ranked because "why not have it mean something if I am going to play already". Practice before going into ranked, master your champion before going into ranked, master your role before going into ranked.

All you have to do is make your own luck mate.

I'm the same way, friendo. Sometimes I think to myself "Aw, yeah, I'm pretty good at league, I think I can get a decent ranking."

Then others times I know my bronze-bound ass is gonna get handed to me.

Honestly, Don't play ranked until you are very comfortable. The worst thing you can do is what a lot of people do which is jump into ranked early and end up in bronze. Then you have one heck of a climb to EVER get out of it. My roommate made that mistake before and he's still stuck there haha

Ranked is now "who has the better premade."

That's it.

Unless you have at least two other people you trust and play well with, preferably over voice chat, don't bother.

you are all rights to be scared its scary as fuck since its pure randomness now

play 5-15 games a day and start using trial and error to string up some winstreaks.

You are right tho, ranked is a game of luck. Learn to dodge.

To win ranked you just need 5 things

1. Discord
2. 4 other non easily tilted friends
3. CC
4. CC
5. CC

Still in silver doe ;-;

That might be because you've only played 2 ranked games ever. >.>