Why am I getting matched up with Diamond players?

Adun·Jul 18, 2015·2 votes·1,530 views

I love League, played it for years casually with friends on and off. Over the years I have played I never had a liking to ranked at all. It always felt like work to me. When a game feels like work it becomes unfun, to me at least. So I am unranked. Since I am, shouldn't I be matched with other unranked players? Or at least Bronze/Silver players? I suppose not as I am put into games with Gold, Platinum and Diamond players. Does this seem fair to anyone? When you get matched up with players who are clearly at a higher skill cap the game gets pretty old fast. Not to mention higher ranked players take the game much more serious that someone who is trying to have fun like me. If anyone has an answer I would appreciate it! Thank you :D

5 Comments

JustMyBassCannonJul 18, 20152 votes

I could be wrong, and I most likely am, but someone told me that ranked MMR and unranked MMR are kept separate. So, to put it simply, your unranked MMR is matching their unranked MMR, regardless of their ranked MMR.

AdunJul 18, 20151 votes

Even if that were true, which I hope it is not, it doesn't make a whole lot of sense. Wouldn't it make things easier if you're gold you're always matched with gold/ or near gold? Or unranked with unranked/low bronze/silver? I'm lucky because I'm not new to the game, but what if a fresh level 30 faced diamond players?