As a Diamond III - I for five years, I can say Silver is so much better than Diamond

ryona·Apr 7, 2018·2 votes·554 views

I either need a break or just need to stop. Diamond in its entirety is the most toxic, horrible environment in the game, so many bad people mentally and skillfully that are out to get you and try to turn you toxic or into a bad person. I just don't have the mental fortitude to endure it anymore.

By comparison, Silver is such a healthy environment as I've observed on my alternate account. People are relaxed, play all kinds of new things, you can actually do well and be honored and acknowledged.

And the funny thing is, I've done so much for this game and my skill doesn't ever particularly rot to where there is NO DOUBT I CAN BE TRUSTED AND AM SERIOUS. Just OP GG me and look at my progress even now, nothing has particularly changed and ever will.

10 Comments

TempName74814Apr 7, 20181 votes

just play low rank smurfs or norms then. don't play a game if it stresses you out and you aren't getting paid for it lmao

ryonaApr 7, 20181 votes

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just play low rank smurfs or norms then. don't play a game if it stresses you out and you aren't getting paid for it lmao

The misconception that Diamond is an accomplishment pisses me off. I can be trusted there as well because I am not a low Diamond player, I have dipped in and out of near Masters elo and can safely say it never gets better.

Shukr4nApr 7, 20181 votes

Well raising elo is an accomplishment. If u are used to stay that high and lost will to get better maybe u have finished your enthusiasm for lol, which means prolly take a break or change game..

ryonaApr 7, 20181 votes

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Well raising elo is an accomplishment. If u are used to stay that high and lost will to get better maybe u have finished your enthusiasm for lol, which means prolly take a break or change game..

yes I am used to it. It's been so many years now.

https://imgur.com/a/v2OMZ

In present time, I just returned to D2 again. The only real joy I have with LoL is playing on my Silver account. On my main account, I feel disoriented every time playing and completely exhausted after every game. It's simply because I am such an unfortunate person and never get easy or stress free games, everyone wants to make my experience a nightmare.

Shukr4nApr 7, 20181 votes

Well it s simple. U play to win in diamond, while in silver u dont care. That s why u feel more joy in silver. Tjen it depend how u play in silver...

ryonaApr 7, 20181 votes

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Well it s simple. U play to win in diamond, while in silver u dont care. That s why u feel more joy in silver. Tjen it depend how u play in silver...

and think of it like this, my consistency to cling to higher than lower Diamond is entirely based on my sheer tenacity and efforts, not other people. Think of the amount of stress that comes from almost exclusively playing top lane in a game dictated by team play and bottom lane.

Every time I happen to play this game, I distressingly keep asking myself why I can't be carried or have an easy match, why do I have to put in so much to win?

iV0lt4GEApr 7, 20181 votes

Very understandable! I am currently g1 but I hit p3 during preseason which I still felt like an accomplishment. The only problem is, the games are just boring. Unless you have a huge skill gap, you have to rely on your team to help you with things and also you have to put a lot of emphasis on just winning one game, that when you want to play the next one, you are already exhausted.

Whereas in Bronze/Silver, I can relax but I would still feel like I solo carried all my games, which is satisfying. It doesn't matter if I play serious or not, what matters to me is that, what I do has a significant impact in winning my games. In Bronze/Silver, this is thanks to my skills which makes me able to kill anyone and they can't do anything about it.

What I think Riot has removed is that, you can't do anything by yourself and because of that you don't feel important and therefore it feels pointless to try to accomplish anything. For a while, whenever I played a game within my skill range, I would feel in the back of my head "Damn those bronze, they have the most fun part of the game."

420 gramsApr 7, 20181 votes

Huh, turns out someone in the top 1% of players on your team in a low elo game makes your team not toxic. Who wouldve thunk?🤔🤔🤔

5050BSApr 7, 20181 votes

I think it is just Ranked all together. Players are getting really fed-up with the shit Riot has been dishing us for the last 3 years and its a a boiling point.