I think my MMR is broken

Megidus·12/22/2015, 5:35:15 PM·1 votes·656 views

So I decided I'd try to make a solid push in ranked to get silver in the preseason and within 2 weeks I managed to carry from bronze 2 to silver 4. When I reached Silver 4 I noticed that when I lost a game I would losr 24 LP and only gain 14 for a win. I knew this couldn't be right since I just got promoted 3 times. So long story short, losing that amount of LP per loss after doing so well put me on tilt to where I am now back in Silver 5 with 15 LP, is this really how the LP system works or is it just mine?

If it is then I may reconsider how much time I put into this game.

3 Comments

daemanic12/22/2015, 5:37:13 PM1 votes

thats how it works you get almost nothing for a win even if you owned everything and if you loose one even with a great score you loose double what you gain its the reason so many people bitch about the ranked system

Alakalzam12/22/2015, 5:39:39 PM1 votes

The MMR system is different from the LP and division system. The long and the short of it is this: When you were in Silver 4, your MMR was below average for your division. When your MMR is below that of your division, you gain less per win and lose more per loss. If you keep winning and increase your MMR, you will see those two normalize. Conversely if your MMR were above that of your division, you would gain more per win and lose less per loss.

Zerolera12/22/2015, 5:43:58 PM1 votes

The game wants to make sure that you getting promoted wasn't just a series of lucky games or games where someone afked. You should be able to even out your MMR after playing around 15 games in your current division.