Can someone tell me why

Dope Solo··1 votes·420 views

The ability to climb into better games is more dependent on win rate vs individual performance? I'd like to hear some thoughts on this. For starters, I'd like to only be paired up with players that have similar afk rates to myself.

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rework trundle3 votes

Because it's a team game, not a single player game

Dope Solo1 votes

So you've never carried/been carried? I would add to that, teams don't get promoted, individuals do.

rework trundle1 votes

Yeah because you're evaluated about how much you can bring to a team. If you're useless, you will win less often on average than someone who actively impacts the outcome of the game (by getting kills, shotcalling, roaming, getting objectives, etc)

Akali is SO HOT2 votes

Aint nothin but a heartache

CrackStream2 votes

Read up on the whole ordeal Overwatch got into and all the issues this system you want created.

There is a good reason they finally removed personal performance in Skill Rating despite it being one of their most bragged about concepts for ranked. They basically said they were "changing" the game with this revolutionary idea.

Granted they use it for low elo but the only people it truly affects now are smurfs who stats would be similar to going 20/0/1 for comparison in league.

Dope Solo1 votes

In terms of the smurf issue, isn't that better? Woudln't you rather move smurfs up rapidly, out of grief range for less skilled players?

TempName748141 votes

MMR does move smurfs up rapidly. if a diamond smurf buys a bronze account, they're going to have diamond mmr within the week (see: that one tf blade wannabe with clickbait videos)

CrackStream1 votes

It moves them faster yeah that's why they kept it for lower elo.
But With division skipping in league smurfs skip pretty much just as fast.
So it is still debatable why they still have it for lower elo.

The majority of OW community rejoiced when they removed it.

TempName748141 votes

"individual performance" is hard to quantify. you could have a perfect k/d and perfect cs, but still be fucking worthless (not rotating)

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