Playing games that are matched based on MMR imply and demand that you play games not just a higher level of gameplay, but at the top of the top to climb. In order to climb, either A): You have to get lucky in being matched with a "good" team, B): Get lucky in being matched against an enemy team that is "Bad," or C): You have to play like Faker or any other top tier challenger, even if you are bronze or silver. My problem with riot using an MMR system is the fact they also give players a performance grade and the performance grade does not affect how much a player wins or loses. Furthermore, it does not curve lp gain/loss when an AFK or an extreme feeder occurs on either team. Meaning, if you played the game perfect, got an S+ and still lost, you will still lose lp based on your MMR instead of losing less, in the same note, if you had won that game, you will still gain that set lp based on your MMR instead of gaining more. As far as the AFKs and extreme feeders goes, there are games that can be won 4 v 5 and there are games that can be won with an extreme feeder. When I say extreme feeder, I mean someone who goes something like, 0 kills/7 deaths/1 assist and 30 cs in 15 mins. I say extreme feeder because someone who goes 0/2 is considered a feeder, but they are not so far behind that they can't contribute to the team at all. Winning 4 v 5's are pointless, but losing them are just as punishing as losing 5 v 5s, moreso for the team that has the AFK/extreme feeder. The current system encourages players to get better at the game but depraves and punishes players who perform better than their MMR and hidden MMR. You play better than what you're supposed to and we will give you a team that is worse than you, but you should be fine because you're better, right? Even if you do win against a team worse than you, you won't get the same rewards for winning against players at the same MMR as you. What separates LOL from other W/L system-based games is LOL is sooooo diverse and it is always reworking/adding/removing things on a constant basis. There are way too many variables to use an MMR system that is dependent on W/L. They should remove the MMR system and just leave it to divisional. Meaning, if you are Gold 3, you can be matched with anyone from Gold 1 to Gold 5 at random, but you cannot play a game with/against a silver or diamond player. Another reason the MMR system is trash is that MMR is totally dependent on W/L instead of player performance. The hidden MMR should be completely removed as it encourages more smurfing and does no players justice for trying to climb. If you perform better than a silver although you are bronze, you are more likely to get placed with a silver or above. Making it more harder to win games you should at your ranking.
