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Flex Q has completely shattered my confidence in playing -.-

Liquid Dario·3/12/2017, 11:43:00 AM·1 votes·563 views

I have recently when from silver 1 / 50 LP / to silver 3 within the past few days ... I cannot seem to win at all I eighter get really bad players or I myself play poorly and my team cannot carry.

A lot of the time the enemy team is stacked against my team and we basically have zero chance of winning. I just wanted to make gold but its seemingly impossible now. I got to silver 1 then just from that point on got paired up in unfavorable situations.

at this point I don't know what I'm doing wrong ... I have climbed to gold the past 2 seasons without any issues. This season I find myself struggling alot in Flex and Solo to get to gold.

I am doing basically the same things I have always done to get there but now its just no longer working. I try to adapt and fix it but no matter what I try nothing seems to have any effect.

Playing Flex Q has literally ruined my confidence and now I am scared to even play Solo Q in fear of dropping in that mode too -.-

I have been using most of the op champions to try to climb - Fiora top > Hecarim jungle > Miss Fortune Adc > blitz support etc. But even that is having no effect even with my rather positive win rate with them.

I just don't know what to do anymore -.- it feels impossible to climb no matter how effectively I play my team gets dumpstered every game.

Its so bad that I even had a diamond player on my friends list join a game or two on his smurf and even he couldn't manage to win a single game playing with me. Dunno what else I can do at this point I just feel like giving up playing ranked play ... Apparently I am utter trash ...

3 Comments

Maximum Morde3/12/2017, 11:55:20 AM1 votes

Just play solo/duo instead of flex

Ben Sharpio3/12/2017, 11:55:39 AM1 votes

so... play norms then since you seem to have problems with literally every solution... Or you could continue to feel sorry for yourself even though LP is actually worthless to people who arent trying to go pro.

TerribleTheHero3/12/2017, 2:19:17 PM1 votes

I'm sure you're not trash! Play Normal (Draft) for practice, or take a break from the game for awhile. I play other games when I'm on a poor losing streak, just to take my mind off of it for an hour or two before I go back in.

You may need to try some champions out that you haven't played in awhile, too. Sometimes I'll be ace on mages for weeks on end, then suddenly I fall back on tanks for a few days when I'm not playing up to par. Or, I'll be doing hot on Malphite one day then only be able to play Maokai the next. While filling is really nice, try to get comfortable in a position and stay there. I also suggest playing some easier champions if you're not feeling too hot. Try some tankier top laners and junglers, passive supports, or control mages. When I'm not playing to par I enjoy Janna as a support just because it's a new breath.

Flex can be easier or harder than Solo/Duo. Easier because you're more likely to have communication across a team, harder because you may be that solo who lacks it. I'd say just try out Solo/Duo Queue, and if it's still going poorly just take a step back and take a breath. Try playing a few ARAMS or Event Gamemodes.

Also, try playing with people in your ELO or even lower. If you're hanging out in Silver/Gold ELO, play with some low Silver or High Bronze friends. The games will get easier, even if it's just normals!

I hope you feel better soon. PvP can be rough! [slayer-jinx-catface]