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does ranked have a point anymore

magicangel··2 votes·2,092 views

disclaimer this is my opinion of how i feel about the new ranking system and the effect its had upon my gaming experience so before all the trolls come out to tell me how i should delete my account and never play again this is my OPINION.

im a solid bronze player before the new rework of ranked, i play solo only due to a fact that everyone else i know is a solid silver or above player. in this new rework, i cant break out of iron 3 due to not gaining enough lp. in the old system you won a game here was 22 lp you lost a game they took 11 lp. so as long as you won more then you lost or at least broke even in win to loss you could slowly progress up the ranking. now i win a game and here is 16 lp i lose the next game they take 16 lp. so what is the point in playing. there is no way to move up by breaking even. the team mates you get down in iron seem to be people that are playing for the first time or in my case lost all but 2 prov matches due to bad team comp or a person playing a new champion for the first time. im by no means saying im a good player, but at least the old system rewarded you for playing hard and not giving up, as where this new system punishes you for playing in the first place no i dont play everyday im a parent with a full time job and real life commitments that i cant just throw away to play a game that wont pay my bills. and for someone like me this new system is extremely unrewarding and make the entire ranked process feel like riots punishment to the average summoner

11 Comments

ModKnightsKemplar1 votes

I wasn't under the impression that lp changed much with the new system. That has always been based on MMR differences between you and the opposing team.

magicangel1 votes

and i follow all the unspoken rules, i start getting tilted i step away. no point losing cause your upset at losing. i avoid dodging as much as possible but will if i totally have to.

SerbianSlavKing1 votes

Agreed, old system is better and why they added some new useless divisions?

Galaxyburstz1 votes

1/2 Agreed. Old ranked system was better but the new ranked divisions allow for a more accurate representation of skill level.

VvVVvV1 votes

only for that role...but not for the GAME. A true representation for your skill in this GAME is a rank of the result from all your games played no matter the role. No matter how high i achieve this season (if i choose to even keep playing ranked) It wont have the same satisfaction to me as it would of in other seasons.

support braahh1 votes

On my losing streak (which was from the beginning of season to about a week ago) i was gaining more lp than losing... roughly 22 or 21 per win and 16 or 17 per loss.... but now that I'm slightly winning more (was at a 30% winrate up to now a 45% winrate) I'm only gaining 17 or 18 and i think still losing 15 or 16.... it's definitely slow going and promos are all but impossible to win even with a free win since i fell down 2 ranks at the onset on season..... i feel your pain on this.... hopefully it calms down some and getting back to gold won't be the most frustrating thing I've ever done... good luck

Míellá1 votes

The new LP gain/loss works almost the same as the old one. The only diffrence is that there is splash now. If you gain 16 lp and lose 16 lp, then that's because you should be where you are. If you play better than iron 3, then you should be able to climb higher, even if you lose as much LP as you gain. Infact, if it really was incredibly unfair, then you'd lose more than you would gain. You're the one that has to show the system that ur better than the elo ur in. The system doesn't give you stuff for thing.

nutzdeez1 votes

[{quoted}](name=Legend Alpha ,realm=NA,application-id=3ErqAdtq,discussion-id=k7YEKEFo,comment-id=0004,timestamp=2019-02-03T20:22:09.366+0000)

The new LP gain/loss works almost the same as the old one. The only diffrence is that there is splash now. If you gain 16 lp and lose 16 lp, then that's because you should be where you are. If you play better than iron 3, then you should be able to climb higher, even if you lose as much LP as you gain. Infact, if it really was incredibly unfair, then you'd lose more than you would gain. You're the one that has to show the system that ur better than the elo ur in. The system doesn't give you stuff for thing.

i got around a 60% win ratio yet i lose much more LP than I gain, i went 6-2 in promos and got B3 (i was S4 last season) while my duo placed much higher than me despite us being in the same games. What sense does that make. the new ranked system is not the same as the old at all. In the old i could be ona losing streak and lose about 18lp per game and if i win I get 21lp, which helped me climb, and eventually i got 24lp per win and lost 16 per loss but my winrate was much much lower. The new ranked system really punishes players overall

Míellá1 votes

From Riots "Ask Riot" thread about the new ranked system.

How does the provisional system work? Because I won more games than my friends in placements and got placed in bronze 1, and they all got placed in silver. But I used to be in silver last season. During placements, we consider a few pieces of information: your past rank, your MMR, and your win-loss record.

When you play your first game of the season, we give you a provisional rank based on where you ended last season—you should expect it to be about a tier lower. Then, during the rest of your placement games, your LP gains and losses will largely depend on your MMR and your record against the teams you face.

Any or all of those variables could be different from one player to the next, and if they are, that could explain why you got a different result. You’ve got this though; good luck on your climb—I’m sure you’ll be Gold in no time!

RIOT SAPMAGIC

VvVVvV1 votes

Hell to the naw...ranked is pointless now. Unless you are a 1 trick or 1 role trick. I may spam a champ from time to time but i have many that i can use or used to use that i could use again if need to.

This new ranked system is not a true representation of your rank in this game. This change literally catered to the minority. I was told that if was made because people didnt like that when they were auto filled...that if their lane opponent was on their main role they were at a disadvantage. Its a TEAM game...suck it up and just learn 1 or 2 champs for every role so that when u need to play it u are ready and do your best.

magicangel1 votes

[{quoted}](name=Legend Alpha ,realm=NA,application-id=3ErqAdtq,discussion-id=k7YEKEFo,comment-id=0004,timestamp=2019-02-03T20:22:09.366+0000)

The new LP gain/loss works almost the same as the old one. The only diffrence is that there is splash now. If you gain 16 lp and lose 16 lp, then that's because you should be where you are. If you play better than iron 3, then you should be able to climb higher, even if you lose as much LP as you gain. Infact, if it really was incredibly unfair, then you'd lose more than you would gain. You're the one that has to show the system that ur better than the elo ur in. The system doesn't give you stuff for thing.

Show the system I'm better, theres no chance of that, I win x and lose x, and even if I manage to carry the team which at times does happen, the system sees the win and will match me with people on a losing streak for me to help fix that loss streak instead of matching me with people who are winning to improve my chances to win and climb, thus keeping a player down in low elo

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