I am Bronze 4 and I was matched against 2 Diamond 5 players...

Ze7check·Aug 28, 2016·2 votes·686 views

How does it even match me against someone so much of a higher elo than me?

6 Comments

TreeofwarAug 28, 20162 votes

normals are different than ranked

Ze7checkAug 28, 20161 votes

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normals are different than ranked

How so?

jaymc1130Aug 28, 20161 votes

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How so?

Separate mmr ladders for normal games and ranked games as well as a third ladder for team 3s and a fourth for team 5s.

TreeofwarAug 28, 20161 votes

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How so?

lets say from level 1-30 you only played bots but at 30 you spam ranked and get diamond your normal mmr is still at the beginner level so you will get paired up with low levels because of it.

YJRBqwXJcSAug 28, 20161 votes

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How so?

Mysticman89Aug 28, 20161 votes

Normals and ranked MMR's are separate. It is not uncommon for high ranking players to have near 'starting' mmr since they almost exclusively play ranked rather than normals (so their normals mmr hasn't 'caught up'), and similarly low ranking players who do play normals a lot can have higher than you might expect normals MMR (particularly if they play the champs they're relatively good at in normals, as many people screw around in their off roles/champs in normals, and hence those playing their mains in normals tend to rise a bit further than they would in ranked).