Is this the kind of matchmaking I have to look forward to in Ranked? 3 Golds vs 3 Silvers+Unranked?

anhaton·Oct 28, 2018·10 votes·6,223 views

This game was an absolute nightmare to play through, almost hit the 50 minute mark just because of how bad some of the players on my side were.

Game in question https://matchhistory.na.leagueoflegends.com/en/#match-details/NA1/2896386596/51960?tab=overview
To see Ranks of all in this game http://na.op.gg/summoner/userName=anhaton

#Our Team:

Unranked (Me, 1st time in Ranked) Silver Gold

#Their Team:

Silver Gold

Is this the kind of shit I'm going to be seeing in Ranked? Should I even bother when it's that lopsided and nightmarish?

7 Comments

BigFBearOct 28, 20182 votes

TIER ≠ MMR

You are not downgraded until you reach Tier4 of the next lower devision.

If you are Plat5 for example and lose a lot, you stay in Plat until your MMR is Gold4.

On the other hand: if you are on a win streak your MMR can be Gold5 but you are actually in Silver 1.

With this system, the game can check if your skill is better than your real rank and can give you more points so you can climb faster until you reach your real skill-cap.

50shadesofgreenOct 28, 20181 votes

well. if it took 50 minutes, it must have been a pretty even game.

Most unfairly matched games are done in 20

james2kOct 28, 20181 votes

Not true at all. Even games where one side has 20 more kills than the other still usually last up to 30 mins. Not every lopsided game is a 100% ff@20 curb-stomp. Usually the losing team will try and drag it out as long as humanly possible in the hopes their ADC can carry them and lead a comeback, and those tend to be the types of games that last the longest. A 50 minute game translates to a game where one team was face-stomping the other for the first 25 minutes, before the losing side got lucky with a teamfight or two and made a slow and steady comeback.

james2kOct 28, 20181 votes

Well on the upside, a game like that will do wonders for your MMR. Keep it up and you'll go straight to Gold.

AquinasOct 28, 20181 votes

All hovering around the same elo. A Gold V isn’t very different from a Silver I and so on.

LarrietOct 28, 20181 votes

If it's your first time in Ranked, you will be matched with players of differing skill levels so they get a feel for your skill level. I played against Plats my first time.

Disabled SupportOct 29, 20181 votes

just wait til you get placed, then you'll be silver dealing with plats on the enemies with low gold / medium silvers on your team [slayer-jinx-catface] double the fun!