Lost 2 ranked games and got demoted.

TheLightBring3r·Apr 27, 2015·1 votes·770 views

Can someone please explain this to me? You can even check my match history, my username is Livingdeadgirl69. I lost two ranked games in a row and was demoted. I don't understand how that can even happen. That doesn't give you any room to climb back up from your losing streak. I'm pretty upset right now because I tried very hard to get promoted to begin with. I was on an awesome winning spree of like, 6 games, and then I lose 2 and this happens? Edit: For a little more perspective on why I'm so angry, I won one game today, (4/27) which brought me up to about 15 lp. The next game was a loss, which took me down -17. Then the next game I was demoted. It technically only took ONE game to demote me for going under 0 lp.

3 Comments

TeemoJenkinsApr 27, 20152 votes

I love White Zombie and Rob Zombie.

Edit: Sorry wasn't helpful. http://na.op.gg/summoner/userName=LivingDeadGirl69 Your MMR is actually a little low for the league you are currently in, meaning you were below the previous Leagues MMR so demotion comes quicker when you lose - the only exception to this rule is if you were to be demoted from Silver to Bronze the system seems to give you more leeway.

Right now my MMR is higher than the normal so I have the potential to skip a division if / when I hit my Promos I could potentially jump higher than Silver IV.

TheLightBring3rApr 27, 20151 votes

I thought you could figure out your MMR by how much lp you win? I was winning from like 17-23 at one point, and then it dropped to 15 randomly. Also, how do you even raise your MMR?

KazaashiApr 27, 20151 votes

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I thought you could figure out your MMR by how much lp you win? I was winning from like 17-23 at one point, and then it dropped to 15 randomly. Also, how do you even raise your MMR?

Your MMR vs the average MMR of the team you are against is factored into the LP gains and losses, but that is the only interaction they have.

You change your MMR by winning or losing games. If you consistanly win more than 50% of your games, the system will adjust your MMR up, matching you with increasingly skilled opponents, until you reach a 50% win/loss rate. Conversely, if you lose more than 50% of your games, the system will adjust your MMR down, matching you with less skilled opponents, until your win rate reaches 50%.