How to reach gold in Dynamic Queue (Dynamic Queue Survival Guide)

ShinkoMinori··21 votes·7,919 views
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I just reached Gold and here is how I did it:

  • Don't play solo ever. The chances of you getting unranked and horrible teammates are really high when you rank alone, and you will face premades of 3-4 that are more coordinated than your team and likely with a smurf (I will explain below)
  • Play with smurfs. The only way to climb consistently is to have a smurf in your premade. Every premade has some sort of smurf nowadays, either that or awesome skype/discord coordination. Are you one of those who have their buddies in coms practicing and understand each other? If you aren't then your only hope is to queue with a smurf.
  • Chinese players are your friends. There is a huge influx of Chinese players into NA servers for some reason, they have played in the Chinese servers (which I heard are full of cancer) and know a lot about the game, if you see a Chinese player then its your best bet because they play at gold skill lvl while being in silver or bronze.
  • Avoid Unranked at all costs. Unrankeds are the worst plague you will ever see in your ranked matches, they are fresh out of lvl 30 or they have never played ranked before, in any case they will play like its normals and don't give a care in the world. If you get one of them either dodge or make them dodge by banning their pick.
  • Always run a background check on your team. Check what champions are they good at and what champions are they bad at, if they are just picking a champion because is "fun" but in his record its full of 0/69/0 then just ban his champion and hope for the best. Remember that AP rengar that went 0/7/2? That shaco support? that nunu support?

In other words don't be afraid to be boosted. Honestly this is the only way to climb consistently nowadays, every tool Riot has put at the premade disposal is against the solo player, don't be the solo player, Riot doesn't care about you so you must work around their shitty system.

72 Comments

Ragnar4217 votes

Shinkominori's guide to gettin' carried.

Why not put more into learning how to win your lane and be solid with champions and begin to take over the entire map with your presence more often than not? You'll get into gold like that too.

Hyrum Graff3 votes

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Shinkominori's guide to gettin' carried.

Why not put more into learning how to win your lane and be solid with champions and begin to take over the entire map with your presence more often than not? You'll get into gold like that too.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poe%27s_law

Chaotic Reks2 votes

IN DYNAMIC QUEUE

Oldwisepotato7 votes

Meh I've reached gold on two accounts playing mostly solo this season. Originally thought this post was a joke, but sounds like your serious. Guess I can look forward to some easy wins vs your boosted ass?

ShinkoMinori2 votes

You could try if you want, I am a casual, I want to have fun not prove that I am better than others.

awdaf7 votes

Casual = Normals, go play normals

Presently Absent2 votes

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Casual = Normals, go play normals

Normals are the same shitshow as ranked. Might as well play ranked and get rewarded when the DQ gods hand you a win.

MrWasjig2 votes

Then why the hell are you even playing Ranked?

"I can't be bothered to put in the effort so I'll get carried to a rank I don't even care about"

What? Why are you even clogging up the queue? This is a prime example of one of several problems DQ has introduced. At this point it might as well be renamed to "Boost or Get Boosted, consequence free!"

FinalFlare2 votes

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Then why the hell are you even playing Ranked?

"I can't be bothered to put in the effort so I'll get carried to a rank I don't even care about"

What? Why are you even clogging up the queue? This is a prime example of one of several problems DQ has introduced. At this point it might as well be renamed to "Boost or Get Boosted, consequence free!"

That is pretty much the point, it is way too easy to get boosted with DQ that people rather do that than actually improve their skills.

Hyrum Graff2 votes

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Meh I've reached gold on two accounts playing mostly solo this season. Originally thought this post was a joke, but sounds like your serious. Guess I can look forward to some easy wins vs your boosted ass?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poe%27s_law

Zarkkast6 votes

Not sure if infinite levels of sarcasm or if you're actually serious.

Hyrum Graff1 votes

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Not sure if infinite levels of sarcasm or if you're actually serious.

Me neither, lol

edit: OP states elsewhere in the comments that they are not serious.

Lazypeon1004 votes

This is absurd advice. This is just a guide on how to get carried which would be true for this season, and every season before it. Mainly because it doesn't take much to get carried, just have to know the right people (which the OP mentions about the smurfing suggestion.)

You want to get out of gold without being carried? BE that carry. Consistently win your lane. Take objectives. Help your team out and translate your gold lead to a team lead. Close out games properly instead of letting them go on too long. Etc. It's really frustrating reading threads like this because I don't want to encourage boosting and what not. Why play ranked if you want to be carried? The ratings at that point mean nothing anyway. Focus on yourself, learn from your mistakes, and improve yourself. Do that, and you WILL get to gold.

ShinkoMinori2 votes

I only care about being gold to get my Victorious Skin. I got to gold so I have no desire to keep going further. I've been playing solo for 4 seasons and successfully reaching gold, this season it was impossible for me doing it solo.

Lazypeon1004 votes

Why would you want it if you can't get there on your own though? It's a reward for doing better than others competitively. I've managed to hit plat every season since S3 (started late S2). I can understand being happy where you were at (I currently feel that way honestly) but I'd hate to be carried to get where I am. The game is supposed to be competitive in ranked, and just suggesting to be carried encourages the exact opposite.

ShinkoMinori2 votes

This season it has nothing to be better than the others or about rank anymore. People are being boosted like it or not so actual ranks means little now. I just get to gold every season to have my border, my icon, my invite icon and my skin, thats all. I've done it by myself every year until this season.

I rather play normals and ARAM instead without any pressure of LP win/loss.

Lazypeon1002 votes

I respectfully disagree with this. Yes, this season has plenty of problems (many of which I've openly criticized riot about), but you are wrong in thinking that being better / skill has nothing to do with it.

Seriously, dynamic queue or bad players can screw you over in the short run, sure. But if you can't get back to a rank, or can't climb for some reason for an extended period of time, it's not the people of the system at fault. It's you. Look to your own game play and improve. I don't want this to come off as harsh, but making a guide to get carried and suggesting it's impossible for your own skill to make the difference is ridiculous.

I can understand preferring normals and aram. They aren't related to the post though / to ranked. I think most players couldn't care less about being carried in a normal for example. But in ranked, it ruins the competitive integrity. You're basically getting gold without earning it which feels awful for anyone who has gone out of their way and worked to earn their rewards :/.

ShinkoMinori2 votes

This season I reached Silver 1, 100LP. I got to my gold promos by solo, I was 2 wins away from Gold. Then massive wave of unranked.

I've been promoted to silver 1 4 times by my own. then I dropped to silver 3 by my own too. That's when I decided I had enough and used the tips on this guide. And I lost only 2-3 games until I reached Gold. My skill lvl is of a Gold player and has always been, I don't have any desire to be "plat material" I just want to have fun. And thanks to the tips of this guide I can go back to have fun without caring about Ranked or what Riot is shitting this mode with the Dynamic Queue Drama.

I made this guide to help those who had enough of Dynamic Queue in ranked and just want to go back to having fun in normals or ARAM.

Lazypeon1002 votes

But you didn't earn it. That's the problem. And you're encouraging others to do the same.

ShinkoMinori3 votes

I earned it, I played good in those games, I wasn't a hindrance to my team. I did it by Riot rules.

Riot made the rules and I followed them and found the most efficient way to reach my objectives. You can try the impossible or near impossible way if you want, but the end result is that we got to the same point by following different paths.

In other words: work smarter, not harder.

Lazypeon1002 votes

You've admitted to being carried in your OP and you're suggesting for others to do the same. That's not earning it by your own words.

And I understand Riot's rules. It's also why they have been criticized heavily this season because of DQ.

If your idea is to just be carried, and if everyone were to take this idea to heart, who is going to actually carry people? Skill does matter. I have problems with the group settings in ranked, but I won't criticize people who do that and get their rankings. I will criticize openly making a guide that suggests screwing other people over, play with people better than yourself, and get carried. That is awful. If your complaint is DQ is holding you back and you're tired of it, why are you encouraging it?

Ranked is there for people to play and better themselves. No matter why you want gold, the way you are going about it and suggesting for other players to absolutely ruins the competitive nature of ranked.

ShinkoMinori3 votes

This is an extract of one game in Ranked I had:

Me: Hahahahahaah your kha is unranked gg easy Kha: Why are you trying to tilt us this is how you want to play games? Kha: thats very sad Me: This is ranked, this is war Kha: Wait... is this ranked?... fuck...

And this has happened to many, "Ranked" queue is on top of every other queue, so if you are making a lobby to start a game it will be ranked instead of normal. This was made purposely to make people play ranked instead of normal even by mistake. Past seasons ranked was at the bottom of the options so you would have to be sure if you wanted to play ranked. Now its the first option pre-selected so you can play ranked by mistake too.

Ranked is no longer to prove you are better or to improve in a serious skill environment, now its for casuals thanks to riot designs.

Lazypeon1004 votes

Your post encourages DQ. I hope you realize that. Also, that's a dick move at the start of the game anyway. I feel bad for that kha'zix having to put up with being laughed at over their ranking in the middle of the game.

Hyrum Graff1 votes

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Your post encourages DQ. I hope you realize that. Also, that's a dick move at the start of the game anyway. I feel bad for that kha'zix having to put up with being laughed at over their ranking in the middle of the game.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poe%27s_law

MrWasjig2 votes

Is the Wikipedia article for Poe's Law your only draw card in response to anything anyone says?

(Incoming link to the Wikipedia article on Poe's Law)

MrWasjig1 votes

Yeah you keep spamming that.

JRobin311 votes

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This season I reached Silver 1, 100LP. I got to my gold promos by solo, I was 2 wins away from Gold. Then massive wave of unranked.

I've been promoted to silver 1 4 times by my own. then I dropped to silver 3 by my own too. That's when I decided I had enough and used the tips on this guide. And I lost only 2-3 games until I reached Gold. My skill lvl is of a Gold player and has always been, I don't have any desire to be "plat material" I just want to have fun. And thanks to the tips of this guide I can go back to have fun without caring about Ranked or what Riot is shitting this mode with the Dynamic Queue Drama.

I made this guide to help those who had enough of Dynamic Queue in ranked and just want to go back to having fun in normals or ARAM.

So... just to review... you've been Gold every season you played ranked (past two seasons). This season you went to Silver I 100 LP, 2 wins away from Gold playing solo. You then had an unlucky lose streak followed by a winning streak and made it to Gold?

And... you attribute your final success to... boosting! har har har!

Gangplank Welcome to Gold V you filthy, lying landlubber! Gangplank

AGreatBigGoose1 votes

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I respectfully disagree with this. Yes, this season has plenty of problems (many of which I've openly criticized riot about), but you are wrong in thinking that being better / skill has nothing to do with it.

Seriously, dynamic queue or bad players can screw you over in the short run, sure. But if you can't get back to a rank, or can't climb for some reason for an extended period of time, it's not the people of the system at fault. It's you. Look to your own game play and improve. I don't want this to come off as harsh, but making a guide to get carried and suggesting it's impossible for your own skill to make the difference is ridiculous.

I can understand preferring normals and aram. They aren't related to the post though / to ranked. I think most players couldn't care less about being carried in a normal for example. But in ranked, it ruins the competitive integrity. You're basically getting gold without earning it which feels awful for anyone who has gone out of their way and worked to earn their rewards :/.

See, that part where you said the fault lies with the Bronze players? Let me give you a reality check.

I only started playing ranked in S5 (currently waffling between Bronze IV and V), but I've been playing since release, so I know how to play the game. I wanted to get halfway serious about ranked this season because I wanted to play with my friends (most of them are Gold) while I was in college. Whenever I asked them, their advise was all different depending on who I asked. I'd watch Huzzy's Unranked to Diamond series in between classes in the hopes of learning a few things.

Well, I learned a few tricks. Mostly work on CSing (which I knew already), wards (I'm probably the only guy in Bronze who still wards, and even then I'm bad at it), and not overstaying when you're lower than 25% HP in lane (which was actually new to me, but that's a really hard habit to break). Didn't really help. I tried taking advantage of longer games to play champs that scaled better into mid-late game (Caitlyn/Ashe over Lucian) or snowballed early (LeBlanc over Ahri, which was kinda painful considering I main Ahri). The results are too mixed for my liking: I either get super-fed and win, or I crash and burn and everyone reports me for feeding.

So when you tell me to look at my own gameplay and improve, it just makes me want to punch you in the face. Not because your advice is bad, but that it's the ONLY advice anyone ever gives me. You may be right, but you're not helping, either, and that just makes me more frustrated. And the worst of it is, I'm convinced the only sure-fire way to climb is to have a coach, and not all of us have money to burn just learning to play video games at a higher level for almost no benefit.

Lazypeon1001 votes

Part of the problem is that we're on the forums. It's very hard for me, or really most anyone else, to give out specific advice here because we can't see your gameplay, and see what's going on from a game to game basis. Are you consistently winning lane? How is the ward coverage? Are you pressing objectives when you get kills, etc. All of it is stuff that sounds basic, but telling some people actually does help them. I'm sorry you're mad at me, I'm not sure what to tell you. I still firmly believe that things like ELO hell do not actually exist.

BluePolarizer1 votes

the #1 problem of golds is not being a carry when ahead. It's being not too heavy when behind.

If more golds "lost" as 0-2-15's rather than as 0-9-1's, plat would be the new gold.

Hyrum Graff1 votes

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the #1 problem of golds is not being a carry when ahead. It's being not too heavy when behind.

If more golds "lost" as 0-2-15's rather than as 0-9-1's, plat would be the new gold.

Very much this. Letting others carry is a great skill.

Lazypeon1001 votes

That's why I added etc (pretty sure that was in my post, if not I'm a dumb) because the skills I mentioned weren't going to be all of what you need in order to climb, was just skills off the top of my head.

PhantomGG4 votes

The satire is clear and it is hillarious

ShinkoMinori6 votes

People don't get that this is a Dynamic Queue hate thread lmao.

Hyrum Graff1 votes

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People don't get that this is a Dynamic Queue hate thread lmao.

It's too well done. See also: Poe's Law

loupman21 votes

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People don't get that this is a Dynamic Queue hate thread lmao.

You should call your guide "how to get boosted"

awdaf4 votes

Cant tell if troll, or real

Keevalroy4 votes

So in summery, be a boosted ape and bend over for Riot's awful system? No thanks.

Worst Kench NA3 votes

If this is what silver through plat is turning into, I wouldn't ever want to rank up. I'd rather stay in bronze forever.

HaloDragonX3 votes

This is what Diamond is becoming

69982196_DEL2 votes

I haven't even played my placements in my main and have no intention of doing so.

FioraWillCarry3 votes

Wow, this is the most clever DQ hate thread I've seen in the hundreds made since last week. GJ OP. You have the most entertaining DQ hate thread on these boards.

69982196_DEL2 votes

-1 can't agree with you. Simply stop playing and don't get fucked by the system. I know people want that victorious skin but to be honest is always a subpar skin an for a random champion so it's not woth it.

Dankstin2 votes

tl;dr: _ "Surround yourself with people better than you, and you will be carried away from the crowd you belong in." _ - ShinkoMinori, the Boosted

WukongMain2 votes

and when riot fixes their mistake with dynamic queue? You and other Boosted animals are gonna be played far above their own skill level and will constantly feed games till they drop back down to their deserved elo.

Basically, you're renting that gold border. When dynamic queue leaves you will no longer be able to afford to keep payng the rent on it.

ShinkoMinori2 votes

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When dynamic queue leaves you will no longer be able to afford to keep payng the rent on it.

You know I've been gold for 3 seasons right? But I wish Dynamic Queue leaves already

WukongMain1 votes

ahh then you lied in your post you said you reached gold thanks to dynamic queue, but you were already a gold player xD.

Palmeiras SerieB2 votes

Elojob is now okay

Wolfess2 votes

tl;dr play like a douche and milk the system, that's the only way to climb. Playing solo will get you shat on.

BeatzBoyFTW1 votes

This is like receiving a Gold badge made out of play-doh.

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