Why is it so impossibly hard to get an S in a ff20?

Jo0o··3 votes·865 views

With S-ranks being so precious now with Hextech and level 6/7 Masteries, can we take a look at how ranks are calculated for short matches? Getting an S when the opponent forfeits early seems to simply never happen to me or anybody I play with, and given some ludicrous scores I've seen, I can't imagine I'm having an isolated experience. My jungler friend just now had a 10/0/5 game in 20 minutes, and I can hardly fathom getting a better score in so little time, and yet he only earned an A+. Similarly, I had a game as Support the other day where I went 6/0/9 before the forfeit, yet still only got the A+. Conversely, I'll randomly get handed an S- for a good-not-great score in a long game, like going 5/4/33 as Support or something.

Yes, I know that grade scores are derived from more than KDA, but I think it's safe to assume that a 10/0/5 jungler had comparably high CS, objective control, etc.

As I type this, it occurs to me that as this becomes more common knowledge, early forfeits may even be a form of griefing. Other team slaughtering you during the laning phase? Forfeit and deny them their S's! Seems unhealthy for the game. Hopefully we can get a fix somewhere down the line.

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Treeofwar2 votes

its because when enemy teams surrender at 20 its usually a stomp so people have really high scores so it will be much harder to get

Jo0o1 votes

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its because when enemy teams surrender at 20 its usually a stomp so people have really high scores so it will be much harder to get

I'm sure it's something like that, but that's crap. If I'm stomping, I deserve recognition for stomping! I shouldn't need to achieve a world record of stomp-speed to earn a mastery token, and I shouldn't feel the need to stomp less for a better chance at a hextech chest.

MoarCowbell981 votes

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I'm sure it's something like that, but that's crap. If I'm stomping, I deserve recognition for stomping! I shouldn't need to achieve a world record of stomp-speed to earn a mastery token, and I shouldn't feel the need to stomp less for a better chance at a hextech chest.

i don't get why people get so upset about not getting S's in general. they are pretty easy to get. high farm and low deaths and high kill participation have usually been more than enough for me. there are games where I don't even play that well and I get an S. i think there are like 4 losses in a row the other day I got an S or higher where I felt like shocked that I did. just relax man. your S will come. who cares how you get them. just be patient. your time will come.

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