Diamond 4 in Silver MMR

Shroom Junkie··1 votes·525 views

Yeah yeah, I know, its norms. Its still kind of dumb.

http://matchhistory.na.leagueoflegends.com/en/#match-details/NA1/2171565642/227626507

I'm Rengar ADC and the Thresh is Diamond 4. Shouldn't Norms MMR be balanced at least a little around Ranked if you play it mainly? Like Silver Ranked can be matched with Bronze+, Gold ranked can be matched with mid-silver+, Plat can be matched with mid-gold+, and so on and so forth. And thats just for spread out games. Why am I getting a support from 4 divisions above me(21 ranks!) to carry the crap out of me? Like, I'm not complaining, but I imagine I'd find others like that. Heck, I already have. I found some Diamond player playing I think it was Lee Sin bot lane in norms in my game and he was so good we never stood a chance(~Tryndamere)

I get norms only players rising in MMR so that a player with Diamond skill isn't based in Silver MMR unless he does Ranked, but why are players being matched in a lower norms MMR than Ranked?

2 Comments

Slythion1 votes

the problem with mmr is that it is a separate skill grading than elo.

If this guy doesn't play norms often, it's likely his mmr level and elo level are different

There's also the chance that he is a boosted diamond wannabe too :3

Shroom Junkie1 votes

Nah, he carried the crap out of me. No way he was boosted. If he was he was at least high gold before it.

And that's what I mean, fixing the norms MMR based on their Ranked MMR. Don't let them go more than maybe a hundred or two under in terms of average Ranked MMR. Higher, sure, but not lower. As in, playing Ranked should affect your norms MMR.

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