Climbing out of Silver 1 (Just a rant)

RJay123··2 votes·951 views

I'm a silver player, been silver all last season, all this season. This season I played more than 1200 games but didn't budge an inch. I've lost 5 gold promos after going on a 10 game win streak, only to suddenly have it turn around and go into a 10 game losing streak. I have mains in every role. Top to Support, I have hundreds of games in each. All I am left with now is one question. Why? Why can't I climb? I have one of the lowest deaths on my team pretty consistently save for a few bad games here and there. I have the mechanical ability to have a diamond friend tell me that I could end up in Plat pretty easily. I just don't understand what I'm doing wrong. I have done everything possible, focus on vision, accounting for enemy locations, roaming when fed to spread advantages, I mean, it feels like I'm checking off all the boxes but yet I consistently have games where there's a five man dive bot that turns into first turret, dragon, rift herald, mid turret, and then the team falls apart. Or games where I go 5/2/5 on Evelyn but lose two inhibitors before 20 minutes. All I've wanted was to progress. I've adapted, changed play styles, from carries to tanks to supports and healers, but it just feels like there's nothing. Like no matter what, no matter how well I play for someone hard stuck silver, it's never going to happen. Gold and beyond is never for me. For other people it just seems so easy, almost like the dominoes just fall into place for them and as long as they keep along their path, the games just open up for them. Why does it feel like it's different for me? I just wish I could understand what I'm doing wrong. It's so close to the end of the season yet it just feels like gold promos will never be it for me. I'll never get them no matter what. Like it's hopeless no matter what role, what champ.

6 Comments

ModThe Djinn3 votes

I just don't understand what I'm doing wrong.

From the looks of it, your issue may be leading a team. Mechanical ability and map pressure and vision are all well and good, but they're not useful unless you can make that mechanical ability work with the teams you get handed. This could take the form of shot-calling, or it could simply take the form of making decisions you know might not ideal but are decisions your team will follow up on. Everyone making a slightly suboptimal play is better than four people making it while one realizes it's not the best idea and doesn't, as the former might be something you win, and the latter leads to a 5v4 against you.

Hexs Fortune2 votes

If you've played 1200 games in silver you should at least be willing to follow these two links, learn and climb.

Both links lead to crucial playlists. Watch and Learn.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iko2tqmDpJQ&list=PL9RdXhXESRJzgY_SwHB8T-cZxXljWhQvz

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVw8KJakdII&list=PLWxK256GYaX7-tvZZhqXM_ugXcg2DfiDb


Also, stick to 1-3 champs you're passionate about and only play 2 roles. That speeds things up quite a bit.

Good Luck

Ouhbaba2 votes

Just like someone mentionned, it's often a lot better to follow a bad call as a team than to try to do the right thing by yourself. This is a team game after all.

RJay1232 votes

Thank you all so much for the help. I watched the two videos you sent me and I'll be off to watch more (Hex) and Djinn, your feedback is really appreciated. I'll do my best to map out a gameplan for the team and give us direction. Often times in low tiers a team with a lead but no direction is bound to end up losing. Thank you guys, and I'll try to focus my attention mid and adc. I'll let you know if I ever make it to gold [slayer-pantheon-thumbs]

Edit: Watch some vids, just got out of Jhin game where I had highest cs in the game, and was the only team member with a positive kda :D Lady Luck is smilin' [sg-ezreal]

Eedat1 votes

Get a coach. Nobody here is going to be able to tell you how to improve and what mistakes you make

RJay1231 votes

Yeah I went on a losing streak into Silver 3. I'm done with League this season. The ranked system was broken to begin with. Glad they're changing it for next season. I'm sick of the putting up with the crap. Too many people smurfing and not taking the game seriously at the end of the season anyway. It's a joke.

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