So the last 2-3 months of season 9, I have been playing against Plat and high gold when I was just a Silver player. This season right now, I have not seen the same ranks (Thank goodness) but I was told by a friend that my MMR was very high. What is MMR and what is the point of it? I'd rather not face against Plats thank you very much.
MMR for dummies!
Your MMR is a number. This number is used to match you in games where the other players have the same number (or close to it). When you win a game, your MMR goes up. When you lose a game, your MMR goes down. As such, your MMR eventually becomes a numerical approximation of your skill, relative to everyone else.
forgive me WUKS and potato-chan, So the way it got explained to me was that there an over all # that the system seeks out in each match(but it also seeks out convenience of people rather than quality of player for low queue times), and the end goal is that; regardless of summoner each team has the end result of the number in total adds up. for the example, i was shown if 15 was the total number for a match between players in a rank I personally immediately wanted for the TOP/JNG/MID/ADC/SUP to end up as 3/3/3/3/3 vs 3/3/3/3/3...but that's effectively not how the system works in the case of low queue times or how FILL/autofill/autofill-protection operates for a lower queue time. you'll mostly get games like this fucking nonsense down below:
15 1 Team Blue: 2/2/1/5/5
2 Team Red : 6/1/2/2/4
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So this shit is the kinda shit you might be thinking about as your gasping for air in your match wondering why they have a level 1000 riven obliterating your whole team. now let me breathe and just take an hour because theres more. but for immediacy heres the answer...now brb because is more complicated
You know how much mmr you have depending on how much lp you lose or gain per win. There is no way to check it accurately anymore apart from gauging your lp gains/losses if you gain 20 lp per win then your mmr is the same as the rank you are if you gain more then its higher and if you gain less than your mmr is lower than your rank.
It can also be slightly altered by which team has the higher lp if you face off against a team with way higher lp you might gain a few more lp for a win and lose a few less if you lose.
I can give you the crash course on it.
But... how detailed of a response do you want?
Are you good with averages and probability? Do you know what a Class interval is? You know how Arpad Elo's system works?
MMR also known as '(Hidden) Match Making Rating' is the hidden rating your has account has. This value determines players of what skill you meet in your games and also the amount of League Points (LP) you gain per win or lose per defeat. For example, if you gain slightly more league points per win than you would lose, your MMR is normal (usual) for your current division. The more LP you win compaired to how much you lose the higher your mmr will likely to be compaired with your current division.
To give same random numbers as example:
Let's say you start off your journey with an mmr of 1200 (back in the old days this value was represented as Silver III). So every time you win your mmr goes up and every time you lose your mmr goes down. You will lose slightly more mmr if you lose 3 games in a row and will continue declay harder on loses until a win. The reversed is the same scenario where you will drasticly gain increased mmr when you win 3 games in a row and continue todo so. Higher mmr will eventually transfer in higher LP what in time will result into less game you will have to play to get towards your promo's. With an high enouge of mmr you can even skip divisions.
