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The Worst ELO on the planet?

TheToadSage·2/9/2017, 5:38:15 AM·2 votes·2,016 views

So I started B4 last season and managed to climb up to B2 into my series for B1, then I lost my series and something happened. My winning rate did a total 180. Instead of winning 2 to 3 games for every loss, like I had been doing, I was winning 1 game for every 2 or 3 losses. Overnight. I fell back to B4 and thats where I stayed for the duration of last season. This year, I did great in my promos. I won 7 of my 10 and felt great going into the season...until it put me in B5. After having my best promo performance of my entire league career, I get placed the lowest I have ever been placed. Now, my win rate that dragged me down from B2 last season has kept me sitting idly in B5. I'm seriously wondering if this could be the worst ELO on the planet. I feel like I am the best that I've ever been in terms of mechanics and farming, but I have been placed in the worst ELO I ever have been in. Would creating a new account be the best option, because trying to climb from this division seems like a waste of my spare time. Thoughts or ideas of what I should do?

13 Comments

Proxy3452/9/2017, 5:41:35 AM1 votes

I guess one digit MMR would be the absolute worst? lol

I wonder how people at 1MMR play lol

Craft Zeppelin2/9/2017, 5:45:41 AM1 votes

Silver 3 is the absolute worst to get stuck in. You get people who are literally dying trying, mixed with logical thinkers, and total douchebags, and people who never had social interactions because of how BIG the population is. The worst part? They WONT mix.

d4rkshock2/9/2017, 6:01:36 AM1 votes

Platinum is basically the dunning Kruger effect appears again in but it's not bronze this time. If your bronze 1 and you can make promos, keep trying. You will get out sooner or later.t he Dunning Kruger effect is where ametures think that are better than they actually are and plats think they should be diamond.

BluePolarizer2/9/2017, 6:09:09 AM1 votes

platinum is the worst elo, bar none. I would rather play in bronze.

Twinity Ferce2/9/2017, 6:15:07 AM1 votes

Creating a new account wont help, as you'll still be placed in bronze according to your playstyle. The only thing you can do is practice, and take breaks when things go badly.

Most people refer to lose streaks as "going on tilt", where you'll get increasingly more frustrated over each loss and thus play even worse the next match. Its better to take a couple days or even a week away from the game before returning. Also, find a partner you can grow accustomed to and work together to climb the ladder.

I checked your recent matches, and your item builds are very good for your rank. They're not the problem.

I do have a low level account on NA. Give me a reply if you'd like to play a couple normal games together, then i can see if your problem is that you dont play well enough or if it's simply bad matchmaking.

Does that sound like an idea? Think of it as casual coaching, if you will.

Oh, and for the record, so you know i'm not just talking out of my ass - the highest point i climbed last season was Platinum 1 with 100 LP. I won two promotion games but lost three, so i didnt enter Diamond V.

This season? I won 9 out of 10 promotion games and was placed in Bronze 4. So you're not alone in experiencing weird placements.

Vizulix2/9/2017, 6:29:18 AM1 votes

Don't worry same thing happened to me. Got placed in BRONZE went on a giant win streak on the promos to B1, I needed on last win, I lost and began going on a losing streak and tumbling back down to where I began. I have been stuck here now for two weeks and I have given up all hopes of climbing out. I've been through the promo matches 4 times already and each by a cruel twist of fate, I lost. Maybe we could duo and help each other climb?

Vizulix2/9/2017, 6:35:09 AM1 votes

Don't worry mate, I have the same problem. I began off in Bronze four and quickly ascended to my Bronze 1 promos like you, I lost those and quickly began tumbling down through the Bronze ranks. I am now stuck in Bronze 4 where I began. By a cruel twist of fate, I have lost the promos out of Bronze 4, ironically 4 times already. I remember being one win one loss in my promos and carrying the game hard as Nasus. They were confined to their base, when suddenly, the power in my home shut off. It would not return. Now I have lost most hope of climbing through Bronze. Maybe we could Duo and help each other climb?

xxxDogmanxxx2/9/2017, 6:58:42 AM1 votes

Worst ELO is Diamond 1. When you're in Diamond 1, whoever gets more Master/Challenger players on their team wins automatically.