Why the hell is garbage like this allowed? Why are diamond kids allowed to queue with kids under level 30 to get easy wins? You want to play with a friend who isn't level 30 yet, then make another account. Why is there nothing in place to stop things like this from happening? Why not make a system where if you're ranked you can't play with anyone under level 30. This is why low level players quit this game and don't come back.
Ralanr1 votesNormal MMR is weird.
Dylan Saphire1 votesI know that but it doesn't excuse why a team with only 1 lvl 30 player gets matched against a DIAMOND 3 player, How has this not been addressed by riot? Its as simple as not letting anyone whose ranked queue with anyone below level 30. They do it with ranked, if you're bronze you cant play with anyone in gold.
ValyrianBlade1 votesSo you'd rather he make another account and have matchmaking queue him as if he's a new player rather than as diamond? I mean, he's going to stomp either way.
The person is the problem, not the game. There's really nothing Riot can do to prevent smurfing or prevent high ranked players from beating up on low ranked players / new players. I guarantee you there are people out there with gold-level skills who purposely throw games so they can stay in Bronze 5 and hard carry whenever they want. These players only have fun when they get 15+ kills and an insurmountable lead. They've never faced adversity in life and need to always win (unless they choose to lose). It explains intentional feeding, etc... The hextech system and champion mastery make it worse frankly (a lot easier to get S ranks against weaker players). These are the same guys that will kill steal every kill in that game (literally just had a guy do that, I only got an S- instead of an S because he as AD top took every blue and stole every kill I set up as an AP mid).
Some people just think the world of themselves. That's basically all there is to it.
Dylan Saphire1 votesIf they make a new account skill wise they might not be equal to everyone else(which is the case in any game no matter what), but runes, masteries, and champions wise they'll be even, which can make a big difference.
ValyrianBlade1 votes[{quoted}](name=Dylan Saphire,realm=NA,application-id=3ErqAdtq,discussion-id=wf8akHIw,comment-id=00010000,timestamp=2016-10-10T00:43:53.784+0000)
If they make a new account skill wise they might not be equal to everyone else(which is the case in any game no matter what), but runes, masteries, and champions wise they'll be even, which can make a big difference.
That's an entirely fair point.
Although I believe I was only level 19 when I started getting queued with and against all level 30 players. And that was with the old masteries (where you needed 21 in a tree to reach the end, not 18). And prior to T2 runes being made dirt cheap (so my rune pages were empty).
Matchmaking in normals REALLY needs a rework though. The problem is so obvious (separate MMR from ranked means someone who plays very little normals can improve a LOT in ranked and rank way up, then come to normals occasionally and stomp hard). The solution is so simple (put a cap on how much your normal MMR can differ downwards from your ranked MMR [avoid upwards because some people don't play ranked, and you should never gain free rank for playing normals]). Riot doesn't seem interested in it though. And boards doesn't either - every time someone complains about normal matchmaking boards just says that normal matchmaking isn't meant to be that balanced. I'm sorry, if ranked is for tryharding then normals should be for fun, and no one has fun when they're getting stomped by the diamond player when they're a bunch of silvers and low golds.
MagicFlyingLlama1 votesNormals do not have a limit of MMR range, because there_ is no MRR in normals._ It is just normals, meant for doing weird stuff and goofing around. chill.