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Revert the broken placement system

The1ULost2·12/20/2018, 6:15:32 PM·2 votes·1,232 views

So i Just came back to league after a few years (D5 Season 5). I decided to start fresh leveled up a new account and i didnt qualify last season as i wasn't comfortable yet. Now Qualifying this season the very first game was a remake which i fine but on that remake it placed me iron 4. So i que again for my real first game and im at 1500mmr as expected so against low golds i win and get 64lp. Let me get this straight riot I am supposed to play at a gold/plat mmr to get myself out of iron why wouldn't you just put me in gold then and let em drop from the start... From what i have read even if you 8-0 you will be high iron low bronze with plat mmr so who does this change help? because it definitely screws returning players who now need to grind and cant play with friends who actually have lower MMR because im Iron and friends with lower MMR are gold.

TLDR: System is broken and doesn't benefit anyone.

5 Comments

FOR JUSTICE12/20/2018, 7:17:40 PM1 votes

https://www.reddit.com/r/leagueoflegends/comments/a7y6zg/tip_if_you_do_promos_right_now_and_end_up_in_iron/

also your account underwent at least 2 resets. so its actually exceptionally lower then when you left. so that could also be a factor

AsTheSunSets12/21/2018, 12:47:20 AM1 votes

Doesn't this system just create more problems for "smurfs" trying to climb near their intended rank? My main is Diamond and I went 7-1 in placements because of an AFK and was placed in Iron. Now I am currently facing Gold level players but I just now got promoted to Bronze with 10-2 record. The problem is that I am going to be in many more uneven games until I get to my actual rank. I am starting at the very bottom, facing two divisions higher, and will likely create an imbalance for numerous games while I climb. Isn't this system just holding back players in divisions they don't belong and forcing more games that will be unfair for the opposing team? Or will I start seeing more drastic climbs in my MMR after a few more games?