Imaqtpie gave some great advice this past weekend

This is paraphrased but I believe it was Saturday Imaqtpie and Anniebot were streaming and duoing together. It was pretty obvious Anniebot was tilted as they were on a losing streak and the game I watched he was getting wrecked top by a . Imaqtpie was being his normal chill self just saying "its w/e man". Qt went on to say "I know how good I am so why would I be mad about being camped or getting beat one game?". And I was so happy when I heard him say this as its really how I started feeling about this game within the last year. Now there is a huge difference being qt is an ex: LCS pro and been challenger for however many seasons meanwhile I am still new to gold elo. But I share this same view with him and it has made playing ranked and this game much more fun and less stressful this season for me.

If you truly deserve a certain rank then why stress about it? You know how good you are and if your correct then you will get there eventually. Focus on yourself and your own mistakes as its all you can control. It does help once you reach your goal so you can confirm what you believe to be true. Like it drove me crazy for years being stuck in silver as I wanted to be a higher rank. But I finally just let go. I stopped getting mad at these random people I was playing with and focused on myself. I chilled the fuck out and holy hell did rank become more fun. Next thing I know I reach my goal rank.

I know high elo players are complaining this season about dynamic queue and I understand it has messed up ranks at higher levels. Even though ranking up alone may be harder than in the past this chill mentality will at least make the experience less stressful and each loss won't feel like a death sentence.

So just chill the fuck out, try your best, and stop being a dick to your teammates. If your smurfing in a lower elo and pissed at your team for playing poorly then that makes no sense. Your in a lower elo game.... obviously people are going to play at a lower skill level than in your actual elo games. If i was playing on an account in lower silver or bronze then I am sure things my teammates did would really bug me. I know for a fact this is true when I play with some of my friends. But these players are that rank for a reason and I have a higher understanding of the game then them. I can't get mad at them as I am the dick being a higher rank player in a lower rank game. It would be like a master/challenger streamer playing in gold/plat/diamond and complaining about their team. The other players in that game are that rank for a reason and you can't get mad at them for playing at the level they know the game. If i was dropped into a diamond level game I am sure my team would rage at me. I would get rocked as my skills and understanding are just not at that level. But when you compare my skills and knowledge to the average league player then I would at least seem alright.

So whatever your rank is be like qt and chill out. Work on your game and if you know your actual skill level why stress out about it? You will get there as long as you keep working toward your goal.

This does not mean treat ranked as normal..... you still have to try your best, just don't rage about how bad your team is when you lose.