Can someone explain to me why low diamond is the worst ELO to play at? For a division that is around the top 1% of all players, why are there so many trolls, AFK'ers, and people who don't know how to play their role?
I just want to start a discussion on the state of low diamond and why it doesn't feel like a high ELO area. The games almost always snowball one way or another, and very rarely become good close games.
Blue Socialist1 voteseloboosters OP possibly?
Sachabot1 votesProbably because once they make it to Diamond, they quit caring/trying. That's my guess, at least. I'm certainly not an expert on high ELO.
TheVishual1 votesCan someone explain to me why low diamond is the worst ELO to play at? For a division that is around the top 1% of all players, why are there so many trolls, AFK'ers, and people who don't know how to play their role?
I just want to start a discussion on the state of low diamond and why it doesn't feel like a high ELO area. The games almost always snowball one way or another, and very rarely become good close games.
Every division V is the worst elo to play at, and you're at 0 LP which matches you with the worst people.
Elo hell is the very top of the Division I prior and Divison V at every elo (I.e. PlatI-DiamondV, GoldI-PlatV)... This is because of LP clamps (which is why the game feels so grindy if you don't get to your real ELO from placements) and it makes people feel like they're stuck and makes people rage alot. Thats why you always see so many bitchy people in promos and 0 LP Divison V
There was a really interesting thread about this on reddit, had like 2k upvotes on the league subreddit, if I find it i'll link it
You can thank the league system... it's been like that for awhile
edit: found it http://www.reddit.com/r/leagueoflegends/comments/22lq70/my_honest_opinion_about_season_4_solo_queue/
this one too, a Diamond I player LP clamped at Plat I
Julían1 votesI appreciate the info. I've been Diamond for the past 3 seasons and the highest I ever got was d3. I've been stuck in D5 for the past few months, pretty much for the same reasons you've mentioned.
Wildlash21 votesI spent over a month in D5, and I agree with you completely. The players are worse than in Plat, probably because they don't care anymore.
Julían1 votesI think it's a mixture of not caring, the whole "gatekeeper" mentality (I've seen people troll because others were in their promos), boosted people and I don't know what else. It's incredibly frustrating. I've been diamond for 3 season now, highest I ever got to was D3... and I just can't get over 50LP. I win 2, lose 2. Win 2, lose 1. And LP loss is so much harsher than LP gain.
Julían1 votesYeah there's really nothing I can do in Diamond 5. I just had a mordekaiser that followed my mid lane around and didn't go top, and just said he was following our talon. How is this Diamond? How is he not banned?