Need help improving (if it's even possible for me to improve)

GeÌst·Apr 12, 2017·1 votes·381 views

I've been playing since season 1 but only really started trying to improve as of season 6. I've gotten a little better but not much. I'm still stuck in low silver and I've tried just about everything i can think of to help me improve with little to no results. I've watched tons of guides most of which came from proguides and sites like it or from players on youtube who made it to high elo and are trying to help others improve. These helped a little but not much. I've watched my replays but all I see are the mistakes I know I make in the match. I've used the practice tool and customs before that to try and improve certain aspects of the game but those never helped me out in a real match. Only thing left I haven't tried that i can think of is get a training buddy or a mentor but most mentors cost money from what I've seen and can't really afford to pay someone per hour. I don't know what else to try. I might just be a lost cause but I still want to try.

Are there any other significant ways of improving that I'm missing or does anyone know of a place to find a mentor or training buddy for free or cheap?

6 Comments

Knight SkyApr 12, 20172 votes

If your goal is to climb then the best thing to do is play the meta champs, b/c they have the highest chances of winning. If you dont know how to find out what are the meta champs then let me know. Also if youd like id be happy to help. Im only a low silver like u but thats cuz i dont play ranked often, but i know a ton about the game, and im sure ill climb fast.

GeÌstApr 12, 20171 votes

I wouldnt mind a second opinion or a climbing partner and would love any help offered but as far as the meta champs go most are assassins or anti-assassins still. it is starting to shift from them but as of rn, Im not that good with either group plus i dont like the play style of assassins. for me it's too much of a risk for a possible kill on a carry. that and the fact that the big two assassins in my matches are zed and kat, both of whom i think are stupid op, do so much damage that they are just not fun to play.

Kai GuyApr 12, 20172 votes

I would take a moment after every game to look over detailed stats as well, if you do that's good but I want to check that your able to convert that info into a reflection how you played, different roles should look vastly different, its not all just kda and damage to champs. If you don't already I recommend you try to keep people from tilting, people play worse upset and many will go off the wall if some ones relentlessly trashing them. Folks don't use the Tab key in game enough. Shows all kinds of useful information. Keep an eye on enemy and teammates items, SS and cs. Have a basic understanding of every champions kit, and every item. If you can memorize everything exact then that's awesome, if not its still good to have a shorthand idea. Know the meta but don't chase the meta, if your invested into a champion and they shift into meta that's good for you, but I see lots of folks playing meta/countertometa/brokenOP champs and it shows mechanically. I personally check my stats on a champ every 10 games I play with them and look at winrate + personal impact in games, if those become lower then a climbable speed I move onto some one else I am good with that I feel will have impact every game I am in. "I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times." -Bruce Lee You may want to take a break from playing ekko in ranked, but your gonna climb if you keep your numbers for ori ahri talon and lux positive. I'm gonna play a game or two but I will check in with you later.

XikiniApr 12, 20172 votes

People with your mindset, keep me motivated. I hope to meet you in-game. Lulu

GeÌstApr 12, 20171 votes

yeah my numbers for ahri and ori were positive but i stopped doing well with them not long ago. havent tried talon in a while mostly bc i dont like playing him. lux i would argue is my best champion. i've won a lot of games with her both carrying but the ones i lose with her are the ones that tilt me the most especially when i did everything i could to win. i will try to use the tab more though. thank you :)

GeÌstApr 12, 20172 votes

Forgot to add that i do know most champs decently well as i have been playing for years and ive played most of them. Some of the newer ones i still need to learn a little more but id say close to 90-95% of all the champs i know at the bare minimum which cds i need to act upon when they use them. but for most i know more than that. Also, i'm generally the first to stick up for a teammate that is being flamed unless i mute everyone bc i know the community is still pretty toxic at times.