Hey all hows it going. 1st off, im not going to complain about how i cant climb or that my team mates suck or anything like that. So i ended up losing my promotion series 3 losses in a row. Ok i thought well itll drop me 25-30 lp or so. No it took 52 lp. Just need some clarity on the subject because i thought you wouldnt lose a lot of lp during promos. I guess i was wrong. So just to be straight, i lose lp in promo games even though its in a series. Im just confused
Were you duo que w/ someone? If you duo w/ someone they can have the same or higher rank as you (like if they are silver/gold 5 and you're bronze/silver 1 or 2), but if their MMR is lower than their rank and yours is even or higher than your rank, then it places you w/ people who the game says you shouldn't be losing to, and you lose more LP for a loss. So if you were duo w/ someone lower MMR it wouldn't be that unreasonable to lose 20+ LP in a game (if you went 0-2 on promos).
Also if it was X1 promo to Y5 then it would be pretty normal if you went 0-3 in promos to lose 48 LP, that's only 16 LP per game if you go on a 3 loss streak during promos. Not sure what your situation is, but basically your LP gains are the same in promos as they are in normal games, so if you're unsuccessful in promos and don't win a single one, then you should expect to be down 2 or 3 games worth of LP. That adds up quick.
Ahh i see. I just think its kinda ridiculous that youd be set back that far. But thats just me. Also btw i wasnt duo queing. No need to make the game harder than it needs to be unless you have good synergy with your duo partner
here ya go.... in brief your promo games counted as normal because you lost them...
http://leagueoflegends.wikia.com/wiki/League_System#Promotion_and_Demotion
Promotion and Demotion Promotion
When you reach 100LP you start your Promotion Series, where you have to win 2 out of your next 3 ranked games. If you win your Promotion Series you are promoted to the higher division and your LP is set to 0, if you lose your Promotion Series you remain in your current division, the LP lost is calculated normally.
Promos! You can lose LP but you can't gain it. Go 3-0, rank up but 0 LP. Go 0-3 back to 45 LP. All promos do is cause toxicity and ruin ranked.
