I just got out of a game with a guy in gold that didn't know how to focus, peel, cs and do much of anything except shoot skill shots and maybe land them, but I cant get out of silver. Do people seriously get that lucky with their match ups that they get free rides to higher elo's? I don't understand it and its starting to really get to me. This ranking system is bullshit I'm tired of rolling the dice every time I que. We need change.
we all have bad days and bad games, chill out and say it don't matter because it's just a game. the fact that your boy was in gold meant at one point he was the carry of the team and he deserved to be in gold. if you can't deal with this ranked system, just play normal. :p
Should I assume that you are referring to the Gold V Urgot jungle in your last Normal game? Because it's quite possible that they were playing with friends to have fun, playing a champion they are not familiar with in a role they are not suited for, and not taking the game seriously.
Ranked games and Normal games differ significantly since players treat them differently. People are far more likely to take Ranked games seriously than Normal game, while they might just play Normal games casually to relax, have fun, or experiment.
I used to have the same fixed mindset as you. However, it is possible to have a bad day, game or mood. I think that the system looks at the player as a whole not one snapshot of their skill. I started in Silver 5 in Season 3. Got "trolled" all the way down the bronze 5. Sure I was pissed at first but as someone with a long history of participating in sporting activities I knew it was impossible for me to get better, work my way up back to Silver and Gold by just sitting there and blaming someone else.
In short, there is always an aspect of the game that you can better in. Sure maybe you can consistently achieve 100 cs/ 10 min with any champ in any role. But what about your teamfighting skills? How about late game decision making? You can even get role specific. How often am I ganking? Where is the enemy jungler? Should I roam right now from mid? If you focus on your skill and continual improvement, you will climb the latter. Guaranteed.
Hopefully I've helped you in some way. If not, well good luck and Have fun at least.
you should be ranked with the system used to rank your performance (S,A, B+, etc), that is a way more accurate method to know how much you contributed. sheer win/lose says almost nothing in a game that involves other 4 random players
