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How long does it take to CLIMB?

Wilyum·9/26/2018, 4:42:19 PM·1 votes·1,909 views

I'm kind of tired of seeing people say if you aren't climbing you are where you deserve to be. I don't disagree with that statement really, but when people are asking for help and tips on climbing it's pretty obnoxious. I think of Ranked like any sport, Basketball for example. Someone from high ranked, (diamond+) will climb much faster than someone trying to get out of silver or gold for the first time. Think of a pro-basketball player, Michael Jordan would smash a J.V. team. A varsity player on that same team could perform consistently better than the other players but still not manage to win because while there is a difference in skill it is not as great.
But like anything with practice comes skill, you might not deserve Diamond, but you can get outta bronze and silver with enough time and practice. Michael Jordan didn't become great overnight. So just because you aren't solo carrying every game doesn't mean you can't earn a higher rank than where you are. Over time you can win more than you lose. Lemme know if this analogy made sense to anyone else. The enemy is just as likely to have bad players as you are. Keep chuggin' along Summoners.

5 Comments

Ashe mage AD9/26/2018, 4:47:28 PM1 votes

From my experience you need to be like at least an entire tier or two above the elo you play in to consistently solo carry each game so just forget about that one.

pureMJ9/26/2018, 5:02:39 PM1 votes

You need to be much higher rank than you currently are to climb, due to this 5v5 game mode.

For example, if you are in plat5, and you are actually as good as diamond5, you can barely climb. It takes tens of games, if not hundreds, for you to reach plat 3. And as diamond 5, you climb journey after plat 3/2 is purely random walk. You won't be able to consistently climb.

There is one way, one very toxic way to get out of this limbo. Play hard carry assassins, and do not teamwork. Yes you hear me, do not teamwork, just troll. You would lose quite some games at the beginning but you will learn quickly and then you will be able to solo carry without relying on your team. This is still faster than normal climb.

Yes this game is very toxic. Make it your game and only you can learn, not your teammates. To learn, it means IF YOU PLAYED WELL YOU WIN, IF YOU PLAYED BADLY YOU LOSE. YOUR TEAMMATES DO NOT MATTER. The only way to benefit.

Kiw34349/26/2018, 6:13:10 PM1 votes

it depends on your skills on the champs you play, otherwise good luck trying to climb