How Do I Climb?

Ward for Jesus·3/8/2014, 8:08:55 PM·1 votes·1,014 views

Hello , I started playing league after I got back from touring the US all summer with a music group based out of Boston. A significant number of my fellow performers played a game called "League of Legends" which they referred to as "lol." It sounded like fun so i picked it up in August of 2013 at the start of my senior year. I reached level 30 around mid September and started to adjust to learning how to play support, since I have a personality that likes to see people achieve when I give them a little help along the way. I started out with sona and annie and did surprisingly going 5 and 5 in my promotions for ranked. I was placed in Bronze 2 and was driven to prove that I would get out of bronze and make it to silver before the pre-season. unfortunately a lot of other people had the same idea so I actually lost some games during my silver promotions and never met my goal item 3070 (see what i did there xD)

Fast forward to the end of the season. My win rates were on average 55% - 60% My highest was LuLu and Leona. So after the "soft reset" (I still get a nice chuckle out of that) I went 3 and 7 in my promotions. I Just couldn't understand what I did wrong in those games. I had little to no deaths and had 10+ assist averages per game. I was placed in bronze 1 this time. (So I guess I'm better than last season ?!?!?) I reviewed a lot of my matches from lolrecorder and couldn't find any major mistakes within my games.

So a couple weeks past as I refined what little problems I had in normal matches and returned back to summoner's rift to try and get to silver. I went on the worst losing streak ever and was demoted. to bronze 2. I'm not going to lie, I was sad, close to tears. In those matches the people I played with were the ones of legend. The autolock fizz jungle, maokai support and the infamous teemo top. I'v never been one to solely blame my losses on anyone else but myself. But those games, I had no way of carrying us out of the hole that had been so deeply dug.

Not I'm not saying "rito please re-work the mmr system, keep trolls out, and stop matching me with crayon eaters," but I just can't find a logical idea on why I lose games as support. We're suppose to be initiators and facilitators of plays. But in a solo q point of view it seems like we're only good for wards and peeling for adc's why our teammates blindly focus the enemy top laner or support.

Maybe I am trash, stupid and should just stop while I'm behind and go play something less teamwork based like club penguin. But I'm not dumb, I made a 1234 on my last SAT excluding the writing portion. My deaths on all supportson average are less than 4 each game. And I enjoy working for a common goal, because when I see others succeed I get pride knowing I helped take down that damn nexus after a 55 min stalemate that was broken by my flash pulverize setting up yasuo's ulti.

If there is anyone out there who has some time to help me out, whether in ranked or in normals to help me break through this wall I have I would greatly appreciate that act of kindness. And anyway I can repay it, I will do so. Annie 2.3/3.9/12.9 wr 61.3% Leona 1.9/4.1/10.9 wr 40.5% ...... Lulu 1.9/3.6/14.7 wr 53.3% Karma 1.5/4.5/10.4 wr 43.7% Alistar 1.2/3.6/18 wr 75%

And I TOTALLY understand that KDA means nothing, if I go 6/0/9000 and lose. it doesn't matter because I lost. But I believe that KDA shows how strong of a decisionmaker a player may be.

6 Comments

Ward for Jesus3/8/2014, 8:04:41 PM1 votes

Just a note: The 10 game losing streak was on leona and karma , which is why the w/r is disgustingly low

ThatGuyNamedAce3/8/2014, 9:01:34 PM1 votes

I'm just a lowly bronze II last season, however I can speak with confidence in saying that silver is easier than bronze. (I played quite often with Silver II's) That's just a side note at what you have to look forward to, I guess. On a more related note, I feel that playing with a friend whom shares your enthusiasm for team play might increase your chances. Bronze is hard stuff. No matter how hard you carry, you're always going to have trolls, feeders, people who are "FUCKING LAGGING!!" and an assortment of other BS to sift through. I'd say just stay as positive as possible. Here I am on a losing streak currently and I'm giving advice on how to win. XD I think that's irony? Anyways, see you on the rift.

-Ace

NHA Strid3r3/8/2014, 9:20:37 PM1 votes

Last season I was bronze 1... I think I was in the promos at least 10 times and never made it to silver. Season 4 comes around I win 7/10 promos and make it to silver V. I lost a big number of matches at 0 LP and thought I was going to drop.... I started to think on what I could do better. I am controlling (the best inside) when we have an afk, rager, etc...... I have been taking ranked slow and doing 1 match per day (sometimes I do 2 or none) I haven't lost one in over a week this may/may not help you but I thought I would post. - Danagyl13

Hamster Avocado3/8/2014, 10:25:37 PM1 votes

I don't understand this because you keep saying "bronze 2". First you said "I was placed in Bronze 2" then you said "I was placed in bronze 2 this time" "So I guess I'm better than last season ?!?!?" that makes no sense, please proofread it before you post, :P