Bad teams - How to deal with them?

Metaphysician·1/9/2014, 4:54:06 AM·1 votes·746 views

Recently, I've found myself playing with not the best teams in general. Someone feeds, most people don't call mias, and i rarely find a team that doesn't blame how bad they're doing on "This guy is hacking". I really don't rage in general, and I simply either keep quiet or ask them to play carefully, as a reaction to this people start being extremely toxic (Probably because most of these people are probably underage). I end up muting people and not enjoying the game. My stats aren't great, and I'm certainly have things to work on in my own gameplay, but is there a way to get good teams in Solo Que? The only times when i can actually enjoy myself is with my team which rarely gets together. This isn't a rage-filled rant, it's simply an ask for help for the more experienced players out there. What should I do? Is there any way to deal with these people?

Thank you for your time.

4 Comments

Graveon1/9/2014, 5:32:08 PM2 votes

I tend to duo queue with someone of a lower rank than myself. This allows me to get first pick/ban in every nearly every game and allows me to shovel kills and assists into my team's carries as the jungler without having to fight someone who goes 1/12 as udyr every game but thinks that he's the best player in the world for my role (this really happened btw. Played against the same guy in the next game and stomped him into the ground, but that's beside the point). Also, take time to work on your mechanics in custom games and normals. It really helps to be able to out CS your opponent even when you're behind. It will allow you and your team to turn games that should have been lost around for the victory. Overall though, everyone has bad games with terrible teammates, even pros. It all comes down to learning from what YOU did right and wrong in those games that will allow you to improve and climb the ranked ladder in spite of your team.

ExzephyruS1/9/2014, 5:02:20 AM1 votes

I think you should just duo with someone you know

GundayMonday1/10/2014, 2:15:14 AM1 votes

Don't play solo queue. Simple. Solo queue is all about showing off your individual skill since everyone gets matched with the terribads. It's tough, it's frustrating, and it's still your fault if you can't win even if your team all dc's 5s after the game starts (which happens all the time and sucks). You have to play differently to win in solo queue since the vast majority of the players have no clue what they're doing.

Play arranged 5's or 3's if you're looking for a good quality game. Save yourself from the solo queue headaches :3

Sindustry1/11/2014, 2:55:31 AM1 votes

Well the best you can do is "fill". Always balance your team, even if it means playing roles you don't like. Most people pick what they excel at so don't ask people to pick different, just say "fill" and take up the slack.

If they are playing bad, don't let it excuse your own bad play. Continue to do your best to not mess up. When you see your team making poor decisions, you need to take charge by asking them to help you do things. Example "Help me real quick, we kill him then go b for items" etc. If they listen once and succeed, then you can pretty much lead them to victory if you can make the right decisions :)

Try not to be too educational though, people don't like to be told what to do. Never be negative, it will only upset any chances you have of people listening to you :P

If all else fails, play safe and wait for the next game. So long as you "fill" instead of "top or dodge" play style, you'll eventually move up to somewhat better players. Bad players can make it to challenger even, due to the way MMR works, so it's pretty much expect it and hope for better lol.