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Seriously considering quitting this game.

SleepyLionCub··4 votes·1,074 views

Im so tired of it taking up my weekends, when it mostly isnt even fun. Most of the time im aruging with trolls, and losing games because of teamates deciding to feed. Its impossible for me to climb in ranked any more, and honestly it isnt even fun to try to win anymore, because any progress i make, is instantly destroyed by a teammate, or even my own mistakes admittedly. It seems nearly impossible to have fun in this game anymore, due to the horribly unfair ranking system. If i win 55% of my games. Then why does my mmr go down? It doesnt make sense to me. And its really really tedious to play ranked now.

It just isnt even fun most of the time, but i feel addicted. I dont even know whats bringing me back, Maybe a hope for winning? I get really hyped thinking about ranking up, most of the time. But recently ive only been falling in rank. And it seems impossible to do any better.

League feels like an addiction. I dont even want to play anymore, and i only think of it fondly while im not playing it. But once i actually play it, I never have a good time.

12 Comments

NIEKUH2 votes

use cocaine....

Deep Terror Nami2 votes

If you don't like the game (whether you understand how MMR and matchmaking works or not), don't feel obligated to keep playing. It's just a game, and the purpose of a game is to have fun.

SleepyLionCub1 votes

[{quoted}](name=Valkyrie Witch,realm=NA,application-id=cIfEodbz,discussion-id=JmqhtQyu,comment-id=0001,timestamp=2015-04-25T02:19:23.732+0000)

If you don't like the game (whether you understand how MMR and matchmaking works or not), don't feel obligated to keep playing. It's just a game, and the purpose of a game is to have fun.

The worst part is, i know that.

I know i shouldnt play unless im having fun. And even when im having no fun at all, i keep playing. Im addicted to it, and its not even entertaining to keep playing.

Deep Terror Nami2 votes

My advice then, would be just drop League right this second and don't look back (for now). Uninstall the game, gift out leftover RP, let your friends know you're going on a hiatus or quitting, and remove the LoL website from your favorites/bookmarks and don't come looking at it.

You'll find something else to fill the time with and you'll quickly forget about the game altogether. You can check patch notes in a few months or more and see what changed if you feel like coming back, but don't look regularly or anytime soon.

Cold turkey is the way to go.

MAZZ1M01 votes

Yea... Witch is right. If you're not having fun with the game itself and it's not just the community, quit now. I stopped playing for a few months when I started playing last year. Didn't think about it at all. It's easier than you may think. It is highly addictive. Definitely something to consider.

Grompish1 votes

The MMR and ranking system is pretty awful actually.. Check my comment out.

Shroom Junkie2 votes

Male, find a television show, get addicted to it, and binge watch it. No more need for League, and you can't lose to a T.V. show. :3

SleepyLionCub1 votes

{quoted}

Male, find a television show, get addicted to it, and binge watch it. No more need for League, and you can't lose to a T.V. show. :3

I dont even think its the losing part. I lose a lot in the games I love the most. Bloodborne, Dark souls, and Dragon Age are my favorite games, and 2 of those games have a ton of dieing in it. I dont even know what it is about league. Just playing the game makes me feel depressed.

Also, i am totally addicted to Steven Universe.

MAZZ1M01 votes

I understand what you mean. As far as being welcoming, the community does a crap job of it. You just need irl friends to play with for awhile. And for the love of all things good, don't play on weekends in the middle of the day without at least 2 friends in party. All the kids get on and troll. The time of day will change your experience drastically.

Grompish2 votes

Well, there are a couple things that I feel make the game significantly less enjoyable. Metas - There are always the people that are so desperate for wins that they will only play the champions that are currently overly strong. Bugs - Again, if there is an exploit that will be overpowered... Expect to see it in EVERY game. MMR/Ranked conflict - In my honest opinion, there is a huge conflict between the ranked ladder and the MMR system. If you do well, you will be matched against opponents much higher than you and you will have to beat opponents maybe 1-2 divisions over you just to get a super low rank. Why should you get into gold and play against platinums before you can even get through gold? If League wants to use MMR system, why not base rank on that? It's really weird to have the ranked system AND the mmr system. Why not just play against Gold V players, when you are gold V.. If you beat them, you deserve to be higher..

blkh11 votes

You may actually have solved the problem on your own. You may have an addiction to it. This is not unheard of with the internet in general. People have addictions to gambling as well. It may not be a physical addiction, but a psychological one. Can be a habit, hard to break. I had to be off League for over 6 months last summer while I worked in a National Park. The internet was nearly good enough to read (not send) emails. I found it strange at first, but then kind of liked it. Just take a break from it for awhile if nothing else. I wouldn't suggest the cocaine recommendation. Perhaps chocolate instead. Or pickles.

SleepyLionCub1 votes

Yea.

Ive decided to quit. Its never fun, at all. and im tired of it consuming my weekends. On top of that, its fairly impossible for me to win any ranked games any more, and thats the only thing i really wanted to do. I wanted so bad to be plat, and I got pretty close a while ago, I was in gold 2. But now im gold 5, and probably going to be silver after this next time. When that happens, i will say my goodbyes, uninstall. and probably check dota out. Lol. I want a replacment game, and either DOTA, or SMITE seems like good replacements.

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