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Interesting reverse feedback from someone who has been both a team player and a rager

Weretiger Rei·10/13/2013, 10:30:18 PM·2 votes·622 views

Hello Riot, others in GD. I'm not here to rage, or anything. To be honest, I'm just here to give out a few numbers and see what the thoughts behind it are. I've had an interesting last six months or so and have really rethought a few things that were causing me to be quite angry when playing. That's good. It had nothing to do with League, just things.

However, upon my return I have lost... ~80% of my matches in the last month. That's a guess, but I have a whole match history full of losses that I'm not quite sure where they came from. I don't honestly know what's going on.

WAY back in the day, before the trolls dragged me down into their way of thinking, I was always helping, warding, doing most of the stuff that I should do (This was about a year ago, mind you.)

Then I started getting better, concentrating, raging at teammates for making the slightest mistakes, and especially raging at (And feeling deliciously justified) in raging at people raging at me. Or picking on the other team when they made a mistake. That always seems to rattle their cages. But I was winning.

Now, I'm back to my original point, and I'm back to losing matches again. So please, someone, tell me wtf I am supposed to do, because it seems like being angry certainly won me more games.

6 Comments

Kira Onime10/13/2013, 11:32:46 PM2 votes

Look at what you do better when you say you're raging, and apply it to your regular game play.

Brooke10/14/2013, 12:23:55 AM1 votes

Depends on the level you're playing at, tbh. Playing in silver and bronze, yeah, you can get away with pretty much anything. Plat and higher? I'd take a closer look at your gameplay. Sure you're doing what you like, but what is that, specifically? If it helps you win games, then you should continue to do it. Eventually you'll come to a point when you realize what works and what doesn't work.

Solan Stonewhip10/14/2013, 6:33:32 PM1 votes

cheesy as it is. these guys are correct but it doesn't really make you feel any better does it?

i used to get really angry/upset about losing games when someone raged/quit/fed etc... now i'll still get pissed off from time to time. but it's usually with my own game play. if you're playing some good support play then yeah, that sucks when you're team does awful. there's nothing u can do about it though.

i still win about 50% of my games and for me playing with 2 or 3 friends is much more productive when i'm having a rough stretch, communication is a big overlooked hallmark of the game. it's a team game after all

i've been 18 and 3 before and still lost because of teammates. but it's because we didn't close out the game. or didn't communicate. that's everyone's responsibility. sometimes it's better for you as mid lane for example to hoard all the farm and carry. but if you take all your adc's farm, then he doesn't scale into late game at the same time as their adc and when you inevitably drop off late game, your team fails. being supportive as cheesy as it sounds helps. not eviscerating people when they mess up helps too. it's going to happen. i'd wager i still lose a third of my games because of how poorly others played. or quitters. ragers. leavers. people who haven't yet learned how to play from behind. all you can do is think of it as training for next game.

watch voyboy's stream sometime. (no this is not a plug) he explains everything he does in detail. when he fucks up, he owns it. but he doesn't get upset when he loses because he recognizes his mistakes.

recognizing your own failures is the first step to self improvement.

if you're stuck in bronze or low silver hell then i feel for you. but if you can find a teammate of equivalent skill then you should still be able to work your way up in a pair.

if u get angry. play an aram. who cares if that goes badly really?