Feedback/Suggestions (/Rant)

I was informed by Riot Support that this was the place to leave feedback about the game. This is the first time I've really used the boards since the migration to this new site, didn't there used to be a designated suggestions thread?

Anyways, I take some serious issues with the current demotion system. All I knew was I supposed to get a warning before being demoted from Gold V to Silver I. Apparently, such a message was merely only visible upon hovering over my Tier information on my profile. How ridiculous! My entire screen can be commandeered to tell me I've been demoted, but in order to prevent such a thing I have to just so happen to be stalking myself? Where is the sense in that? Of all the things that appear on the notification panel to right, demotion warnings should be one of them. I spent the ENTIRE season in Gold V - Gold IV and now I need to scramble to get out of Silver with tremendous restrictions (my second point, see next paragraph). Obviously I wouldn't have played if I was aware of the demotion possibility. Seven losses at 0 LP seems like a lot, but I don't believe it was enough to send my MMR down from Gold V to Silver V. I'm currently playing with Silver III....

I also believe a slight MMR reset should be in place after dropping down to a new Tier. I understand that consistently playing well will raise you back up, but upon dropping down I'm receiving about 12-15 per win and losing 25 LP each loss. After winning about two-thirds of my games I can still sometimes end up with a deficit. This does not allow for the serious player to properly demonstrate the ability to climb back up, it only adds further punishment and promotes a spiral. By the time I've won often enough to reset my own MMR, I'll probably be Silver III anyway. Not to mention how long this process actually takes... Winning 2/3 games still takes about 3 hours. So after 10 hours of gameplay I'll either be in promos (if winning every game) or even in deficit. The current system is way too one-sided and shouldn't punish those who've already dropped. Allowing for the player to have the new division's MMR would at least make the playing field level again.

TL;DR I can't claim to know how the ranked system works, but it is definitely too harsh and seemingly encourages further demotion without real reason. Notifications before dropping a Tier should be highlighted in the client's notification bar; It shouldn't have to be something the player must search for, that defeats the purpose. Finally, upon dropping a tier, players should experience a more even win/loss proportion of LP so that they are not continually punished even when trying and winning more than half of the their games.

/End rant (and thanks for reading)