is it just bronze?

WoodenSpecs·Mar 19, 2014·2 votes·180 views

not gonna say i'm good, i'm probably complete crap and need a lot of improvement. but what i don't understand is, how am i supposed to take on a team alone if people completely throw. i know i have my fair share of throws, and i don't rage in chat for that reason. also i have a friend who was in gold before reset, and is having issues now that he was placed bronze 3 ( by choice). I've practiced a lot of things, such as cs and paying attention to the map, ganking lanes and putting pressure on my lane opponent. and I've won more games because of it, but it doesn't seem to be enough. should i make a smurf? or is it possible to climb?

6 Comments

WoodenSpecsMar 22, 20142 votes

thanks guys, lots of help and motivation to keep trying. wish me luck on my endeavors!

MackleDogeMar 19, 20141 votes

Whether or not it is possible to climb is entirely based off of your personal skill. As far as things like throws and bad teammates, that happens in every single ranked tier, even challenger. It's just a part of the game genre that is a MOBA. Not every game is winnable, but smurfing is, in my opinion, unfair to the other people that have to play against it, depending on your individual skill level and the level of the smurf account.

M3SSIAHMar 19, 20141 votes

Find a friend to duo with. it makes it 1 less person who can under perform, and one more person you know well that can make the game more comfortable in ranked.

WoodenSpecsMar 22, 20141 votes

actually i have! he supports Sona and we almost always win lane, leading to snowballing and then a win. but he isn't always on and i feel like i can carry some weight on my shoulders without him.

Sir ArmaMalumMar 19, 20141 votes

Climbing isn't going to happen solely off of a streak of wins. Your individual skill should (give or take a few points of course) be reflected in your Win/Loss ratio. Unfortunately this does mean losses will happen, but don't be discouraged by losses, learn from them and make sure not to continue playing during a losing streak, as that usually means frustration->worse play->loss->frustration, etc. The more you imporve the higher your W/L ratio should be and the faster you should climb. Other than that I wish you good luck.

WoodenSpecsMar 22, 20141 votes

that's true. like i said my win loss rate since the start of season 4 has improved greatly, i went from 30 wins to around 50 losses to 84 wins and 80 losses. although the losses were double the LP >.< and the throws usually happened during my series... but ill take that into account and start playing norms more often to keep my win rate on an upward trend instead of constantly playing ranked even during losing streaks.