Years later and I still don't get this stupid LP system

Xonra·Jul 5, 2015·1 votes·254 views

So I have been on and off with hot streaks the past week and my gains have been all over the radar.

Just today and yesterday

Win - 17 lost - 18 win - 13 lost - 12 win - 20 lost - 23

Wha...it can't make up its mind. The closer I get to my promos too the more I lose. Went on a 3 game win streak and got about 13-17 per win. I lost one game and lose 23. Not like I have bad mmr because I am shifting just a little above or below 50% win rate, yet my IP loses are ridiculous.

I know how it is supposed to work, but it doesn't seem to actually go by any real scale, otherwise I wouldn't be losing way more than I gain sitting at 50% win rate, would I? I thought that was when you have terrible mmr, which...a 50% win rate is far from bad, correct?

5 Comments

SmokedAlmondsJul 5, 20152 votes

Your total win rate doesn't necessarily matter, especially if you have a lot of games played. Your more recent win rate(like the last 50-100 games) is what is going to determine if your MMR is shitty or not.

It takes quite a bit to fall from division 5s and everytime you lose at 0 LP, its going to make your gains worse.

iltJul 5, 20151 votes

I think it depends on your opponents

The12thman94Jul 5, 20151 votes

I know, I have above a 50% win rate too. I don't know how many times I've won like 3 games in a row, gained about 40 LP then I'll loose a game and get -23 LP... Like why?

XonraJul 5, 20151 votes

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I know, I have above a 50% win rate too. I don't know how many times I've won like 3 games in a row, gained about 40 LP then I'll loose a game and get -23 LP... Like why?

Exactly. It isn't like I'm suddenly facing way stronger or way weaker opponents in matches. But seriously, when I'm sitting at 50% win rate, why am I still losing significantly more than I am winning? How is it fair to lose 19 when I get 13 for 3 wins in a row (each win that is).

The system makes no sense. At least Elo was just Elo before. This is just a bunch of convoluted behind the scenes numbers that just makes you play damn near twice as many games to climb :S

SmokedAlmondsJul 5, 20151 votes

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Exactly. It isn't like I'm suddenly facing way stronger or way weaker opponents in matches. But seriously, when I'm sitting at 50% win rate, why am I still losing significantly more than I am winning? How is it fair to lose 19 when I get 13 for 3 wins in a row (each win that is).

The system makes no sense. At least Elo was just Elo before. This is just a bunch of convoluted behind the scenes numbers that just makes you play damn near twice as many games to climb :S

You aren't climbing any slower because of the current system. If it was just straight ELO still you would have just fallen to bronze by now. With the current system you have a while to prove that you don't deserve to drop.