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A Bronze Player Looking For An Advice!

Venattrix·10/11/2013, 12:09:09 AM·3 votes·2,040 views

Hi, everyone!

I would like to talk about solo queue. I've been having trouble with it lately, so I would appreciate if you could hear me out and give me some advices!

Please note that this is NOT an "OMG I KEEP HAVING THESE NOOB TEAMS, I'M STUCK IN ELO HELL BECAUSE OF THEM, QQ" post.

Okay, so I am Bronze III at the moment and I'm trying to reach Silver before the season ends. I started playing a lot about a week ago. I was Bronze IV then. 3-5 days later, I found myself at the top of Bronze II. I was playing very well, and I was proud of myself.

But then I started losing. I had 5 defeats in a row. I went on tilt. I decided to take a break and try again tomorrow. So I did, and I had about 3 wins in a row. I didn't have school today, so I wanted to play LoL a bit! I had 7 defeats in a row.

I consider myself to be an okay player, very knowledgeable about the game. I read all kinds of guides, I watch streams and youtube videos because I want to learn more and improve myself! I know what to do, when to do it, and how to do it. I always have a good KDA (I know KDA doesn't mean everything and that I'm not a good player only because it's high), I ward all the time, no matter what role I play. And I always stay positive and friendly!

But in the last 7 games I did not get good players. I'm not complaining, and I sure don't expect to get good teammates all the time. But I've been getting trolls, afk-ers, insta-lockers, "mid or feed"s, and people who are just plain bad and feeding all the time. I always try to help them out. I always give them a friendly advice, but I always get a toxic response. I main adc, and I don't get a lot of opportunities to help someone by ganking. There is not much I can do. I know I shouldn't, but I blame them for a couple of losses. Because I really did my best, I did try to help everyone out, I did try to guide them when to take what objectives. But they just don't want to cooperate and are just being toxic to their teammates. I know there's always a greater chance of the other team to have more feeders and trolls (they can have max 5, and I can have max 4, since I'm neither). But I feel like I was in the team who got the trolls and afk-ers from the last 7 games! I'm scared to play more. I don't want to lose more MMR.

I know Elo Hell doesn't exist, and if you're good enough, you'll eventually make it. I've been doing all of the things I learned, being friendly, help your teammates out, know when is the right time to do objectives, etc. And I have good mechanics (know how to last hit properly, good positioning, focusing the right targets, etc). I mean, I'm not saying that I'm pro (of course I'm not!) or that I'm better than everyone else. I just believe my skills and knowledge are superior to those of Bronze players (but not good enough to carry 4 people against a fed team).

So does anyone have some kind of advice for me? What should I do? How can I improve myself? Am I doing something wrong? I really want to get to a higher rank! Hope you can help me out!

That's it. Thank you for reading all of this, and sorry for the long post. >.<

Edit: Make that 8 defeats. I don't know what to do anymore. I keep losing even if I do everything right! Even if we're ahead, my team starts to be cocky and goes into 4v5, even if I asked them not to go in and that we should wait for the 5th player. They just go in. What am I supposed to do? I keep asking them nicely, but everyone thinks they know the best and just ignore me like I didn't say anything. How am I supposed to win if my teammates keep throwing every game?

20 Comments

Yellow Monkey10/11/2013, 9:13:04 PM3 votes

Try to resist the urge to play anymore after you lose 2 "blocks" of lp. For example, if you win once then lose three times, it's time to stop. Also, realize when you get really upset at a particular game and come back later. You should be able to start every game with a moderately carefree (but competitive) attitude.

Good luck on the fields-- if you are Silver material, you will surely make it in time.

LilYonsan10/11/2013, 7:58:14 PM3 votes

The fact that you mentioned "going on tilt" shows to me that you watch the youtuber "gbay", or at least have seen that video where he explains how not to go on a losing streak.

GOOD NEWS: you're on the right track. You're making an effort to learn about your own playing and trying to discover how you personally fit into the meta and your good aspects and your bad aspects.

However, despite knowing that you're on tilt right now, from reading this I can only see that you're becoming less and less confident about your playing. That's what's stopping you right there.

I realize that sometimes a team is just too heavy to carry, yet at the same time that should be the type of game where you really thoroughly look at your own playing and try to discover what you COULD be doing better. Also watch pro streamers and those professional games that they have on the client. I cannot tell you how much invaluable information I've learned from watching those games, from what to build to champion mechanics. It has truly brought my playing to a different level.

At the same time, you need to be confident. Play with a friend, or learn how to carry REAAAALLY HARD are good pieces of advice in this case, but at the same time there are game mechanics and in game ideas that perhaps you're just not quite grasping yet.

At the same time, perhaps your confidence is shaken that "thinking that you can do it" is just not cutting it. If that's the case, perhaps you should take a break from ranked. I find that dominion, while underrated is SUUUUPER fun because you get to practically be fed from the very beginning and learn a champ that you don't normally play better. Maybe take a short break from ranked and play to have fun for once.

Also, don't think about the end of the season. If you make it to silver, that's awesome congrats, but if you don't then who cares? The world will still go on, and you have to realize that if you believe that you belong in silver, then you have to keep playing until the system agrees with you too. That means relaxing about it for now, and not getting yourself stressed out. Remember that you're playing this game to have fun, and sure winning is more fun than losing, but if you play this game just to win, then you probably shouldn't be playing this game anymore because it's arguably unhealthy for you.

Just relax, take a deep breath and enjoy the experience of playing a video game.

Song of Saya10/11/2013, 3:20:26 AM2 votes

Duo with someone.

Abyss Gear Syxx10/12/2013, 6:20:33 AM2 votes

All sorts of hints from yours truly though I am only silver.

  1. Play kickass music that keeps you ramped up no matter the deaths.
  2. Mute all teammates before sharing ANY advice. Typically responses to responses will get you killed.
  3. Do not build pure damage, look at enemies build or the most dominant player on the map, counter their build and then hunt for them.
  4. TRY to let allies know what theya re doing wrong [make sure to mute first] and assist them as you point it out. [If your support isn't warding buy 1/2 every time you go to base to help.]
  5. Jungler characters should build health, along with most top laners. [This is helpful because if you survive in more fights you are more useful.]
  6. Build a combo between damage/health because that way you can take more targets without allies. [when fed.]
  7. Make sure to keep hydrated.
  8. Do breathing exercises. Sometimes lack of oxygen makes you feel like your situation is helpless..
Brooke10/11/2013, 6:42:00 PM2 votes

It's really great that you're putting such effort into improving yourself as a player! I do believe teammates have an enormous impact on the game you can't always control. I agree finding a duo partner will help greatly. You'll have max 3 trolls on your team to their five. Also, when you begin to go on a losing streak STOP. I've gone on longer losing streaks simply because I kept playing, when stopping would have saved me 50+ lp. Keep trying to improve yourself and never give up! Looking to hit diamond before the end of the season (Plat 1 is true hell :b) and these tips are what I'm going to be using. :)

I am Sneakypete10/18/2013, 10:38:22 PM1 votes

main one champ, play him over and over again for 300 games, youll get really good

Lord Solar Bear10/15/2013, 9:42:00 PM1 votes

It sounds like you were stuck with some pretty bad teams. Realize that statistically these bad teams will balance out- you'll be put with as many bad teams as you go against over a longer period of time. The only thing you can do is critique your performance. Download LoLreplay, watch your matches, and pay specific attention to mechanics. What do you do wrong, what do you do right? What can you improve? Even when I'm carrying 12/3 as Zed and we lose anyway, it's not my team's fault. Those 3 deaths could have all been when my team needed me the most and I failed, or I could have been even more fed and had a better chance of winning the game. No matter what you can always improve. I love the "2 lp blocks" idea, and it's something that I started using. I actually lost my silver 1 spot because I didn't follow that idea, and I managed to crawl back to silver 1 by doing exactly what I told you- watching my games and paying agonizingly close attention to my mistakes. If you want to add me I'd be more than happy to spectate, play some games, or just chat if it helps you get to silver. Good luck! -Steven