Dynamic Queue

The Yung Flash·Jun 16, 2016·1 votes·445 views

I've been platinum for the last 3 seasons and this season it put me in silver 2 after going 6-4 in placements which I thought was pretty silly. Nonetheless, I am trying to grind my way back to Plat. As we all know it is impossible to win every game so you just grind it out. But, when I am gold II, just recently dropped back down to gold 3. Matching me with 6 silvers in the game that includes a silver 4 and 3 and two silver 2's, it becomes a problem. 3 of those were on my team. As an Adc main it is already hard enough without team pressure to carry. Something has to be done with this matchmaking.

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tempname4864Jun 16, 20161 votes

welcome to why everyone hates DQ and doesn't take ranked serious anymore, aka the downfall of this game over the next 5 years

FebosJun 16, 20161 votes

[{quoted}](name=Anus Punishment,realm=NA,application-id=cIfEodbz,discussion-id=dJKOscIy,comment-id=0000,timestamp=2016-06-16T08:09:57.979+0000)

welcome to why everyone hates DQ and doesn't take ranked serious anymore, aka the downfall of this game over the next 5 years

I'm so tired of those arguments. League is not only about ranked play. Many players, and I mean MANY, don't play ranked. Maybe something like 30..40% of the community; I'm already being generous. From those 30..40% only a small percentage actually play ranked to get to gold+ ratings; something like all bronzes and silver really and that's about ~65% of ranked community. As you can see, not everyone plays League for ranked. Many players (the other 60..70%) play League for the other gamemodes.

You are probably right about the part where you say "doesn't take ranked serious anymore", but League of Legends will stick around for much longer than 5 years.

tempname4864Jun 16, 20161 votes

[{quoted}](name=The Febos,realm=EUW,application-id=cIfEodbz,discussion-id=dJKOscIy,comment-id=00000000,timestamp=2016-06-16T08:16:09.463+0000)

I'm so tired of those arguments. League is not only about ranked play. Many players, and I mean MANY, don't play ranked. Maybe something like 30..40% of the community; I'm already being generous. From those 30..40% only a small percentage actually play ranked to get to gold+ ratings; something like all bronzes and silver really and that's about ~65% of ranked community. As you can see, not everyone plays League for ranked. Many players (the other 60..70%) play League for the other gamemodes.

You are probably right about the part where you say "doesn't take ranked serious anymore", but League of Legends will stick around for much longer than 5 years.

so will WoW, doesn't mean them fucking destroying it to appeal to casuals who log in quickly spend money and log out for life was a good idea.

dynamic queue is literally like this atm

Top tier players - hate it Diamond/plat - hate it Gold - mixed but most hate it Silver and below - either don't care at all because they're casual, or have enough friends on at all times to play with, or only play a game or two here and there

those of us who try to improve, take ranked seriously, and play a lot hate it because it screws us over, i understand from a business perspective why they'd cater to the absolute worst players in the game, since they are the majority, but when the better players that made this game what it is today leave, the game is going to die much faster than if something is done to keep them around.

again look at WoW, same exact thing

FebosJun 16, 20161 votes

[{quoted}](name=Anus Punishment,realm=NA,application-id=cIfEodbz,discussion-id=dJKOscIy,comment-id=000000000000,timestamp=2016-06-16T08:16:50.821+0000) Top tier players - hate it Diamond/plat - hate it

The main issue with High MMR players is how much of them are playing at the same time. The match-making is shit for them and they are right about complaining. Riot needs a creative way to solve that.

the game is going to die much faster than if something is done to keep them around. again look at WoW, same exact thing

I don't believe this. You are bias because you don't like DQ. WoW is a completly different matter. Blizzard changed the recipe of the game. They introduced and removed many things that they shouldn't have. I'm not entirely familiarized with the whole WoW evolution, but from what I know it started to collaps after Cataclysm expansion rolled out. Riot didn't change the recipe the game. It's still the same game. They changed the "how you can rank up" part of the experience, which not many care about to begin with.

We can't see it now, but the overall skill of the games went down because MORE players are playing ranked now. They do that as a group and thus the overall skill falls, but more players are doing it. If you compare the skill level from Season 6 to the skill level of Season 1 (or Season 2) you'll see that many Silver players today, would be gold/low plat in those days. What I mean by this is that the "ranked community" evolved a lot during this time. Now more players are trying out this "gamemode" and they are doing that because they are encouraged to play as a group. In due time, the skill level will catch up with what it was before and maybe escalate a little further.

That said, there's still a lot of improvements to be done.

tempname4864Jun 16, 20161 votes

[{quoted}](name=The Febos,realm=EUW,application-id=cIfEodbz,discussion-id=dJKOscIy,comment-id=0000000000000000,timestamp=2016-06-16T08:35:56.092+0000)

The main issue with High MMR players is how much of them are playing at the same time. The match-making is shit for them and they are right about complaining. Riot needs a creative way to solve that.

I don't believe this. You are bias because you don't like DQ. WoW is a completly different matter. Blizzard changed the recipe of the game. They introduced and removed many things that they shouldn't have. I'm not entirely familiarized with the whole WoW evolution, but from what I know it started to collaps after Cataclysm expansion rolled out. Riot didn't change the recipe the game. It's still the same game. They changed the "how you can rank up" part of the experience, which not many care about to begin with.

We can't see it now, but the overall skill of the games went down because MORE players are playing ranked now. They do that as a group and thus the overall skill falls, but more players are doing it. If you compare the skill level from Season 6 to the skill level of Season 1 (or Season 2) you'll see that many Silver players today, would be gold/low plat in those days. What I mean by this is that the "ranked community" evolved a lot during this time. Now more players are trying out this "gamemode" and they are doing that because they are encouraged to play as a group. In due time, the skill level will catch up with what it was before and maybe escalate a little further.

That said, there's still a lot of improvements to be done.

you can say i'm bias all you want, i'm 27 years old, i watched the same thing happen to Runescape, and WoW

soon as the company starts ignoring those who made them what they were(their stable customer base) they lose them and their casual base that temporarily plays every so often can't sustain them and they eventually become a shell of what they were.

but whatever...enjoy your game, Riot has tailored it for you and your kind

FebosJun 16, 20161 votes

[{quoted}](name=Anus Punishment,realm=NA,application-id=cIfEodbz,discussion-id=dJKOscIy,comment-id=00000000000000000000,timestamp=2016-06-16T08:40:03.424+0000)

but whatever...enjoy your game, Riot has tailored it for you and your kind

You don't even know who I am, so don't make assumptions about me. I have a mind of my own and I'm not being controlled or brainwashed by Riot. If didn't agree with something I would say it. The difference is that I can see the bigger picture.

Runescape and Wow started to become irrelevant because times changes and mentalities evolve. The MMORPG genre started to die a long time ago. That's one of the reason why those games also started losing popularity. You don't see many popular MMORPGs this days. The best candidate to take the spot from League is SMITE. I've discussed this with my group many times. Smite has everything LoL has and more. It also caters to a bigger audience. Smite is less popular than League because it came much later (even compared to DotA).

I'll still enjoy League for what it is. I'm a casual player because I don't drain all my time into League. I play many different genres and I've seen companies do worst things than Riot does. For me, Riot is one of the best out there. They are still really new and naive compared to many others so they have a long way to go as a company.

tempname4864Jun 16, 20161 votes

[{quoted}](name=The Febos,realm=EUW,application-id=cIfEodbz,discussion-id=dJKOscIy,comment-id=000000000000000000000000,timestamp=2016-06-16T08:52:02.792+0000)

You don't even know who I am, so don't make assumptions about me. I have a mind of my own and I'm not being controlled or brainwashed by Riot. If didn't agree with something I would say it. The difference is that I can see the bigger picture.

Runescape and Wow started to become irrelevant because times changes and mentalities evolve. The MMORPG genre started to die a long time ago. That's one of the reason why those games also started losing popularity. You don't see many popular MMORPGs this days. The best candidate to take the spot from League is SMITE. I've discussed this with my group many times. Smite has everything LoL has and more. It also caters to a bigger audience. Smite is less popular than League because it came much later (even compared to DotA).

I'll still enjoy League for what it is. I'm a casual player because I don't drain all my time into League. I play many different genres and I've seen companies do worst things than Riot does. For me, Riot is one of the best out there. They are still really new and naive compared to many others so they have a long way to go as a company.

there's no assumption to make, i see your rank, you've detailed your thoughts, opinions, and ideas, you are part of a very specific group, i'm sure in your free time you like to help the homeless, not worth much here though, but good on you for being a good person most likely.