Should I even bother playing ranked right now?

Worst Kench NA·Jan 19, 2016·2 votes·2,737 views

I just hit level 30 and am able to do placement games now. Will the new season reset any rank I get right now?

15 Comments

RiotMeddlerJan 19, 201610 votes

The new season will reset your rank, though if you play now the MMR your account gains or loses will remain, so it'll be easier or harder to climb come the reset.

I personally feel there is a bit of an advantage to first playing ranked during the preseason in that people tend to be a bit more chill, versus really competitive come the reset. That can make for a somewhat easier learning environment. Having said that though ranked as a newly level 30 player can be pretty challenging and a lot of people will recommend learning a few champs for a couple of roles fairly well before diving into ranked (with appropriate rune/mastery pages set up too).

PDE5 InhibitorsJan 19, 20161 votes

Not anymore. You only need to learn like 2 champs to play with new que, considering many champs can play at least two lanes (or people take them there regardless).

Power CosmicJan 19, 20161 votes

Great advice^^^

NsEternalJan 19, 20162 votes

playing ranked isnt good now if youre not confident in your skills

ElieaJan 19, 20161 votes

Yeah, you should wait for the new season to start if you want to keep any progress on your profile. Because we are in the pre-season currently, people who are ranked still have the rank they finished last season with.

Wait until ranked is reset to play, otherwise you will do your placements twice over.

Lord AzırJan 19, 20161 votes

Should probably get a better understanding of the game first. I did the same thing when I first hit level 30 and ended up at like bronze 2. It took me around 700 ranked games to get from there to plat. So make sure you're comfortable in a role and with a few champions before you move to ranked.

PROJECT FizzJan 19, 20161 votes

Well, that means I had more luck then you. I dived head in the second I hit thirty. Lost seven of my matches, got Silver four

Lord AzırJan 19, 20161 votes

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Well, that means I had more luck then you. I dived head in the second I hit thirty. Lost seven of my matches, got Silver four

Strange because if I remember right I won 6 out of 10 and still got bronze 2.

PROJECT FizzJan 19, 20161 votes

That's what I thought. Maybe it's my mmr? Maybe my sheer performance? (Then again there were feeders and afks all in the matches I lost.)

Duke AnaxJan 19, 20161 votes

it's not only how much you win, but also when.

The first couple games mean the most because the game ties to guess your mmr, the last couple games are only fine tuning.

lildyoJan 19, 20161 votes

Same here, I hit 30 and did ranked right away while I was still bad. Won 3/10 and ended up in Silver 4 lol

BlakstoneJan 19, 20161 votes

I would say play rank now. Supposed when the reset occurs if you get to your promo games again you'll at least get that free win if you come across that rank again. However since last season was the first time it was implemented, I am not sure if those get reset as well.