Forever Bronze

Opalite·1/27/2015, 8:24:44 AM·2 votes·1,198 views

Just out of Curiosity.

End of season 3/beginning of season 4 is when I first started playing League of Legends. The First time I did my provisionals, immediately after hitting level 30, I won 3 out of my 10 games. I got put in Bronze 3. I didn't expect any better, considering that i thought I did pretty poorly. Now, at the beginning of season 5, I rush to do my provisionals, excited that I am now a more skilled and experienced player. I won 8 out of my 10 games, and where do I end up? Bronze 3. I know someone who won 3 games and got put in Gold 5. This simply just doesn't seem fair to me. I still don't understand the logic behind the ranking system and am very disappointed with my placement. I was hoping to find some clarity on the matter, or an explanation into how the ranking system is justified.

20 Comments

Dyonas1/27/2015, 10:05:10 AM2 votes

The biggest issue I have is that it is based on a past season a lot. What if, like me, you did ranked when you were still pretty new? I didn't do mine in S4 right when I hit 30 but I wasn't the same player I am now. I'm not saying that I deserve to be in platinum, gold, silver, whatever, I just don't see the point in it being based on the past.

For those that will say "just climb out" what if someone did after a long time and then they get put straight back there this season? How is that a reward for doing well?

"Congratulations! You're demoted!"

That is what it feels like to a lot of people. Me? I've only done two provisionals so far but knowing that I finished in lowly Bronze 3 last season I can imagine that I'll be shoved in B4 or B5 regardless of how the other 8 games go.

Lafouboy1/27/2015, 8:32:14 AM1 votes

The League system puts you close to where you were the previous season. The people you faced were all Bronze III level the second time, I am guessing.

Deep Terror Nami1/27/2015, 8:35:39 AM1 votes

If you read the 2015 Season start announcement, you will see that they are doing the Placements different now; you no longer get a free ride to a high rank just for doing good in 10 games. It's based off where you were already, minus some MMR (because even Challengers were dropped down 3 entire Tiers), plus a little for how well you did in Placements.

Janna Windgale1/27/2015, 11:14:57 AM1 votes

Dear Julie,

I will try to help you out explaining what I can with my experience I gained over the past 4 years.

The current ranking system isn't working for either to be really honest, and you aren't the only one that seems to be complaining about your placement, and I think and I honestly do that RIOT needs to consider to take a look at the system setup for this because it's just horrible because it is the same as it was last year. An horrific time for us where we had to realise that we were placed in bronze even ending up in Silver/Gold.

However the only thing right now what I can do for you Julie, is to say, don't give up, don't let your head hang down because of these placement matches, go through that barricade of annoying and toxic players and show the world what you have in your march, go out there on the battlefield and show them what you have. Even if you are not successful.

For me the most successful players are the ones that don't settle back after they realised something bad happened to them

Dear Julie once more, add me if you like to. But for now, heads up and off you go!

Good luck on the battlefield my friend

Opalite1/27/2015, 7:38:57 PM1 votes

Just a side note.. I did email this (with a little extension) to Riot support to see if anyone would respond on the matter. I'll let you know if anyone does, but I highly doubt it.