What I think when I hear people complaining about "elo hell"...
Elo hell does not exist. If you think it does, you probably are toxic or you just plainly... suck. Here is my personal story. I got to lv 30 around february, and like most people, I did the stupid thing of starting playing ranked immediately. I went 1-9 in my seeding games, and I was placed in bronze 3. I stayed there for a while. Then I dropped to bronze 4. THen i went up to bronze 3 again. Later, I got up to bronze 2. Now, my climb out of bronze was not easy. I failed 7 bronze 1 series. After I failed those series, I would fall down to 0 LP, and then work my way back up. I finally did get out of bronze and later I climbed out of silver. Now, after ~400 games, I am in gold 5. After all these games, I find some important tips and pointers.
- People play terribly starting around 2AM PACIFIC TIME.
- I played better after getting a full night of sleep.
- I made a rule for myself: if I lose 2 games in a row, I can't play ranked for 1 hour (at least)
- Play OUT OF META CHAMPIONS, in general, people won't know how to respond / play against you
- Play SUPPORT, i am quite good at skillshots, so my most played person in ranked is blitzcrank. I have a 75% winrate with him over ~40 games.
- Go to the bathroom before you play, so you don't have to go during the game...
- DODGE GAMES. If your team has a troll, just dodge. 3LP loss is better then losing 10-30 and feeling salty after the game
- WAIT OUT THE QUEUE. If someone is a troll, and someone else dodges, please... wait ~5minutes so you don't have to play with the troll.
- This should be obvious, but it is not to many in low elo. BE POSITIVE. Even if someone says mid or feed in champion select, just say ok or something and let them go mid. If someone says ANYTHING negative about your team's play or your play, just mute them. You can always unmute them later.
- AVOID USING THE CHAT. It will save you deaths, and long arguments that will make you rage. Last thing. I have an honor badge. I consistently get honored in my games. So all the stuff about don't rage etc. I don't do myself. Good luck in soloqueue.