What I think when I hear people complaining about "elo hell"...

jalingo·7/31/2015, 7:33:26 PM·3 votes·829 views

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.

  1. People play terribly starting around 2AM PACIFIC TIME.
  2. I played better after getting a full night of sleep.
  3. I made a rule for myself: if I lose 2 games in a row, I can't play ranked for 1 hour (at least)
  4. Play OUT OF META CHAMPIONS, in general, people won't know how to respond / play against you
  5. 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.
  6. Go to the bathroom before you play, so you don't have to go during the game...
  7. DODGE GAMES. If your team has a troll, just dodge. 3LP loss is better then losing 10-30 and feeling salty after the game
  8. 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.
  9. 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.
  10. 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.

5 Comments

S H A Y C 07/31/2015, 7:46:45 PM2 votes

Elo hell does exist, its just not what people think it is. Everybody goes through elo hell, and they will pass through it more than once on the way up the ladder. It has more to do with your skill level than everyone elses.

Elo Hell - Defined

The elo / mmr rating where you are better than everyone else around you and have reached the next level of game knowledge or mechanics, but have not attained a great enough skill gap to carry your team.

Elo hell is real, and you need to recognize when your in it. It is a GOOD SIGN!!!! It means you have climbed as far as you could on your previous level of skill, then hit a plateau, and you are now on your way passed that plateau. You simply have to focus, practice, and analyze your games. Elo hell is the PREFECT time to get a high elo coach to review your matches and tell you what you need to work on. Just one more notch on your belt and youll be ready for another "elo boost" and not the artificial kind, the kind you earn.

I am currently on my way out of a plateau myself. I went from bronze 5 to silver five after my last triumph over Elo-Hell, and i suspect this next one will get me to gold.

ilt7/31/2015, 7:35:59 PM1 votes

-don't play Riven -don't play Yasuo

ModAttysu The Poro7/31/2015, 7:41:02 PM1 votes

My problem is that I used to play Supports/champs that rely on their teammates. I GOTTA stop doing that in ranked -_-

I know it's possible for me to easily climb, I went from Bronze 5 to Bronze 4 0 LP in a day once (I was bored and I was focused enough so i was like 'eh!'. I fell back down to B5 and I'm currently at 95 LP right now actually, so it really isn't that hard.

Its just saddening to have to play my Support Annie every game to climb elo cause I can't rely on anyone else.

Vistha Kai7/31/2015, 7:42:58 PM1 votes

So you started in Bronze and climbed out.

Do you mean this League in which you can win with full AP jungle Riven?

Damicor78/1/2015, 2:16:12 AM1 votes

Gold and below is elo hell, keep thinking you have achieved something...