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ELO Hell?

AFZfDCW5Tp··1 votes·662 views

So I've been playing for a bit, ended Silver 2 last season, got placed Silver 4 this season and slowly made it to Gold 2 over the course of the season. This all seemed good was hovering slightly above a 50% win rate and steadily, albeit slowly climbing like you should in the ranked system. That was a few months ago and now i'm in Gold 5 in a perpetual state of 0~40 LP depending on my luck and been on a losing streak up to 13 once and i'm now at a 46% win rate. I'm at a point where gains are literally impossible unless I get the best luck a LoL player can get. A few days ago before I made this post I decided to stop playing ranked when I was on a 3 win streak (which is relatively large) but getting about 11-17 LP only to lose 34 the next game to an AFK on my team (I am not saying they are the reason I am where I am, i'm just stating what was there and why I lost). If it means anything I duo rarely to never probably 10 games out of the 300+ I've played. I guess it's safe to say it's pretty pointless to play when I lose 3 wins worth of the progress in one game, i'll just settle with my Gold border this season I guess but if anyone has anything to inform me about why this happens I would be very grateful.

11 Comments

technosavage1 votes

riot doesn't care, and welcome to league that's how it is and how it will always be.

AFZfDCW5Tp1 votes

I guess you're right, sucks it has to be that way.

Raw1 votes

" i'm now at a 46% win rate." You can't expect to gain more LP than losses when you're sitting below 50% winrate. I don't know about you but where I'm coming from, we don't move forward by going 4% backward. But yah I don't even climb past gold, the highest I've ever climbed was Gold 2 and got sick of ranked, from now on just climb to gold 5 and collet free skin.

http://www.auplod.com/u/daopul5c344.png

AFZfDCW5Tp1 votes

Yeah sounds like I have to do the same.

Raw1 votes

{quoted}

Yeah sounds like I have to do the same.

Been doing it for 3 seasons, climb to gold than going back playing normal/ARAM, stress free and you will no longer finish a game feeling piss ever again =)

http://www.auplod.com/u/daopul5c344.png

AFZfDCW5Tp1 votes

Sounds like the life.

Jubbinaut1 votes

The short answer is: you're more-or-less where you're supposed to be.

The longer answer is somewhat more complicated. The fact that your LP gains per win are so much lower than your LP losses per loss indicates that you're actually slightly above where your MMR indicates you should be.

AFZfDCW5Tp1 votes

But if I got to Gold 2 at a steady rate how does that make sense.

Jubbinaut1 votes

Depends on when it happened - your MMR changes faster when you have very few games. So if you had a significant win streak shortly after your provisionals, it may have overshot you.

Otherwise, the fact that you've stopped balancing wins and losses indicates that either you're playing worse (which happens) or the general skill at your MMR has improved beyond yours. Of those, I suspect the former is more likely.

Which makes it a fairly solvable problem. Take the time to get back on your game, and you'll be fine.

AFZfDCW5Tp1 votes

How does one decay in skill though?

Jubbinaut1 votes

{quoted}

How does one decay in skill though?

  • Go on tilt.
  • Fail to recognize a shift in meta.
  • Fail to develop a counter to a new popular strategy.
  • Fail to account for major nerfs to a mained champion.
  • Stop trying.

I'm sure this is an incomplete list. It's just what came to me off the top of my head.

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