What is the problem with Normals?

Yatsufuså·10/25/2015, 11:40:48 PM·1 votes·370 views

Why am I never matched with Bronze players anymore. Just got out of a game with only Golds and Silvers aside from me being Bronze

This is a huge trend recently for me. Even when I was Bronze IV earlier this year, I was being matched with Silver V's and Gold III's. Wtf is up with that?

If people are going to use the argument, "You aren't going to climb because you're at your peak performance, which so happens to be Bronze." then why the HELL am I being matched up with people who's worst (play-making abilities) are HIGHER than MY _peak _ performance!?

Normal matchmaking blows.

15 Comments

Zezockary10/27/2015, 12:06:45 PM2 votes

In normals you are equal to them. Their normal mmr is the same as yours, unless they are premade with a newbie. Since the numbers are different you could have a higher rating in normals than ranked.

You can have an mmr equal to what it would take to be gold in normals and still be bronze in ranked.

ShaftyMegee10/25/2015, 11:43:26 PM1 votes

As far as I know, normal and ranked mmr are slightly different. If you do great/bad in one it doesn't matter in the other

Mimy10/26/2015, 12:03:52 AM1 votes

I'm bronze and I enjoy seeing a silver and gold on the other team because I then strive to play better.

I tend to do a lot better in normal games then I ever do in ranked.

Zezockary10/26/2015, 12:21:34 AM1 votes

There are a few reasons. First of all they are separate, as there seems to be confusion about that. The major difference is the pressure you are subconsiously putting on yourself and others to succeed.

You may do better in normals because you arent trying as hard and trying too hard can cause worse performance overall. It could also be your opponents are the type of people that do worse without that pressure and that causes them to lose more in normals.

They could also be premade with someone of a much lower mmr.