Some truth to "elo hell"
Now I often see many posts where bronze/silver players complain about this so called "elo hell". Along with these complaints i see many responses that insist "there is no such thing", "if you are good enough you will get out of bronze/silver". Yet within a lot of my friends stats, and even my own stats, it seems that "elo hell" is a very real thing. I got put into bronze 1 my first season of playing ranked, because i did my promotions right after hitting level 30. BIG MISTAKE. I didn't play ranked for about a year, but recently decided to give it a try again. In that break, I was exclusively playing with my gold/plat friends. Playing with them improved my mechanics/communication tenfold. I got into my ranked games again, and was getting consistent scores. Yet, I was noticing that most games, 1 or 2 lanes would be making mistakes that could be easily corrected over and over.
Before you label me as a "classic bronze who thinks he is better", let me say a few things. I know that I AM NOT AMAZING. I know that it is improbable for me to reach plat in a fast period of time. Yet, by playing against higher elo (gold/plat) for over a year, I can go toe to toe with them in lane. I have an average 3.33 KDA and ~52% kill participation in ranked. While those stats are nothing too special, I feel that it should allow me to climb at a decent rate. Yet, in most of my ranked games, I feel that it REALLY IS my teammates weighing me down. I already know my bad tendecies, AKA not farming as much mid/late game. I always find myself in situations where I crush lane, but even after roaming and trying to help losing lanes, my whole team ends up ireversibly behind. I understand that I will never play perfectly, and that I can always improve and do better.
My issue is seeing all these comments on other posts stating "if you deserve it, you will climb fast". I'm not saying I deserve to skyrocket to gold, but I feel that I should be seeing a steady climb. Yet here I am, stuck in Bronze 2. I could be seeing this situation completely wrong, but based off of my experiences, I am convinced that I am stuck in this so-called "elo-hell".
