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Rank shaming

Cunky·12/30/2017, 7:58:53 PM·3 votes·744 views

I've been rank shamed multiple times for being a Bronzie. For example, I played an Udyr game recently where I refused to take the cloud drake because we would all get caught out and die if we took it. A Teemo on my team started absolutely flaying me for not taking the dragon, and every time the enemy team got a dragon or tower this Teemo would say "Objectives aren't important." On multiple occasions he called me a "Fucking bronzie noob" for not taking objectives (when it was a bad time to). After that game, I got in a queue where I asked for top lane, and the top laner straight out refused to give me top lane because I was bronze. If you look at my op.gg, you can see that, yes, I have very bad winrates on Poppy and Kennen. I dropped both champs halfway through the season, and started maining Gnar and Kled in ranked. I have very good winrates on them, and they are the only reason I ended up in Bronze 1 this season. Please note that these games were in NORMAL GAMES.

I feel like rank shaming has become a much bigger problem than it was before.

13 Comments

Broken Bandle12/30/2017, 8:25:47 PM3 votes

You can ask someone else for the lane that they have, but if they don't give it to you then you shouldn't be mad regardless of the reason. He should have been "nicer" and just said no, but I know that I also will keep my position if someone of a lower rank asks for it. It's nothing personal, just that by our track records show that I am better suited for the role. And knowing myself more than I know you, as I haven't met you, I'd prefer to keep my position. I rarely go " lol piss off bronzie no way" or anything like that, but the reasons for someone to keep their lane are their own and not something to be upset about imo.

Just because people are higher rank than you also doesn't necessarily mean that they are better than you. They could just be luckier in their placements, their teammates in crucial games were better, etc. Personally I think it's something to ignore. Rank means only as much as you lend meaning to it. Just mute anybody who is mean to you for any reason and it'll be alright.

Best Vi Earth12/30/2017, 8:15:54 PM2 votes

wait and get a higher rank. prove people wrong. i dont see a problem

TheEvilQueen13512/31/2017, 12:25:49 AM1 votes

i'd just like op to remember that he got to b1 and the people calling him names are probably silver 3 or lower. hell i was called bronze scrub once by someone that refused to play ranked

bwop12/31/2017, 1:15:50 AM1 votes

OP you don't have to listen to others for not being a super high rank in a game. These people are just there to put you down because you knew better (probably I'd have to be in your games to see what you're like).