So this is what Plat looks like, huh?

VampiricLlama·Oct 9, 2019·5 votes·3,145 views

I recently managed to go on a very nice win streak with this account, and I've ended up skipping a few promos and am now Gold IV with Plat IV mmr... and I have to say, this place is a nightmare.

For every decent game I play, I have one where our jungler is playing Call of Duty, going in 1v5, and screaming at everyone for not following into obvious bait, then calling "lag" when he misses smite on a clutch baron, or a game where top lane Morde gets soloed by Lulu and immediately goes AFK, then we barely lose the 4v5, or a game where Thresh question mark pings Jhin when he dies in lane, and says "Why did you do that?" then Jhin proceeds to run it down for the next 15 mins while the rest of the team is barely holding onto the 4v6, and winning teamfights without him.

What the hell is this game? How are these morons Plat? Is being able to carry these brainless chimpanzees supposed to be a requirement to rank up?

14 Comments

DartExplosion10Oct 9, 20193 votes

yup, plat is full of people that don't like winning

VampiricLlamaOct 9, 20191 votes

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yup, plat is full of people that don't like winning

Welp it should hopefully have one less soon. Currently uploading a video that's half Jhin inting montage, half Katarina OTP trying very hard to carry an inting Jhin montage.

I'm gonna post it here (no names) and also give it to support, fingers crossed they do something.

p3tm4sterOct 9, 20192 votes

I'm gonna clear this up because I've played with golds, plats, diamonds, and here's the bottom line, the only difference between divisions is coordination. They simply understand on a fundamental level what it would take to win, now let me be clear. That DOESN'T mean they'll do what it takes to win. It just means they know in theory what they SHOULD be doing to win. However in terms of trolls and general douchebags divisions play no role at all.

VampiricLlamaOct 9, 20192 votes

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I'm gonna clear this up because I've played with golds, plats, diamonds, and here's the bottom line, the only difference between divisions is coordination. They simply understand on a fundamental level what it would take to win, now let me be clear. That DOESN'T mean they'll do what it takes to win. It just means they know in theory what they SHOULD be doing to win. However in terms of trolls and general douchebags divisions play no role at all.

I haven't encountered any of this until I started seeing Plat borders in my games, but I guess.

p3tm4sterOct 9, 20193 votes

Yea it's actually very disheartening because when I first started playing my thinking was that the higher up you go the less trolls and douches there'd be, however sadly that isn't the case. And if you ever want to see a perfect example of this case and point is tyler1.

Magnesium14Oct 9, 20191 votes

Don't blame the morde for dying. AS Lulu with a bit of AP/AD hybrid actually OP. Can't be assassinated, can tank a whole team for some time, has a bunch of shields and MS. and has some clutch damage and can support allies, all while doing crazy damage. I mean sup Lulu is weak but AS lulu is broken.

And are you serious, the only reason Im tryharding is to get less trolls, might as well go for world record for most deaths in a ranked game if this is how plat is.

VampiricLlamaOct 9, 20191 votes

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Don't blame the morde for dying. AS Lulu with a bit of AP/AD hybrid actually OP. Can't be assassinated, can tank a whole team for some time, has a bunch of shields and MS. and has some clutch damage and can support allies, all while doing crazy damage. I mean sup Lulu is weak but AS lulu is broken.

And are you serious, the only reason Im tryharding is to get less trolls, might as well go for world record for most deaths in a ranked game if this is how plat is.

Nah I don't blame him for dying, I blame him for leaving the game at lv 1 (Spoiler: We won anyway)

Shield VaultOct 9, 20191 votes

After watching challenger streams its pretty clear our community is full of jerks at every single ELO bracket and no amount of RIOT PR is going to change that.

BrightWîngsOct 9, 20191 votes

Its full of people who think they are so good so if they dont hard carry the give up and spam ff like a bunch losers

TheUrbanKitsuneOct 9, 20191 votes

A. You don't have Platinum MMR. Looked at your recent games, your MMR based on the tier average for the game seems to be around Gold 2/1 at best. Yes, there are occasionally one or two Platinum players in your games. This does not mean your MMR is Platinum. (It is also worth noting most of the Platinum players that do end up in your games have neutral or negative winrates which is probably why they are in your games)

B. Yes, Platinum players are bad. I would say the defining trait of most Platinum players is being way too aggro with an "I need to carry or nobody will" mentality, and lacking the skill of being able to play from behind. For the most part they seem mechanically competent, just lacking some general bits of game knowledge or good habits that would push their skill further. HOWEVER I'd argue the Platinum players that you are playing with (Platinum 4 even/negative WR) are a bit worse on average since it would appear they are losing and their MMR has degraded to high Gold.

C. Well known League fact-- The first and last divisions of every rank are always the most volatile and toxic. Platinum 4 players are a pain to deal with. Platinum 1 players are a pain to deal with. And it's not just Platinum. Every rank is like this. People are toxic, people int games and troll because they don't get their way, it happens everywhere.