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Self Reflection as a Bronze player

YokoNomi·3/4/2017, 11:34:18 PM·2 votes·796 views

I've spent a great deal of time, trying to climb up in the ranks, being demoted and promoting myself several times before hitting Bronze 1, then demoted, then promoted, then demoted again. Today, I've been demoted to as far as Bronze 3, now down to 24 lp. Within the several hours of gameplay I've spent with a duo in vane, just trying to regain my lp, I'd noticed an unfortunate trend. Due to how snowbally the game is, nearly every single match was almost completely out of my control, and nearly every match contained a player with poor behavior in it. Either it be a toxic player or a troll, a player who showed absolutely no genuine interest in the mode he/she was partaking in.

So I have a serious question for all of you. While I'm sure I'll eventually make it out, despite how much I'll be unhappy with how I have to go about it, the biggest problem stands. Due to how snowbally the game is now, do you guys believe that toxic/trolling players have too much influence as to how the game goes now, than it has before?

I recall a few seasons back, where despite the trolls I ran into, it was possible to climb, it was possible to succeed to at least a noticeable degree. Now when someone trolls, I see either one or two lanes crumble within 10-15 minutes, and from then on the fate of the game is decided. To lose so much and waste so much actual time in something that's predetermined by the behavior of either one or two individuals almost takes away any desire to play ranked at all. I get that the mode is meant to be tough and challenging, but when I lose several games before having a chance to play, what's the point? I may as well save a recording or two, and replay it on a loop whenever I'm interested in league, because the end result always seems to be the same.

I'm not done with League, but I'm done pretending to be optimistic about it. The community has finally destroyed any sense of reliability I have with the randoms I'm stuck with for the 20-35 minute duration.

2 Comments

Lil Lewd Witch3/4/2017, 11:46:02 PM2 votes

Due to how snowbally the game is, nearly every single match was almost completely out of my control, and nearly every match contained a player with poor behavior in it. Either it be a toxic player or a troll, a player who showed absolutely no genuine interest in the mode he/she was partaking in.

The issue with this, is that every single time someone says something like this(this isn't a new excuse, this reason has been used since season 2 when I first started playing) they forget that you are not the only person getting "trolls" or "toxic" players. I use to think the same thing until I realized that I am just a high silver/low gold player. Even been as high as promos into Plat and then lost 2-3 and never got the chance again before taking a year off. Now I placed Silver 1 this season and so far have been dropping to the bottom of Silver 1, at first I wanted to say how bad the community was for fucking over my games - Buuuuuuut, I looked at my gameplay and I have been AWFUL as far as my performance goes.

First off, you're not getting them as often as you think you do - You just remember them more.

Secondly, lets say there were this many players that ruined every single game in some capacity. Technically speaking, it would happen just as often to your enemy team as it does to you.

Third and lastly, you are the only common factor across all your games. Find out and work on things you can improve within your own gameplay and then transition it into your ranked games consistently.

KORGtuners3/5/2017, 4:52:29 AM1 votes

Patience and vigilance are crucial in lower rankings. It doesn't matter how you got the win. It only matters that you won.

Some "trolls" will mess around for 15 minutes. Then when the game is 40 minutes deep, they forget they are "trolls". You need to be ready to take advantage.