Game ideas for Ranked C.C

Hello!

I am writing regarding issues I wish to express as a player. I have been playing ranked since seasons 8/ but 9 more so this year of 2019 In my recent experience, I have noticed that despite the game having a new approach to having a ranking system. There are lot of players who are in ranked that act as "trolls" individuals that join the competitive side league of legends and make the ranking experience difficult for the mass majority of trying players who play.

What do I mean?

Despite myself responding to toxic players due to the game’s natural competitive conditions, in which I will admit that I have gotten worse in staying cool and collected in as a result. Having said and expressed some things which I am not very proud of, I noticed that my previous experience about League of Legends has changed dramatically. Since in the past, I enjoyed playing the game, yet now I am constantly just not in the same mental mood and perspective about the game when playing it.

So, I started to ask myself questions: why am I becoming mad? what is my issue? what is causing my anger? and what I can I improve on? After asking these questions I started to break down some of the following issues.

Why am I becoming mad in ranked matches more often?

The issues, I strongly believe are based on the grinding concept of the game in ranked. As a player, the science behind risk and reward is a smart design to comeback and play the game. After playing a few matches and getting closer to ranking up, the idea that “if I play 1 more game” is exciting. However, there is a downfall to this! As players who wish to gain a good competitive game-play are sadly stuck in a cycle of despair! As some players (trolls) for whatever reason are making sure that everyone they play with are losing as a result. In my personal experience this has been so.

What is my issue?

Considering my own ranking and where I am as of right now, I wish to express that as a trying player that wishes to gain a better competitive game experience as a user, whether it’s a win/loss. I don’t find much enjoyment in being stuck in what is known as “ELO HELL”. Meaning the ranking you are based in is not possible to get out of due to bad/troll players that prevent you from excelling.

Example: I went from a 50%-win rate to a 35%-win rate. Granted mostly due to my own faults and yet also due to bad teammates and trolls. As a result, when I am playing a ranked game, my teammates are with win rates as low as 12% at times and the enemy teams at 50% or above making already a disadvantage for myself and my pre-selected teammates for a ranked match.

Proposal?

While I would like to ask my rank to be reset and start fresh. The same problem would persist regardless among other players, I would instead recommend a to making ranking a bit better. One of the biggest issues in League is not being able to dodge a game due to bad players. I am aware that this design is prevented in being made so that players would be encouraged to play the game. However, sadly in a ranking/competitive setting for the game’s ranking mode it should be different. As in countless matches, I’m stuck with bad/troll players and as a result don’t have any control over them in how they play or choose to behave. Despite typing in chat such as helpful tips on character play styles and what items to get, giving tips on any info they need and pinging etc. and yet admit that they were trolling and making me lose all my LP to zero countless times over. Hence, why I would propose to ask that dodge option be made for ranked matches as a result.

The idea

Idea-1 Make the option to leave a ranked match for the player and not punish the player with LP loss. As a ranked matches are extremely competitive, competitive players should not be punished for deciding if his/hers teammates are worthy/good to play with. As this would act as a natural filtering system for competitive players to find players who wish to excel like they do, instead of being stuck with players who aren’t and hence lose LP and become more toxic as a result.

Which is another issue in the league community “Toxicity” as players are forced to play with those they do not enjoy as mentioned about trolls/bad players etc. This is a game and the game is meant to be fun and enjoyable regardless of winning or loosing but limiting players in not having an option to work around bad players and trolls, over and over and over again creates positive, good players to become toxic much like what happened to myself.

Hence, having this option for players to leave a match is a chance to drop toxicity levels among players. As they can leave and try again in finding a new match and see what players they are paired up with. Granted this will filter the competitive players and make the climb process for them a bit better then being stuck every match and loosing LP.

Idea-2

Making the pre-selection (hero selection screen) leaving option with a no timer ban is a great idea as well. Allow players to leave a pre-selection screen if they can see that their teammates aren’t solid competitive players. For example using things like the OPP website https://na.op.gg/ or even using blitz https://blitz.gg/ helps the competitive players focus and find those that wish to excel like they do. But with the freedom of leaving and doing so without being punish.

Because in realistic terms, why should a player who seeks to become a positive and competitive ranked player be stuck and punished with a timer and LP loss due to a bad/toxic/trolling player or players? Doesn’t make sense. As someone who spends all their time learning, developing and understanding the game only to be stuck in games with players who don’t care for whatever reasons, just doesn’t make sense.

This would be a safe means for players to leave the pre-selection hero screens and not have to cause a major system to change up. This would be a safer, player filter system for players to do, as again there are a lot of trolls and being banned for leaving a pre-selection hero screen isn’t a bad thing at all. Players can always find a new match and pair up regardless the number of times even if Que wait is a bit longer.

Idea-3

Make a leave/dodge safety option for a player. A player gets 5 chances to save his LP in a ranked match, if the player decided to leave a match or losses a match. The player can use his 1 of 5 LP protection options for a full day/per match to save his LP. Meaning I have 5 chances to safe my LP for whatever reason, once I used up my 5 chances per match or in a day or over a period of time, I can’t use it no more until I get a reset after a certain time and get all 5 saves again.

This is a kind of like a safety idea for players that wish to not loose LP in case they are playing with trolls, as they can select this option before the match begins in their profiles or pre-match options. If they win and used this option they gain LP, if they lose they keep their LP and it doesn’t lower it. Overall, I hope this makes some sense and provide on some ideas in making the ranked matches a bit better for everyone.

I dont know if this is even realistic but let me know what you all think?

C.C