Does clamping still exist in a different light?

Ch1efBeefQueef·1/18/2015, 9:43:19 PM·2 votes·746 views

Ranked solo/duo queue summoners rift.

This is not another crybaby post, but rather a serious question. When riot said they eliminated clamping, it went away. But i can't help but notice that every time i climb a rank or have a large increase in mmr, i get stuck with trolls/feeders/afkers for a couple of game. Im assuming its their balancing system to keep everything fair for both teams but the fact still remains that i will see a zyra run into 1v4/5s all game and feed like crazy, the whole time not saying anything. Ive looked into these players match histories to see them dying like 10 and 12 times a game and they are on a steep decline of mmr. I know im only in gold 3 but i feel like i shouldnt see this kind of stuff anymore yet once in a while it occurs for like 4 games or so. Its rather annoying, but i am used to that kinda stuff by now. I dont mind playing with someone having a bad game or whatever, we all have them. But when they are toxic/trolly or they dont say a word all game and just feed like a robot, it agitates me, considering it is ranked and i wanna climb, i still play really well despite them, but its never enough because their carries are so fed. I feel like im losing too much mmr and being punished for progressing through a rank i clearly do not belong in. Thats just my opinion, like i said im not angry or throwing a tantrum, im just wondering if anyone else shares this experience. Perhaps even a way to combat it without being a challenger level player.

5 Comments

Lavaniel1/19/2015, 2:52:22 AM3 votes

You should be in Silver. Where some guy who MUST have mid and can ONLY mid and will die in his sleep if he doesn't get MID feeds as a Fizz against an Urgot. But in the end "it was the ADC's fault."

Then the lovely streaks. Either you win fifteen games straight and you get into Silver II and then every first year player who just started ranked is playing where they're like "OH! I CAN MAKE TO GOLD!" And with no concept of ranked or teamwork go exactly as described. Then when you manage to win you gain 15 and when you lose its 22 LP. You ask Rito "What the hell dude?" and its always, "Oh, its because your MMR doesn't match your placement. Then what the hell. Why am I in this tier if I don't "mathematically" belong here? Anyways, that's my thoughts. Clamping exists. Just congrats for you to get into Gold because you get to relish in Victorious Morgana and I'm setting here acting like I am an addict and have bipolar disorder trying to teach idiots how to gank a lane or to not charge forward at a 12-0 Draven.

Spacesuit Spiff1/19/2015, 5:58:20 AM1 votes

I haven't witnessed this personally, best advice I can offer is to try to play during school hours, and duo with someone, especially if you're in division 5 of something.

I sorta doubt Riot does this intentionally, since that would mean slowing down matchmaking even more and it seems like it would work fine without some weird clamping subroutine.

Summonerrr 11/20/2015, 10:36:35 PM1 votes

Yes, because MMR doesn't accuratly quantify your individual skill, it assumes that this subset is an accounted variable of the flawed system.