Having Trouble Getting Past Bronze 2

Howldoom·Jun 5, 2015·1 votes·443 views

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TL, DR: I make it into promos, but lose once as Lulu and, admittedly my fault/choice, dodge the next game because the Rengar who wanted top was going to support. Then I lose again - hard - as Lissandra. I'm told that my positioning is off as her. I'm also told that I tilt horribly after losing just once - not into toxicity, but as in "I focus too much on rank instead of having fun" tilt. When I was playing MTG, for example, the opinion was that I'm a very sore loser. But I'm also not interested in stopping from playing Ranked, nor do I want to have to learn complex champions, Insec mechanics/positioning, or make climbing to Gold more stressful than it can already get by min/maxing my actions and movements.

Without being a dick. Or telling me that my serious attempts to approach the issue are completely wrong and that I should uninstall. Or any advice that would incline me more to beating the next person who I perceive as being a dick in real life. Anything I should be doing in order to get to where I want to be with what I have? Or, according to my stats, do I need to play tens of hundreds of games with whoever I want to go up in rank with before even thinking of Ranked? Can anyone also explain the feeling of rapid BPM and chest constriction that I feel when losing or doing really poorly? Constructive comments and advice greatly appreciated.

5 Comments

CrunchyfiedJun 5, 20151 votes

didn't you already receive criticism from people in your game?

HowldoomJun 5, 20151 votes

Yes, but it left me with the feeling that I had to go to bots or take the tutorial all over again. I want something motivating, not something that drains what little fun remains. Something faster and more in the now would have helped, as well.

CrunchyfiedJun 5, 20151 votes

Are you able to carry yourself in games and do you win lane at least 60% or higher in your games?

HowldoomJun 5, 20151 votes

I can't say about the exact percentages of lanes. It currently seems like a half-and-half kind of event. All I really focus on is farming as much as I can, warding when I am able and trying to watch for ganks (I generally have a very high ward score), and focusing on pushing waves to turrets. I don't try to get kills unless the enemy is CC'd, at low health, or is underpowered in general. There are those games where I utterly dominate in KDA, but compared to the games in ranked where I go even or am in a supportive role those are few and farther between.

As to carrying myself, it seems like I'm even at best and that I winning happens because someone else on our team is wrecking the opposing side and I work with it. From what I gathered the last time I asked for help in boards, I seem to in general not have enough pressure to win games by myself, or create a lead off of which my allies can follow up. Sometimes I'm ahead but can't do anything with it, other times I get wrecked but climb back somewhat with another ally's lead in a supportive role. I'm sure the ideal games of getting a massive lead have happened, but I don't feel that has happened in ranked as of late.

For better reference: I currently have between a 40% (last 20 games) - 55% (overall) win rate in Ranked (according to op.gg), and slightly under 50% in Normals.

TilomentryJun 5, 20151 votes

Well my first comment is that, of your past 20 games you've played 14 different champions. The best way to rank up is to focus on mastering a few champions as opposed as trying to be proficient in many. I did notice that you played a lot of Vayne in your most recent game. Personally I think Vayne is one of the harder champions to learn but if you enjoy playing her keep at it. Otherwise if you play her because you think she is strong, I might suggest someone easier/more fun to play.