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I have most likely hit my lowest point ranked-wise.

xX Hyper Xx·2/5/2015, 8:40:43 AM·1 votes·585 views

I'm not typing out a sob story so I'll cut the cheese. Lost 5 ranked games in a row about three or so days ago. Took a small breather and came back today. Tristana on my team: Guys we're down 7 kills and I have to go please /ff Our top lane Kalista: /all GG adc fed and now she wants to leave Me: Guys Please stop trying to push a lane by yourself, you keep getting caught out Zed: I have escapes Lost the game because Morg, Braum, and Amumu= You will never move (Shao Khan voice) As far as being a player goes I'm starting to blame myself because it feels like I can help my team more but I don't know what to do. I realize that some games are unwinnable but almost every solo queue game I play I have to lose really? I can't wrap my head around the enemy team time and time again always having better team comp and always have better positioning (And not trying to split push for the love of all that is holy and good). I'm looking at all my friends having the time of their lives climbing while I'm stuck at 61 LP having dropped into Bronze V for the 3rd time. I guess what I'm trying (Very poorly) to ask is: "What is holding me back?"

3 Comments

Leti the Yeti2/5/2015, 9:37:09 AM1 votes

You're just unlucky Every losing spree I've had was the result of incompetent team mates but these were normal draft games... so thats kinda okay atleast people are always trying to blame themselves, and everyones trying to get everyone else to blame themselves too ffs, we are not that stupid, that 0/15 thresh, 0/13 Xerath and 0/21 Urgot lost the fking game it so happens that it happened about 7 times in a row

Stray Kat2/6/2015, 9:32:31 PM1 votes

As a decidedly silver player(Over 700 games in silver last season, Never fell into bronze or made it into gold lol), I find Bronze VERY easy to play in/climb out of. Easy, but frustrating.

You've got to realize that about 75% of the time, your team IS NOT going to make the play you expect them to. You're Thresh built tanky and you catch their ADC with your hook and dive in, getting focused? Your team probably isn't going to back you up, even though it's a free kill.

You NEED to ping, A lot. Direct your teammates, annoy them with pings so much that they finally give up on whatever silly thing they were doing and make the right play. You just killed your mid lane opponent, and your Xin jungle is running through your lane right past it? Ping that tower 6 times(Max pings), get his attention so he says "Oh look, a free tower" Because they most likely won't notice it on their own.

Constantly remind your team Objectives>Kills, Chasing is bad, Dragon spawns in 2:00/1:30/1:15, etc. I mean CONSTANTLY. The only hard part of climbing bronze is getting your team to work as a team, in my opinion. If you feel you're better than most of the people you play with, then show it. Find the one other person on your team that isn't making ridiculous plays and stick to them like glue. You're playing Ahri mid, your bot lane/jungle are feeding, and your top lane Trynd is winning lane/not feeding? Stick with the Trynd, work together with him and TRY to get your teammate's attention with pings when you can. If they ignore you, stick with the Trynd that's doing well.

I did my provisional matches this year half drunk without sleeping the day before, ended up in Bronze 5 and have steadily climbed with ease(Up to Bronze 3 so far, but not stressing the rest of the climb, like I said, it's honestly easy just frustrating.). It just takes using champs that you know how to work, and figuring out which teammate(s) are worth working with, and which are better off left alone/used as bait. You can't win them all down there, some teams just plain won't let you. But if you have that ONE other decent teammate, most games in bronze can easily be won as long as you base your play on which teammates can/can't be trusted, in my opinion.