Ranked Games aren't so bad!

spyro2000·Oct 31, 2014·14 votes·2,031 views

In a ranked game, many things can happen. People rage, afk and leave ALL THE TIME. But by playing ranked, you basically signed up for that. You tell your self; "Riot hates me, I always get bad team mates, my team sucks" All of those may be true, yet that is exactly why you DON'T do good in ranked. Challenger players who are winning every match don't get there by whining, crying and bad manners. Ranked is not something that is meant to be stressful. If you're in Bronze - Gold, DON'T SWEAT IT. If you are there then you have been given a challenge. It is through completing these challenges that you will advance.

Some people really don't grasp that the "un-killable demon king" Faker, WAS RIGHT WHERE YOU ARE when he first started. How did he get so good? Through losing and losing and losing a champion was born. He played until he COULD NOT LOSE, he made plans and maps and documents, all dedicated to making him a better player. Did he rage, afk or bm after a loss? NO, it is through losing that we learn what to not do, and what to do differently. So I leave you with this.

Practice your heart out. Dont ever give up even when you are in the darkest pits of ELO HELL. You have heard this before, you have seen it in videos, yet I am telling you now, INTERNALISE IT. Do the best you can do and if you lose, at least you know you didnt throw the game. It is in us all, hidden in fear, humiliation and disturbance. You know what's there? A CHAMPION!!! Now go play ranked, play games, win games and DO YOUR BEST.

Never forget to go with the flow Have fun summoners!

18 Comments

ZekromEXNov 1, 20142 votes

it's stressful because if you die once you're whole team is yelling at you to stop feeding.

TonyTonyMordecaiNov 1, 20141 votes

That's happened to me so many times, dude. I know how you feel. Even if I die twice, or if I was close to killing my opponent, or against a tryndamere post-6, I get berated for going back to lane and trying to help my team the best I can. If my teammates are concerned with me "feeding"(even if the jungler seems to be camping my lane), then I expect them to at least help me get back on track with the laning phase in order to have that smooth transition into the late game where team fights are more frequent.

spyro2000Nov 4, 20141 votes

That's diamond man, if your behind hug tower, or if you've had it just mute them. You cant do good every game! Wingsofdeathx went on a 4 loss streak and it didn't get him down!

ZekromEXNov 4, 20141 votes

that's every ranked game ever not just diamond.

spyro2000Nov 5, 20141 votes

Not everyone rages though. just play smart and your good :)

Arch Mage MagnusNov 1, 20142 votes

But by playing ranked, you basically signed up for that.

So with that logic you are basically saying if I get into a car, and a dumb reject drunk driver plows into me, it's OK.... by getting into my car I signed up for it. No. It's Riot's job to clean the cesspool that is toxicity within League. Has nothing to do with skill, carrying, or having good luck team-mates. Riot needs to do something.

AsmodialNov 1, 20142 votes

And at this point, you sound like a person complaining about the president when you dont vote.." OMG the government needs to help my community with this and that and so on" sure for most people, you cant change them, but most (probably 8/10) Do not Q up for a ranked game with the mindset of "I'm gonna troll these shit lords whom I've never met in my entire life" usually these guys are created from either the actions and reactions in champion select or the early stages of the game. if everyone could learn to be cooperative with each other. trolls wouldnt happen quite as much. and if people just REFUSE to fix their attitude in the game, report them afterward... if you mute the people who are trolling, you'll be less likely to get pissed from reading the bs they have to say so just ignore them.

spyro2000Nov 4, 20141 votes

Exactly, if you feel like being a Trundle , go into NORMALS! people play ranked to have fun or to have a sense of value. Trolling just ruin's everyone's day. Of course LP is regain-able but you should not try to troll if you dont get the rank you want. Work hard for it and you will achieve your title

spyro2000Nov 4, 20141 votes

Well, not exactly. But if you get into an accident it may not actually be entirely their fault. I'm saying that you cant just go into ranked and complain when you don't get gold. You "sign up" for it by hitting ranked and its not riots fault that you lost a game.

Leblancs BoobOct 31, 20141 votes

Evelynn

I Summons INov 1, 20141 votes

Uhh about ur challenger example... that's fabbyyyy and he has over 1k losses as well... not 14

spyro2000Nov 4, 20141 votes

Sorry bout that example, I looked and it said 1407/14

ReshaosNov 1, 20141 votes

I wouldn't recommend playing ranked games now, specifically at the Silver-Gold level. All I am seeing are a bunch of smurf's at this point.

It is best to wait until season 4 begins so everyone actually plays at their appropriate elo again.

Lt CuddlesNov 1, 20141 votes

Season 5*

Jeddy017Nov 1, 20141 votes

Thanks man,I needed this.Last night,my team just got completely stomped by the enemy in a ranked game.I don't know what was happening in the chat though,I had everyone muted that second the game started.(I wanna play without everyone barking at me)

Was I performing badly myself?Yup,I basically got scared out of lane & couldn't farm.Everytime I tried,Janna d knock my Ashe up & Twtch would appear in my face to screw it.I didn't have time to react to use my summoner spells.My Nami was helpless to do anything.That's how they got 1st blood about 2 minutes & 30 seconds into the game. Due to the fear of Twitch popping up out of nowhere,I was too much of a bitch to try & farm (about 100+ cs difference by the end of the game),especially not with a roaming Zed on their team as well.I couldn't even finish any items besides my item 3006 .

Don't worry,I wasn't the only one my team who lost their lane.All I can do now is learn from my mistakes & do better in the future (so that's a good thing).But thank god I had everyone muted though,that's the other good thing of that game >_>

I need to focus on practicing & getting better rather than winning.

spyro2000Nov 4, 20141 votes

great to help, im thinking of starting a forum series either called "The Bronze Journal" or "The Book of Ranked" any thoughts?

Mister PunchesNov 2, 20141 votes

I can appreciate your enthusiasm in getting people to play ranked, but when you have people who rage and tell you to kill yourself, it kind of discourages people from playing any further. I left the FPS scene because I was tired of hearing pre-pubescent boys and teenagers yell the same exact stuff that I see on League gamechat.

You're right, ranked games aren't so bad. I find Ranked to be funner and a more educational experience than playing Normals. However, with the competitive drive also comes trash talking, which I can understand. What I don't understand is how toxic a LOT of people are in Ranked. From my experience in watching Worlds, the Challenger tier teams spent more time communicating with each other than fighting with each other, which is what I'm thinking got them there in the first place: team communication.

I gave your post a thumbs-up, OP. I do understand where you're coming from, and I do keep a positive outlook in most of the games I play. It takes a lot of determination and patience to get better in a game such as League. I do enjoy playing League, but there are times both in ranked and unranked where I feel discouraged because of the toxicity of my teammates or the enemy team.

spyro2000Nov 4, 20141 votes

Yeah I get where your coming from. People like that deserve a kick in the head, but not everyone is aiming for a good time like us