Why am I wrecking Silver 2 but getting rekt at silver 1?

Wakamune·May 4, 2015·1 votes·1,097 views

:/ Got promote/demote between the two tiers. I'm pretty surprised what a division difference can do.

What's the difference between silver and gold?

6 Comments

ZergReapMay 4, 20152 votes

It's not a huge difference and its not as black and white as "golds do this and silvers don't". I'd say teams that are ahead are better at taking objectives, players snowball their advantage more efficiently and make fewer mistakes.

xXEyaruXxMay 4, 20151 votes

I have a pretty good answer for you.

Bronze 1 is = to silver 3. Silver 1 is = to gold 3, and ect ect. Silver 1 is the hardest to beat in silver, likewise the 1st of every ranking, and I have proof right here.

My friend, thesniperturtle, was stuck in silver 1 for months in season 3. not even kidding, He could not beat it. When he finally managed, he climbed straight to diamond 3 from there. In my personal experience, gold 5-4 is silver level. Where as, silver 1 was basically the same as gold 3 as far as skill goes. Maybe not exactly the same since there are silver players there, but it's very close to being the same. I think this was caused when riot removed the mmr climb cap in the first tiers, which made it where you would only gain like 9 lp a game, and lose about the same.

T RexHasLongLegsMay 4, 20151 votes

No offense, but your friend probably changed his game a little to finally get past silver 1. If he had good mechanics but made a particular bad decision frequently then when he changes that decision he will shoot up because his mechanics were better but skill with decisions were weaker so it is a huge improvement when he evens them out. Silver 1 is better than gold 5, but prob not gold 4, bc 4s still give a shit and have to play at gold level to not drop to 5.

Maybe I'm wrong though, it has been a while since I climbed seriously and I'm terrible at mechanics.

xXEyaruXxMay 5, 20151 votes

Well, all I can say is I was on a ranked team with that guy for half of the season, and he always destroyed in lane, and his shot calling was far beyond anything I even knew of at the time. But you are probably right when you say he stepped up his game. I think he could be a high diamond player now, but hardly plays the game anymore.

I disagree about gold 4. I am in gold 4 right now and let me tell you, the games I play on my silver 1 smurf are a lot harder than any game I have on my main right now. So idk, this post was based on my personal experience of being stuck in low-high gold since season 3, not just an opinion based on speculations. Not trying to argue either, just sharing my experience. :)

Drunk RummateMay 4, 20151 votes

You have to be about as strong as the middle divisions of the next league to promote out of your current league. It's kind of like a failsafe because you have to drop about 5 divisions of MMR to demote out of a league once you're in it.

When I got into gold I was playing and winning games consistently against people in Gold III - Gold I and rarely playing games against people lower than that.

BluePolarizerMay 5, 20151 votes

I have the same problem in gold 1/2, always hovering between that level, and when I get into plat promos, always lose 2-2-1. You have to be a gold 3/4 level to get into gold 5.