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Just hit 30, Played My First Ranked Game.. It didnt go so well.. How do I make people not hate me?

Playgroundlgnd89·2/18/2015, 2:26:09 AM·1 votes·9,987 views

A little backstory...

Im a main... My secondary is..

(for Mid I use and Jungle I go . Ive never played support..)

I went in and I noticed how the whole draft pick system works, luckily I caught on.. but I couldn't get my top with Darius.. I was able to get ADC with though.

About 10 mins in our Mid laner was taking over and doing extremely well.. I was 1-0-1 and my support did nothing but complain about me the entire time. They started ragging on my build.. and how I was playing.. and I wasnt even doing bad.

I then was at a point where I was 2-0-1 and they were STILL giving me flak.. I wasnt reacting negatively at all. I was actually really nice about it. I apologized and let them know it was my first ranked game and that I was glad to take feedback.

At this point I was butchered.. I was told to "Uninstall" repeatedly...

I dont think it got to me.. but after that I went from 2-0-1.. to finishing with 4-9-5

1 person gave some good tips and was constructive.. but one of the people was being HORRID... he told everyone to report me for Unskilled.. then he told everyone that I should uninstall so then to report me for language in addition so that my chat gets turned off when I never said 1 negative word as a "punishment for sucking" and 2 other jumped on board and agreed..

Is this normal?

I was being really nice the whole time.. I just dont want to keep on getting reported and getting enemies for just not being up to others standards. Ive never been reported before.

I wasnt feeding or anything, I was hanging back and out of trouble.. I took a couple dragons and a few turrets.. but still got blasted. Is this just to be expected?

24 Comments

Jamaree2/18/2015, 2:26:46 AM4 votes

Don't play ranked yet, you aren't ready. Trust me, don't start playing ranked until you have about 500 normal wins.

SEKAI2/18/2015, 2:30:41 AM3 votes

One does not simply jump into ranked right after hitting 30.

Unless you really don't care about your rank at all then good on you, otherwise you'll prob end up in Bronze 5 due to your severely lack of experience. Practice in Normals more, there is Draft for you too.

BluePolarizer2/18/2015, 2:32:45 AM3 votes

Mute everyone. Just trust me on this. try being a jungler and not being everywhere at once or ganking before you finish red, or try being a support that has a rambo ADC against a Blitzcrank Draven lane.

BluePolarizer2/18/2015, 5:22:05 AM3 votes

Repost, maybe it will help you: MasterYi

"Anger gives motivation without purpose." - stop raging.

"Do not let your pride blind you." - don't underestimate the opponent. Get knowledge of champion matchups or you will get wrecked and not know why. Know your own limits.

"Form before strength." - it is always better to have good strategy, even if it doesn't lead to you being fed, than to have trash strategy when fed, because a team with good strategy can pull out a win against a far more fed team, while a fed team that has trash strategy (mostly a team of lane bullies that chase for kills) loses objectives and gets caught late game, then loses.

"Doubt is the greatest enemy." - when your team commits to an objective (an early game dive, a dragon, a baron, a tower, etc), follow them. Its better to have all 5 on a bad call, and maybe still pull it off, than to have 4 on a bad call, you alone, and then 4 getting wiped and then losing the game.

"A true master is an eternal student." - don't think you're good just yet.

Spicy Rice2/18/2015, 4:43:01 AM2 votes

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A little backstory...

Im a main... My secondary is..

(for Mid I use and Jungle I go . Ive never played support..)

I went in and I noticed how the whole draft pick system works, luckily I caught on.. but I couldn't get my top with Darius.. I was able to get ADC with though.

About 10 mins in our Mid laner was taking over and doing extremely well.. I was 1-0-1 and my support did nothing but complain about me the entire time. They started ragging on my build.. and how I was playing.. and I wasnt even doing bad.

I then was at a point where I was 2-0-1 and they were STILL giving me flak.. I wasnt reacting negatively at all. I was actually really nice about it. I apologized and let them know it was my first ranked game and that I was glad to take feedback.

At this point I was butchered.. I was told to "Uninstall" repeatedly...

I dont think it got to me.. but after that I went from 2-0-1.. to finishing with 4-9-5

1 person gave some good tips and was constructive.. but one of the people was being HORRID... he told everyone to report me for Unskilled.. then he told everyone that I should uninstall so then to report me for language in addition so that my chat gets turned off when I never said 1 negative word as a "punishment for sucking" and 2 other jumped on board and agreed..

Is this normal?

I was being really nice the whole time.. I just dont want to keep on getting reported and getting enemies for just not being up to others standards. Ive never been reported before.

I wasnt feeding or anything, I was hanging back and out of trouble.. I took a couple dragons and a few turrets.. but still got blasted. Is this just to be expected?

I am so sorry that your first game was like this. On behalf of the League community, I would to apologize for the uncouth behavior of those salty teammates of yours.

Buuuuut, ranked is going to be somewhat like this most of the time. Sometimes you will get a team of really awesome people, other times they would be the kind of people to shove a drowning puppy a couple of feet deeper in the water and laugh. It is like a metaphor for life. There are people you like, people you hate, and people who you just don't talk to, but you have got to do your best to live on this planet with them (or in this case, bear with them for upwards of 40 mins).

Secondly, your tristana build was kind of wonky compared to the meta. My advice would be to look at some professional guides/builds of your favorite champions and look at pros play your favorite champs on youtube. (this is one of my fac trist guides http://www.solomid.net/guide/view/120638-tristana-build-guide-adc-by-swedish)

DrCyanide2/18/2015, 3:44:03 AM2 votes

As others have said, one of the worst things you can do is jump into ranked as soon as you hit 30. I know for myself I was nowhere near ready as a new Level 30, and I think most people are the same.

Ranked brings out the worst in some people, and there's nothing you can do about them.

That said... I'd consider revising your Tristana build. Unless they have a very good reason not to, every ADC and their mother rushes Infinity Edge. Tristana is one of the champions that benefits the most from it with her attack speed boost.

Unless the timeline is wrong, you were never 2-0-1. You got your first kill around the 10 minute mark, then died around the 14 minute mark. At the 10 minute mark your opponent picked up a B.F. Sword and Boots of Speed, while you (with your kill gold) picked up a Vamp Scepter and Berserker's Greaves. You both spent the same amount of gold, but they got the more valuable items. You finished your Blade of the Ruined King (probably not the best starting item on Trist), then you compounded your item purchasing mistakes by rushing a Phantom Dancer next. Don't get me wrong, crit is valuable, but here you are at the 29 minute mark, an ADC with only 25 AD to your name, the same amount you had 15 minutes prior. For reference, your team's tank had that much AD at the 6 minute mark. At 100% crit chance, you would be doing 50 damage, which is as much as the enemy ADC was doing at the 10 minute mark.

I'm not giving you a blow for blow to wear you down, but rather to point out parts of your game that you should look at improving. Look up recommended builds, find out why they recommend certain things and not others. It'll help you a lot.

flibitydoo2/18/2015, 4:35:00 AM2 votes

A few things:

Your KD doesn't justify your actions in this game, it is entirely feasible to go 99-0-1 and still be a hindrance to your team because those 99 kills were all stolen from your teammates. In the end, the only thing that matters in a match is who won and who lost (and getting a lot of kills isn't how you win the game. Kills makes the game easier to win, but does not actually win the game).
The words of others will only hurt, if you let them hurt you based on your description of events, you weren't really doing anything wrong (besides possibly running an uncommon item build), and even then you weren't playing your best role (hopefully you told them that). Your best option is not to backtalk, and if so, be polite (otherwise you might get reported for verbal abuse). If you are getting harassed, use the mute button and remember to report them after the match (and don't go eye for an eye and flame them; or not only do they get reported, but you will also get reported too. Stay calm and don't stoop to their level).
Looking at your match history, I hate to say it, but the likelyhood that you will encounter people who will complain about your build in ranked SoloQ nowadays is high. Most players follow the meta, and A LOT of players have played the game long enough to understand which strategies have a high probability of working and which don't. Most likely you encountered either of the two and both are highly likely to criticize some of the strategic options you have taken. AS far as WHAT in your build really threw people off and made them complain: taking ghost over flash. Ghost isn't bad (it's actually better mobility in the long term), but MANY people believe that flash is the superior summoner spell. item purchases: Most likely they expected you to go the generic build of Infinity Edge and Phantom Dancer (instead of the big lifesteal items you went). I can't see the order in which you built your items, but if you finished berserker greaves before buying your first BF sword, then they probably would complained about that too. Again, this is general meta stuff that players (especially the ones in your game) expect you to do. Keep in mind that in ranked, players play to win, not to necessarily have fun. They expect their team to play using what they believe is the best strategy (the meta). While you could always say "screw these guys, I'm follow my own strategy", in the long run, it tends to better to be the teamplayer and actually conform to the meta. This improves the trust between you and your teammates and overall improves teamwork and synergy which is key to victory in this TEAM game. I'm not telling you to shun away off-meta stuff; if the strategy gets you the ranked win, then that's all that matters.
Being ready for ranked If this is your first time being level 30, hopping into ranked is not a good idea. Most likely you will be insulted for how you play the game, your champion pool and rune pages will be limited and the likelihood of being successful and winning is very low. It is recommended that you play normal drafts which is literally the same game mode as ranked. It's great practice for ranked. The big difference between the two game modes is that you aren't competing for score/ranking in normal draft pick (and others might not take it so serious, but generally it's competitive).

Here's a few things you should know before you actually go into ranked: Do I know how to jungle? Even if you aren't going to jungle and never plan to, knowing how to jungle will overall improve how you work with your jungler and make you overall better at the game. Knowing the camps, where to put wards, how ganking works is all stuff that is learned best as a jungler and is useful to any role. Do I have some safe/comfort champions I can rely on to play for all 5 roles in the meta? If you want to climb, you have to go through a promo series, and dodging because you didn't get your best role will count as an immediate loss. Having some reliable safe picks that you know you won't feed with is important. Do I know every champion in the game, all of their abilities, their role in the meta and how to counter them? Which abilities are skillshots? which ones are cc? who has a dash? By level 30 you should know of this stuff. Do I know every item in the game, what they do, their costs, and why they are "core" on X champion? This is also important. You should know why the core item is important to the champion and also know how to build reactively to your opponent. Do I have enough rune pages? Are they set up right? Two runepages can work, but competitively, more are required. Having the right stats set up is also important. I can't really go into depth about rune pages but there are certain stats that every champion wants more of from their rune page. Do I know how to play the champion I am playing? If you picked a champion for ranked because you heard/saw someone say they were OP, you are not going win (or at least, you aren't going to carry). Pick champions you know how to play. Pick champions that you understand. Each champion does something different. Darius for example, as you should know is not a strong source long range poke, but he does bring strong early game power and out trades pretty much everyone early on. The game is won through playing the game, not because you picked X "cause he's freelo". the fact that you stuck to the champions you know is a good sign.

EmittingXs2/18/2015, 5:16:20 AM2 votes

I'm gonna go against the current here and say that everyone whose basically saying it's your fault for trying out Ranked after you just hit level 30 is not sending the right message. Let start out by saying how brave I think you were for trying Ranked out for yourself. I remember the first time I tried ARAM I was a nervous wreck. I was told that ARAM was for fun but I still took it seriously and freaked out after every death. Then I tried out Ranked, and while I didn't receive the treatment you got, it was still a difficult and scary experience for me. I was sweating like crazy and just could not stop shaking for the life of me. But even though I probably lost that game, I didn't have 200/300+ wins in normals. I kept going back to ranked because it was the only place where serious players gathered. In Normals you have more AFKers and DCers, something that still happens in Ranked but is of course better punished against.

At the end of the day what I can agree upon is the simple fact that you should try getting more practice if you want. If you feel confident in your skills then keep playing Ranked but always aim to learn something new. If you die then find out why and how to play better/more efficiently next time. You could try practicing in Normals but the wins won't be as satisfying and the people might just be trolling you to oblivion.

Also, don't let those people you played with ruin your love for this game and Ranked games. Jerks like that all over the place, ARAM, Normals, Bots, and even in the new Nemesis mode. But don't let them get to you. Keep playing, aim to learn, and if you lose then no worries, try to do better in the next game. These people won't be a part of your life so you shouldn't allow them to cause you emotional distress. You're already a much better person than a third of this community and if you don't believe that, just know that I do and whatever I say is the truth.

hh the thinker2/18/2015, 3:44:19 AM1 votes

like people said, you can mute people who are being rude (if you don't respond to them, you won't get ban if the reports are false). you should also just hold off of rank until you know a few more champs in case you are stuck with a role and you can't get your champ.

BrunikRokbyter2/18/2015, 9:13:27 PM1 votes

I agree with most of the people here. I run a gaming club at the local high school and I tell the kids there "When you hit 30, start drafting until you have 30 wins using draft mode... THEN think about ranked if you are still doing well and you are confident"

Simply put, the way "up to 30" does NOT prepare you to face players with 500+ games under their belt...

Sirin Gioro2/18/2015, 2:57:11 AM1 votes

You shouldn't've started playing solo Q right after you hit level 30. Not to be mean or anything but I've encountered "I just hit level 30 and DIS IZ MA FIRST SOLO Q GEM BOYS" people. It's really frustrating to see them not warding, not helping dragon, not CS-ing well, and build really stupid builds (Not to be mean >_>), especially as a regular solo Q player. Unless you don't care if you land on Bronze V, you shouldn't be playing ranked inexperienced.

I would suggest you to win at least 400 games in normals first before moving on to Ranked games. Last season, I tried to play solo Q after 250 wins in normals and I went 3/7 W/L and placed in Bronze I. Well I guess I am placed where I belong, but I'm pretty sure I would be at least mid Silver if I won 400 games in normals first.

And mute when you think their words are distracting you.

thehalfrican232/18/2015, 5:35:17 AM1 votes

Just focus on mastering 2 to 3 champs per role. If you aren't at that point yet try out new champs so you can be well rounded because you never know what you're going to get in ranked. Most Importantly everyone has bad games so don't let that discourage you you're not gonna be a master right away it'll take time

Vainamoinen32/18/2015, 5:50:07 AM1 votes

Well, everything has been said about your build and everything, and its all good comments. But please don't listen to them about not going into ranked for a while. This is what the mmr system is for... You get placed with ppl of the same strength as yours. Yeah you'll probably end up in bronze, but you will climb with time. You can't expect to be placed in diamond even after 1000 normal wins. You will improve much faster playing in a more competitive environment where everyone strives to get better and to climb than in a casual normal game where really anything can work.

They say that out of bad experiences they got with bad players, but remember that it's your game, not theirs. You bring what you bring to the team, don't ever let yourself be put down by such comments. No one you will be playing with is of a pro level either. In fact, if you ''suck'' they probably suck just as much as you do, hence them being put in a team with you.

Oh and one last thing, DO learn how to support, its a very unpopular position but a very important one that you will probably have to play about a fifth of your games, when you are last pick. And like jungle, it gives a much better understanding of the game, how to ward, plays, when to engage/disengage and objective control. Do try to be a team player though and build according to the situation not just following a build.

AikidoLawnNinja2/18/2015, 3:56:36 PM1 votes

Before diving into serious ranked play, consider the following.

Do you own at least 2 champions for each role that you are comfortable playing?
Do you have at least two full Rune pages that can supplement those champs?
Are you familiar enough with the metagame to be able to make good calls and itemize against the opponents correctly?

If you answered "no" to any of those questions, you probably aren't equipped to play ranked yet (at least not without repeating your unpleasant experience above).

P.S. It's already been stated by another poster, but you should absolutely learn to play support before playing ranked. You have no guarantee that you'll get to play your preferred role, so being prepared to play any role is a must for ranked.

Skia Asteri2/18/2015, 4:05:55 PM1 votes

Play normals, check http://na.op.gg/ every once and a while to see the rankings of those you play with and against, keep playing normals until the rankings of the players on both teams is typically above where you want to start your journey in ranked games.

Being able to play every role pretty well on multiple champions is good, you never know when you will end up with a team where everyone only plays one position and they all play the same one. (so repeat the above until you play every position on a decent level, with all the champs you plan to use in ranked)

Tilomentry2/18/2015, 4:06:01 AM1 votes

People like that aren't actually too common. You might get one in every 5 to 10 games on your team. Generally speaking though, there's no reasoning with people like that. If you see someone who even hints at being an ass then the best thing to do is just mute them right away. If you know for a fact that they have continued to act in that manner then don't forget to report them after the game.

Also don't worry about him demanding other people to report you. I'm pretty sure most people ignore report requests unless they can see the person clearly acting in such a way that demands reports (afking in base, typing out allied positions in all chat, running at the enemy and intentional feeding, obviously inefficient builds, etc.)

Just play the game the way you think is most effective towards securing a win and be polite when talking to others and you really shouldn't have to worry about anything.

EskimosUnited2/18/2015, 4:51:58 PM1 votes

I highly disagree with all of the people who say you should wait before you go into ranked. I think the best way to learn is just to play ranked, do bad learn from your mistakes and ignore the people flaming you. Just find what works for you in ranked and keep doing it. This at least is what worked for me best.