Simple solutions to get out of bronze/elo hell

Crocele·Jan 20, 2015·4 votes·1,756 views

here is a list of simple things that can be done to help you get yourself out of elo hell or low elo.

1: admit to yourself there is no elo hell, its the same in all division and tiers. there is trolls and afkers in all divisions not just the one you are stuck in.

2: Don't flame people or put them down. people that are playing bad deep down know they are having a bad game and pointing it out to them or flaming them for it is not going to help. in fact it will only make it worse and it is unproductive.

3: wards can be bought by everyone not just the support. everyone can buy them and they help alot more than you may think. everyone should have a pink on the map at all times to help control vision. the more vision you have the better chance you have at winning.

4: Standard summoner spells. for the best chance at winning just take the standard spells. there is no need to take teleport ignite as an adc or some other combination that to be honest just sucks. granted there is very few specific examples that work to some degree but the standard is a standard for a reason.

5: Dont give up games can be won even if it seems like you have no chance to win. when people are ahead they sometimes try to do things that throw games such as 1v2ing or just making bad calls in general. granted at higher elo people tend to make less mistakes but down in low elo people do some crazy things.

6: Standard items again they are standard because at the moment they work the best. stop building frozen mallet and guinsoo's rageblade aside from very VERY few examples these items are terrible. the snowball items are also bad in low elo because lets face it you probably die ALOT.

Thats all i can think of ATM and if you would like to add in on the list feel free :) and good luck!!!

21 Comments

Seth LightheartJan 20, 20152 votes

VERY solid points. :)

I would also like to add one of my rules:

It is always your fault, even when it isn't. It doesn't matter if you are 22/7/18 and everyone else is 1/30/2, you died 7 times, that is a lot, what did you do wrong? You arn't those guys, your goal isn't to make them better, what did you do wrong to die 7 times?

Edit: Also, it doesn't matter if your team 'baited' you or should have been there with you. All your deaths are your fault.

Faith BreakerJan 21, 20151 votes

14/4/0 Darius with two afks on my team /ff @ 20 I was a little upset.

Seth LightheartJan 21, 20152 votes

You died 4 times, that is a lot. If they shut you down you gave them about 500 gold with 1 death. What did you do wrong to get those deaths? Were they in lane when it was just a 1v1?

And that is one game, you can't win every game. No one can. What about your other games? What did you do wrong in those? Also, in the 1000 matches are you honestly telling me you will be a 14/4/0 Darius with 2 afkers every game? And you make 0 mistakes? Like I said before, who cares about the guys on your team!? You are not trying to make them better, you are trying to make you better.

People do this too easily, they come up with one match they did well and everyone sucked and say "This is why i'm here!"

Faith BreakerJan 21, 20151 votes

I post one game stats and you dig into me. Who the hell do you think you are? I didn't inticate any of that. Don't be that guy man.

Seth LightheartJan 21, 20152 votes

I dig into you because you are sharpshooting.

Faith BreakerJan 21, 20151 votes

Man you are totally that guy.

SEKAIJan 20, 20151 votes

You just asked every low tier players to follow and only follow meta because it works the best, while in the environment that no one is competent hence their elo bracket, not sure how to feel about it. It really shouldn't matter much unless you do something that frankly just doesn't work in theory like AS Akali or whatever.

You should give up depending on situations, when you are 2 Dragons behind, 4 - 5 towers behind, 200+ total cs behind, a Baron or 2 behind and 15+ team kills behind. I am pretty sure nobody wishes to waste any more time on this if the enemies are just trundling around, might as well just surrender. It's no sin in surrendering, it's simply a strategic retreat unless you vote surrender the moment enemy team scored a triple or something then sure it's bad.

I agree with point 2 and 3, that's about it.

Seth LightheartJan 20, 20153 votes

Not really. I've played many a game where I've had insane turn turnarounds. Like where we have none of their towers down and they were in our base bad. You haven't lost until you see that defeat sign. The lower your elo the easier, and more often, people to throw.

And lastly... yes, stick to the freaking meta (in 90% of cases). In low elo people don't understand the game enough to try to break it. An example would be, just because you are a crappy surgeon doesn't mean you should trade in your tools for a sledge hammer and bolt cutters.

B1naryB0tJan 20, 20153 votes

"I feel like surgical tools are overused. Let's mix things up, break the meta. And your ribs."

Lt CuddlesJan 21, 20151 votes

New doctor champion? I'd play it. :^)

Faith BreakerJan 21, 20151 votes

Actually back in the day doctors did use hammers and saws to operate. If people didn't "break the meta" and discover new ways to practice medical science and ways to create new, better surgical instruments we'd still be giving patients leeches for every ailment they had. I'm sure your comment sounded far more clever in your head before you typed it out.

Seth LightheartJan 21, 20152 votes

Good thing I said a sledge hammer and bolt cutters, huh? Not medical tools, some of which are still in use today. Also, I will leave the experimentation to doctors who know what they are doing to break the meta. Not a back alley Venezuelan 12 year old 'doctor' screaming YOLO! But all means you can try to break the meta with him all you want :)

Faith BreakerJan 21, 20151 votes

You can twist the words to your liking it doesn't change anything. Cling to your denial , people like you always do. =)

Seth LightheartJan 21, 20152 votes

'Twisting words' would imply I am taking what you are saying and misinterpreting it (Like saying how a doctor with a sledge hammer is equal to a doctor with a medical grade hammer, in a surgery, trying to further medical study). I'm pointing out what I already said.

The bottom line is this: I am fine with people who attempt to play things that are not common (Read how I said 90% of the time, heck the way I play my Shaco isn't common) But understand what you are doing before you do it. Know why you are taking those summoners, items, and masteries. Know what you are loosing and gaining.

Faith BreakerJan 21, 20151 votes

I'm just casually replying to see how many times you're gonna post back and try to one up me over a conflict that doesn't exist. So far you have a flawless track record. I shall continue to feed this troll so long as his attempts to pass himself off as clever remain amusing to me.

Seth LightheartJan 21, 20152 votes

Oh no, I realized you were trolling me when I first responded to your 14/4/0 Darius comment. :) I just enjoy slapping at your bad logic while i'm at work. It's easy and fun to do before I blacklist you.

Edit: I Actually ment the "digging" into you comment was when I realized it.

Faith BreakerJan 21, 20151 votes

I wasn't trolling, Lolking me if my past 4 games havn't pushed it aside, use whatever silly site. Is that all you have left? I've exposed all your lil games so you fall back to trying to call me out on my kda? Here's a straw bro, you are grasping for them so hard haha.

Seth LightheartJan 21, 20152 votes

What the heck are you going on about? Are you even reading what i'm saying to you?

OnelastfrostJan 21, 20151 votes

Reminder: I've won a game with ~20 kills vs their ~60 kills, countless 4v5's, turned around games where inhibs were down in the first 20 to our victory, and gotten aces on barron'd teams. Mind you this isn't common, sure... but people surrender way to easily. Lets face it, the sooner you're willing to give up, the less determination and belief you have that you can win these games. I placed in b3 in s3; I don't like ranked, and I don't like the pressure. I'll admit I'm not very good and fail to understand many key aspects. But if I actually wanted to be dedicated enough to play a good 100 ranked games (instead of my 10 prov and ~6 other), I doubt I would stay in bronze. Keep a level head guys & keep practicing. We all need to work on something.

Princess LoliiiiJan 21, 20151 votes

I am bad at this game and know i will most likley get bronze, but i know how i am going to get out. I will listen to Miley Cyrus "The Climb" on loop as i play ranked

Miku Lv99Jan 21, 20151 votes

Really the main thing is to get passed blaming other players. Yes it may have been their fault. But it was also that 10% your fault. You should still fix that 10% even if you felt like it was all their fault. Focus on getting better and carefully consider every exchange or fight you ever participate in and try to figure out anything you could have done better in any of those.

And group up and take objectives if your team is really far ahead. Don't just keep screwing around farming until everyone is full build. You've completely wasted your advantage.