Gold IV, went 2-1 but my last game was a breeze. Gold is really different than silver, a much better place. I guess that's why we have less people.

 

I think the most refreshing thing about Gold IV are the people who don't bitch about what champion you're playing.

Silver 1 and 2 is such a shithole.

 

Win three ranked games in a row through much blood, sweat and tears, get a grand total of 20 LP for all of them.
Lose one game, lose all 20 LP.

>_>

<_<

 

Well, the positive side of things is you're winning more than you're losing again so, your mmr's at least gonna start going up again, albeit it'll take a while.

Just the one game today as Jungle Naut, up to 27LP in Gold IV off the lone win, be in a promo in 4 more games at this rate. I almost feel unstoppable on Naut lately, though my record says I'm 5-2 with him.

Still, I wouldn't say people in Gold are all that much better, you still get your crazies, ragers and trolls, they just happen to a lot less frequent for whatever reason. It's nice though, don't get me wrong.

 

I finished playing my Gold V series and just skipped a division to Gold III. Once I get some time, it's time to aim for plat!

 

Oh man, look at that Hot Streak recruit

 

I understand, technically, that the only thing my lost games have in common is me. A big part of the blame must, realistically, lie with me.
But I don't understand. I always win my lane. Literally, I can't remember the last time I didn't outfarm, outkill or both my lane opponent. I ward nearby bushes. I press for objectives when possible.
And yet, every time I play, I have to watch as my teammates die again and again.
Eventually the laning phase ends, and the fed enemies from the lanes come and I eventually die either to ganks or teamfights in which we are hilariously outfarmed.
I try to help other lanes. I roam when I can. But sometimes my lane is too pushed, or the enemy laner too fed for me to gank him.
I literally don't know what else I'm supposed to do. The game believes that I belong in Dirt VI by now.

 

The whole "win lane, lose game" thing probably means you need to get better at taking your advantage into other lanes. Remember that if your team are as dumb as a bag of Bronze V rocks, so are the enemy team. Play champions who are better at exploiting them. If you're consistently winning your lane, play champions who are great at snowballing from an early lead.

Also, I can't overstate the importance of morale either. Don't rage, don't insult people, don't point out mistakes, don't be negative at all. Angry people play worse, and you really can't afford to make your team play worse. A lot of games in solo queue, especially at the lower ratings, are 'won' just by demoralizing the enemy team so much that they start fighting amongst themselves. You need to do everything you can to counteract that and keep your team happy and motivated.

It sounds like a dumb hippie idea, but it does actually work.

 

First you said:

And then you said

Which left me to :facepalm.

This part also confuses me. Do your champions not wave-clear? You should pick a character who roams well and pushes wave easily (Kat, Ahri, Kassadin -when fed only-, Khazix, Zed, Jayce, etc.) if you are outplaying your opponent so well that the only thing keeping you from roaming is that your lane is pushed. Or, alternatively, give up your tower for 2 kills bot/top and push that objective yourself. AD mids who can roam and push well (Jayce, Zed, etc.) can also push tower extremely quickly, and if you are warding up to support yourself (Which you should do if you're extending past river with a retarded support) then you should be able to escape.

I don't think i've ever played with you (I think we are on different servers) but look at your champion pool, and make a list of situations when you want to pick that champion. Now look at the list of those situations that work when you have teammates who don't know how to capitalize off of your role in the best of all possible situations and only play the champions who will still be strong. For example, Flash-Galio ult is useless if your team isn't around. Comparatively, Zed roaming around assassinating the most fed person on the enemy team and getting away to teamfight in a few seconds is an enormous boon for your team.

For instance, pretty much everyone knows my main is Mordekaiser. Here's why: The man pushes tower, farms effectively even if camped, and can always 1v1 and sometimes 2v1 even when behind. He has strong dueling potential and is very durable, with a wide potential item build pool (AP bruiser to glass cannon) and strong sustain for siege play and counterjungling. He has strong scaling and many, many strong matchups (with a few weak ones, but if the opponent has your few weak ones -Annie, Ryze(1), and Cassiopeia- you can pick a traditional assassin to counter) in top and mid lanes. And perhaps most importantly, he can single-handedly push objectives. I've had numerous games where I've taken the opposing t2 and am pressuring the inhibitor tower before my other lanes have taken their t1, and because of good warding and personal skill, I force unsuccessful 2v1 tops or a free inhibitor.

I'm not saying play Mordekaiser, I'm saying find a champion that has a lot of personal synergy with you (I never disengage from a fight, and Morde isn't built to -or capable of- disengage ever) and can push objectives by themselves, whether jungle objectives or map ones- and 1v1s well. If you are winning lane early and the other lanes are losing, start to apply pressure into the jungle on the opposing jungle as opposed to trying to roam into a fed lane.

As a solo laner you should be able to either force the enemy jungler out of his jungle, or kill him, which relieves pressure on the rest of the map. As the support, pings MIAs for your lane and the opposing one, and ward the enemy jungle. As the ADC all you need to do it take and push towers/dragons.

All of this advice needs to be taken intelligently. You can't split-push if they are grouped in mid, even if you won't get there in time to clean up or save your allies. You have wave-clear though, so you can defend from the tower/inhibitor. Don't pressure the jungle if they have a double CC jungler (Maoki for instance) with a CC mid (Oriana) if you can't instantly kill the Oriana. Thing like that relating to basic game knowledge.

TLR Play people who can clear waves and take objectives by themselves, with strong dueling potential. Find a champion who you really like and master them, and ward everywhere you go. Ping on the map where the opponents are ALL THE TIME. People get caught up on Csing when they are behind and don't see the map. Whenever something is happening on the map, ask yourself; am I close and strong enough to make a difference (you are ahead of the opponents and can get there in time to clean up or save your allies) or is my time better spent taking an objective? Don't be afraid if you're ahead to pressure an inhibitor turret if you are strong enough to to 1v1 or 2v1 (or escape from a 2v1).

(1) Not much counters Ryze, and most things that do are weak to the traditional solo queue weaknesses (Cass, looking at you).

 

I don't know how you're defining always winning your lane, but if you aren't crushing them by several kills and several CS by 10 minutes you're probably just where you belong.

 

Play Janna. Feed on your enemy's tears of frustration.

 

Well several kills by 10 minutes is a bit crazy lol. But should definitely be ahead by quite a bit of cs and probably have a kill by then if you are better than your elo. Of course, there are cases where jungle camps you, etc. But, I do agree with what "winning lane" has to mean. A lot of times, I see people "win lanes" because they poked harder, but no kills and cs is still around the same. That's not winning at all

 

I'm fucking sick of Duo queues in all my promotion matches =s

 

I agree with what was said earlier about not raging. DST(Dick Sucking Theory) can hugely impact a game. If your ADC is down on CS and behind, but manages to pick up a kill, compliment them and don't pay attention to their CS. If the lane is somewhat stale (No kills, few ganks, very passive, etc), but your ADC is crushing on CS, be like "Girl, where you learn to last hit like that? DoubleLift be giving you tips?". If your jungle successfully steals blue at 7:25 and gets away from enemy mid and jungle, talk about his pro moves/jukes. If he does a fly-by smite steal off Baron as Zac, be all over his junk. If your mid takes 2 towers and can 2v1, suck his (or her) dick.

Basically, it doesn't matter if they play was sheer luck, completely stupid, or just plain bad, if you compliment your team mates, they generally do better and have a better attitude.

 

Whelp, back to Gold V on my second account after tryharding.

Was playing my trusty Singed and shat on enemy Vladimir. Zed mid did well against their TF and our Eve Jungle did well too. Also, props to our Taric Cait bot lane who got the short end of the stick. They were vs Draven Thresh.
Eve got me first blood after I baited the Vladimir. Then Zed and Eve got a kill on TF. Their Lee tried to salvage their game with ganks top and bot, but I didn't die and Eve was able to get a double kill for bot as well.
We pretty much dicked around for 10 minutes before finally ending it.

Tear into Rylai's is a garbage build on Singed.

Their Vladimir and TF were bitching so hard all game. They had to take it to Allchat. It was pretty funny.

 

I probably am right where I deserve to be. I understand that, I never said otherwise. What I'm trying to figure out is why? What am I doing wrong that I can't stop my teammates from feeding and not allowing me to carry them? Or alternatively, why can't I secure late game dominance?

Wildfeather, I can still get ganked when I have warded because lanes, especially mid, have more than a few points of entry. There is little I can do when I am fighting the enemy laner 1v1 and suddenly enemy bot lane pops up, with not a peep from my own bot. Unless I am playing a very mobile champ, all I can do is try to take one with me, which I usually manage. And then there are also the junglers with crazy mobility, like zac, or invisibility. I cannot afford vision wards for everything, or even sight wards for everything. I buy a couple of wards every time I base, and hope they are enough.

I should probably start playing assassins like Zed more, though. And I admit that I do get dissapointed enough to go on tilt, sometmes.

 

Played Uncle Ryze all day because 'MURRICA. Didn't take him to ranked because there's not a chance I'll be getting mid, but it was a pleasure stomping on Bandito Fiddlesticks and Syndra, because racism.

Someone called support though they were 4th pick and I was second, so I laughed in their face and said no, they went ADC as Cait. Missed quite a few CS and got caught in a nasty lane gank with Nasus charging through, but we stomped on Taric Ez and in return, "omg janna pro!" :awesome Nautilus and Rumble wrecked Elise so bad she ragequit about 10 minutes in.

Slowly working my way back up to 100 LP. My MMR tanked after a bunch of consecutive losses and I no longer have 2x more wins than losses, but still decent.

Republic, what's your summoner name? The one from the thread doesn't
show any results on Lolking. I'd like to look at your setup and stats and stuff. Also, what role do you mainly play and of that role, what 2-3 champions do you play most often?