Tier and Supposed Skill Level
Over this past week I've been able to think about a lot of things, and these contemplations caused me to undergo a complete paradigm dissolution and replacement. Because of this, I also think about LoL in a different way or out of a different lens than I did before. One of these realizations was about League and it's ranking system. Having gotten into Gold Elo, I've finally begun to see just how bad everyone actually is at this game.
Everyone has that group of friends that they play with. Well, not everyone; some are just meant to fly alone (these people tend to be better than the average player). The mediocrity that is called playing with friends, especially this group because this one looks just like the Bronze-filled games that most people in my Elo have to play at the beginning of the new season, has very negatively impacted my quality and skill as player. They don't actually care about winning the game since all of their focus if put into either stupid **** that happens in the ea…
Everyone has that group of friends that they play with. Well, not everyone; some are just meant to fly alone (these people tend to be better than the average player). The mediocrity that is called playing with friends, especially this group because this one looks just like the Bronze-filled games that most people in my Elo have to play at the beginning of the new season, has very negatively impacted my quality and skill as player. They don't actually care about winning the game since all of their focus if put into either stupid **** that happens in the ea…