



And so it begins. Insta-locking




One of the first things you learn about Twisted Treeline Ranked Queue is that you don't have nearly enough bans; you are guaranteed to face a meta champion if the enemy team has a brain at all, in this case,








Decision making is a lot more important in Twisted Treeline than in Summoner's Rift. If one of your team mates (or you) screw up, it can mean game over. In 5v5 you can carry one bad player; in 3v3, that one bad player will f*ck your game up and there's very little you can do to get back. Anyway, back to square one with 0 LP. I need something like 26 Victories to achieve Gold V rank. I likely won't be able to play much today/tomorrow due to a 28 hour exam. So, there's that.
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In champion select,






The difference it makes to have a good Duo Q partner, holy sh*t!







I made it to Silver III promotions! Need to win two games now in order to move up. I'll try to Duo Q with that

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Long story short, after winning this game I lost the promotions. Nevertheless,





If






Promoted to Silver III! Only two divisions left to climb out of, if it keeps going like this, I'll be Gold V way before the Season ends.
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Interesting game. I panic-picked





It turns out










Ending the day on a good note, I won a game after 7 defeats. Although sad that I was one win away from promotions and then fell into an abyss, this isn't much of a setback and I should be able to reach Gold V by the end of next week.
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One important thing I lastly learned about Twisted Treeline is that it is incredibly hard to climb Solo (at least early on), so if any of you guys are interested in starting a Flex 2/3-man team climb Season 8, I will gladly have you. The amount of coordination required to counter an enemy duo/trio (or a good comp) is just absurd, so knowing what you're working with goes a long way. Anyway, it's been a fun journey, that will be on a halt until January 1st (although I'll still play in pre-Season).
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I have gained a sudden and inexplicable interest in 3v3 Ranked Flex and have made it my goal to reach Gold V by the end of the Season (meaning that I must achieve this rank by November 7th a.k.a., I have < 10 days). There is no ulterior motive behind this climb, I just feel really tired of Summoner's Rift and have decided a change of atmosphere would do me some good.
Having said that, a change of atmosphere has done me no good whatsoever because people have no idea how Twisted Treeline works; raging kiddies who can't achieve high ranks on Solo/Duo Q (myself excluded, obviously) apparently vent out in 3v3's and Oh, boy! does the flame-train run in this game mode. When you see someone insta-lock
In spite of all the above, I have learned to love Twisted Treeline, and it will forever have a place in my heart. With this, I dream of the day when I achieve a high enough rank in this blasted Ranked Queue where I am able to have a game without flaming someone, being flamed or rushing the enemy Nexus at 9 minutes because their
You are welcome to drop a comment below if you wish to cheer, discuss strategies/give advice, flame me or tell me I am hot, although I already know this last part is true. This thread was started mainly with the intention of seeing how much I'd evolve in these 10 days, since I am pretty much a noob on the Twisted Treeline map. I'll keep you guys posted of my progress and any important discoveries I make. Wish me luck!