From: Silverliner182V | #336
you people talk of your statistics and how if you're good you'll carry yourself out
This only applies to DotA, where you can carry your team by ruthlessly punishing the mistakes the enemy makes. LoL is too forgiving for a strategy like that to work.
People who say that make some sort of a gambler's fallacy. They don't acknowledge that you can roll a bad team every single time in solo queue. 'elo hell' does exist, even if it's effect is vastly overrated.
It's not even a 50-50. The chances of getting a bad player are much better than getting a good one. Most of the good players/top players just happen to duo with another really good person and they lead the team.
Not to forget the whole thing where matchmaking intentionally gives you bad matchups if you're on a winning stream/good matchups if you're on a losing streak. Or so they say.
The problem is that you have countering factors to baddies. Use OP champions to get up and you'll reach the competence zone.
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