2014-05-09, 11:33 PM
I definitely felt similar to you at the end of Season 3 when I was struggling to reach gold.
For Season 4, I decided to not just improve my play, but change it. If your teammates are playing badly, you need to play champs and positions that are capable of carrying their sorry asses. I started playing things like Olaf jungle (back when he was good), pantheon, jax top, thresh or leo support etc. What works with players at your elo is not what works when you're effectively smurfing. Split pushing as Jax, Yi, Udyr, etc is probably the easiest way to carry bad teams.
You also may need to change your attitude. Keep chat strictly about what you are trying to do and phrase grouping requests as requests. Say things like nj or thanks when appropriate.
I finished as only S1 last season. I placed in Bronze 2 this season but made it to Gold 4 very quickly and slowly worked my way to Gold 2/3 which is probably close to my current skill level. With the LP gains/loss changes after placements it's very easy to rise quickly as long as you're winning more games than losing.
For Season 4, I decided to not just improve my play, but change it. If your teammates are playing badly, you need to play champs and positions that are capable of carrying their sorry asses. I started playing things like Olaf jungle (back when he was good), pantheon, jax top, thresh or leo support etc. What works with players at your elo is not what works when you're effectively smurfing. Split pushing as Jax, Yi, Udyr, etc is probably the easiest way to carry bad teams.
You also may need to change your attitude. Keep chat strictly about what you are trying to do and phrase grouping requests as requests. Say things like nj or thanks when appropriate.
I finished as only S1 last season. I placed in Bronze 2 this season but made it to Gold 4 very quickly and slowly worked my way to Gold 2/3 which is probably close to my current skill level. With the LP gains/loss changes after placements it's very easy to rise quickly as long as you're winning more games than losing.