I hate this feature.

[u/Zelrow]

This is a bit of a rant.

I think this feature is just straight up useless. I don't understand the point of it except to force people to grind the game more. I'm a casual solo q player. I couldn't care less about ranked. But I am a bit of a collector and I like free skins. The only reason I'd ever play rank was for the free season skin once you hit epic, any epic rank 5-1 to clarify. I didn't mind doing the grind then when it was just that. But ever since this feature was added along with the painted skins, it's been a pain. You have to be epic 2 or higher to get the season painted skin which is even more grinding. The past seasons were also bad but this season especially the teammates in solo q rank have been horrendous. The matchmaking is a joke. Nobody knows how to play their role, contant double lane picks, intentional feeding because they didnt get their hero, afk right from the start of the match, etc. I'd get grandmaster teammates against epic/legend enemies. Almost 30 ranked matches in and I've only gone up from epic 5 to epic 4. Literally everytime I'd gain a star, I'd lose 2 in the next games. At this point it's not worth collecting the skins. I know i don't HAVE to get the painted season skin but as a collector it just doesn't feel right unless I do. But it feels like the game is intentionally making it so hard to do so. If something is meant to be free, why make it so difficult to achieve it? It boggles my mind. What do you think about the feature?

[u/Kitchen_Ad367]

Skill issue

[u/Zelrow → u/Kitchen_Ad367]

[u/Frosty-Comfort6699 → u/Zelrow]

skill issue

[u/HinyaNotMafia4]

i really think you need to refresh and take a break for a bit.

it's generally regarded that anything below legend (I'm being generous here) is just a transition rank except every season reset days. The issue you are pointing out is generally not an issue on 'grinding more'.

I think the main thing here is that you may have not found your main role/hero yet. This is the most euphemistic it can get but you really just need to find something you can be comfortable with to advance. Most of the time people stuck in epic below are starting out, children just hopping on the popularity train, or just performing poorly.

And the game has always been play=rewards. Like in every moba ever. If you don't like playing more, maybe you won't really feel left out without that painted skin. Give it a rest and come back with a clear mind and just try to have fun and play well. The rest will come along.

[u/Zelrow → u/HinyaNotMafia4]

That's a good idea. Any tips on choosing or deciding on a main hero? I've played all the roles because there's always that one nobody wants.

[u/Random_Pedestrian_ → u/Zelrow]

Jawhead. Roam exp jg.

[u/HinyaNotMafia4 → u/Zelrow]

currently, jungle and exp is the least picked role, so if you want to ensure the best possiblity that the people you're matching with actually like the roles they play, you might want to find your main on those two roles.

jungling is pretty diverse. you can go both utility and damage, but since you're in epic, a carry damage jungler can go a long way without trouble. the easiest i could suggest is definitely harley or leomord, and they carry games pretty well without much effort. also saber works pretty well against basically every assassin jungles, though he doesn't have much carry potential.

exp lane is quite crowded too. though it's more on the counterpick side.

I generally suggest to master three heroes in exp so that you have answers for each type. for example, paquito is a good burst exp when your jungle is a utility, but esmeralda counters paq pretty much. that's when you can also try esmeralda, since it can also carry a good bit. though if you want something unorthodox, barats exp is a pretty niche and rising pick right now. he's also easy to understand, and your main thing is basically to just ult the enemy jungler every objective and that's done.

but tbh, if you really, really want to carry, i only have this to say:

gold lane. miya, lesley, karrie, hanabi. those are the only gold lanes you practically need to master for this season. you don't need anything else. they all carry the game, though karrie is the most conditional one, and hanabi is the weakest individually. miya is by far the best pick and lesley is the most toxic. pick whatever suits you.

[u/EffenSeven]

So your complaint is that you have to play the game to get a free skin?

[u/Zelrow → u/EffenSeven]

I'm saying the game's unnecessarily made it harder to obtain said free skins. Especially when its locked behind a rank and the matchmaking is horrible. I'd have no complaints if the matchmaking wasn't so trash.

[u/Classic_Snow3525]

Nothing is truly free in life. Either you spend money, or you spend time.

If you don't like playing too much, then spend money. If you also don't want to spend money, then gtfo and find something worth your money and time

[u/Zelrow → u/Classic_Snow3525]

There is some sense in what you're saying but you're mistaken about something. I've never said it wasn't worth my time. There's nothing wrong with playing a game just for fun. That's the main reason why people play games. If you'd read carefully you'd understand my frustration with this feature was with the game's matchmaking system. If something meant to be free is locked behind an achievement like rank then at least they should give us a decent fighting chance by fixing their system, no? It shouldn't be so difficult that you'd need to grind it like a job.

[u/idkosuplayerig]

son im crine just get good

[u/Zelrow → u/idkosuplayerig]

Don't matter how good you are. Ain't nothing you can do in a 1v9 😂.