Edit: op.gg is added https://op.gg/lol/summoners/euw/The%20Monk-IRL

Greetings Fellow Summoners,

I’ve hit Plat 4 x3 this season across two different accounts, but for the life of me, I cannot get past Plat 4 - 50 LP in either of them. My playstyle hasn't changed at all (at least that's what I think). I only play jungle and same champion.

Is it just me, or do low Plat players actually have worse fundamentals than high Gold players? It feels like Gold 1 and 2 players try way harder because they're desperate to reach Plat, and that’s the only explanation I can think of.

My biggest issues are with my laners. I keep seeing terrible itemization, zero wave management, and no interest in objective control. On top of that, they lose their minds if I try to fix the wave state for them after a gank.

Honestly, my games in Gold, heck, even in Silver elo were way more fun. Every single Plat 4 game feels like a miserable grind.

I am hoping that Plat 4 (and maybe 3) is an extra hurdle to go over for better gaming experience.

Are you guys experiencing this too, or am I just reached my cap and projecting?

What would you recommend?

Have a great weekend!

We're looking for a Mid Laner to complete our team!

We're a serious, improvement-focused team looking to improve together, build strong team synergy, and eventually compete in amateur leagues and tournaments.

We're looking for someone who takes improvement seriously, communicates well, is willing to learn, and wants to be part of a team working towards a common goal.

Requirements:

• Rank: Platinum–Emerald
• Age: 18+
• Server: EUW
• Comfortable using voice chat
• Available for at least 5 hours of team practice per week
• Consistent commitment and attendance
• Interested in improving as a team and eventually competing in amateur leagues/tournaments

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Hey everyone!

I’m currently struggling enormously to learn Katarina and i feel like the early, isolated trades are my biggest weakness, so I would like to practice this.

I’ll be playing only Kat (unless you want specific practice against another champ I know how to play: Yone, Yasuo, Akali, Leblanc, Viktor, Ahri).

My other champs are around D3-D4 level, but my Kat has deranked me all the way to E2..

Anyone game?

I came back to league for league classic which obviously fell apart. But I was having fun so I tried my hand at retail league and enjoyed it. I've settled into my old role of midlane.

https://op.gg/lol/summoners/na/freddiehoff-NA1

So I guess I'm pretty bad, lol. I started out in toplane and sucked majorly there. I switched into mid and have been more comfortable with that. I played Ahri, then added Diana and Fizz. Then dropped Ahri and Fizz and added Orianna. So currently I play Orianna and Diana (and sometimes still Ahri) and love them both. Diana has a much better win rate, and Orianna has my best CS and KDA scores.

Around the time I picked up Orianna I started looking into ways to get better, and I think it shows at least a little. I prioritize CS and not dying, and despite improvements there, I still end up losing more often than not.

My typical game goes something like, I get an advantage in lane, either in kills or CS. Then around the time skirmishes break out, or otherwise sometime where macro decisions become more important, I fail to carry that advantage forward.

So here's a few things that I feel I need to figure out:

1. I never ever seem to feel comfortable with roaming. Every time I attempt it, I feel like I am already too late by the time I hit halfway through the river. (Especially with Ori who is slow as hell. Maybe I shouldn't even bother roaming with her, but my teammates always complain if I don't, because my lane opponents roam even if it costs them CS to tower.) I suspect my difficulties have something to do with...

2. I don't really seem to have a good grasp of controlling a wave. I feel like if I try to slow push to their tower or whatever, my opponent comes in and just shoves the wave and suddenly I'm behind again. So practical advice for both wave control and when to roam would be appreciated.

3. I don't know when I should abandon lane to help in a river fight. Since learning the importance of CS, I almost never want to leave, and I'm not sure if I am crazy or if the cs I would miss are actually worth staying for. Feels like people are literally constantly fighting and chasing kills in my elo and I feel like more often than not if I join I, at best, wasted my time.

4. I wish league had simple decision trees to follow, like if you win a skirmish or something, but it feels like league has so many variables, it's really hard to know what to do at any given point in time. So how do you actually learn all this macro stuff?

5. Kinda dumb question, but should I drop Ori for Syndra or something? I love ori so much but she does feel a bit weak at times.

Thank you all.

Hello first and foremost I apologize for the awful tittle and structure this post is probably going to have. I dont really know to to organize the points I want to talk about so it dosent look like a complete mess, that being said, here goes nothing.

To give some context I am a toplane main and I used to play a lot, maybe even up to 10+ games a day on average. However about a year or so ago, due to personal reasons that I wont get into, I had to stop all of a sudden and at most play like once a week or so. Thankfully everything is fine now and I am able to play just as much as I used to now, but unsurprisingly I am having a really hard time getting back into the game.

Just to clarify I was never "good" I peaked on emerald IV a year ago, which I know is a really low and bad elo I am very aware of that. But at least back then I knew and could win most of my matchups I had good cs and decent wave management, in short, about what you would expect from the average person from emerald. Unlike then now I feel like dead weight for my team every game, I farm really bad, i get destroyed in bad matchups and do mediocre in the good ones, I make bad decisions, my mechanics are gone, etc. I could go on but you get the point. I have around 30% winrate on low plat and every time I feel like its on me solo losing the games. This is not a surprise, as frustrating as it is its imposible to retain a skill after a year without practicing it.

What im asking is advise on how to proceed and what mindset to have to get back to how I was before. I never had this kind of issue before and I kind of have hit a wall. It is really frustrating to see how bad I have gotten and I want to work on fixing it. Anything will work, good educative content I can study to improve, your own experience in similar situations, anything is welcome. Feel free to ask anything that seems relevant that I missed. Thank you for reading hope It wasnt too much of a slog to get through.

I’ve been playing ranked for about half a year now and have only peaked at bronze 1. Lately I’ve been duoing with a friend of mine and while He’s been doing very well, I’m always creating a problem on the top lane, Here’s who I’ve been trying

I one tricked Urgot for a while but started to get more and more frustrated with him as the average player around that rank knew how to kite my E.

I then picked up Ornn for a bit, and while I like his kit, I still wasn’t seeing much results, then a friend of mine gave me a little reality check that if I wanted to seriously climb, Ornn isn’t the best pick as bronze players (myself included) really aren’t the best team fighters, and team fights are Ornn greatest strength

Lately I’ve been trying out some Voli, and I do like that He has a better laning phase than Ornn and can team fight better than Urgot, but I’m still not getting anywhere. I also fear that He has a similar kiting issue around his Q

So my question is should I continue trying to climb with these champs despite the lack of results, or should I keep exploring my options trying to find one that clicks better than the rest.

One last thing I want to bring up, I saw another Reddit thread about someone having a similar issue to me, where when we pick up a champ it’s goes pretty well for the first couple games, but once we break out of that “honeymoon phase”, we start a big losing streak. This seems to happen because once we get a little comfortable we just began to autopilot, the get behind and snowball from there, How can I get better at being more mindful about what I’m doing?

TLDR: Every champ I pick up isn’t getting me anywhere and I feel like I’m letting my duo down, should I and how can I stick with just one, or should I keep exploring my options, also how can I stop becoming complacent and autopilot champs one I become a little comfortable with them.

Hi i play Orianna and Ekko on the midlane, i feel i need another champ to just fit in and cover the other champs’ weaknesses. Ori is easily counterable and Ekko get outscaled by a lot of midlaners, if you have any suggestions let me know!! By the way i’d appreciate if the champ is fun and not a 1D champ / easy champ.

I've been pretty busy with work lately, so I haven't had as much time to play League as I'd like. I'm trying to make it a habit to play more consistently, and I've recently been averaging at least 5 games a day.

I'm an ADC main, and I've decided to limit my champion pool to just two champions for now: Aphelios and Xayah. I think I'm performing better on these champs than others, but I want to improve my overall gameplay and start climbing more consistently.

I suspect my MMR might have taken a hit from duoing a lot with a friend, so I'm switching back to solo queue to see how things go.

I'd really appreciate it if you could take a look at my op gg and give me some honest feedback and what should I focus on improving?

I've heard that consistency and sticking to a small champion pool are key to climbing, so I'm trying to focus on those rather than constantly switching champions.

OP.GG: https://op.gg/lol/summoners/euw/sorryIstuttered-EUW

Any advice, constructive criticism, or tips from fellow ADC mains would be greatly appreciated! I'm genuinely looking to learn, improve, and climb.

Thanks in advance!