Placement discussion

[S]

Accounts I've done Season 4 placement games for. Some are paid jobs, and some simply for friends (free).

Things to note:

• Your first 5 games are undoubtly weighed heavier than your last 5 - proof can be seen all over reddit and also from my personal experience.
• If you lose to a team with an overall lower MMR than yours, it significantly impacts your placement.
• Winning streaks also impact your final end result.
• The HIGHEST you can place after your 10 placement games regardless if you were Challenger during season 3, is Platinum 1 - confirmed by Riot (for now).

Below are the results (All accounts are on the NA server):

Will update as I do more.


Account 1: Silver 2 Season 3

• Placement games: 8 wins and 2 losses
  
• Placed: Silver 2 (gaining 31 LP per win)
  
• Order: W/W/W/W/W/L/L/W/W/W

Account 2: Silver 3 Season 3

• Placement games: 7 wins and 3 losses
  
• Placed: Silver 3 (gaining 28 LP per win)
  
• Order: W/W/W/L/L/W/L/W/W/W

Account 3: Platinum 1 (Diamond 4 MMR) Season 3

• Placement games: 7 wins and 3 losses
  
• Placed: Platinum 4 (gaining 28 LP per win)
  
• Order: L/W/W/W/W/W/L/L/W/W

Account 4: Diamond 2 Season 3

• Placement games: 7 wins and 3 losses
  
• Placed: Platinum 1 (gaining 28 LP per win)
  
• Order: W/W/W/W/W/L/L/W/L/W

 

[Smaug]

So it depends on the mmr of the opppsing team and yours? So meaning if you lose to a team that is ranked way lower than you are it will impace placement way more than losing to a team that is highly skilled?

 

[Stickly]

Thanks for all the info! It's nice to see your placement games showing sort of an example too.

 

[KerokeroCola]

I was Gold II, W W L L W L W L L W L, made silver 2 with 28 LP per win.

 

[Hubbalicious]

Last season I was Silver 2
W/W/W/W/W/W/L/W/L/L
Now I am silver 2..again :laugh:

 

[Heeatz]

EUW - Gold 4 Season 3 - Gold 4 Season 4 - 7W/3L

 

[ahmetm7]

my smurf season 3 gold 5 s4 8 win 2 loss gold 1

 

[aus aaz]

Was silver 4 end of season 3

Ended up back in silver 4 for season 4 after placements, i am gaining 24 - 26LP per win an losing 14 - 15 LP per loss.

L/L/W/W/W/W/W/L/W/W

In my experience and according to "lolnexus" average MMR rating I began at around 1200 MMR on both teams, and on my final few games I was getting placed with high gold/low silvers and the average MMR of teams 1400 - 1450.

My friend also was silver 4 in season 3 and went 7/10 wins, and was placed in silver 2, he said he didnt lose until his last few games but.

I should also mention this is on OCE servers.

 

[m_yutaka]

Offering my gold placements (guaranteed) got me a few customers...but I managed to only get one account to gold directly, only because the user's MMR was high enough preseason. I've had accounts go from 7/10-10/10 go to high bronze-mid silver, just because of MMR.

 

[Sovietunion]

Ended off Season 3 as Gold 4, finished Pre-season as Gold 3.

Season 4 :

L/W/W/W/L/W/L/L/W

Placed into Gold 5

 

Thanks for this, will update you when I qualify.

 

[PijaVenosa]

When I first got placed I went 5/5 and got into silver 4. I reasoned that I had won against bronzes, won against silvers and lost against golds and therefore placed into silver. And that's exactly what happened when I looked at my opponent's level. It's not that Riot's placement system weighs the first 5 games more heavily, it's just a natural phenomenon.

 

[Almond Joy]

Can anyone explain how some guy on league of legends lost 10 games and managed to hit silver I?

L/L/L/L/L/L/L/L/L/L

http://www.lolking.net/summoner/na/37542305#matches

 

[atlbraves341]

I was silver 1 during preseason and was getting matched with plats/high golds at the end of my placements. Went 6-4 and got placed in silver 2. Not too bad I guess.

 

[MineMarkPT]

Im getting placed with season 3 plats/golds and they play bronze5-like. GG Riot.

 

[atlbraves341]

Im getting placed with season 3 plats/golds and they play bronze5-like. GG Riot.

Yeah, that's how some of mine felt. I thought the 4 minute gg calls would go away in that elo.. Guess not.

 

[Snow Patrol]

Silver 2 | 2-8 | Bronze 4

W/8L/W. Duo'd the first win, but just solo q'd the rest since I was impatient and my partner got off. Super frustrating since I finished positive in the losses where I played a carry lane (I always fill when 4th or 5th pick so I played a couple support games). I've gone 16-8 since then, currently Bronze 1 @ 25-30 LP/W.

Some of my other friends placements:

Silver 1 | 6-4 | Silver 2
Plat 4 | 6-4 | Gold 3
Silver 3 | 8-2 | Gold 5

 

[Direchampion]

Most recent job:

P5 preseason.

Placed p3 after going 8-2.

3W/L/5W/L

 

[SocialDude]

I recieved 7 wins and 3 losses and was placed in Bronze, big disappointment. Especially since I carried EVERY SINGLE GAME

 

[S]

I recieved 7 wins and 3 losses and was placed in Bronze, big disappointment. Especially since I carried EVERY SINGLE GAME

Most likely due to having a poor MMR season 3.