I genuinely don't know how to get out of silver. I feel like I do generally well, at least for a silver player, but then I go on a 5 win streak to 98 LP only to follow that up with a 5 loss streak because of players who get too tilted, are toxic, or rage quit early on. All I want is to be gold.
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Mod Note: I don’t know if it’s that helpful but I’m gonna pitch in my two cents here because it’s what I told my fiance when he was struggling with similar stuff, too; he’s never hit gold despite playing for several years. I joined League about three months before the end of Season 6 and I hit gold by the end of it. And to be honest, I think the main reason I did was because I stopped thinking about it. I just played what I enjoyed, and what I was good at, and I didn’t let it stress me out or obsess on a goal. I think especially in high silver people get quite tense and anxious about getting to gold, but there’s no reason to be! You just have to ignore the games you can’t save, and the people you can’t calm down. It’s 100% possible, for me at least it was more a matter of persistence and attitude. I had one week where I think I lost every single game except one, and there was actually about three weeks where I was severely depressed and I actually tried to demote myself into bronze because it’s where I felt like I belonged. Just don’t give up! There’s plenty of time before the end of the season—heck, I’ve barely played at all myself—and you’re already almost there! There isn’t that much of a skill slope between silver and gold. Trust yourself. -Svadalica
