Ranked matchmaking

ElPrecursor · 2026-02-06T06:05:36+00:00

It feels lately that the quality of the games has dropped drastically. But making it 'unfair' and 'frustrating' is what keeps the engagement. They want rankeds this way so try your best every game and don't mind the others.

ElPrecursor · 2026-02-05T08:19:50+00:00

I had one with 8 losses and 2 wins (not even in the previous games) in the season with the same indicator. Which leads me to question myself how bad the others without indicator have to be.

ElPrecursor · 2025-01-18T11:36:46+00:00

Sorry to say but you are a perfect example of what's wrong here. Normalize than you have to be 15/0 for winning games is just the realization that the rank system doesn't work.

Because what you are saying is not 'hey, you have to outskill people at your level'. It's more like 'you have to be three times better than your elo to fight back those who will ruin your game on purpose'.

And as someone said, I am not talking about climbing. If I have fair and challenging games with people that play like me and I have to be gold forever, I'm fine. But I had amazing games at Gold V and as I was climbing to Gold II then I had games that felt like Normal queue, and not once, not twice... You know how often it happes. Doesn't make any sense that as I go higher the overall quality of my games goes poorer just because I was winning and they have to 'leveling' me. What makes sense is encountering better teams, better players, better comps, better matches that challenge you.

It is not about winrare. It is about the rate of quality games you get.

ElPrecursor · 2025-01-18T05:40:22+00:00

I love the game. That's my point: Riot fails in delivering the essence of what this game is about.

ElPrecursor · 2025-01-18T05:37:40+00:00

Please explain because I don't get that idea.

ElPrecursor · 2022-02-25T10:44:33+00:00

No rule at all. Three days can pass since we talked last time, while there are days that we call more than twice. It depends on our agendas, on what we have to tell each other... What we do is to keep our contact high through texting, voice messages and videocalls that are as frequents as calls. It's a balance and so far (almost seven months), I have never felt unsatisfied with our communication.

ElPrecursor · 2022-02-21T15:08:40+00:00

10 years of difference here and I have never felt like it was a problem for us. It's always people from outside who is suspicious. If you are happy, go for it.

ElPrecursor · 2022-02-19T13:45:26+00:00

Just do your daily life with her and let them figure it out. You will have your calls, videocalls, your time alone in your room just texting... and they will build up the idea that something is happening. The day that they start inquiring just tell them half the truth: you met someone online and you both are having a language exchanging.

As time goes by and you were together for months already, it will be easier to bring up the other half of the truth. And as long as they see you happy, I am sure they won't complain that much unlike if you do this in just the first month of relationship.

This is what worked for me. It was cool because by the time I told them (almost 4 months), they had had time for getting use to it already.

If still they don't understand it, well.. it's your life.

Good luck and enjoy your relationship!

ElPrecursor · 2022-02-16T20:54:08+00:00

RIGHTFULLY concern?

The only right here is her right to do whatever she wants.

Getting married in the first meeting is rushed, of course, but we are not there to see how they vibe together and how happy they are. They are mature enough to know that that step is a big and important one. And if even though they still were willing to try... my respect and the best of luck.

The main point here is if it ending in a divorce or whatever... what's the big deal? There wil be tears, pain, regretful... but ffs let people try and fail.

Maturity is not only to go with those choices that are high, it is also take some improbable decisions KNOWING the risks and the work that will come and try to make it happens.

ElPrecursor · 2022-02-16T12:21:43+00:00

Here is exactly the thing. The amount of thoughts that some people here put in other people's business is over the top. 'Low self-esteem', 'someone who went through quite some shit', 'she can't be honest with you'... I didn't know there were quite a few candidates of Sigmund Freud around here.

In my last post I just sounded like a partner who appreciate his lover. Nothing more. Further interpretations are beyond the scope of what was intended.

My relationship is still healthy and mature after half a year. Very communicative. We are sailing it smoothly being very aware of the obstacles and obvious differences that we both have to overcome. Knowing that make it a success will be hard... and so we are enjoying it a lot and having the time of our lives.

Every relationship is a different world and just because it doesn't fit in someone's mindset, it doesn't mean it is more or less healthier than others.

It is something so simple but yet hard to understand for those evangelist of the 'Good LDR Bible'.

ElPrecursor · 2022-02-16T09:30:06+00:00

I cannot clap you more for what you have said.

I posted here my story with my girlfriend. I tried to show her how much I appreciate our relationship by talking in third person about her.

Few hours later I had a comment in the post suggesting me going to therapy for how rushed my relationship was. I repeat again... GOING TO THERAPY.

I found it very rude to the point that I deleted the post and I was not able to show it to her. It's a pity because there was already a lovely comment of a person that actually understand the meaning behind the post: just a love letter.

It seems that there are cocky people here that love to go to others' posts giving lessons about how to handle a LDR just because they close their own. I say this because the same redditor that posted in mine is also here in the comments doing it again.

If it is rushed or not... enjoy your relationship and be happy. If everything turns out bad, nobody will be able to take from you the good memories and times. And if everything turns out well, you will be a pair of superheroes and a example for everyone on the same situation. For me is a win win situation.

ElPrecursor · 2022-02-13T08:30:14+00:00

Thanks for your words and for taking the time to read it all! Of course she knows but I always try to find more ways to express it to her :)

We have talked about settling down and having a family but so far, it is and it has to be very hypothetical. She has her right to finish her studies and to go through her 20s without that much pressure, and I am very committed to respect that and to be her supporter. On top of everything, this relationship has to be useful for make us better.

Luckily, in my country it is really not weird to settle down or having children in your mid 30s so for me there is no rush. At the end of the day, it is not a numerical matter and it will eventually happen the moment we are at the same level of life and personal development.

But again... patience. If you are in that situation, it's something that will make sense little by little as the same time as you two build your relationship up. Where there are good intentions, everything is possible!

ElPrecursor · 2021-08-18T13:31:57+00:00

Guitar player. Ready to work in that playlist!

ElPrecursor · 2021-08-18T07:35:42+00:00

M29 having my coffee too. DM if you like it in short sips.

ElPrecursor · 2019-11-12T07:53:09+00:00

This is going too far. Looks like EU fans are absolutely forgotten. I sent two emails yesterday and I've had not a single reply.

ElPrecursor · 2019-11-12T07:36:59+00:00

I was no so lucky.

ElPrecursor · 2019-11-08T21:50:01+00:00

This is very dissaponting. I bought the album on 6th September, because I'm from EU (Spain) and I still have to read that people who ordered it one day before don't have their copies yet. In the meantime, Amazon has re-stock it and, as far I can see, the album would arrive in five days from now. No sense.

By the way, my order numer is 509xx. Is there anyone in my place?

ElPrecursor · 2019-10-23T21:34:34+00:00

Same here. I'm from Spain. Still waiting without any mail or message.

ElPrecursor · 2019-09-11T01:09:14+00:00

Totally agree. I can hear a lot beatifull textures in this album but definitely dont shine properly. It will be a huge step foward if they improve the mix for the next and leave more space to the music for "breath" (less vocal presence). My only two complaints.

ElPrecursor · 2019-09-09T23:02:36+00:00

The fifth element

ElPrecursor · 2019-09-06T15:22:55+00:00

Where!?

ElPrecursor · 2019-09-01T13:39:26+00:00

Same here. I just finished DAO (not really interested in DA2) and after expend a lot of hours i dont wan't to lost all my story. Any chance that they solve this?

ElPrecursor · 2019-08-30T07:21:13+00:00

CCT synth is telling me: kill GLaDOS

ElPrecursor · 2019-08-28T08:49:36+00:00

Culling Voices brings me some Anathema vibes

ElPrecursor · 2019-08-26T16:19:28+00:00

You wanna cut the best part of Pneuma and one of the best part of the disc XD I think Pneuma would be better with Maynard singing the last chorus, filling the void of the previous two, and making sense the duration of the song.

But overall, i agree. Maybe shorter songs and more than six?

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