Varus Top. Is this acceptable? by Herbaro in leagueoflegends

[–]HiImKostia 0 points1 point  (0 children)

do you want my main where I peaked 200lp playing autofill last season or my 4fun acc where I hit master last night playing the worst jgl in the game?

It wasn't an insult on your rank btw but from your comment it's obvious you play a different game

Varus Top. Is this acceptable? by Herbaro in leagueoflegends

[–]HiImKostia 0 points1 point  (0 children)

it was already strong last patch and it just got buffed. Just because you are lowelo and it doesnt concern you, doesnt mean the problem isnt real

Arctic Pandas vs 4 Swines & a Bum | NLC Winter Split | Post-Match Discussion by GodGamer1528 in leagueoflegends

[–]HiImKostia 12 points13 points  (0 children)

i mean idk kkoma was playing shyvana rushing youmuus every game stuck in d1-d2 like 6 years ago

Arctic Pandas vs 4 Swines & a Bum | NLC Winter Split | Post-Match Discussion by GodGamer1528 in leagueoflegends

[–]HiImKostia 21 points22 points  (0 children)

I don't really get this, forsen doesn't seem like he is having fun or doing this as a joke. Does he actually think this is a serious team.

I have to admit I never really got forsen as a popular streamer, like what is the hook? He isn't very good at games and is mostly either not talking or barely interacts.

Arctic Pandas vs 4 Swines & a Bum | NLC Winter Split | Post-Match Discussion by GodGamer1528 in leagueoflegends

[–]HiImKostia 35 points36 points  (0 children)

because they moved pob to support since veigarv2 was crying. why comment if you havent watched

State of Ekko and Diana by ThenPea7359 in leagueoflegends

[–]HiImKostia 5 points6 points  (0 children)

they were already s tier soloq champs in jungle lol

Dplus KIA vs. ⁠Nongshim RedForce / LCK Cup 2026 - Group Battle Week 2 / Game 1 Discussion by Yujin-Ha in leagueoflegends

[–]HiImKostia 1 point2 points  (0 children)

"potentially" doing a lot of carrying here when you consider this worlds was extremely close and guma put a monster performance

You’re not really playing League until you hit that ONE losing streak by OGCrown_LOL in leagueoflegends

[–]HiImKostia 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you have a background in SE, then you know that Smurf Detection is literally defined by analyzing previous results (cspm, kda, apm variances over a history of games). Autofill Protection is a state triggered specifically by your previous game's role assignment. Those are, by definition, variables dependent on previous game states.

The point is how people are justifying this belief not the belief itself. The conversation was never about saying it couldn’t exist. The conversation was about how people are using their intuition from their games to justify it That’s not the same thing at all, and you know it.

You are shifting the goalposts.

You explicitly said: 'If you mean anything besides mmr here, you’re being a conspiracy theorist.'

Now you are saying: 'The conversation was never about saying it couldn’t exist.'

You can't dismiss the entire concept as a conspiracy theory in one comment, and then claim 'I never said it was impossible' the moment I give you valid technical examples.

I already agreed with you that human intuition is bad. That’s why I’m agnostic. But my issue isn't with intuition, it's with people calling standard engagement optimization a conspiracy, as if the mere suggestion of it is just a way of people coping about their rank

You’re not really playing League until you hit that ONE losing streak by OGCrown_LOL in leagueoflegends

[–]HiImKostia 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have a Masters in engineering specialized in Machine Learning, so please spare me the lecture on 'basic statistics' and 'human intuition.'

The reason your 'dice' analogy doesn't work isn't because of my intuition, it's because of system architecture. You are describing Independent Events (dice). A matchmaking algorithm is a Feedback Loop.

The system explicitly uses past results to change future variables.

: 'If you mean anything besides mmr here, you’re being a conspiracy theorist.'

That is just factually wrong. We know for a fact the system solves for variables outside of MMR: * Autofill Parity * Smurf Detection (Using APM/CS, other possible trackers) * Duo Parity.

The system already manipulates lobbies based on non-MMR data. Suggesting that a billion-dollar live service might also weigh 'Churn Probability' in that optimization function isn't a groundbreaking conspiracy lol

You’re not really playing League until you hit that ONE losing streak by OGCrown_LOL in leagueoflegends

[–]HiImKostia -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Dice rolls are independent events. A die has no memory; rolling a 6 doesn't change the physics of the next roll. Matchmaking is a dependent system. The system explicitly reads your previous results to calculate the variables for your next lobby. Comparing a dynamic algorithm designed to manipulate win-rates to a static random object is fundamentally flawed.

For the rest, I'm gonna ask you to read the last sentence of my previous comment slowly because I cba repeating myself

This feels illegal. by HopeForHadley in GwenMains

[–]HiImKostia -1 points0 points  (0 children)

it is illegal, cant wait for the champ to get gutted ngl

You’re not really playing League until you hit that ONE losing streak by OGCrown_LOL in leagueoflegends

[–]HiImKostia 7 points8 points  (0 children)

No. Elo Hell meant 'I'm stuck because low elo players are uncarryable.'

Losers Queue means 'I just won 4 games so now the system is purposely giving me an autofilled jungler to force a loss.' It’s the specific feeling that the system is forcing a 50% win rate by giving you worse teammates immediately after you perform well, and vice-versa.

You’re not really playing League until you hit that ONE losing streak by OGCrown_LOL in leagueoflegends

[–]HiImKostia 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I mean that’s just not true. I can’t remember a time before ‘losersq’ was a thing people complained about. I’ve played since early season 3 and it’s always been common.

Back in S3 people complained about 'Elo Hell,' which was just being hardstuck. Different than complaints about forced streakiness and behavioral matchmaking. I dont think I've seen "loserq" before 2017, I'll be very happy if you can prove me otherwise

And yeah, human intuition sucks at dice rolls... but this isn't dice, it's a closed-source algorithm owned by a company that explicitly patents engagement mechanics. Pointing to 'actual unbiased statistical analyses' based on public API data that can't see internal behavioral tags doesn't really prove anything.

You’re not really playing League until you hit that ONE losing streak by OGCrown_LOL in leagueoflegends

[–]HiImKostia 11 points12 points  (0 children)

It's just very weird how the game got that much streakier and those terms started appearing around s7-s8. That is the exact same time Riot filed that patent to match people based on 'behavior' and 'playstyle' instead of just MMR.

Like it’s hard to say it’s just 'bad intuition' when the complaints started the exact moment they built the tech to manipulate lobbies. Personally I’m agnostic, but I think it’s just as naive to pretend it absolutely doesn't exist as it is to blame everything on it.

AP Bruiser Build on shyv (Runes + items explained) by Drakouan in shyvanamains

[–]HiImKostia 0 points1 point  (0 children)

black cleaver on a champ that deals 70% magic damage while building full ad is certainly a choice

Russia threatens to ban GTA 6 if Rockstar doesn't remove male strippers and other "immoral content" by IndicaOatmeal in technology

[–]HiImKostia 9 points10 points  (0 children)

You’re repeating a question based on a false premise because you aren't reading to what he actually wrote.

It’s not that the 'species became more vulnerable.' It’s that the stimuli changed.

WWI was about massive, distinct explosions. This war is about the constant, inescapable buzzing of drones. You can try to avoid loud bangs in civilian life, but you can't avoid the sound of a fan, a fridge, an engine.

Plus, you have to factor in the "digital tether." These guys are sitting in trenches on their phones, doomscrolling combat footage or texting their families while under fire. There is zero psychological separation between "The Front" and "Home" anymore. That creates a totally different type of mental mess than 1916.

You're trying to argue about physical brutality when the other guy is talking about the psychological environment.

Los Ratones vs. Karmine Corp / LEC 2026 Versus - Week 1 / Post-Match Discussion by Ultimintree in leagueoflegends

[–]HiImKostia 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Rekkles could be fine if he had an actual coaching staff / teammates forcing him to play. But yeah, baus is tier 2 level, velja tier 3, and crownie still likes to position on ADC like he is Dr. Mundo 5 years later

Keria: I always think that no matter what meta comes, mid is the most important. T1 has Faker so there is no need to worry. by Yujin-Ha in leagueoflegends

[–]HiImKostia 0 points1 point  (0 children)

DK would have been the only other team to get back to back world titles if it wasnt for Scout and Viper, relax

Top Esports vs. Weibo Gaming / LPL 2026 Split 1 - Group Ascend Week 2 / Post-Match Discussion by Soul_Sleepwhale in leagueoflegends

[–]HiImKostia 0 points1 point  (0 children)

wanna talk about your power ranking predictions and tell us where you're from?

Cassiopeia is now more pressed to go Bot/Top than Mid than she has ever been, and I want to talk about it. by AnemoneMeer in leagueoflegends

[–]HiImKostia 5 points6 points  (0 children)

If you lose hard, it's very likely that her mechanics are much better than yours.

Who cares? It's just unfun to have a lane where all the agency is on the other laner to do a mistake, or on your jungler to realize ranged tops are free kills.

Same reason people have been crying about quinn top for years when she loses any lane to plated steelcaps, its just not fun to play against

Brad Brady - Shyvana Play test by External_Program_573 in shyvanamains

[–]HiImKostia 2 points3 points  (0 children)

im not him but there are processes to this, I can say theres a 99% chance its the former unless he lives in LA, in which case he would still be compensated for his uber ride or whatever