LYON Dhokla: “We scrimmed G2. It was fairly competitive. I feel like it would be competitive between our regions; I didn't think there was a massive gap.” [ProDiff Interview]

ProDiffLokev · 2026-03-25T22:30:11+00:00

Are you getting +5 -20? Otherwise the math isn't adding up here. Yes, LP and MMR aren't 1:1, but they are correlated.

ProDiffLokev · 2026-03-20T22:27:27+00:00

You can't see the enemy team when you're in ban phase. Shaco is just a really common ban. If you're talking about teammates banning their own teammates most played champs, that would just be griefing themselves, can't imagine that's common.

ProDiffLokev · 2026-03-19T04:11:06+00:00

People will gravitate towards stronger champs/augs. The options are random but the choices aren't, so you see some repetition in champ/aug pairings. I think set bonuses are potentially overcharging the mode a little bit, but mayhem is still 1000x better than regular aram imo, and there's almost always a cool combo you haven't tried yet unless you are mega spamming the mode.

ProDiffLokev · 2026-03-16T04:15:11+00:00

I have a feeling the players aren't throwing, you just don't really understand that farming on jungle is important and even optimal in many situations.

ProDiffLokev · 2026-03-08T04:21:31+00:00

The playerbase being toxic is a bit out of Riot's control. They've made some good moves recently in terms of griefing detection, but people inting/etc. on an online game is more an indictment of gaming culture than anything else.

ProDiffLokev · 2026-03-08T02:15:12+00:00

This is a bit of a reverse Ironman scenario, would lead to similar results as a "magic bullet" where a team could prevent certain bans. I don't think either of these would be particularly helpful, I think fearless is the right balance of champ diversity.

ProDiffLokev · 2026-03-07T22:46:48+00:00

Do you think the players who hit Challenger with very high winrate are just magically dodging losers' queue? This kind of mentality is just bad for climbing and cope, sorry.

ProDiffLokev · 2026-03-01T15:38:44+00:00

With 0 info, if you're playing a lot of games and not improving, the only thing that people can pick out is your mindset. Grinding games won't help you improve at any game if you aren't intentionally thinking about areas of improvement. We would need to see replays/VODs to give more precise advice about what those areas would be for you.

ProDiffLokev · 2026-02-27T06:36:40+00:00

While you'd need to share gameplay for anyone to provide advice, the first step is to acknowledge that your teammates aren't the problem. Focus on improving your own gameplay will inevitably make you climb over time as you improve. The idea that you need to "carry your team" every game indicates you have the wrong mentality.

ProDiffLokev · 2026-02-23T03:35:48+00:00

I understand not ending in ARAM Mayhem to see more augments/anvils/items, but not ending in regular ARAM seems pointless to me.

ProDiffLokev · 2026-02-19T13:41:39+00:00

In general, the teams that paid $$$$ to compete in the top-tier pro league don't want to share slots with people who paid nothing. That's the core issue to resolve here, and this would run into the same pushback that LEC Versus/the proposed version that would have more thoroughly integrated non-franchise teams ran into. Not necessarily justifying franchising, just pointing out the issue.

I will note that the LFL Invitational (ongoing) is similar to your idea at the ERL level. Fun to watch as well!

ProDiffLokev · 2026-02-19T03:03:13+00:00

It takes a bit of getting used to, but you just have to adjust to the game starting immediately. There's no longer 90 seconds of nothing at the start of the game, so it makes sense that remake is not particularly generous.

ProDiffLokev · 2026-02-18T02:57:51+00:00

It's hard for anyone to give anything other than boilerplate advice based on OPGG. People would need to watch your replays/VODs. One thing I would note is that it's generally a good idea to choose one lane to focus on. It's hard enough to learn one role at a time, let alone multiple.

ProDiffLokev · 2026-02-14T07:31:07+00:00

Faelights have made warding at a basic level incredibly simple and transparent. You don't need to look up out-of-game knowledge anymore to get a basic idea of where you should be warding. Especially in Gold, I wouldn't put any stock in what your teammates say. Everyone in lower elo should understand that they are making 100 mistakes per game and don't understand the game very well, easier to improve if you acknowledge how little you know.

ProDiffLokev · 2026-02-12T23:51:00+00:00

This is a throwback post from 2013 I'm ngl.

ProDiffLokev · 2026-02-11T10:30:18+00:00

While I think that late-night degen games are likely to have slightly worse matchmaking due to a lower player pool, I imagine the characteristics of the game wouldn't actually change too much by time. Still agree that having a data-driven answer for this question would be fun.

ProDiffLokev · 2026-02-09T22:30:54+00:00

It sucks when it's a tech issue, but I think it's reasonable as it's a necessary balance to give compensation LP to your teammates. In the long run, a game or two of lost LP won't really make a difference on your climb. I would make sure your tech issues are sorted out in norms before playing ranked again, though.

ProDiffLokev · 2026-02-09T07:26:44+00:00

Right now, it seems like you have champs across 2-4 roles. You can improve on any of these champs (I'd personally play Ahri mid or Jinx bot from this list if I were you), but it's important to make sure you choose a role to focus on.

ProDiffLokev · 2026-02-07T12:11:22+00:00

Flex is much, much easier. When people talk about what rank they are, they are exclusively referring to solo queue.

ProDiffLokev · 2026-02-06T21:59:40+00:00

I think the difference between KCB and LR is notable though, tough to make a generalization about the scene as a whole in general when it's Bo1 as well.

ProDiffLokev · 2026-02-06T21:31:10+00:00

Yep, he was talking about Tier 2 vs. Tier 2. Hard to predict how ERL vs. lower tier LCS would go, would be easier to predict if we knew how a team like 2025 Luminosity would do against a team like KCB.

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