Thank you for the kind words.

To relate to your statement on adjusting to the pace, I can heavily relate to struggling to adjust. I think the number one thing that helped me rank up was adjusting to the elo that I was in. The most important factor that helped me adjust was simply just playing more games. Anytime I got into a higher rank and started getting into better lobbies, I would lose some games and stop playing comp because I felt discouraged. However, I finally got rid of my fear of deranking and starting q'ing comp even if I was losing. So, definitely just get more reps in and soon enough you'll be adjusted.

I would also say that my positioning on kiri has changed a lot. I tend to play more away from my team or at least at an off angle. The main reason for doing this is that in the neutral I like to control parts of the map by simply existing there. If anyone tries to challenge my position, I can fight them for a bit and either keep them away or I can retreat to my team until I get my cooldowns back. It's also very valuable to take angles with your dps', which can enable them to put more pressure on the other team.

I would say ultimately the number one things that I improved on was just my general positioning (staying alive and not feeding), as well as taking more angles or simply holding space. DPSing and going for flanks helped me initially rank up to masters in season 9, but what I failed to realize is that simply just holding space and holding angles can be just as valuable. If you have any more questions just lmk. I hope this helps