How to Get out of ELO Hell 101: Part 5

??? (7:35): i hate my ELO.....
   guy random locks in
   their team is all melee except for karthus
DoubleWinning (7:36): You only have 40~ ranked games. Unless you're an amazing player, it'll probably take around 100~ games to get to where your ELO should be at.
   So keep at it, never blame others for your loss.  Only focus on your own mistakes, when you can honestly say you never made a single mistake, all the while making plays
   and decisions for your team. Then you won't be in that ELO! :)
??? (7:38): i need to get out of ELO hell
DoubleWinning (7:39): You aren't in ELO Hell.
??? (7:39): i have not had a decent team in ages
DoubleWinning (7:40): You're also being placed against enemy teams of the same caliber.  Meaning you have to play above and beyond.  If you blame your team, you will NEVER get better.
   I was 1000~ elo Season 1.  Stopped blaming my team, learned from my mistakes, and I've gained 350 ELO. ELO hell is just a cop out.\

I ???'d out the person's name.  Put yourself in their shoes though, is that you? Well that's what I have to say about it.   Also I realize I was a bit of a douche in this, but it just frustrates me.

Feb 28th Ranked Games

(Just kept normals for authenticity) 

Game 1
Udyr 1-2-15

Pros
Learning to play Udyr!
Counter jungled and learning when Udyr becomes god mode
Communicating with my team worked wonders

Cons
Kinda low in farming and twice I just dove enemy team without assessing my team
I need to killsteal more

What to work on
Have smite ready for objectives
Make sure team can follow up when I initiate


WATCH THIS GAME: (will put link here later!)


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Game 2
Tristana 15-5-4

Pros
This was my first Ranked 5s with my new Team (Team Kevin Blows)
Tristana kill lane is just ridiculous
Got to play my Guerilla Tactics lane (Tristana + Leona = first blood level 3 np np)

Cons
Need a bit more team coordination and ward coverage.  A couple blown ultis and deaths because we were caught out of place. 

What to work on
Positioning and general map awareness for whole team


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Game 3
Tristana 9-2-5

Pros
Guerilla tactics TOO strong (Lux + Tristana = level 2/3 first blood np np)
Kept up my farming as well as kills
Denied enemy carry of a lot of farm as well as made their jungler come bot always
Good supports = FREELO

Cons
Lux KS'd me :[
Died at an awkward stage so I went triple dorans and vamp scepter. Didn't matter though, ended building PD + 3 Dorans for maximum early game advantage.

What to work on
Talk to team before match, if they can play a good Leona/Lux = Guerilla Tactics gg
If not, play a solo lane/jungle
Started: 1329
ELO: 1353

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Livestream Feb 23rd

Pretty fun livestream, hopefully I'll catch more of you guys next time!



Game 1
Tristana 0-6-0

Pros
None really

Cons
I had terrible last hitting, every lane lost including mine, I died to Talon/Lee Sin ganks
Lost morale and basically just played dumb last 4 deaths because the game was already 2-15 with every dragon theirs and all out towers gone

What to work on
Last hitting and putting more pressure on Enemy, find more openings.

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Game 2
Shyvanna 4-2-6

Pros
Counter jungled Nocturne early, was able to grab his red but not quite fast enough so that he didn't notice
Had good dragon timers except last which was off by like 45 seconds
Had good wards to prevent counter jungling
Stopped half their blues
If lane has good CC, easy ganks (Annie stun OP)

Cons
Not using health potions early while fighting, coulda saved life
Using smite knowing dragon/baron
Need to communicate better with team when objectives are up

What to work on
Keep more timers and communicate with team about them

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Game 3
Graves 3-2-6

Pros
Pushed Caitlynn well so that I out CS'd her
Kept good dragons again so we controlled them no problem
Support sucked but I carried her jk

Cons
Kept running out of mana, consider Mana Regen for a push lane/use soraka instead of Sona
Invaded red without wardage, got caught and pooped on, need to pay attention to lanes if i'm going to make a big play hero mode

What to work on
Paying attention to lanes so I can make big plays

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Game 4
Talon 7-6-13

Pros
Incredible Dragon/Baron control
Farmed well enough to matter late game
Ganked pretty well with Boots 5, shoulda got Mercs though

Cons
Got jewed early by Lee Sin and Vlad having <50 HP (DAMN YOU LEE SIN SHIELD!)
Got rocked by Vlad in lane, feeding a little
Died too much early

What to work on
Getting double kills while under pressure aka turn and burn better
Switch lanes earlier if needed
Pay more attention to what boots to get

Started: 1290
ELO: 1329

That's all for this post, this is the format I will be using for LIvestream recaps from now on!  If you have any questions or comments, please comment here or contact me through Facebook or Twitter! If you want to see some full gameplays be sure to check out my Youtube.  I'll be posting a lot of full game plays pretty soon, so be sure to subscribe! In an unrelated note though, click here to see my full gameplays on Youtube.

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Made Me Feel Happy!

Read in the Red!

I was playing some ranked (been on a downturn recently, so I took a bit of a break to work on my last hitting and such in normals) and I plugged my youtube like I try to do when I do well.  I was paid a pretty cool compliment that made me happy.  Also, we carried that Tryndamere so hard. (He was 0-3 against a Garen up top) Vlad was actually down against Ryze for the beginning of the game too.  However, Soraka and I made some pretty damn fine plays down bot and got me fed and farmed.  I had a full build around 35 minutes.

Pros
Heal on carry is pretty nice early game, got a nice heal bait on Janna who came to clean me up and ended up dying.
Soraka was really good, didn't need instruction
I was doing a pretty good job at last hitting and harassing at the right times.
QSS is a beast against Ryze snare and Rammus taunt.
Set up good Barons/Dragons and kept timers and reminded my teammates (example: "1 min till dragon, shen come bot" "baron up in 1 min, oracles/ward and group up"
Had good positioning and dipped in and out of fights well

Cons
Whiffed two ults pretty bad, gotta remember resistances.
Jumped onto Garen blindly (who then spin to winned all over my face)
Got a little irritated with 0/3 Trynd for starting brawlers gloves

What I Learned
Shen is OP. First pick or Ban every game.
In a teamfight as Ranged Carry, don't fight the other ranged carry.  You may kill them, but its too risky and you won't live as long. Try and do the safest amount of constant DPS.
Everything freaking cancels Rocket Jump

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Nick "DoubleWinning" Gustafson
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