In League of Legends it quickly becomes apparent that being able to play in a team is necessary. However, professional players should also bring their own unique skills. How good one is individually can be seen through the ranked games in SoloQ. However, fewer and fewer pros enjoy this. “Pobelter” reveals:
Who is Pobelter anyway?
- Eugene “Pobelter” Park was the midlaner for Counter Logic Gaming in the LCS
- He played for professional teams during his school years and has since made a name for himself as a midlaner
- On July 29, 2018, he became the 5th player, alongside WildTurtle, Doublelift, Sneaky, and Bjergsen, to achieve 1,000 kills in the LCS
- Since February 2021, Pobelter has also been active on Twitch
- Currently, he has nearly 1,200 LP in the SoloQ leaderboard
Here you can see a video that shows you the enormous reach of League of Legends:
In SoloQ, games are given up after just a few minutes
What is the problem with SoloQ? The games in SoloQ are dominated by negative behavior. In addition to win trading, that is, exchanging victories to maintain rank, toxic behavior from teammates is on the rise. This is increasing year by year, as pro player Pobelter points out on Twitter:
Pobelter also mentions that he needs to get used to the fact that SoloQ is changing. A SoloQ experience like the one he had at the beginning of his career will not exist anymore. It is “dead and gone.” He also talks about how everyone is always very tense due to the situation and that he almost has to “therapize” his teammates in nearly every game.
During ranked games in high divisions, it quickly becomes clear who would win which game. Victories are then discarded or traded with opponents to achieve the desired rank. In doing so, teammates sabotage the game and “flame” their allies. The game is then considered lost after just 3 minutes and is given up (via Twitter).
Moreover, there are betting sites where you can bet on players’ victories, which then manipulate the game in order that players at least win their bet.
Why does Pobelter make this statement? Pobelter is someone who has been able to gather a lot of experience in SoloQ. With over 1,000 points, he is among the extremely active players and can report on his games. However, after these matches, he feels “completely miserable,” he states.
For playing in professional teams, unofficial standards had previously been set that players must have achieved at least the Diamond Division. This forces players to play at least some games to achieve their placement.
Under this pressure to maintain their ranking, players in their ranked games must keep a clear head and play as a team. But if they fail to fight together and each plays their own game, it leads to nothing and they will quickly give up.
If you haven’t caught the fight of the Worlds yet, here’s a video on it:
Why you should still gather your SoloQ experiences
What does this mean for your ranked games in SoloQ? First and foremost, everyone should be clear that League of Legends is a “5 vs 5” game. It is a team game. So if you are not pulling together and want to win the game as a team, achieving victory is very difficult.
Pobelter talks about toxic behavior and very quick decisions on whether players are committed to victory or not. This ultimately means that the mindset with which you enter a game can be crucial for the outcome of the game.
Those who do not want to win will not win either. If in your games there are players who themselves do not want to win, the attitude needs to be adjusted.
For players in higher divisions, where your opponents are often the same, or if you are a larger streamer, you should keep in mind that there are betting portals. Although they do not directly influence the game, they can lead a player to throw the entire game just to win the bet.
Does the SoloQ experience frustrate you too, and how do you deal with it? Let us know in the comments.
Riot employees do not always respond to all inquiries, here you can read what it means to be a big streamer: LoL: Twitch streamer Tyler1 complains about a bug – Riot employee promises personally to fix it
