This is not the first and I bet won’t be the last forum post regarding how unpredictable yet one-sided comp matchmaking is.
Let me preface this by saying that, I’m a high-functioning, neurotic adult, who needs to get to work to sustain myself and live until death catches up to me and knock on my front door telling me my suffering has come to an end.
I can only play this game during my days off. Yet somehow, during those two precious days, instead of resting, I decide to log in and grind my way up to the ranks because why the hell not.
How wrong I was.
Game after game after game ending up against one-sided matches getting stomped and stomped and stomped.
But I’m a Capricorn, surrender is not in my nature. So I keep going…
How terribly wrong I was again.
Another streak of losses faceplanted on my post match progress.
Will things get better?
I have been asking the same thing for three weeks now and only the void respond with silence.
“It’s just a game, don’t take it seriously.”
Now here’s where my steam engine is boiled.
Brother, there is QP for that. If you’re one of the people who think competitive is a place where you think your terrible gameplay does not have repercussion to your team, then you’re part of the problem. This is a lame excuse for people who think they can just move on from a game that COULD’VE BEEN a win if only you didn’t think only of yourself, but considered that there are four other players depending on you to do your part, and have an actual goal on who to prioritize, not just target whoever passes your crosshair.
Beyond pissed, riled up, gears grinded I have anguished as though I am living the life of Rammatra, suffering from other players inconsiderate, stubborn, horrible gameplays.
No one’s perfect, and I consider myself that. We learn everyday, even from the minute details. I’m just as flawed as the next person is, but I communicate that to the team. My pings of “I’m sorry” doesn’t come short, but unfortunately my core teammates don’t have any idea what that means!
Why did I choose the support life?
It’s really upsetting when you do your best only to end up with trolls for a team and there’s nothing you can do about it.
Tragic, all over, as though Shakespeare wrote the matchmaking novella of my grind.
Worse of all is I’d get called toxic because I’m calling out my teammates’ shortcoming. Dear ones, there’s a limit to one’s patience and words of encouragement. Make a mistake once, that’s on you, you learn then don’t do it again. Do it twice, and there might be something you’re doing wrong. The next occurrences would only be intentional at that point. The only time your support gets frustrated is if you as a damage hero are not doing even doing the bare minimum of what you’re supposed to. Not all of us can keep quiet when there’s an apparent display of atrocity that is your gameplay.
Being on matches wherein I’m on a team that’s favored beyond the peaks of Mount Everest, instead of having fun, a somewhat poignant sadness creeps up in the crevices of my brain, feeling remorseful for stomping the enemy team because I’ve been on the receiving end of those kind of games. It sucks. It’s stressful. It’s unfathomable (in a way).
Disappointed, plastered all over my head like a game of charades.
At the end of the day, there’s just no way for a support main to heal nor assist stupidity. It’s a you problem.
It’s like you’re just proving that your brain has no ridges and is as smooth as a witches crystal ball.
Yes, this rant is focused on dps mains. I have a soft spot for tank mains because we only have one on the team and they should be protected at all cost!
“But hey, maybe they’re just having a bad day too!” I tell myself, as I slowly lose my sanity, laughing like Joaquin Phoenix from Joker.
The end.