The Two Words That Will Boost Your MMR

[bOOxO]

why do i see paragraphs? i thought 2 words ^-^ heres mine!

play tmm

[Abster]

I always try to be a nice guy. What gets me in the end is when my team decides to derp around like idiots and throw a won game.

i can say right now that about 40 % of ALL my losses has been due to situations like this-

- Enemy team pushes mid rax, my team decides to counterpush tier 1 tower and lose rax

- We just geno'd the enemy team, my team decides to go back to well becuase they have 20% mana missing

- After genocide, team goes to a lane that has a destroyed rax and starts hitting on creeps in their base instead of getting another free rax, till the enemy respawns, our carry fails to get back and dies. 90 sec respawn. gg

- team used ALL their ultis on an illusion. Still push to clash.

- defending 2v5

My question is.. how do u make your positive attitude keep people from throwing games.. how can u work with brain dead people, who only know how to gank but have ZERO strategy sense??

[ItsBroIsntIt]

I gotta say, this is a nice idea and all, but serves no practical purpose. The key to upping your mmr is simply playing well and going mid. Do not play carry, as you rely on support. Just take over games as semi-carry.

I have 4-5 accounts at 1800+ all from solo queue.

I do not positively reinforce my teams, in fact quite the opposite. If people are failing hard, I do not shy from telling them.
Fact is, this idea is just that. A nice idea, it really will not help your MMR, but rather make you a nicer teammate.

[[E]Clytemnestra]

Gonna bump this as I saw it in another thread, reminded that I read it in the past and want other people to see it and that it works.

[Gringoire]

...For instance, you have a Keeper of the Forest who is not helping in teamfights like he should and has been pretty much only farming for 20+ minutes. Chances are, your team will blame him for a death or a bad fight. In most regards, this may have been his fault for not being there, but how can that be seen as a positive? Answer? You have one of the tankiest, best teamfight, strongest push heroes in the game FREEFARMING. Tell your team that "It's fine. He's gonna rape lategame. Let's just pick smart fights until he's ready to push."

Nice. Which would be your positive answer when a Armadon lev 10 spends his time in jungle (being killed by neutrals) when the rest of team is losing 2 or 3 teamfights in middle lane because of no tank?

[[E]Rhayne]

Being positive while the rest of your team isn't trying to hear it is more likely to piss someone off if this happens repeatedly. I can't believe this thread is seriously involving psychology in a game with the worst community. Suleika gave a good example of why this tactic is practically useless. Also, I wonder what is supposed to happen if this does work.

For example, the communication is up to speed and everyone cooperates, but how does this exactly affect the players on the team who can't execute well enough due to their skill? I mean sure, the mental part of it is out of the way, but individual skill and execution is a factor as well. If the second part i mentioned was actually the case, then the first part is practically useless unless keeping everyone positive can somehow magically make the worst players start performing like stars. Kinda reminds me of Neo in that combat training machine on The Matrix. Just my opinion of course..

P.S. someone once said that "Being nice in hon is like being nice to a brick wall" I laughed my ass off.

[endra]

- Enemy team pushes mid rax, my team decides to counterpush tier 1 tower and lose rax

- We just geno'd the enemy team, my team decides to go back to well becuase they have 20% mana missing

- After genocide, team goes to a lane that has a destroyed rax and starts hitting on creeps in their base instead of getting another free rax, till the enemy respawns, our carry fails to get back and dies. 90 sec respawn. gg

- team used ALL their ultis on an illusion. Still push to clash.

- defending 2v5

- tell them to come and buy tp
- you can push instead and goad them to push with you, sometimes you can start an avalanche by trickling a small pebble
- ping the other rax, go there, start hitting it
- you can ask them to back
- ask them to back

not easy, i know, but have you tried your hardest yet? are you sure you are not making excuse? think about it, be honest with yourself

[[WxB]WarderBubble]

Two words: Two words

[[PoIE]tommyrod]

Seriously you didn't need to write that big thread....the two words are self-explaining. xD

[[AFRK]Kony`ed]

My 2 words: ignored and muted.

[KingsKay]

I don't agree with communication and teamwork being the most important two words. Maybe communication. But, you can have the best teamwork on earth and still lose if your carry didn't have the skill/sense to get farm and carry.

If all else is equal, then I'd say the two most important words are communication and STUNS.

[ColdFusion17]

Wow. Just played 3-4 games and started it with a positive attitude and kept tight communication with my team, constantly updating them. Won all of them (On my sub-account). A complete turnaround from what I've been experiencing recently. Awesome guide, even though it is common knowledge; it's good to have it in text for you. Thanks for the reminder guide!