How does League Ranked work on Reddit?

On Reddit, League of Legends ranked discussions focus on the core system (Iron-Challenger tiers, LP, divisions, promotion series) but heavily emphasize the hidden Matchmaking Rating (MMR), which dictates actual skill level and matchmaking, often creating frustration as players see their visual rank lag behind their true MMR, leading to complaints about inconsistent teammates and the system's fairness. Players debate MMR impact vs. individual skill, champion choice, objective play, and the perceived decline in game quality, with general advice centering on consistent improvement and understanding your own impact.
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How does ranked 2.0 work on Reddit?

The basic idea is that Ranked 2.0 uses a two-tiered system, separating visual ranks from a hidden skill rating. Your hidden MMR is what actually determines matchmaking, if I remember correctly it calculates the average for all players to keep the teams balanced (correct me if I'm wrong though).
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How does the league ranking system work?

League of Legends ranked works by matching you with similar skill players, letting you earn or lose League Points (LP) to climb tiers (Iron to Challenger), and using a hidden Matchmaking Rating (MMR) that influences how much LP you gain/lose, ensuring you progress by winning games and performing well, with promotions requiring series wins at 100 LP in each division. 
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What rank is 200 LP?

Grandmaster Tier

You require 200 LP, as well as having more LP than the lowest Grandmaster player in your region to be promoted to Grandmaster. By the same token, you'll be demoted if you fall below 200 LP or lose more LP than the lowest Grandmaster player in your region.
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How does LoL determine your rank?

League of Legends Matchmaking Rank (MMR) explained

The higher a player's MMR, the more league points they stand to win in a victory and the less they are likely to lose in a defeat. However, a player's MMR is also determined by winning or losing streaks, the average MMR of their team, and the MMR of the opponents.
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Is an S better than an A?

Yes, in most contexts, S is considered better than A, especially in video games and Japanese academics where it signifies a rank above A, often meaning "Super," "Special," or "Superior" (from Japanese Shū for "exemplary"), while in Samsung phones, the S series is their flagship, premium line above the mid-range A series. The meaning depends heavily on the system, but generally, S denotes the highest tier. 
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What rank is Faker?

Faker's rank in the League of Legends Korean solo queue ladder varies but he's consistently a high-elo player, often reaching Challenger or Grandmaster, though he might hover in Diamond or Master depending on his focus, as he prioritizes professional play (T1) over grinding ranked, earning him the title of "The Unkillable Demon King" for his unmatched pro skill.
 
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Is 4000 Elo possible?

Right now that can't really happen. The highest-rated chess player as of this writing is Stockfish 12, with a rating of 3515. (Please note that this rating is only loosely correlated with FIDE ratings; it does not mean that Stockfish is rated about 750 points higher than Magnus Carlsen.)
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Can D1 duo with D3?

Diamond III and above can only duo with players within 2 divisions (e.g., Diamond I can only duo with Diamond III+).
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How long to lvl 30 LoL?

Reaching level 30 in League of Legends can take anywhere from a few days to several weeks, depending heavily on playtime and XP boosts, with dedicated players using boosts potentially hitting it in under a week (2-3 days), while casual play might take a month or more, requiring roughly 30-40 hours of gameplay or 150-250 games (PvP/Bot). Using daily win bonuses and duration/win XP boosts significantly speeds up the process. 
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Is a or s tier higher?

Tier rankings may use letter grades. The competitive community surrounding Guilty Gear Xrd, for instance, ranks characters as 'S', 'S-', 'A+', and 'A', where 'S tiers' are particularly powerful and 'A tiers' less so.
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What is the average LoL rank?

The average rank in League of Legends typically falls in the Silver to Gold range, with many sources pointing to Silver as the most common tier (around the median/50th percentile), and Gold (especially Gold IV) having a large player concentration. While recent data shows more players in Emerald and Diamond compared to older seasons, the bulk of the player base consistently sits in Silver and Gold, with higher ranks like Platinum being significantly above average (top ~25%).
 
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Do I have to be level 50 to play ranked?

Ranked is the competitive playlist for Multiplayer in Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege. It becomes available to players upon reaching level 50.
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What rank is Jynxzi?

Jynxzi is a major Twitch streamer known for Rainbow Six Siege, often reaching the highest rank, Champion, though his exact rank fluctuates with the season and his current focus, but he consistently ranks highly on leaderboards and is recognized as a top player in R6 on console. 
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Is a 0.2 KD good?

What is a good KD ratio? Any number greater than 1.00. It depends on the game, but generally a KD greater than 1 means you're winning most of your fights, with anything between 1.2-1.6 being really good. This number might be much higher if you play games without skill-based matchmaking.
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How does Reddit ranking work?

The Reddit algorithm is all about upvotes and downvotes. These user interactions are the key to determining how visible your post will be. The more upvotes your post receives, the higher it climbs on the subreddit or even the front page.
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Is Flex harder than Solo LoL?

The way you play soloQ really is just different from how you play Flex. Flex is easier because you can communicate properly. In SoloQ you have to influence stranger's actions by your actions and pings. This is a whole different skill on top of just playing well.
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Can you decay in LoL ranks?

Decay only occurs for players in Diamond and up, so if you're in Iron, Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum, or Emerald, feel free to skip this section! Reaching the top tiers of League is just the first step.
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Can a plat 1 play with diamond 2?

Platinum, Diamond, Ascendant, Immortal, and Radiant players can play with teammates exactly one level higher. Unranked players can play with ranked players up to Gold rank. Players with a large rank disparity cannot play together to maintain a balanced gameplay experience.
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Is 90% accuracy cheating in chess?

90+ is suspicious I'd say, and 95+ is almost certainly cheating.
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What is Tyler1's chess rank?

Tyler1's peak Chess.com rapid rating reached around 1960 ELO in mid-2024, placing him in the top 0.5-0.6% of players after less than a year of playing, though he later stopped streaming chess, leading to speculation about his current active rating but demonstrating significant improvement from a ~200 rating in late 2023. While he aimed for 2000, he hit a plateau, but his dedication to puzzles and games showed rapid development, says YouTube video and Reddit thread.
 
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Why can't Magnus reach 2900?

In reality, it seems virtually impossible that Carlsen can ever reach 2900, due to the constraints of the current chess rating system. Specifically, the choice of -factor used in Elo's rating system for chess GM play is only , which governs how many points he can gain with a win.
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What is Tyler1's rank?

Tyler1 has just crossed 1900 Elo in chess. He is now ranked in the top 0.5% IN THE WORLD.
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Who does Faker ban?

Today I learned that Faker bans Aatrox as its the first champ on the champion roster, so he can just complete the necessary thing (every player to ban a champ). It seems he doesn't really worry about his opponents pick, he bans randomly the first champion he encounters on the list (Mostly Aatrox/Aurelion Sol).
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Is Faker exempt from military service?

Yes, legendary League of Legends player Faker (Lee Sang-hyeok) earned an exemption from South Korea's mandatory military service by winning a gold medal with the national team at the 2022 Asian Games (held in 2023), a path similar to other top athletes, allowing him to continue his esports career while fulfilling a modified service requirement. This exemption replaces full active duty with a shorter basic training and several hundred hours of community service over a few years, focused on esports promotion, rather than a complete release.
 
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