Dear Diamond Rank, why are you so boring?

@Cheese9Man There were some productive days, and I did dedicate some time.  I've learned to really control the loss of RP, and patience goes a long way.  Probably I used to decry a 7th place finish, and rage if luck had it that I was dead 14th or lower place.  But when you add it up over time, the mentality is to keep the gross number in mind, that it all works out, and you stick around for the games where you can place 5th or higher.  Sometimes you'll get a 3rd, 2nd or 1st and these provide the proper boosts needed to climb.

Loss prevention (har har) is a critical aspect of rising through Plat for me.  I think because -36 is enough entry to get serious about.  The small mistakes start getting inflated so really paying attention and caring matters, I think.   The biggest mistake, again, is trying to rescue an already dead team.  I can't tell you how many times I fell to temptation and it costs hard.  This is all when playing with the public of course, I imagine it is different when playing with your mates.