Tips for Plat Ranked as a solo player
Hi Drongos. I'm not really one for ranked (never got past gold) but gave it a go this season with Valk and surprised myself in getting to Plat in about four playing sessions. Ditching Valk for Fusey...
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@EdwardDLuffy Everyone said already what I wanted to say. I had one good win so far (in solo Q) in plat lobby where I play as Loba and my mates were Octane and Lifeline and we won just by the fact that we sticked together as a group, that's it. If your random teammates just value this one thing the rounds will make fun and you will also get good point with it. I gotta say that I had so far no good experience with new players which I wanted to have coms and such because you need to play more rounds before you hop into the ranked games with them so I always try to find their playstyle if that's working out with mine and if it's not then I will say sorry, I can't play with you because etc... Overall I want to play more solo Q in Plat to look how far I will come this season.
I reached Plat quiet early this season, within 3 weeks if I am not mistaken but due to the fact that I got crashes every 3 games it was not possible to play ranked, unfortunately. But now I hope to get this fixed and grind the last weeks to Diamant if it's possible but I wanna try it out.
I reached Plat quiet early this season, within 3 weeks if I am not mistaken but due to the fact that I got crashes every 3 games it was not possible to play ranked, unfortunately. But now I hope to get this fixed and grind the last weeks to Diamant if it's possible but I wanna try it out.
@MadameRose66 it is possible 😃
@EdwardDLuffy It might be worth considering a mobility legend if you're gonna solo queue plat?
At least if your teammates turn out to be not so great you can make an escape when a fight goes south.
Again as stated previously, being a tad selfish will probably help somewhat also, unless your team are cooperative (if they are then you're damn lucky).
Finally....expect your rp to be a roller coaster lol, don't let it bum you out.
I got to Diamond, solo. The advice above is mostly solid. I'd like to add my two cents for verification:
1. Do not care about your team: If you can play well solo, they can play well as a duo. Maybe they'll be with you to the end, if not you'll be carrying them (they should be thankful for your ruthlessness). Absolutely do NOT bake yourself trying to rescue angry, pinging team mates who got themselves killed while a full team hovers about.
2. Do not fear the ring, the ring is your friend: Learn to fight in the ring, you will also even get some good vulture kills from people not expecting others in the ring (and consequently, do not let your own guard down). You have a long time with rings...2 full ring rounds where you can easily sustain and pretty much through round 3.
3. Gold armor is good armor: Yes, raising your purple to red is better in general, but the heals of gold in shields and health can keep you living in both the ring, and if you have to run. And, yeah, it's still just fine.
4. The Gold Knockdown Shield Sucks...but it is good for you: So important when your buddies get themselves smoked. It still is dumb in how long it takes you to get up again, but it might carry you through those last placements if you can.
5. Pick the right characters: Respawn boned this one, but obviously certain characters are better alone and some are better with a team. You are a solo mofo, so pick a character accordingly.
6. As has been said, don't drop dumb: Decouple yourself immediately, you can always follow your team. But it let's them know you're not playing stupid right away, and you can ping where you want to go (and then go there without them if you need...you told em)
That' mah spit!
