Chapter 64 of 100
Chapter 64
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### Chapter 64: GameMaster4148
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Occasionally, in normal games, matches that are incomprehensible by ordinary standards occur.
This happens because the MMR (Matchmaking Rating) for normal games and ranked games is somewhat separated.
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[Allies / Enemies]
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(Platinum 3) / (Master)
(Level 21) / (Grandmaster)
(Gold 3) / (Diamond 3)
(Silver 3) / (Level 341)
(Level 26) / (Diamond 2)
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Yes, exactly like this.
“……”
Is the enemy team for real?
No, even before considering the enemy team, why is there such a huge tier difference between the two teams?
League of Legends is a relative game.
Regardless of the absolute tier of the enemy, if the enemy's tier is higher than your allies, the game becomes extremely difficult.
But what is this tier difference now?
It felt like the match was incredibly unfair, but I couldn't complain.
After all, this anomaly was likely due to my recent winning streak.
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[GameMaster4148]
[Level 21]
Solo Queue
Unranked
Normal Game
51 Wins 0 Losses
Win Rate 100%
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51 wins and 0 losses.
Even considering this is a normal game, it's not an easy winning streak to achieve.
Of course, it's quite rare for the tier difference between the two teams to be this extreme, but rare doesn't mean impossible.
In other words, it was just bad luck.
‘Sigh.’
Still, the game had already started, so I had no choice but to play it.
Enemy Eliminated!
Ally Hit!
It wasn't an easy game, nor was it a particularly difficult one, but it did drag on.
[Victory]
57 minutes and 14 seconds.
That was the time when I backdoored the enemy's Nexus and Baron.
[Wow... You did it like that]
[What's your main account tier?]
The game was heavily tilted against our side from the beginning.
The enemy team seemed bewildered, not expecting to lose, while our team was overjoyed.
[Wow, carry gg]
[You turned a normal game into a life-changing game lol]
[Really lol]
[What's your real tier? The enemy jungler is Grandmaster, wow, is this a Challenger alt?]
“Phew…….”
I felt drained, probably because it was a long game.
I thought about taking a break, but the thought of having to play two more games tomorrow if I took a break today made me reluctantly queue up again.
[Game Found!]
[Accept / Decline]
And then...
[Victory]
I won again.
[Victory]
I won, and won again.
[Victory]
Of course, the process wasn't easy.
If it had just been a matter of the tier difference between the two teams, I would have been fine.
But, as is often the case, things didn't go as expected.
I met the people I was supposed to meet.
[? Our 3-pick win rate is 100%]
[GG]
Occasionally, there are such people.
Those who try to ruin my 100% win rate by deliberately not playing the game.
‘Sigh... I should have known it was too quiet.’
Encountering trolls in League of Legends is an inevitable fate.
And the frequency of encountering trolls increases exponentially as the tier drops.
It was an unavoidable issue due to the tier system structure.
Moreover, this was a normal game.
A so-called smurf game.
There's no score, which is one of the biggest deterrents to trolling.
‘Hmm.’
I rarely encountered such blatant trolls because I hadn't cultivated an alt account, but I wasn't entirely unfamiliar with trolls.
Even if top-tier players troll less frequently, it's still a relative frequency, not an absolute absence.
Especially, in-game emotional conflicts leading to unintentional trolling were quite common.
‘No wonder it's called a disease game.’
However, the troll I met this time was trolling for fun, not due to emotional conflicts.
It was frustrating to have to beat such trolls, but since I gained more experience from winning than losing, I wanted to reach ranked games as quickly as possible.
Fortunately, since the trolling was purely for fun and not due to in-game conflicts, it wasn't as malicious.
At worst, it was just mindlessly diving into the mid lane.
Ally Hit!
Ally Hit!
Ally Hit!
Enemy on a killing spree!
To troll properly, you shouldn't just mindlessly dive into the enemy mid lane.
Instead, you should normally farm lines or jungle monsters, grow, and hinder your allies' growth as much as possible.
‘Or maybe he's just that good.’
Judging by his behavior, the latter seemed more likely.
‘I need to level up quickly.’
To do that, I needed to win this game.
[Victory]
Should I call this a human victory?
Even in a 4:6 game with a troll, I ended up facing the word "Victory."
[0/27/2]
At this point, the troll's deaths were a staggering 27.
Despite such an abnormal number of deaths, he couldn't stop me from winning the game.
[Even if you throw, you'll lose ㅉㅉ bugs]
The troll left the lobby with those words.
He was a nasty guy until the end.
[Report]
Eat a report.
Even though many say that penalties for trolls are weak, it's because the definition of trolling is ambiguous.
Such blatant trolling with over 20 deaths would definitely be penalized, even with lenient enforcement.
“Ugh…….”
I leaned back in my chair, feeling drained.
Playing games like this was exhausting, even for me.
‘Is this right?’
I was so disillusioned with a game I once loved.
If someone saw me like this, they might say, "It's just a normal game, you can play it casually."
But I couldn't agree with that.
‘No matter what, I don't want to lose a game I can win.’
Continuing to play like this would surely wear me out quickly, so I decided to change my approach.
‘Maybe I should take it a bit easier.’
Everyone has such picks.
So-called signature picks that come with a strange pressure to win.
Serious picks, in other words.
However, I'm quite confident with almost all jungle champions.
In other words, almost all jungle champions are winnable for me.
So, I chose to change my position.
Any position other than jungle.
It doesn't matter where, as long as it's not jungle.
Playing a secondary position instead of a primary one gives a strange sense of psychological comfort.
This game can be lost.
This game doesn't need to be carried.
This game can be played a bit poorly.
With this mindset, I found more ease and played smoother than usual.
[Victory]
[Victory]
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[Victory]
Thanks to the position change, I won with a slightly more relaxed mindset than before.
Of course, the process wasn't entirely smooth.
There were several instances where more than one person stopped playing or threw the game, but I kept winning.
[Level 29]
Winning, winning, and winning again, my level was now just shy of 30.
Soon, I would reach the level where I could play ranked games, which I had been eagerly awaiting.
‘It’s almost over.’
At level 30, I could say goodbye to these annoying smurf games.
‘Does the normal game MMR affect the initial placement? I think I heard it does...’
If that's the case, considering my current record, I could climb tiers faster than expected.
‘And then, quickly reach Challenger, quickly get a scouting offer, and debut as a pro.’
It was a rough plan, but I was confident.
I had already reached the peak once as a prisoner.
Once I get through this hurdle, everything will be fine.
At least, that's what I thought.
[Game Found!]
[Accept / Decline]
“Accept.”
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Nunaheuuu joined the lobby.
qq7785dd55 joined the lobby.
GameMaster4148 joined the lobby.
IlIIIIIllIlIll joined the lobby.
NyamMaster OhDaHye joined the lobby.
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[Nunaheuuu: ㅇㄷㅇㄷ]
[GameMaster4148: I'll take whatever's left except jungle]
As I waited, the team members started to declare their lanes.
[IlIIIIIllIlIll: I'll go jungle]
[NyamMaster OhDaHye: Support]
‘Let's see... If it's like this, the remaining lanes are top and mid.’
Since I didn't mind which lane I went to, I asked the team member.
[GameMaster4148: Where are you going, 2nd pick?]
However...
No response came after a long wait.
‘Is he afk?
As I felt a bit puzzled, I noticed that the 2nd pick's ID was strangely familiar.
qq7785dd55.
After checking his record, I remembered where I had seen this ID.
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[qq7785dd55]
Rank 506
Solo Queue
Grandmaster
626 LP / 89 Wins 16 Losses
Win Rate 85%
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‘GRS Nightmare, Lee Tusi.’
Actually, meeting Nightmare wasn't that rare.
When I played as a prisoner, I often encountered Nightmare as a teammate or enemy.
But even so, meeting him in a smurf game?
What a coincidence.
‘Should I dodge?’
But I shook my head.
‘No, it's a waste of time. I'm almost level 30.’
If my position was jungle, I might have seriously considered dodging, but it wasn't.
Even if Nightmare is from GRS, who was eager to recruit the prisoner, it would be hard to connect me to the prisoner.
[GameMaster4148: I'll go mid]
Even though I knew the enemy couldn't understand Korean, I deliberately said it and picked LeBlanc.
LeBlanc is one of the champions I've been enjoying recently.
‘And, it doesn't overlap with jungle champions.’
This means the chances of revealing any habits from my prisoner days are almost zero.
After I picked LeBlanc, Nightmare realized his lane was top and picked Camille.
[Nunaheuuu: ? What's 3rd pick's win rate? And 2nd pick is Grandmaster ㄷㄷ]
[IlIIIIIllIlIll: ㄹㅇ?]
[Nunaheuuu: ㅇㅇ]
[IlIIIIIllIlIll: Wow, really? ㅁㅊ]
[IlIIIIIllIlIll: It's an honor]
Such chat flowed.
It was natural, given that Grandmasters and 100% win rate alts are rare in normal games.
[Please select a skin!]
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[3]
[2]
[1]
The game started, and as I saw the nicknames on the loading screen, I couldn't hide my shock.
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