I'm stuck Diamond 3-1, can anyone tell me how to reach GM?

[76561199825812244]

I have been stuck Diamond 1-3 for 2 weeks now. Basicly I lose 1 game and I win 1 game. Sometimes I win 2, and then I lose 2.

The problem is when I look at my history 50% of the time im SVP/MVP. Generally I tend to be in the top 3 in my team. I feel as if I am simply stuck unable to move and moving in circles.

What should I do? How do I get out of Diamond?

Today for example after a full convergence match, a luna healed 10k and a cloak healed 18k when I know for a fact that all you have to do with Cloak is "press fire" and keep the button pressed the whole match. That alone can heal 30k+ per match. Am I crazy?

I watched adv guides, practiced cancel animations , Doom Matches MVP, my aim is pretty good

I main Strange/Magneto/Peni/MK/Bucky/Punisher/ Psylocke/Cloak/Rocket but technically I can play anybody..

[HighLanderPony]

Volume. Play your butt off while abusing the algorithm. And prolly play in a stack.

And forget about stats. Keep deaths low, that's the only relevant stat.

[76561199825812244]

Originally posted by HighLanderPony:

Volume. Play your butt off while abusing the algorithm. And prolly play in a stack.

And forget about stats. Keep deaths low, that's the only relevant stat.

Could you clarify

"Play in a stack"
"Abuse the algorithm"

What do I do exactly?

[HighLanderPony]

Originally posted by petermas9393:

Originally posted by HighLanderPony:

Volume. Play your butt off while abusing the algorithm. And prolly play in a stack.

And forget about stats. Keep deaths low, that's the only relevant stat.

How do I abuse the algorithm?

tl;dr Keep playing till you stop winning. Quit after 2 losses in a row and take a bigger break. The details are all over the net, many posts about it, I won't write a novel here. EOMM matchmaking is a term to search for.

Stack means you play in a premade party instead of solo with randoms. Also, use pings and voice comms to call out flanks and whatnot.

[Krazy Wallet]

That's hard to say without watching some gameplay. It could be mechanics, game sense, cooldown usage, position, all of the above. I'd recommend watching some videos of higher level players who use your mains to see their strategies and tactics.

Once you get to higher level play such as GM, you can vastly benefit from reviewing your own vods from the enemy perspective. See just how silly you look when you're out of position, how open you are when you aren't peeking corners, the poorly timed ultimates or panic ults. You are making more mistakes than you think in Diamond and GM that are quite obvious once you see it from someone else's view.

Also analyze your losses and the type of team comps the enemy is running. Is there a particular comp or map that you struggle with more than others? I realized that, as a strategist, I struggled against the dive more than others in my elo. I became more aggressive and decided to take on duels until I learned how to win them or at least chase away the flanker.

Lastly, you mentioned playing vanguard. This is a central role for controlling the flow of the game. Do you use your mic and tell your team when you're being aggressive vs more passive? In solo queue, they won't know your ebb and flow which can put them out of position if you aren't communicating.

You're a stones throw away from GM, hang in there and you'll get it!

[Steve]

Originally posted by petermas9393:

Originally posted by HighLanderPony:

Volume. Play your butt off while abusing the algorithm. And prolly play in a stack.

And forget about stats. Keep deaths low, that's the only relevant stat.

Could you clarify

"Play in a stack"
"Abuse the algorithm"

What do I do exactly?

Don't listen to those things. Your next step is to find some regular teammates of similar skill. One can only progress so far as a solo player. You've seen the leaderboard. How many solos you see at the top?

[HighLanderPony]

Originally posted by Steve:

Originally posted by petermas9393:

Could you clarify

"Play in a stack"
"Abuse the algorithm"

What do I do exactly?

Don't listen to those things. Your next step is to find some regular teammates of similar skill. One can only progress so far as a solo player. You've seen the leaderboard. How many solos you see at the top?

You say don't listen when one of my pieces of advice was exactly that.

[Steve]

Originally posted by HighLanderPony:

Originally posted by Steve:

Don't listen to those things. Your next step is to find some regular teammates of similar skill. One can only progress so far as a solo player. You've seen the leaderboard. How many solos you see at the top?

You say don't listen when one of my pieces of advice was exactly that.

Fair enough, but "abuse the algorithm"? That won't help anyone actually improve. That's terrible advice.

[Schizo Femcel]

Important thing to focus on is your mental. If you feel yourself being angry or frustrated with a match that'll only stack and get worse the more you play. Just get off for a little while to cooldown

[HighLanderPony]

Originally posted by Steve:

Originally posted by HighLanderPony:

You say don't listen when one of my pieces of advice was exactly that.

Fair enough, but "abuse the algorithm"? That won't help anyone actually improve. That's terrible advice.

They didn't say anything about improving. They were talking about climbing. That's how you do it. Any lil' bit helps. If you know the system, you can abuse it.

[Schizo Femcel]

Ignore the highlander guy, this same ♥♥♥♥ has been said about league and proven time and time again to be untrue.

[HighLanderPony]

Originally posted by Schizo Femcel:

Ignore the highlander guy, this same ♥♥♥♥ has been said about league and proven time and time again to be untrue.

U wot m8? I haven't talked about League in years. Not that it'd be any relevant. League isn't Rivals.

[Schizo Femcel]

Originally posted by HighLanderPony:

Originally posted by Schizo Femcel:

Ignore the highlander guy, this same ♥♥♥♥ has been said about league and proven time and time again to be untrue.

U wot m8? I haven't talked about League in years. Not that it'd be any relevant. League isn't Rivals.

The point is that this delusion of matchmaking being rigged has been around for so long and it's still untrue. I've seen the comments on EOMM from NetEase but I severely doubt they use it in Comp Queue which is the only queue where it'd be a problem.

This all stems from players not wanting to accept that it's their fault they're losing because people want to have an ego. Your prior point about losing 2 and getting off can just be chalked up to a mental reset because losing 2 games is frustrating.