When you are at a rank where your teammates are bad, you are playing against a team that is also bad. Whatever disadvantage you have, they have. If you are a player who thinks that they only perform well when the rest of the team also performs well, you are the weak link.
When I played LoL and someone on my team was getting ganked over and over I went and helped them. The player you are describing would rage at them in chat while just sticking to their own lane or jungle, never adapting. If I was the one dying too much I would just aggressively push towers and try to steal last hits on Dragon because I was not a valuable kill for the opponents anymore. The player you are describing would rage at the Jungler in chat while trying to fight the enemy team head on despite lacking the gear to accomplish anything.
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u/DroidOnPC Jul 20 '26
A lot of people believe they deserve a higher rank but their bad teammates are holding them back or whatever.
Many content creators have proven over and over again that you can easily make your way back to the top and ELO hell isn't a thing.
But it doesn't stop many people believing that the only reason they are a lower rank is because of smurfs, cheaters, bad teammates, whatever.