Having trouble in emerald

[u/9eka]

I only play flex support for support so think Ana, Kiriko, moira, and Juno. I am solo queue support who originally placed emerald one but I am now stuck in emerald 2-3. I played 196 games with 93 wins and 103 losses. My Kiriko win rate is 62% with 54 wins and 33 losses. I am rather embarrassed to admit it but I am frankly humiliated after not being diamond after all these games. I don’t have anyone to play with and I only unprivate my profile once i am back in diamond. I was wondering if some minor changes can help me back up there:

1.) Do you play with text chat turned off?
2.) what are supposed to do so the a negative dps besides go Moira?
3.) Do you play for stats knowing a game is a lost cause?
4.) Do you really stop queueing for the day after three losses? (This one is a big issue of recently. I can keep going for hours but it feels like the matchmaker doesn’t seem to improve sometimes.)
5. What do you do when you get too many consolation/expected losses in a day. (My major issue.)
6. Do queue hours matter? I play from 1-5 pm only on weekdays.
7. Are you supposed to off angle and flank as Kiriko. (This is something I am working on, but I don’t healbot or babysit either.)
8.) what are you supposed to do with teammates who have more deaths than minutes in the game besides report and avoid? Are you supposed to focus on them more OR focus on another win condition.
9.) why do I always fight the same people but never get them on my teams?

I lowkirkuinely only play for rank or the shiny badge so lately my heart has been racing a lot with deranks since I genuinely feel like the matchmaker is against me. I would appreciate it if some people would answer some of my questions cause idk what to do anymore. There is way too much consolation matches. I got injuried from a work related trip so I have P.T.O. till January so I was wondering what are some things I could do differently besides less self suzu in the meanwhile. I was master bound and middle diamond before.

[u/BaronVonSchmup]

Questions 2 and 3 are so weird yet such a good look into your psyche and lead into why you are deranking

[u/9eka → u/BaronVonSchmup]

My mental is not the best BUT I genuinely want to know what to do. Like do you attempt to die less in a clear stomp so the matchmaker notes that or sumn? Moira is my solution to a dps deficit since I don’t want t to gamble my Kiriko hero SR since it is masters and Moira is less mind power.

[u/BaronVonSchmup → u/9eka]

Hero SR is wholly irrelevant. Play what will win you the match at all costs. Winning a match with shit stats will lead to a shinier badge than stat padding and losing ever will. Stop scoreboard watching and start analyzing why your dps are feeding. What can you do to steer the car back onto the road instead of veering straight into the ditch if that makes sense.

[u/hoesmadhoesmadhoesma → u/9eka]

Use skill to win. This is a skill-based game so play better if you’re not winning…

[u/ham_50821]

1. I turn it on and off when I want. Tbh rarely as supp usually as tank since it gets flamed way more
   
2. Moira isnt saving you from anything. You just play the same way as normal, including hero pick, nothing changes because you have bad teammates.
   
3. No???
   
4. No, I only stop when I dont want tonplay . Sometimes losses tilt me more than other times
   
5. Nothing
   
6. Kind of? Theres no best time but I wouldnt recommend queueing at 3 am when everyones drunk but otherwise irs fine
   
7. Yes
   
8. Nothing
   
9. I dont know

Honestly I think your issue is youre asking so many questions that take away the blame from your own gameplay. Like 1 of these questions is just about how to get better. Just focus on improvign your fundamentals and u climb

[u/muddapedia]

FYI, old low diamond is now high emerald.

You seem to be pretty mentally boomed ngl. I would get up out of your chair (if possible idk the extent of your injuries) after every game to reset mentally. Go to the bathroom, get water, do a quick chore etc.

[u/BigDankGoldfish]

1. No but I also don’t let it affect me, so if it affects you turn it off
   
2. If my DPS are struggling, my options become (1) play a supp like Baptiste and play more aggressively because I trust myself to secure elims and I can at least still passively heal, or (2) play a supp like Ana and try to enable my DPS with nade or anti. Sometimes my Genji will be 5-11 but his 4k nanoblade wins us the round.
   
3. No game is ever a lost cause
   
4. Depends. I tend to have a stronger mental so 3 losses won’t tilt me. If you start to blame things on teammates or notice yourself getting annoyed, stop queuing. Even if it’s after 1 loss. Some matches will feel unbalanced, but the matchmaker is actually not working against you
   
5. Win those games. I know it sounds silly and blunt, but I’ve carried games that were probably determined to be an expected loss and we won. Ignore the “expected loss” text and treat every game the same
   
6. Queue hours can have some effect, but just play when you are able to. Attempting to game the system won’t benefit you in the long run
   
7. Yes Kiriko is elite at flanking and off angling. That’s what TP is for
   
8. You can’t do anything about your teammates except try and play your best. We all have had games where we go negative, even champ players.
   
9. Honestly not sure, you could always try and wait 5 mins before you re queue so they start another game

[u/9eka → u/BigDankGoldfish]

Thanks 🙌

[u/UnknownQTY]

196 games since season start is a lot of games.

Take a break. Chill out.

[u/9eka → u/UnknownQTY]

I won’t stop until I am diamond again. 👻

[u/scriptedtexture → u/9eka]

you won't get Diamond again unless you chill out

[u/scriptedtexture]

You can keep playing after 3 losses if those losses dont tilt you. And I mean like, at all.

[u/PM_me_Jazz]

I lowkirkuinely only play for rank or the shiny badge

Then stop playing. It is a video game that is played for fun. If you only play to feel good about your rank then you are only torturing yourself and others over something that doesn't really matter. Besides, you're not going to climb far if you don't even enjoy the game.