Meh, it's been so long since I last played a ranked game.
I was pretty busy working, furnishing my future home (yep, and first thing I bought was the internect connection service...), and avoiding the "bad-gaming" hours.
I'm not an experienced LoL player, but in the last months I observed a correlation between the number of victories and the time of day. (Oh, come on, I am a scientist! I have theories on everything.)
After some experimentation, I came to the conclusion that the best time (for me) to play a ranked is just before dinner (around 6 - 7 PM) on weekdays. And that the worst possible moment to play is on Saturday and Sunday afternoons.
What is the most plausible explanation for this phenomenon? I have many ideas about it. At first I thought that avoiding the times of day when kids are usually home from school could be a good idea. The "avoid kids" theory. That is, assuming that most of the (really) bad LoL players have less than 16-18 years, which of course is not true. Then I came up with the "starving" theory: games played just before meals are better because players need to go eat; they want to win fast and avoid distractions. But this ground is also rather weak. Playing after eating could also reduce performances due to the insulin-related postprandial sleepiness. Well, at least this thought has a rational basis.
After all this theorizing, I came to the conclusion that the best time to play ranked games is around 6:30 PM, Monday to Friday, one single game a day.
...for me.
I guess it's a "personalized theory". I identified the times of the week in which I am more "prepared" to play well, and limited my first progression games to that moments only. This approach has brought me luck so far, so I'm determined to continue in this direction, for now. I obviously play lots (and lots and lots) of normal games in all the other times of week :) so that I can improve my play style.
I hope that all those who think to be stuck in ELO Hell will find their (personalized!) lucky moment. Let's keep trying!
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