I play a lot of ranked since there’s more potential for amazing matches and teamwork. I deal with a rough mix of playing on PS4 and in Gold-Low Plat range. I feel like it’s a lot less frustrating if I let myself grow numb to all of the problems around me and focus on my own gameplay. I will usually sacrifice some of my mental energy to make callouts but I will occasionally go silent due to nobody listening or social anxiety. The most common things I end up saying in voice chat are usually “_ low, _ one, unlucky, and nice try” Very cookie cutter and basic, but solo queue gold doesn’t really deserve my mental energy. I find it easier to emotionally numb myself and just spam out games since I can always switch berween my accounts to avoid losing streaks. The most enjoyable games that I’ve had were from lfg, but 90% of the time on PS4 in lfg people will still go silent. I also get tilted listening to kids and people who struggle with English (nothing against either, just a personal annoyance) but in the perfect scenario and team with good vibes I will say a lot more and be an amazing shotcaller out of nowhere, but that’s rare. I studied this game for a long time but I never grew up playing fps games and I have horrible reaction time and awareness so I’m incredibly behind mechanicswise. I usually just end up watching teammates feed and losing because I’m unable to turn around games on my own. A good amount of game knowledge and no mechanical skill has basically reduced me to spending more time waiting for the team to group up then actually playing the game. Anyways, I’m numb to it at this point. I’ll continue holding out for those occasional good games and try to have fun. I love the game when it’s played perfectly and I love all the heroes, but that’s the only thing that keeps me going. Does anyone else play ranked with the same mindset?
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