User blog comment:TheTobarMethod/Motivation For SoloQ GO!GO!GO!/@comment-4888212-20131003093357/@comment-5556439-20131003140233

This is what I have basically decided is my plan If I decide to just man up and play more games. Im in bronze to begin with due to some poor choices on my part back at the end of S2. Since I thought the ranked system was going to stay the same and had no idea about the overhaul, I treated my placements like a joke.

Well.....when the League system overhaul showed up, the average MMR for each player was lowered by 200-300 points due to Elo being split into MMR/LP. This screwed me, because where I originally wouldve been placed in SIlver V or IV, even though I was basically trolling every match. I was instead placed in Bronze V due to the avg MMR deing dropped.

And THEN i made the mistake of Duo'ing with someone who frankly took the game as a joke and basically wasted about 50 matches(mostly losses because of the persons throwing of each game) on nothing that I wish I could just get rid of. As of now I dont play with the guy anymore.

As mentioned, I actively play against friends in Gold and we have even been matched against platinum premades due to Normal Queue MMR inflation and stomped them so I know I can compete but for me its a matter of doing it. So I definetly think your right with "since you cant jump back down, that fear will cease". Ill man up here in a bit I feel.

The inspiration gained from typing this is like a lukewarm pizza.