I filled in as Ymir, and alarm bells began ringing in my head as our He Bo didn't say anything and just picked him and locked.
Hades called solo, Agni called mid, and our Thanatos called jungle. I was the tank.
He Bo didn't move until minions have spawned, and about ten seconds after leaving base, he started moving toward the solo lane. I, Ymir, was stuck in the duo lane against Neith and Sobek.
To be clear, we had all chosen our roles except He Bo. The only open slot was duo, and I thought he would be the duo.
Our Hades wasn't doing great either. His starting items? Rank 3 meditation and Mark of the Vanguard. His first item bought on his first recall? Sprint.
Our Thanatos was also being a toxic douchebag, saying he'll report us all, he couldn't believe this was ranked, uninstall, etc etc. Right out of the book.
We surrendered at 15, since some thought we could actually win.
There is an Elo hell, and I have seen it, and gazed into its depths. *dramatic music*
Okay, in all seriousness, I have a quandary:
I could try to carry by being the jungler/solo/mid, but about half the time someone picks it before me. I don't want to be toxic and instalock into the role and force them to be something else, but I don't really see another way to advance. Should I be more aggressive?
Or you could just call it hell.
This is what my version of hell would be. Being force to permanently play in challenger elo with a team of bronze 5.
Because elo hell is a phrase that doesn't have literal meaning in smite. Especially since Smite uses a trueskill-derived system, not specifically Elo, although it takes a lot of it's...algorithms? (That might be the wrong word, maybe calculation would be better) from the Elo system.
So in Smite, elo has no literal meaning, hence 'elo hell' being in quotes.
It was more to denote that it was a saying more than an actual phrase.
Okay, then TruSkill hell. A bit wordier, but it works. You have to admit, Elo Hell sounds a bit catchier.
So in Smite, elo has no literal meaning, hence 'elo hell' being in quotes.
It was more to denote that it was a saying more than an actual phrase.
Welcome to 'elo hell'
Enjoy your stay.
...why the quote marks?
I am still paired with bronze leaguers in my gold league games. -_-
Why? Why, Random Number God? Why have you foresaken us?
Enjoy your stay.