What is Lol MMR? Everything you need to know
MMR stands for Matchmaking Rating. It's a system that is implemented in every competitive game, as well as League of Legends.
Yet with that said, MMR systems shift between games, and in 2024 LoL updated their MMR system twice already, with an upcoming complete change in their system. In this article, we will answer the most common questions regarding MMR and speak of the future of League of Legends, let's begin!
MMR System In League of Legends
In every game mode you play, there is a hidden MMR. The MMR gets impacted by your wins and losses, only in that specific game mode!
As an Example: If you are 100 Win and 10 Lose in Flex Games, that only impacts the Flex MMR you have, not soloQ, normal games, or any other game mode.
Ranked Games and MMR
Even though MMR is in every game mode, in ranked game modes, MMR matters way more, the reason for that is that the disparity between your visible rank and MMR might cause your LP gains to be outstandingly high or really low. Here’s what we know of about ranked and MMR:
If your MMR and Visible Rank match, you should average. 24-28LP gains.
If your MMR is too high for your rank average should be 28+
If your Rank is too high for your MMR, you should average -23 LP gains.
MMR has little impact on matchmaking, to prevent rank disparity; Players get matched with similar visible rank teammates and enemies instead of MMR.
Demotions have no impact on MMR, but the games you lose while demoting do.
Decay doesn't impact MMR in any way.
The games that you went AFK cause your MMR to decrease.
Why is The MMR System Problematic?
Visible Rank and MMR being different than each other causes a bad competitive experience with possible high LP losses and low win gains.
Performance doesn’t matter in the current system, everything is about the wins and the losses, placing skilled but unlucky players in lower ranks than they deserve.
The Smurf accounts get placed in the same rank but way lower MMR teammates and opponents, making the games unfair.
Why Does MMR Matter?
Knowing your MMR and being able to keep track of the progress you have made in time is a great way of self-criticism.
MMR impacts the LP you gain, the enemies and allies you face, and the quality of your games, therefore it matters the most when it comes to competitive play.
How to Fix MMR and LP gains?
As simple as it sounds, you just need to win way more games than you lose. It may be a challenge, yet it's the way to go.
If you are in a division Diamond and above, letting your account decay has great results in LP gain, the reason for that is that you basically decrease your visible rank without losing games, therefore your MMR stands in the same place while the visible rank goes low, making the LP gains higher.
Want to Know Your Account Value?
If you would like to know the value of your account as well as your MMR, LOLValue.com is a great platform in which you can check how much time you have spent on LoL and how much your account is worth!
The Future, Trueskill 2
In 2024 Summer, Riot announced that they would implement a new MMR system, which is Trueskill 2 By Microsoft. In this complicated MMR system, players won’t be relying on Wins and Losses only like the current system in League of Legends, once applied, everyone should expect these:
K/D/A will affect players MMR.
Wins and Losses will affect players MMR.
Objective participation will affect players MMR
For carry roles, the amount of damage you have dealt to Structures and Enemies will impact the players MMR.
The players past experiences and former games will help the system adjust you to an according MMR, therefore the game amount will count as well.
Conclusion
Long story short, the MMR system right now is quite horrible, yet even with that: As long as you keep on winning, there is no stopping you from ranking up! So make sure to play champs that you have experience with and try hard in your ranked games to heighten your MMR and LP gains as well as your visible rank!
