99 LP

You have GOT to be kidding me!  I was at 84 LP and assumed one more victory would be enough to get me to a promo series--I'd been earning 17-18 per game, and this marked an abrupt drop to 15!  And here I thought they had eliminated clamping (yeah, I know it's only a drop of 2, but what a pivotal moment to drop).

I'm only upset because this puts me in a situation where I can really only hurt myself with the next match--if I win, I'm in the same position I would have been in had I just gotten my usual LP reward, but if I lose I'll need two matches (guaranteed) to get back up to promo series position.  I'm confident that I'll get there soon even if I blow my next game, I'm just frustrated at being potentially 3 matches from promos rather than in them now.

This frustration stems from my realization in an earlier post that I've been gaining about 30 LKS on average per week so far, and in Season 4 I only have so many weeks.  I'm beginning to think that given the slow and incremental improvement I'm making, I won't get very far up the ladder before the season is over!  So every misstep or setback, especially at this very early stage, can be costly in the long term.

But wait, this isn't about getting high rank, is it?  I guess not, but to the extent that an improved rank is indicative of improvements in my level of play I will continue to seek it out.

Overall Status:

Bronze V, 99 LP
21 Wins, 44 Games

869 LKS