So after finding myself at 99 LP and worried about a loss, I managed to eke out a win with a great team going 4v5 after our Tryndamere AFKed when he died the first time. That meant PROMOTION TIME! Or nearly. Now I just have to win 2 of the next three.
It took me 45 total games after seeding to make it to my promo series, in which time I managed to win 22. That's not quite a 50% win ratio, but it's nearly there and still climbing. LolKing tells me my support winrate for the last week is 65%--I'll take that. I'm excited that I'm finally there, with all the drama that results from it as well. Being at a high LP sum feels a bit like floating on a cloud. Not in the good way (well, a little in the good way), but in the sense that there's just this tiny, intangible thing holding you up where you are, and it could evaporate in a second leaving you with a hard fall. When you're in Bronze V with very few LP, the cold cellar floor is pressed right against your face--there's no vertigo, just claustrophobia.
I guess it's the sensation of seeing myself having something to lose for the first time in LoL. I can understand why people get so worked up about it...but honestly I'm not sure why it's the Bronze Vs that seem to. Anyway, maybe it gets worse as you get into the higher divisions--my experience there is VERY limited. I looked back at my season 3 records and it appears that I only played a total of 14 ranked games last year. Even fewer than I thought, but with as much as I lost I imagine they felt like plenty.
As of the time of this writing I have won the first of my promotional matches. I'll play the second after I get back from the gym tonight and hopefully have excellent news.
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