The latest League of Legends season is almost here and this time around that means a whole new ranked system for some players.
This new system, called positional ranks, is being implemented in hopes that Riot can encourage players to get outside their comfort zone and play more roles without the penalty of playing against opponents who might be significantly better than them.
Also changing this season is the provisional ranking system which will now give you a rank after just one placement game in a role. But don’t worry, over the course of your provisional games wins will net you huge advances in rank while losses won’t negatively impact you at all. For most players this means the system works about the same was as it always did, but a little more transparently.
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