u/Spirited_Seat8963

I’ve been trying to figure out what’s holding me back, and I think I need outside perspectives.
I peaked around **Gold 3**, then went through a really rough stretch of ranked. Since then, I’ve taken a **one-month break** from League just to reset mentally and come back with a clearer mindset instead of queueing while frustrated.
One thing you’ll probably notice if you look at my match history is that there aren’t many games. That’s because I **changed servers due to ping issues** (around 140 ms down to about 6 ms), so my match history on this account is relatively short.
I mainly play **ADC**, and this is where I’m confused.
A lot of my games feel similar. I usually leave lane ahead in CS, plates, or kills, but somewhere after laning phase I stop converting that advantage into wins. At this point, I’m not interested in blaming teammates because I’m the only constant in every game.
To try and improve, I even paid **$500** for coaching. After reviewing my gameplay and finishing the session, the coach’s conclusion was basically: **“This game ain’t for you.”**
That honestly stuck with me.
Since then, I’ve been asking myself two questions:

\- Is **ADC simply not the right role for me?**

\- Or am I repeating the same mistakes every game without realizing it?
I’m seriously considering switching to **mid lane** now that I’m back, but I don’t want to role-swap just because I’m frustrated if the real issue is my decision-making.
I’m looking for honest feedback from people who have been in a similar position. If you’ve been the type of player who consistently won lane but struggled to close out games, what changed your gameplay? What should I be looking at when reviewing my own games?
I’m open to criticism. If the problem is obvious and I’m just not seeing it, I’d rather hear it than keep repeating the same cycle.

I’ve been trying to figure out what’s holding me back, and I think I need outside perspectives.
I peaked around Gold 3, then went through a really rough stretch of ranked. Since then, I’ve taken a one-month break from League just to reset mentally and come back with a clearer mindset instead of queueing while frustrated.
One thing you’ll probably notice if you look at my match history is that there aren’t many games. That’s because I changed servers due to ping issues (around 140 ms down to about 6 ms), so my match history on this account is relatively short.
I mainly play ADC, and this is where I’m confused.
A lot of my games feel similar. I usually leave lane ahead in CS, plates, or kills, but somewhere after laning phase I stop converting that advantage into wins. At this point, I’m not interested in blaming teammates because I’m the only constant in every game.
To try and improve, I even paid $500 for coaching. After reviewing my gameplay and finishing the session, the coach’s conclusion was basically: “This game ain’t for you.”
That honestly stuck with me.
Since then, I’ve been asking myself two questions:

Is ADC simply not the right role for me?

Or am I repeating the same mistakes every game without realizing it?

I’m seriously considering switching to mid lane now that I’m back, but I don’t want to role-swap just because I’m frustrated if the real issue is my decision-making.
I’m looking for honest feedback from people who have been in a similar position. If you’ve been the type of player who consistently won lane but struggled to close out games, what changed your gameplay? What should I be looking at when reviewing my own games?
I’m open to criticism. If the problem is obvious and I’m just not seeing it, I’d rather hear it than keep repeating the same cycle.

Op.gg : https://op.gg/de/lol/summoners/me/Shura-ADC

I’ve been trying to figure out what’s holding me back, and I think I need outside perspectives.
I peaked around Gold 3, then went through a really rough stretch of ranked. Since then, I’ve taken a one-month break from League just to reset mentally and come back with a clearer mindset instead of queueing while frustrated.
One thing you’ll probably notice if you look at my match history is that there aren’t many games. That’s because I changed servers due to ping issues (around 140 ms down to about 6 ms), so my match history on this account is relatively short.
I mainly play ADC, and this is where I’m confused.
A lot of my games feel similar. I usually leave lane ahead in CS, plates, or kills, but somewhere after laning phase I stop converting that advantage into wins. At this point, I’m not interested in blaming teammates because I’m the only constant in every game.
To try and improve, I even paid $500 for coaching. After reviewing my gameplay and finishing the session, the coach’s conclusion was basically: “This game ain’t for you.”
That honestly stuck with me.
Since then, I’ve been asking myself two questions:

- Is ADC simply not the right role for me?

- Or am I repeating the same mistakes every game without realizing it?
I’m seriously considering switching to mid lane now that I’m back, but I don’t want to role-swap just because I’m frustrated if the real issue is my decision-making.
I’m looking for honest feedback from people who have been in a similar position. If you’ve been the type of player who consistently won lane but struggled to close out games, what changed your gameplay? What should I be looking at when reviewing my own games?
I’m open to criticism. If the problem is obvious and I’m just not seeing it, I’d rather hear it than keep repeating the same cycle.

Op.gg : https://op.gg/de/lol/summoners/me/Shura-ADC

Hey everyone,

I'm an ADC player and I've been playing League since 2021.

For years I've been stuck around Silver. I've climbed, demoted, climbed again, and recently I dropped into Bronze. I'm not making this post to blame teammates, matchmaking,. I'm genuinely trying to understand if I'm missing something fundamental.

One thing I want to clarify before people ask: I don't just collect advice and ignore it.

Over the last few months I've:

- Watched educational content

- Posted VODs for review

- Asked higher elo players for advice

- Hired a coach

- Reviewed my own games

I've received a lot of feedback about:

- Recall timing

- Not converting kills into objectives

- Dying with summoners up

- Overstaying on the map

- Map awareness

- Farming

- Build choices

The frustrating part is that I've genuinely been trying to apply these things in my games. I'm actively thinking about recalls, objectives, wave states, vision, and all the feedback I've received.

Yet I'm still losing and recently demoted to Bronze.

Some games I completely deserve the loss.

Other games I go something like:

- 19/5

- 20/10

- Highest damage in the game

- Most gold on my team

and still lose.

I also recently changed servers about 4 days ago due to ping issues, so if anyone checks my OP.GG and sees only a small number of games on the current server, that's the reason. Most of my ranked history is on my previous server.

I also hired a coach recently, but unfortunately the coaching experience didn't really work out for me. I left feeling more confused than confident, and I'm starting to question whether I'm simply at my skill ceiling.

So I wanted to ask people who have actually climbed after being hardstuck:

- Have you ever felt like improvement wasn't possible anymore?

- What finally got you unstuck?

- Is 5 years hardstuck a sign that I'm fundamentally doing something wrong?

- At what point do you accept that you've reached your limit?

- For ADC players specifically, is there a coach you would genuinely recommend?

If I do get coaching again, I'm not looking for a one-off session. I'd rather find someone who can work with me long-term and actually help me build consistent habits over time.

I'm not looking for sympathy. I just want honest opinions from people who've been through something similar.

Thanks for reading.

Hey everyone,

I'm an ADC player and I've been playing League since 2021.

For most of that time I've been stuck around Silver. Recently I demoted to Bronze, and I'm struggling to figure out what I'm missing.

Before anyone asks, I don't feel like I'm just mindlessly spamming games. Over the last few months I've been putting a lot of effort into improvement:

- Watching educational content

- Posting VODs for review

- Reviewing my own games

- Asking higher elo players for feedback

The feedback I consistently receive is:

- Recall more often after crashing waves

- Stop overstaying after winning fights

- Convert kills into objectives

- Improve CS

- Die less with summoners available

- Improve map awareness

- Stop autopiloting and make decisions faster

The thing is, I genuinely try to apply these concepts in my games. I'm actively thinking about recalls, objectives, wave states, vision, and positioning.

I also recently changed servers due to ping issues (about 4 days ago), so if my OP.GG doesn't show many games, that's why. Most of my ranked history is on my previous server.

What is confusing me is that my results feel extremely inconsistent.

Some games I completely deserve the loss.

Other games I end up with scores like:

- 19/5

- 20/10

- Highest damage

- Highest gold

and still lose.

At this point I'm not sure if I'm missing something fundamental, if I'm focusing on the wrong things, or if I'm simply not applying what I've learned correctly.

For people who were hardstuck for years before climbing:

- What finally made things click?

- Was there a specific habit or mistake that held you back?

- Did you ever feel like you understood the concepts but still couldn't translate them into wins?

- Looking back, what was the biggest difference between your Silver self and the rank you eventually reached?

I'm looking for honest feedback and perspectives from people who have been in a similar situation.

Thanks.

Hey everyone,

I'm an ADC player and I've been playing League since 2021.

For almost 5 years I've been stuck around Silver. I've hit Silver multiple times, dropped, climbed back, and recently I demoted all the way to Bronze.

Lately I've been trying really hard to improve. I've watched guides, posted VODs for review, asked questions, paid for coaching, and spent a lot of time trying to understand what I'm doing wrong.

The frustrating part is that I don't feel completely clueless. Some games I go 19/5, 20/10, have good CS, deal the most damage, and still lose. Other games I get completely destroyed in lane and feel like I don't belong in my rank.

After reviewing my games, one of the coaches I worked with basically told me that maybe I'm a lost cause and maybe this game just isn't for me. Hearing that after spending over 300$ trying to improve honestly hit me pretty hard.

So I want to ask people who have actually climbed:

- Can someone genuinely be stuck because they've reached their skill ceiling?

- Have any of you been hardstuck for years before finally improving?

- Is going from Silver to Bronze after years of playing a sign that I'm doing something fundamentally wrong?

- At what point do you accept that maybe you've gone as far as you're going to go?

I'm not looking for sympathy. I genuinely want honest opinions from people who have been through something similar.

Thanks.

Hello everyone

I've been playing League since around 2021 and I've spent most of that time in Silver. I mainly play ADC (currently Ashe/Caitlyn) and despite thousands of games over the years, my rank hasn't really moved.

I've recently started trying coaching and VOD reviews because I feel like I've hit a wall. Some coaches have pointed out issues with positioning, hesitation, wave management, recall timings, and teamfight decisions.

The thing I'm struggling with is figuring out whether coaching is actually necessary at this point, or if I should be able to reach Gold/Plat on my own.

For people who were hardstuck for years:

- Did coaching help?

- What was the biggest thing holding you back?

- Was there a specific breakthrough moment?

- Did you improve from coaching, or mostly from self-review and playing with intention?

I'm not looking for reassurance. I'm genuinely trying to figure out whether investing more time and money into coaching is worth it for someone who's been stuck this long.

Any honest experiences would be appreciated.

Hello everyone

I've been playing League since around 2021 and I've spent most of that time in Silver. I mainly play ADC (currently Ashe/Caitlyn) and despite thousands of games over the years, my rank hasn't really moved.

I've recently started trying coaching and VOD reviews because I feel like I've hit a wall. Some coaches have pointed out issues with positioning, hesitation, wave management, recall timings, and teamfight decisions.

The thing I'm struggling with is figuring out whether coaching is actually necessary at this point, or if I should be able to reach Gold/Plat on my own.

For people who were hardstuck for years:

- Did coaching help?

- What was the biggest thing holding you back?

- Was there a specific breakthrough moment?

- Did you improve from coaching, or mostly from self-review and playing with intention?

I'm not looking for reassurance. I'm genuinely trying to figure out whether investing more time and money into coaching is worth it for someone who's been stuck this long.

Any honest experiences would be appreciated.

I’m an ADC main (mostly Caitlyn/Ashe) and honestly I feel completely stuck.

I’ve been trying hard to improve seriously, but I genuinely don’t know how to consistently carry games even when I feel like I’m performing well individually.

Some examples from recent games:

- 312 CS / 9-5-18 loss

- 290 CS / 11-8-22 loss

- 243 CS / 3-2-7 loss

- multiple games where I win lane or stay stable, but the map collapses around me

I know I’m not perfect and I definitely make mistakes, especially:

- positioning in teamfights

- target selection

- converting leads into objectives/map pressure

- playing around bad support picks/roams

- mental consistency after losses

But at the same time I feel lost because some games genuinely feel impossible to influence as ADC.

So I wanted to ask higher elo ADC players:

1. How do you actually carry low elo games consistently as ADC?

2. When should ADC stop grouping and just farm side lanes?

3. How do you spread a bot lead to the map?

4. What’s the biggest difference between a stuck Bronze/Silver ADC and a Gold/Plat ADC?

5. How do you stay mentally consistent during losing streaks?

I’m not looking for pity, I genuinely want actionable advice because I feel like I’ve hit a wall.