League of Legends matchmaking is not perfect, but there have been more and more issues recently, especially for brand-new players. Now, the devs believe they've fixed and adjusted the problem.
There have been more and more stories of new players getting ranked in Gold and above after their initial placement matches. This has caused quite the stir on social media and has prompted the devs to take a closer look at matchmaking for new players.
Now it seems that the League of Legends devs believe that they've made progress and have fixed the matchmaking for new League of Legends players.
League of Legends: New Players Shouldn't Be Placed In Gold Anymore
Players who just started playing League should not be placed into Gold when they first try out ranked. Sure, you have to play until level 30, but even after that much time most brand-new League of Legends players do not have the map awareness or skill to be placed in Gold.
Therefore, these issues with matchmaking have been quite critical for new players who don't belong in the tier, as well as those forced to play with or against them. So, now Riot seems to be confident that they've made the right changes and adjustments that this won't happen anymore.
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At this point, we believe we've resolved all the bugs we know of with first time ranked seeding (normals, not ARAM). If you're still seeing people being placed in Gold while being a legitimate new player as of today, please let us know.
In the coming weeks, LP gain and losses in Emerald and below are also going to be adjusted from +-28 to +-25. This is going to be done to try and keep players from constantly promoting or demoting. Players should be losing and gaining the same amount of LP, something that also hasn't been consistent.
Overall, Riot is trying their best to somehow make the matchmaking more fair, though there is still a lot to be done, especially in terms of accuracy when it comes to placements and games.