White people , White people , please , please , stop voting against your own best interest , you are and know it . This time you have made a serious mistake , real serious . <| sep |> Yep . Also , having no goals gets boring real fast . <| sep |> And alas I have fallen into almost every single one at least once <| sep |> Ill copy paste some general tips i gave someone else a few days agoHi , Its not easy to give you good tips without seeing you play . What I can give you is some general ladder tips and some other things that helped me personally get into masters . Pick good . Being good at a hero means nothing if youre not picking it in or against an optimal composition or in an optimal map . For example , you might be very good at Jaina , but your team already has 12 mages . Try picking Lunara or Sylvanas in Battlefield of Eternity , etc . Dont get obsessed with climbing the ranks , focus on improving . The ranks will come sooner or later if you improve . Get some ranked rest from time to time . I generally dont play HL after losing 2 games in a row except this past damned weekend xd . If youre in such a situation , just go to QM for a game or two , chill . When in a losing streak people tend to continue playing to prove themselves they are not that bad , or to try and get to their previous status ASAP as if nothing had happened . Theres nothing more frustrating than losing 2 games in a row because you were outplayed hey shit happens and then starting a 3 rd HL game with a random AFK , or a troll or whatever . Warm up before going into HL . You can go for a QM before starting your HL session , or even better , a couple of brawls now that we have those . Knowledge . Learn the game . What heroes are better per map , what comps are good against each other , how to punish certain compsheroes , optimal talent builds , etc . Watching pro games helps a lot . Dont be afraid to tell your teammates in the draft screen if theres some rolehero you dont want to play for whatever reason . Healing is not your best role ? Let your teammates know that you can fill in but you would rather do something else . Dont be that guy who sits there as a last pick not saying a word just to say I wont heal in the last minute . What I personally find useful During the games , I have the allied chat disabled . I know many people will say this is not good , but It helps me play better . I watch replays of lost games . Not all of course , mainly the close games which I feel I could have won but didnt . I try to learn from my mistakes . This makes me a better player more than blaming my teammates while ignoring my gameplay . Listening to some low volume drum and bass has helped me a lot . Maybe its just coincidence , but my best winning streaks come with this kind of music . Its not easy getting out of those ranks . Granted , some top notch players may be able to easily rank up a low level account , but the average player has more difficulties . Sadly , there is no magic button that will get you win streaks . Things like only playing certain heroes , only playing at certain times of the day or not playing on weekends dont work . All you can do is continue improving . Just to add to my original comment , go in with a positive attitudeRemember that its a 5 v 5 game . If you are not the problem , if you are the guy playing good , your team only has 45 possible slots for bad players , while the enemy team has 55 possible slots . We all make mistakes that end up losing the game . Im sure you have made them too and that doesnt necessarily make you a bad player , you can easily go in next game and have some great play . Dont worry too much if the next game you get the same player that lost you a game , dont say things like omg you again gg . Also , if you have a friend in your ranks , and you know you can rely on him , go ahead and play together with some voice chat to coordinate although , this will soon be impossible since HL will be changed to solo queue only . I hope it helps .