That sort of thing happens for the following reasons:DragonChild wrote:So no, I have no problem with the grinding in the game, that's the game. But the matchmaking system is kinda godawful, in that me, at summoner level 18, have been up against people who are summoner level 30 - usually one every game. These people seriously start with huge tat boost, just because they've played longer, and spent real money.
THAT part is utterly stupid, and removes any "competitiveness" in the game.
1: The level 30 player, even with his material advantage over lower-leveled players, has a bad rating because he sucks so much that he can't even beat them regularly.
2: There aren't enough low-level players in the queue, so the matchmaker is willing to give you a more difficult match rather than have you wait.
Normal games aren't really competitive. They're Blind Pick, which allows for some absurdly degenerate strategies, and most of the people who play them are really, really bad. I went deathless as Master Yi stacking movement speed items in a Normal game last night. Normal games are for screwing around, for new players, or for trying shit out. Ranked matches are more competitive than Normal games, but they're still not ideal.
Also, not all level 30s have spent money. You can get there without spending money, all it takes is time. That's how LoL's financial model works, you can spend either time or money to get access to content (and in the case of runes, only time. In the case of most skins, only money). It's a lot more fair than a lot of other games.
But, if you're not having fun playing LoL, you should probably quit. Don't play it just because your friends are.
