Let's face it, this game in this state is basically unplayable. Community is the definition of total garbage (yet I'm still playing this game cuz of friends, otherwise I'd never even think about playing it anymore), champion balance is non-existing for two seasons already and individual skill doesn't really matter (unless you are challenger or whatever is concidered "high elo" and your teammates at least know what a turret is.).
I never was a real fan of playing rankeds in league because whenever you queue in, there are basically two scenarios (played at all ELOs and let it be on P5).
If you have a troll / afk / tilted guy / whatever else there really is and you lose no matter what. Yes, you heard it, there is ALMOST no chance of winning, yes, you can try and maybe you can make it a 50 minute game or even win, but in most cases you just lose. And what happends with that troll guy?
You've guessed it, NOTHING. I have one friend which is leaving games occasionally, feeding every second game and you know what was the worst punishement he got? 10 games longer queue or whatever you call it. Good, right?
On the other hand, if you don't have a troll / afk / whatever else there is, you can enjoy this game to some saying. But ye, then imagine farming for 20 minutes, trying to be as ready as possible to fight and rengar jumps on you and oneshots you. What is an outplay to that stuff? (Rengar was my first thought cuz I've played him and there is literally NO outplay to that champ. People can try to flash, people can try to heal, people can do zhonyas, but lets be real, you R has 30-ish second cooldown, ain't that a lil' broken huh?.. But we all know there are more champs which are THAT broken or however you call it).
About normals eventhough they are not mentioned in original post. I preffer playing normals over rankeds (with almost 4250+ games in normal draft). And normals.. Half of the time you meet guys saying "just normal" "my brother said I should try this game" "sorry I have never played this game before" and so on. I don't feel like normal is just a gamemode where you can troll and not get punished. Let's be real, if you wanna troll, go and play bots because you will win anyways (yet I have some defeats in bots, someone tell me how did I lose those xd). Like.. there are still people sitting with you in that game and trying to have fun, which you are clearly ruining for the by having 0/10 and calling it "just having some time, cuz its JUST normal". Like.. No, thats not right, but reports in normals.. Haha, I feel like you would have to be extremely toxic to get punished.
Sometimes I even go and lookup those feeding accounts and stuff. Their whole matchhistory can be red with negative scores (not talking about a bit negative, talking about pure obvious inting), and who cares? Who is gonna stop them from playing another one and losing it for their team? Talking with a support about those things is pointless of course (although CZ/SK support is so cool).
But who is gonna change all of that? Noone. Riot had a chance to proove that they can do something. Yes, they chose to make 150 more skins that cost ONLY 1350+rp because we all wanted them right? (and no, I'm not some poor guy complaining about skins only cuz I can't afford them - I myself have 140+ skins..)
If it was not for my friends, I would NEVER play this game again. Yes, it is addctive, yes it WAS fun, but not anymore, those times are long gone. Probably I feel like that because I'm getting older and stuff but this game is definitely not a healthy game to play..
And as it has always been, noone from RIOT will even bother to read this stuff eventhough their forums are filled with people complaining.. But yea, its an addictive game and unless there is some competition, people will still playing it no matter what, so why would they waste their resources on fixing it ;)..
TsTy ;)
but oh they have red buff lol get out of here.
