In regards to Dynamic Queue and its relation to premade teams

Tank Masochist·5/3/2016, 4:24:33 PM·7 votes·362 views

I honestly don't understand why this point has to be reitterated so many times seeing as it's been said plenty enough. But i continually see post's on your average Dynamic QQ threads where people are saying "Hur dur, if you don't like premades get friends and git gud". You see, the problem with Riot forcing premades into the core competitive scene (not professional) is that not only does it create an entirely new version of the game (playing in a premade is NOT the same as playing with a team of solos) but it creates grey areas that threaten the integrity of the ranking system that are EXTREMELY easy to exploit. Let me clarify a few concise points as to why me, as a high gold player do not support this system whatsover.

  1. Boosting has never been easier. (A friend of mine whom couldn't reach platinum in solo queue "magically" reaches diamond this season and from looking at his match history, his premade teammates never go negative and have the CS of players no less than diamond and probably that of Master)
  2. Premades change the flow of games, when you have ample, clear and quick communication it changes the priorites of said game. For example in my elo, a premade of 3-4 will easily have better notion of map/jungle control and pressure. Whereas in the traditional solo queue you had to deal with a 3-4 different people who might have different play styles, priorities and so on that you aren't accustomed to (this allows a more fairly based game when everyone is in this position)
  3. The classic "GET FRIENDS U LONER" excuse does NOT work. A huge demographic has the position where they are usually much much more advanced than their peers so by queueing with them in DQ not only are they jeapordizing the competitive integrity of the game, but gaining detremental experience because by playing with people of lower skill level your skill level will more than likely decay over time. Or the opposite can be true (granted by playing consistently against people much better than you it CAN be beneficial over time). I never enjoyed playing ranked with friends except for a select few because not only did it make things tense and often made us toxic with each other, because of my skill level being pretty high above the rest things that are obvious to me and can mean the difference between a win and a loss are not obvious to them. Due to this, i almost always solo/duo queue and on rare occasions trio with the 2 friends i feel comfortably are at my skill level.

There are several other points i can make but seeing as i've already greated a wall of text i'll leave it at this.

TL;DR: Premade games are NOT THE SAME as solo games. DQ is the ultimate grey area for legal boosting and has essentially made your rank a glorified safety pin to attach to your digital jacket because they mean jack shit considering the competitive integrity. NORMALS are made to have fun with friends specifically, RANKED is supposed to be a measure of your individual skill and how you as a player measure up again INDIVIDUALLY against the rest of the community.

Thanks for the read, sorry for any formatting problems or spelling mistakes.

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