Remove 4 man premades in ranked
4 man queues should be removed from ranked.
This would remove the absolute need for solo players and create a more balanced environment. It would be better for a team to be comprised of a 3+2 vs. 3+2, 5 vs. 5, and so on. This would help, especially if they make sure each team is balanced with premades + solo players. They could even find premades that would fight each other in lanes.
4 man premades are not fun to play with or against. They'll either leave the solo player as the odd man out (like top lane without any ganks), ignore them completely, or be toxic. With such a huge emphasis on the early game this season, premades make more of an impact then they normally would when they can coordinate invades, dives, and ganks.
From my experience with 4 mans, they don't ping when they go in or when they're falling back. This leaves me out of the loop with anything they come up with and most premades will then flame me for it. It also feels bad when they don't respond to anything I say in chat or leave me to die.
TL;DR: Remove 4 man premades in favor of matchmaking balacing with games of 3+2 vs. 3+2, 5 vs. 5, etc. 4 man premades exclude the solo player more often than not
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