I'm penalized for having friends...

It's basically that, I have friends who aren't as high as me on the ELO/MMR scale or whatever it is Riot calls it now for norms, and it's just fun to play with people I know, but I know it's a double-edged blade. If I lose with them, my next solo games are surrounded by people who eat their computer keys, are level 14 (SERIOUSLY NO KEYSTONE!?), or are clearly nowhere near my skill mark. I'm not a pro, by any means, but I'm not that bad. So bad that they don't know what a ward is... True story.

I know having multiple accounts is frowned upon, but honestly I need a smurf so my main doesn't get absolutely garbage canned. It's ridiculous and nearly impossible to raise my standing back to where it was. I'm not going to tell my friends no, I just think it's bullshit to get punished so hard for joining a game with them. I'm not good enough to carry three feeders... maybe one if I'm playing my main, but I like to try new things. It makes it impossible.

Honestly level 30s shouldn't even be grouped with people below that.