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You took the least fun aspect of league, which was being the solo in a premade normal draft

TheVishual·4/24/2016, 11:18:53 AM·185 votes·5,349 views

And then made it so this was the only game mode I could play in ranked, and told me my rating was the same as the guy who got carried by his diamond 1 buddy.

You also took a rating system which is only meant to be used in a 1v1 regards (ELO/MMR), used it to rank 5v5 matches, and then threw that out the window "hiding" this rating but putting in the BS league system which clamps people where they are making them grind forever.

then you told people as long as they are positive in chat they will win games but in reality your destiny is tied to the premade you queued with. If they wanna win great; you will get carried and probably not have to do anything to win the game. If not, good luck; you can go 10/0 in lane but you can't carry 4 other people who don't give a fuck after dying 1 time in lane (and then have the hivemind to quit because theyre all premade together).

And you wonder why people are toxic, it's not the people; your game isn't fucking fun anymore and it makes people wanna pull their hair out

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ff4sk4/24/2016, 12:35:26 PM76 votes

Riot refuses to admit they fucked up. Boosting is at an all time high, toxic premades are abusing the group power and dog piling solo players, and queue times are still long as fuck because premades are getting their favored role due to being in a group while solo players have to settle for what ever is left. Literally saw someone today on the boards asking for a smurf to duo with them and win their placements. And riot is apparently ok with this.

I just wanna know why they think it's ok to shit all over solo players like this. are they forgetting that their game and company are literally built on the efforts of solo players? All their lcs teams consist of people who got to where they are today by playing solo.

I hope they fire the inbred asshole who coined this idea of fucking us all over.

Fovere4/24/2016, 1:16:23 PM50 votes

OP pretty much summed up my feelings towards League.

Lets hide Elo
Lets hide premade status
Lets pretend Elo can be applied to undefined groups
Lets pretend the new system relies on the same fundamentals as the old one, and since its "ranked" it'll inherit the legitimacy of the ranked ladder that has existed the previous 5 years.
Lets threaten players with punishment if they are negative or outspoken on their teams
Lets then force solo players into gangs of premades and subject them to whatever prevailing mentality exists in that group.

This isn't about winning or losing. It's not about all premades being toxic feeders, or super elite professionals.

It's about the experience you get when you play now. Nobody wants to be at the mercy of the group they queue into, whether they are mature adults or angsty teenagers. I've had some great experiences with premades, not often, but they are common enough to be worthy of acknowledgement. However, the entire tone of the game, chat and play, is set by your premade group. Toxic, fun, goofy, serious. Competent, trolling.

Its hard enough for most people to accept they only have that 20% stake in what happens on their team, and ultimately don't decide if they win or lose, but just have to try and influence the outcome.

It is impossible to expect people to queue into the game knowing they no longer even have that much, and that they will be expected to conform to the standard set by whatever premade group they are with.