By increasing IP gained in flex matches riot has incentivized people to mess around in ranked.

Flyinguillotine·Dec 8, 2016·21 votes·2,218 views

I've done three placement matches, and in two of them I've had people on my team who are just there to try new stuff. A guy playing Nasus for the first time against a tryhard Riven (you can imagine how well that went) and then someone who wanted to play graves since he's free this week. He didn't get jungle so he played graves bot.

And I'm going to do the same thing once I finish my placement matches. I'm terrible at gangplank, but I want to practice and why would I give up 50% extra IP, even if it ruins someone else's rank? I like the riot is giving more IP, but I think they may not have thought this one out.

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bbQsauçeDec 8, 201621 votes

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SpoofghoulDec 8, 20161 votes

but i have done so in the past when queuing with friends

It Hertz When IPDec 8, 20164 votes

Regardless, you can't now.

Hrkk PtooDec 8, 20169 votes

If anyone considers Flex as being anything more than a glorified Normal Draft you are wrong.

BIackfoxDec 8, 20165 votes

Wait, doesn't everyone fuck around in flex? I count it as a troll queue. I play it to test new champs as well

FlyinguillotineDec 8, 20166 votes

That's... what normals are for...

BIackfoxDec 8, 20161 votes

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That's... what normals are for...

Normals people mess around more and flex For some reason take seriously. There is 0% reason to play flex unless you are messing around

SckullzzDec 8, 20167 votes

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Normals people mess around more and flex For some reason take seriously. There is 0% reason to play flex unless you are messing around

Flex is the new Dynamic Que where you can queue up more than 2 people. It should be a serious ranked, but the key word in there is should...

BIackfoxDec 8, 20161 votes

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Flex is the new Dynamic Que where you can queue up more than 2 people. It should be a serious ranked, but the key word in there is should...

Dynamic q was took seriously only because we had no other ranked qs. Now we have solo q. So no point any more.

Dominick DestineDec 8, 20161 votes

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Dynamic q was took seriously only because we had no other ranked qs. Now we have solo q. So no point any more.

This.

I am so glad that the player base is with me on this; Dynamic queue was only taken seriously because we had no alternative. As all SQ players said; Give us SQ and let the community decide.... we knew that DQ would die instantly, and it did.

It Hertz When IPDec 8, 20164 votes

Isn't Graves an ADC? He should be going bot.

Unless he can't, I legit haven't seen Graves bot since his rework so I don't know if he's non-viable bot anymore.

ErockandrollDec 8, 20163 votes

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Isn't Graves an ADC? He should be going bot.

Unless he can't, I legit haven't seen Graves bot since his rework so I don't know if he's non-viable bot anymore.

I had to support an ADC graves not too long ago.

His bruiser like defenses are pretty legit regardless, Bur trying to get lane farm with that shotgun is terrible. (I think I ended with more gold than him.)

love godDec 9, 20161 votes

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I had to support an ADC graves not too long ago.

His bruiser like defenses are pretty legit regardless, Bur trying to get lane farm with that shotgun is terrible. (I think I ended with more gold than him.)

Marksman IS NOT synonymous to ADC

FlyinguillotineDec 8, 20161 votes

Technically yes, but he has trouble in lane in that position. Last hitting with the shotgun is a nightmare (as was mentioned below) and he is at an additional range disadvantage.

CresmontDec 9, 20162 votes

his last hitting in a duo lane is hell short ass range requires you to get in melee range to do the most dmg instead of at range like a normal adc will (and they'll poke you out) I only do it with friends when we do like, bard graves and try to burst them before they can poke us but in general, hes not an adc anymore

VoidBorn13Dec 8, 20163 votes

Flex deserves all the shit it gets for being such a horrible matchmaking environment.

And to hell with Riot for trying to get more people to play it by giving ONLY that mode a 50% IP increase.

FlyinguillotineDec 8, 20163 votes

What even is flex really. Like some sort of semi-ranked?

AtheosisXDec 8, 20161 votes

The same joke it was last season.

ZelorxonDec 8, 20162 votes

No shit, it's almost like if riot thrives and banks in confusion... :thinking:

ThePartyLeaderDec 8, 20162 votes

People never first timed champions or did terrible and trolled in ranked before this. Fix it riot you dum dums! Edit Apparently I have to write Kappa after this.

MegaV78G87Dec 8, 20161 votes

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People never first timed champions or did terrible and trolled in ranked before this. Fix it riot you dum dums!

People have tried out champs for the first time in ranked before flex...

HyperiönDec 8, 20162 votes

Did you not get anything from the pro players who literally said Flex was the troll Queue?

The only people who like flex queue are the ones who get carried by their friends because they are shit.

NiceTryViDec 8, 20161 votes

I just want to get gold in flex so I get the reward. So I will take it seriouslt until then, and then not play it ever again

HyperiönDec 8, 20161 votes

I doubt there will be anything special in the rewards, maybe an Icon and that is it.

FiveDigitDec 8, 20162 votes

Does anyone here have not much champions and not much Runes? I really have an important question to you about ip

FlyinguillotineDec 8, 20161 votes

I'm pretty new, I might be able to answer your question.

FiveDigitDec 8, 20161 votes

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I'm pretty new, I might be able to answer your question.

Flyinguillotine add me on league i will add you after the game

KGB watching UDec 8, 20162 votes

flexq is for troll and trying, not tryhard, like normal game

TTK DreadnoughtDec 8, 20161 votes

had a bronze graves mid against a diamond brand mid in norms the other day. didnt go well.

MegaV78G87Dec 8, 20161 votes

Flex queue is likely going to just become normal draft. Riot doesn't seem to know what to do with fixing queues properly.

Dominick DestineDec 8, 20161 votes

Who cares about IP? I have like 300k just sitting there ....

You don't need to "farm IP" , just play the game and you will eventually have everything.

FlyinguillotineDec 8, 20164 votes

http://i.imgur.com/QNxMGiN.gif

agbudarDec 8, 20161 votes

{quoted} I like the riot is giving more IP, but I think they may not have thought this one out.

when did they ever think things through? ow yes when balancing lcs favorite champions. everything else usually feels like "gotta get through all of this as fast as possible for the sake of change"

strutDec 8, 20161 votes

Flex queue is really far from anything that you'd expect to be a ranked game. I've had countless inting feeders / complete beginners (with certain champ) matched up with me and i simply got tired of taking it seriously. It is harder to carry and is not really worth it.

Now that we don't have normal draft on EUNE i pretty much look at Flex as a normal game that isn't the utter shit called Blind Pick. I really can't take it seriously anymore