Matchmaking

First off, it would be wonderful if in the options to report someone, maybe at the bottom, there can be an option "All of the Above". Just played a match with someone who confessed to doing drugs while playing the game, who then proceeded to feed.

Second, what is matchmaking??

I have some value or rank attached to my account which indicates whether I win or lose when matchmade with 9 other people, who are all selected to play with me based off their prior experience in matches with 9 other people. Does this make any sense at all? In turn, my rank ultimately indicates the mass skill level of the community I have played with. Granted, whether or not I'm good occasionally makes a slight difference in whether or not I win or lose.

People have been talking about elo hell for the longest time, and I've heard a lot of players mention that LoL has one of the worst player bases. It really is a big turn off to play ranked matches and to realize that you are at best one tenth of the contribution to your rank.

I realize that players cannot choose their own rank, but why not have some system that, at very least, holds players accountable to their teammates for their rank. If I am super terrible, and my 4 teammates carry me to victory, I should not gain rank. Likewise, if I do super well, and my teammates feed, I should not lose rank. If someone on the enemy team does well, and has teammates who feed, I feel obligated to honor them but they still lose rank. If someone on my team feeds, and we still win, I feel obligated to report them but they still gain rank.

The natural result of this is a value or rank which completely disregards individual players. One of my friends I enjoy playing with is Bronze and he is consistently better than the Gold players I get matchmade with. And ironically, since moving into Gold, I can no longer queue with him since our "skill levels" are too distant. He, unfortunately, mains support.

Moral of the story: Don't be a part of the system.