League of Legends - Ranked 5s & Badges
SCHEDULED RANKED 5v5 TEAMS
We disabled ranked teams at the start of the season because we were unsure how match quality would be affected by the addition of dynamic queue. Now that we've limited high MMR players (Diamond 5+) to solo, duo, or trio queues, those players have no option to play ranked as a group of five. Even among the much larger population of players who fall below Diamond 5 (about 99% of all players), we've heard that people miss the ranked 5v5 queue. They miss the unique challenge of managing a consistent ranked team without the constraints of tier restrictions. Queue population issues prevent us from bringing back a permanent ranked fives queue, because we can’t guarantee reasonable queue times in off-peak hours. Instead of giving up on ranked fives, we want to try a potential solution: scheduled ranked 5v5 teams.
Other than the fact that this queue will not be available 24/7, it'll function exactly like the old ranked 5v5 teams queue did. We're still evaluating exactly what time and days for each region make sense, so look for more info on this in the coming weeks.
Translation: We understood that Dynamic Queue is an abomination to competitive play so we've decided to bring 5v5 Ranked back. However, we refuse to admit our Defeat and only SORT of adding 5v5s.
INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT AND RECOGNITION IN DYNAMIC QUEUE
Individual achievement isn't given the same recognition in Dynamic Queue, and this has left some solo-only players feeling disenfranchised. We're shipping a feature in 6.13 that ought to help: ranked emblems.
The goal is to give you another tool (alongside your rank and champ masteries) to show what sort of player you are. We'll track your win history and premade size, and once you reach 25 wins in Dynamic Queue you'll earn either a Solo Emblem, a Dynamic Emblem, or a Team Emblem.
Translation: We've worked so hard to decrease toxicity in the League community just to bring a system where Solo Queue players can flaunt their skillful badge over Dynamic Queue Boosted garbage. Now, it is so much easier to identify the boosted trash you've always known is in your team but couldn't tell apart until their Dynamic/Team emblem.
Sincerely LOVE THIS! (No Sarcasm)