When are we getting Solo Queue back?

Rock MD··5 votes·345 views

Dynamic Queue is by far the worst thing that's ever happened to ranked.

I don't care what Riot statistics say about there being overall fewer reports. That's what's going to happen when you're playing with your friends more often. For solo players it has only gotten more toxic. Ranked matches are a far more hostile, tense environment.

And do you wanna know why? Because you have completely obliterated competitive integrity.

Boosting is significantly easier than ever, meaning more and more people are at ranks they shouldn't be at. Even worse, it's alright with the terms of service because little Johnny here has three friends who are much better than him. Well what happens when he decides to queue up solo? I don't want Johnny on my team the only thing he excels at is communication over voice. He can't lane he can't zone he just afk farms the jungle as Warwick while the team tries to pick up the pace. Whether it i intentional or not his extremely poor play, which shouldn't be expected of his rank, ruins my games. In fact, he's going to ruin games for another 12 people before his friends get home and they carry him back up again.

Then you get matched with a premade and you stand there in utter horror as you see how futile your actions are. A long while back (I don't play much anymore) I was up against a 4 premade with a 4 man on my team (I was the solo). I did extremely well but I couldn't do anything because the team refused to listen to my calls (I'm aware this was occasionally a solo queue issue but if you know what groupthink is you know how having a premade exacerbates that). They went in on their teammates' stupid calls and get 3-4 man killed and left me as the sole defender multiple times and I would take two of them down but there's not much you can do in that scenario.

tl;dr Riot has decided to embrace realism and now it's easier than ever to get ahead by having good connections or a deep pocket instead of working for it or being a talented player.

10 Comments

Slack King2 votes

I dont play with friends and dont have these issues. If anything Ive been doing even better. I like going against premades, it makes people much more predictable. Premade jungle with my lane opponent? Im getting camped Premade bot? focus them and make their team blame them Premade Mid and top? shove lanes and back. Prevent the roams

Lots of toxicity? whats new. Bringing 2-4 friends would mean something, if they were all of equal skill or better. We know thats not true, my friends are all terrible.

Im sure you wanna blame the system But Ive had no issues at all, their stats say things are better. Even the idea seems better.

Slack King1 votes

"solo"

Rock MD2 votes

[{quoted}](name=Slack King,realm=NA,application-id=3ErqAdtq,discussion-id=XFaAvckg,comment-id=0000,timestamp=2016-07-22T04:47:16.808+0000)

"solo"

Yes, solo, because stomaching 25 ranked wins in the game's current state for an icon that says I played alone isn't my idea of a good time.

Slack King1 votes

[{quoted}](name=Chairman Rock,realm=NA,application-id=3ErqAdtq,discussion-id=XFaAvckg,comment-id=00000000,timestamp=2016-07-22T04:48:59.699+0000)

Yes, solo, because stomaching 25 ranked wins in the game's current state for an icon that says I played alone isn't my idea of a good time.

"solo" queue never existed, the toxicity in ranked hasnt changed at all. Playing solo now isnt that big of a deal, unless you make it one. So what you have run into people that sucked or didnt belong where they are. Thats nothing new. Hell Ive done terrible in games and dominated the game after. Shit happens Either way, suck it up and adapty. Or go to Dota

Rock MD2 votes

[{quoted}](name=Slack King,realm=NA,application-id=3ErqAdtq,discussion-id=XFaAvckg,comment-id=000000000000,timestamp=2016-07-22T04:51:32.269+0000)

"solo" queue never existed, the toxicity in ranked hasnt changed at all. Playing solo now isnt that big of a deal, unless you make it one. So what you have run into people that sucked or didnt belong where they are. Thats nothing new. Hell Ive done terrible in games and dominated the game after. Shit happens Either way, suck it up and adapty. Or go to Dota

Wow you get to bring a single buddy I'm sure that totally isn't radically different from bringing in 2-4 friends.

It's a system where you're disadvantaged for not having a lot of friends, and I don't like that at all. That's not what ranked should be about in the slightest.

And the problem isn't that it's causing all these new issues. The problem is that it's irritating all the old issues and simply making them worse.

seraph1m2 votes

[{quoted}](name=Slack King,realm=NA,application-id=3ErqAdtq,discussion-id=XFaAvckg,comment-id=000000000000,timestamp=2016-07-22T04:51:32.269+0000)

"solo" queue never existed, the toxicity in ranked hasnt changed at all. Playing solo now isnt that big of a deal, unless you make it one. So what you have run into people that sucked or didnt belong where they are. Thats nothing new. Hell Ive done terrible in games and dominated the game after. Shit happens Either way, suck it up and adapty. Or go to Dota

you can go kill yourself instead of posting hes complaing and allowed to he has a problem with dynamic you dont why dont you shut the fuck up and leave

Slack King1 votes

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you can go kill yourself instead of posting hes complaing and allowed to he has a problem with dynamic you dont why dont you shut the fuck up and leave

He doesnt have a problem, he just thinks he does

seraph1m2 votes

[{quoted}](name=Slack King,realm=NA,application-id=3ErqAdtq,discussion-id=XFaAvckg,comment-id=00000000000000010000,timestamp=2016-07-22T18:26:23.438+0000)

He doesnt have a problem, he just thinks he does

dynamic q ruined ranked integrity that is a problem thats not even up for debate

redfeenix1 votes

Wat ? You hsve your solo badge wtf else you want man ? You like playing solo you're free to do that, I like playing in groups I wanna do that too.

Solo q isn't coming back because it wasn't a good system... Just embrace DQ man it serves solos and premades equally.

Milodic Mellodi1 votes

I'm too lazy to look through the comments, but it was confirmed long ago that Solo Queue is never coming back.

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