i was just placed into first/second pick for the 8th game in a row

Been getting a lot of this also. Really sucks as you get no ban and are sure to get counterpicked. And asking your teammates nicely, though effective, doesn't always work.

Perhaps it's just me but I seem to get first/second pick a little less when I wait until the timer gets to halfway before I press "Accept"

I tend to get first or second quite often when I want to go top, which sucks because I play Riven and she has tons of viable counters right now. No one ban would really help me there.

Rip