I wonder how bad normals will be with the more restrictive ranked premades?

Just a concern I have. If ranked restricts High elos ranking players form their friends, then they will flood normals. My issue comes from the solos and how they will have even more high ranking players in premades to match with (either with or against) than they currently do now. As a predominant (but not exclusive) solo player, I can say with confidence that a premade screws you over more often than it helps you since there is a very loose limiter in normals for defining premades. Often I am faced with Platinums who tend to dominate lanes. I rarely see a game without one person at least being gold or higher. And while silver 5 to Gold isn't too much of a skill diference, silver 5 to platinum is and has proven to be difficult to match in terms of lane dominance.

I fear that I, and many others might be forced to go ranked queue only so we can get a more balanced match-up where one side does not have the overwhelming advantage that comes from unrestricted rank premades. While Ranked is enjoyable, sometimes I just want to have a more relaxing game experience without having to worry about demoting if I do poorly.