Bronze Tier - Most Difficult!!!
I have experienced terrible players / troll masters that play ranked in the (solo) Bronze Tier. This makes it probably the most difficult to ascend out of, and it's not based on the competition. I used to play the game before the rank system and LP existed, and with its existence I've noticed frequently more players who like to disrupt games for others, as though it were their hobby. I've had awful compositions, picks that didn't correspond to an assigned role, people who ban my intended pick, then steal my jungle, the list goes on. I revved up a new account upon returning to LoL, and since leveling to 30 is the only way to play ranked (which in itself is an assurance that players who play ranked aren't _completely _ new), I figured I would encounter players who wanted to win. Not in Bronze Tier. Maybe 1 of 5 games I will have a very solid team that gets it done in no time, but then there are the other 4/5 of games. Games are always dependent on your play, and everyone on the team has to contribute, but in Bronze the odds of encountering someone who wants to intentionally be stubborn or ruin your game for their own selfish reasons are much more frequent.
There have been many suggestions I've heard thrown around that intend to combat this type of player behavior. The tribunal system itself is just not enough. I would like to get on board with a "loss forgiven" system in the ranked brackets that will forgive losses incurred by players intentionally "throwing" the game on your team. I am constantly improving my play and playing roughly four to six hours a day, I simply can't get anywhere on my own, and the one thing holding me back is others at this point.