How to fix dynamic queue for everyone.
I've played this game for 6 years. Made lots of friends and have been enjoying the game the whole time through. Recently Riot made a change to try to get players to play more together, a change that among a lot of players is a good change, dynamic queue.
When i first started playing this game i didnt touch ranked for about 1.5 years, all i wanted and cared about was playing with my friends, having fun and learning about the game. I had no interest in being competitive and had there been an option for dynamic ranked queue back then, sure we might have played it, but the most important part was still playing with friends.
After that time, i got into ranked, i felt like i wanted to progress on the ladder and see where i would end up. My priorities changed from being mostly about having fun with friends to a more selfish goal, climbing as high as i possibly could. The competitive scene had captured my attention and whenever i felt like having fun with friends i went into a normal game with them. I eventually got to diamond but many of my friends ended up in lowers tiers.
Being able to play with however many friends you want in ranked is a good thing, just not across all tiers.
Being in bronze, silver or gold is the ideal place to be for the dynamic queue, most players can be found there, you should have a lot of friends to play both normals and ranked with. This is not as easy for players who are in platinum or above. I got 1 friend, 1 good friend that is the same elo as me, ONE. Even if i wanted to, i couldn't play a 4-man premade. And honestly, even if i could i wouldn't want to. When i play ranked its for the climb, not for the fun of playing with friends. Combining the two might sound like a great idea but to me and so many others in diamond+ the climb is most important while in ranked. Whenever friends come online across all tiers we head into a normal game, or create a ranked team for the fun of it.
I know Riots intentions are good, i know their surverys says a lot of players want dynamic queue, had i taken that survey during my first 2 years of playing i would have wanted dynamic queue as well. Ofcourse i would have wanted it, i was just a casual gamer who cared most about playing with friends. Right now though, i am a competitive player who care more about my progress, and I am curious to know the percentage of high elo players craving for dynamic queue.
Using the dynamic queue become increasingly hard the higher you climb, in diamond it can be hard to find a lot of friends to play with, in masters it should be even harded and in challenger i suppose only the already established teams would have a chance.
My proposal to Riot would be, let a lot of high elo players take your survey about dynamic queue, if a lot of players in platinum+ want dynamic queue, i'll shut my mouth and will accept this change as an overall good change. If most players disagree, make dynamic queue the standard for everyone up until they reach platinum. My assumption (which may be VEEEEERY wrong) is that most players who have reached platinum+ care more about the climb than playing with friends in ranked.