My first experience in diamond.

So, I got to diamond for the first time ever. Honestly, it didn't take very long to get there, I didn't find the climb to be particularly difficult, and shortly after getting there I thought, "Why not shoot for master before the season ends?" But now, I regret ever having gotten back into ranked. Diamond elo is EXTREMELY toxic. Albeit solo/duo queue is just toxic in general, but it's especially bad in diamond. It's filled with ego maniacs who think they're way better than they actually are. That said, I'm constantly getting toxic smurfing duo's who deliberately through the game, boosted chimps who are constantly talking shit (and when I say boosted I mean ACTUALLY boosted btw), and I'm getting queued with random people who feel the urge the flame me whenever they lose their lane. Eventually, I lost my shit. I flamed everyone on my team and made it clear that they all have the IQ of the fucking table. Unsurprisingly, I got a 10 game chat restriction for that, and I'm not gonna lie, I kind of deserved it. Regardless though, my point still stands. Ranked does things to you. It can bring out the worst in even the nicest of people, and I'm by no means an exception. Now, just to clarify, I'm not excusing my behavior. However, it's understandable as to why I did it. That said, I'm done with ranked. Queueing up for a game shouldn't fill me with anxiety knowing that I won't know what to expect. I would much rather goof around with my friends in norms. At least then I can actually enjoy myself while knowing exactly what to expect. Now, maybe if I could get a good flex team I would get back into ranked, because that's the way LoL and other team based games were meant to be played, but so long as I have to keep relying on random people I'll take a hard pass on it.