Flex Queue gameplay is so much worse than solo/duo

Funkin Dunkin·3/27/2017, 5:24:04 PM·2 votes·607 views

After having not even tried flex I've decided to give it a try, knowing riot claimed some sort of a gift for those who finish gold for both of them. However, after 6 of 10 games played I've noticed one thing. The people who play with friends are clueless. More than half of these 6 games have seen bot lane with some sort of 5/20 variation. It's appalling to see how much worse the overall game play is here than in solo/duo. Is it mainly because most are in parties that the MMR is just so out of whack they have to pull from all areas of the dark just to find these people?

2 Comments

Starbòy3/27/2017, 5:27:41 PM1 votes

the matchmaking here is totally random, im plat4 at solo duo, gold5 at flex, one game i ve got matchmaked vs 1 dia 3 and 1 dia4 who had 1 silver and 2 golds in their team, other games i ve got to play vs bronze 4 xD
people dont really care about flex that much since we got solo/duo to tryhard and climb, for me this q its pretty much normal draft

DrCyanide3/27/2017, 5:33:56 PM1 votes

Honestly, I found teammates in Flex Queue far more competent than Solo Queue teammates. I felt like I was being challenged with Flex Queue, pushed right to the limit of my abilities, but I feel like I'm becoming a worse player the more Solo Queue I play.

Worth pointing out I was placed in Gold 3 in Flex, placed Silver 5 in Solo playing solo in both. I climbed to Gold 1 Flex before trying to get Solo Queue to Gold 5 for the rewards. I'm Silver 3 Solo Queue, but it's just not as fun or rewarding to me.