HONEST QUESTION: Why do people hat queuing with friends so much?

Occams Raiser·Apr 17, 2016·1 votes·532 views

I have never seen such an aversion to playing with friends considering this is a team based game. there seems to be little to no effort on most players parts to cultivate a group of people to play with. Out of 10 in a club surely there are 4 or 5 on at once that will play with you. What is the problem of egos in this game where everyone allegedly wants to test their skill in solo queue? Why are there so few saying they want to test their team vs another? All I want to do is find a group of dependable people that don't troll. Everyone else wants to roll the dice perpetually claiming they are up to the challenge. AS LONG AS IT'S NOT TOO CHALLENGING. They don't want to test skills against a pre made.

8 Comments

LuluUltedDzNutsApr 17, 20163 votes

I agree somewhat. I'll throw out how I feel and why I have always preferred to solo queue. First off, i'm in a clan of about 20. Real good buds I've stuck with since season 3. At the time they were all lvl 30 bronze that took me in, when i was like lvl 20. Fast forward 3 years and they are still bronze and im plat. During my climb I duo'd and trio'd a few times but they weren't performing up to my expectations and I'd start getting real upset. They're like brothers to me though so its not like I WANT to flame them or go off so my only other option is only solo queue. Since then I've queue'd up with randoms that I've met along the way only for them to show their true colors(90% of the time they play like shit and throw excuse after excuse/10% of the time I play like shit and they are the most toxic wastebin thats seen the face of the earth). Either way, in every scenario, I've preferred solo queue for ranked because it puts me in the mindset where I can't point fingers at the people I queue with and I really start to analyze my own gameplay and think SOLELY about what I could have done to change the outcome of the game.

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Occams RaiserApr 20, 20161 votes

Why did you not take on new friends in game as you advanced. The pool of people gets smaller the higher you go from what i understand which means you will start to see a lot of the same people more often, though you may not pay attention to it. I figure you would have stopped playing with your old buddies long ago be cause your level. By the time you made gold you had nothing in common with them, gamewise. Your peers do no reflect your experience.

LuluUltedDzNutsApr 21, 20161 votes

Like i said, I'd play with randoms as I increased in level but they weren't my cup of tea. And although they arent up to my level in skill, I only play norms with them and its enjoyable as we nearly always play to have fun and do fun comps like trap comp/snipe comp/ or hide and seek back when we had dominion. Maybe youre right though, I should start looking for players near my elo.

ElishevaApr 17, 20161 votes

Queuing up with a premade puts with against a premade, which is unappealing for a lot of people.

Occams RaiserApr 20, 20161 votes

that sounds cowardly

FovereApr 21, 20161 votes

It's not a question of wanting to queue in with friends. People who want to do that always could.

The problem is dismantling the two competitive ladders to put in a game mode that already existed, while undermining the whole purpose of the ladder system, which is to rank performance.

Most friends don't all play at the same level, and trying to play a serious/competitive game with them often gets uncomfortable, which is why most friends would rather play normals, where there is less of a consequence for bad performance.

Occams RaiserApr 22, 20161 votes

I don't know why playing competitive with friends would be uncomfortable. You lost me on that. I am also talking about video game friends not real world friends. I have 100 friends or so on online. I make notes on the people who are reliable and those that just want to have fun but never troll. Anytime I an online there are at least 3 of them that are on too. This game for some reason just doesn't promote friend play... for some reason. It's funny, when party rewards are active its amazing how easy it is to find a friend to play with.

I expect my friends to be be more understanding of bad games because they know what I am like during a good game. I don't play with friends when I am trying something new. When I am serious I want like minded people on my team.

FovereApr 22, 20161 votes

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I don't know why playing competitive with friends would be uncomfortable. You lost me on that. I am also talking about video game friends not real world friends. I have 100 friends or so on online. I make notes on the people who are reliable and those that just want to have fun but never troll. Anytime I an online there are at least 3 of them that are on too. This game for some reason just doesn't promote friend play... for some reason. It's funny, when party rewards are active its amazing how easy it is to find a friend to play with.

I expect my friends to be be more understanding of bad games because they know what I am like during a good game. I don't play with friends when I am trying something new. When I am serious I want like minded people on my team.

I was mostly referring to groups of friends with r/l & social ties outside League. Often when I make and game with someone, they will eventually bring in other people and so forth