TS3 pointing out how great it would have been if you had only hit that hook.
I find it hard to believe that hearing me point that sort of thing out over and over is not helpful. Anyway, sorry! But that aside, ts can either be a help or hindrance (like in your example).
Duos can be a bummer sometime but for the most part I think that allowing the people who have more fun playing with their friends in Ranked is worth the price.
I don't think it is, but hey - to each his own. I guess I've haven't met folks that actually enjoy ranked and only enjoy playing ranked with a pal. Oh boy I can't wait until my buddy gets on so we can play ranked every night is not a "feeling" that I get or have seen someone else have ever.
I suppose its worth talking about ranked in general and why we treat it the way we often do. Like - why do you want to play ranked? If I'm honest, I like proving that I'm better than other people. Sounds arrogant as fug, but I mean, think about it. Why do you care if you are challenger? You've proven that you are excellent at this game. Someone can talk trash or say what they will, but guess what - I've proven I'm good while you are just running your mouth. So, in my mind, if I'm duo queuing up, I'm not proving that I'm doing it on my own. I'm just proving if I have a dedicated support, I'm good enough to get to X place. Not I'm good enough in and of myself.
So, for me, spending a bunch of time duo queuing is an absolute waste of time because I do not really accomplish my specific goal. That said, my specific goal might not be anywhere near your goal... but then again, ask yourself, why do you play ranked? Curious to any other reason other than I show that I'm better than others. The boarder rewards you get, the skins, etc, all that crap is there for you to showcase how well you did in ranked.
But let's look at it another way - how many of us look forward to either solo or duo queue ranked as our preferred mode of play? Within our group, afaik, cow does that a bit and so does zen. Everyone else seems to just play ranked to keep their standing or in really brief stints. It's not something that's often associated with fun. It's generally something where we feel compelled to do it. Again, perhaps going back to wanting to prove we are excellent players or "better than X" players, but also perhaps having some anxiety that we are not. So, we work up the courage to have a go at it and go at it... for a bit.
Here's what I want to do with ranked. I want to figure out how to play well in it but also to really have fun. If ranked became a mode I played several times a week for fun, that would be great. I can force myself to do it and start grinding on up, but wouldn't it be better if it was my try hard fun mode. hurm.
Not a whole lot I can do about it, Riot hates me. I get trolled hard in series games, my last run had two trolls in the same game.
All I know is that I found it VERY difficult to move up from lower elo playing primarily support. I kind of think a good support needs a decent adc and if you don't have that... well... smeh. Anyway, I def wish you luck in your placement series when you get around to it if you have not.
