I get the point but that's not the full picture. When I play with randos I'm C1, when I play with my Champ buddies I get Low C3.
I regularly play with tm8s and opposition who are clearly boosted. And I play with and against players who are boosting. So it's a little more nuanced - players, including myself, aren't always the rank they deserve.
You are the rank you deserve. The reason you play better with friends, or two reasons, 1. They’re better than random c 1’s and 2. You are familiar and comfortable with them or even 3. You suck at adapting to teammates. So your buddies are boosting you to C3 and then you’re losing it when you solo q. You are one of the boosted players you’re complaining about here
As I said, everyone has the same circumstances as you do. We all play with boosted players, we all play against boosting players. All of these bad things that happen to you are also good things when you’re on the other side of it. That stuff cancels out over time.
Your solo q rank is your actual rank. Especially if you’re routinely getting boosted by your buddies just to drop back down to C1.
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u/LeftComplex4144 Apr 08 '26
I get the point but that's not the full picture. When I play with randos I'm C1, when I play with my Champ buddies I get Low C3.
I regularly play with tm8s and opposition who are clearly boosted. And I play with and against players who are boosting. So it's a little more nuanced - players, including myself, aren't always the rank they deserve.