The Unfair Matchmaking of Solo Players vs. Pre-made Squads
The current matchmaking in Ranked is making it nearly impossible for solo players to have a fair experience. Right now, the system regularly puts solo queuing players into lobbies against full 3-stack squads that are often at the same or higher rank. This creates an impossible situation for someone playing with random teammates.
To make the fights more balanced, the matchmaking should be adjusted. If the system is going to put solo players against full stacks, it should at least ensure those full squads are at a lower rank than the solo player.
There are a few reasons why this change is necessary:
The Coordination Advantage: A full stack has better communication and team chemistry. Putting them against a solo player of the same rank is unfair because the stack will almost always win through coordination alone.
The "Random" Handicap: Solo players have to deal with teammates who have different play styles or no microphones. Matching them against a highly coordinated team of the same skill level is a guaranteed loss.
RP Loss: It feels like solo players are being used as "filler" or "RP fodder" to keep queue times fast for the high-rank squads. It’s much harder for a solo player to earn RP than it is for someone in a coordinated stack, yet the entry costs are the same.
Fairer Fights: By putting solo players against lower-ranked full stacks, it balances the "Teamwork Advantage" of the squad against the "Individual Skill Advantage" of the solo player.
If the game won't give us a separate solo-only queue, it needs to stop treating a solo player and a full 3-stack as if they have an equal chance of winning. Matching solos against lower-ranked stacks is the only way to make the fight feel fair.
