What’s the best way to play League infrequently?
I know the answer might seem obvious, but I’ve been wondering about this because Normal Games have been feeling incredibly unbalanced for solo players lately.
It’s always some guy picking Master Yi ADC on my team, while the enemy team is a full premade squad with a solid Jungler and a duo bot lane BMing in all-chat. There’s nothing I can do when my Yi ADC goes 0/15 in 20 minutes.
Ranked at least has some level of matchmaking balance. From what I’ve noticed, the pattern is usually two good players, one average, and two feeders on both teams—it’s honestly much less stressful.
The problem is that you can’t really test new champs in Ranked, and you need to play frequently to stay consistent and keep your mental in check.
I also saw a discussion where people were saying Normals are only for practicing for Ranked, because once you reach a certain skill level, you’re "forced" to play Ranked so you don't ruin the balance in Normal games.
For those of you who play League but don’t have much time or can only play on weekends: how do you do it? Do you stick to ARAM, Normals, or Ranked?