↑ esuriospiritus wrote:tl;dr people take this game entirely too seriously and the second I stopped caring so much was the second I started enjoying it more.
Yeah, um, ranked is for being serious. Don't play it with your friends unless you're like Fate/Nuwen and you can read each other's minds and both of you never rage because it can make good friends mad at each other. The attitude can get toxic; I've seen it happen and there are plenty of stories. This is also why I prefer solo queue. Duo'ing is ok, but as soon as one of you guys notice someone is arguing with the other or blaming him over this game, it's time to call it quits because a friendship isn't worth it.
Also, I can't take a normal game seriously for my life anymore. Everytime someone in a normal starts raging, it just seems hilarious. ARAM's are another thing entirely.