I just really, really dislike the the pregame game.
I don't either but I don't Ranked TB is the answer. Getting rid of Duo's would be wonderful but would cause some outrage and lose Riot customers. Unacceptable.
Here's the solution:
No more talking in Champ Select. At all. None. What you can do is soft select a champion and a role like in Teambuilder. All five players. If someone above you selects your role, you have to re-select. If they select your champ, you re-select. A short delay before bans begin.
Now the ban guy can see what people want to play and can decide what to ban. People who really want to play a champ/role don't have to feel like a dick or risk threats if they believe in the sanctity of pick order. People like me who don't mind filling in most of the time can see what other people want to play without having to feel like they're 'giving in' to the prick who said "Mid Only" instead of "Mid Pref"
No bitching at someone for playing the 4th best champ at their position instead of what THEY feel is the best. That the person they're bitching at might not be good with.
No btiching at someone for playing what THEY feel is a counter.
No bitching. Only dodging or coping.
It would be awesome!
Accept...
-Wouldn't be ideal for those rooms where five civil, reasonable people discuss where they are best and worst at and come up with an ideal team comp where everyone is satisfied and effective at their role.
-Wouldn't solve the problems of people who only want to play one or two roles.
So yeah, there would be downsides. But I think it would be better than the issues that Ranked Teambuilder would present.
Players with similar skillsets and champ pools as Peter Dump Truck get as high in rank as... well people who know how to play three champs. Sorry if it's an asshole thing to say but when Pete gets to Plat, I don't really care about getting there anymore. Well... I might still try just to show that someone stuck in Gold can do it with the new system. Be sad if I still couldn't though. I'd probably quit League at that point.
Anyway, I don't think it's Riot's goal to make the reward system that is Ranked mean less to a lot people because you can now rise pretty high by knowing how to play only one champion. You mentioned solving that with different Queues? Well how far does that go?
-Ranked
-Ranked Teambuilder With Champs So You Can't Ban
-Ranked Without Duoing.
-Ranked Teambuilder Role Only Select So You Can Still Ban
Do you have these for just Summoner's Rift or on Twisted as well?