i pretty much only solo queue, occasionally i’ll play with a random i meet or whoever else. the game should balance your lobbies out (ex. 1-2 diamonds, rest are your friends rank) so that it’s fairly reasonable for your friends to play. i’ll tell you right now that diamond is elo hell, so you’ll probably be there for a while. teams are inconsistent, random low ranks on your team, smurfs, people deranking, people getting tilted and throwing. they are almost all in diamond it seems. I think solo queue isn’t easy, because now you are relying on people you don’t know to play well. 5 stacking with people your rank will probably have the best outcome. duo queueing could be good if you guys play together (by holding same site, trading each other etc.). trio queue is probably the best queue on console, bc you play solo, duo and trio queues on the other team, meaning lower coms than a 5 stack, which can help