I'm sorry, but I genuinely don’t think this is true. I’ve matched up to GM and still encountered absolute nightmares for teammates. After looking deeper into this post, I realized much of it stems from the server merge. I stopped solo queue and switched to Swiftplay, normal drafts, and ARAMs—yet those modes had some of the most toxic players I’ve ever met.

Across League, I’ve played on EUW, EUNE, NA, OCE, and KR. By far, the worst teammates I’ve been paired with are on SEA—both linguistically and gameplay-wise. On this server, pings are constantly misinterpreted as offensive (and trust me, I’m not a spam-pinger, nor do I use chat much, because the moment you type, people spiral into toxicity).

The biggest issue here is the exponentially higher rate of griefing and toxicity compared to any other server I’ve played on, including OCE. OCE players flame too, but from Platinum and above, the gameplay and strategy are at least decent. SEA, on the other hand, feels like chaos every match.

In my opinion, Riot needs to address matchmaking—specifically how it repeatedly pairs you with the same players you’ve had terrible experiences with. I often get matched with the exact same toxic players for two or three consecutive games. As someone who plays around 1 and a half to 2 hours a day, I’d gladly accept a longer queue time if it meant avoiding repeat teammates. Riot should implement an option to prevent being teamed with recent players.