The game removed 2v2 ranked a while ago and the game has not been the same since.
I do understand the motivations around doing it - concentrating the player base to a few rank game types makes the game better, especially when there’s a small overall player base.
I primarily play with one other friend at once and I think its much more fun and competitive playing 2v2 than 3v3. In 3v3 everyone has a counter for everything and it makes the game less interesting. However, i still play 3v3 ranked with 1 friend and 1 random as this is the only ranked option for us. Sometimes this is okay but there’s often things wrong with it. Primarily, when players disconnect.
I thought that reaching diamond rank would change this. However, it has not. We’re seemingly ranked with rank 5s with a few hours gameplay, even in diamond league!
At the very least, other plays rank in the game should not be damaged if one teammate leaves within the first 30 seconds of a game. Also, if you’re ranked with someone that is obviously a lower ranked league rank than you then you should be penalised less for a loss. And same goes for the opposite.
To add to this, one of the reason for removing 2v2 was to consolidate the players into a few matchmaking types. I’ve tried ranked blitz 2v2 but I can never find a game for it! Even after 20 minutes waiting. Why not swap this for normal 2v2 ranked?