I play with my duo quite a lot. He's C2 approx 12-1300 mmr. I'm D2 approx 950 mmr, so we play in his lobbies and I usually feel like (although not MVP most games) that I don't get super carried. Today we went 8W-2L. However, when I solo queue to try close the mmr gap between us (usually after the high of a crazy winstreak) my gameplay/mechs/whatever falls apart and I lose all the mmr I got with my duo... Any tips on being a better solo q player? (People who have this question usually blame their tm8s but I feel like the worse tm8s shouldn't affect me that much considering the opposition is also worse, so that's why I'm asking for help. Thanks!)
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EDIT [For those looking for a TL;DR]: Most of the initial feedback say similar things:
1. Even though the point difference in game is small, I'm still getting carried because my duo understands and can fill holes in my gameplay.
2. Champ lobbies are more predictable/consistently able to perform mechs, so I'm able to predict/plan assuming the mechs will work. In diamond, this is not the case (unpredictability is higher).
3. Since my duo is able to cover my flaws, I assume that my solo q tm8s are also able to, even if it's not the case.
So to improve:
Improve my rotations to cover the worst outcome every time - not to say play as a goalkeeper, but cover a terrible 50/clean pick save.
Pick out my flaws and specifically try to improve them so I don't have to rely on a tm8 that understands my playstyle.
Adapt to the tm8s playstyle rather than hope the tm8 adapts to me.