User blog comment:Commander Marko/Are ranked 3v3s/5v5s better ways to get Gold?/@comment-3014924-20131029093428

To point things out:

I'm Silver 1 (over 200 ranked season 3 games played). I play with friends, mostly silver too. Our 3*3 team is silver 4 (around 80 games). Our 5*5 in bronze 3 (around 30 maybe). It's tougher to get gold in team than solo IMO. Mostly because of the exemple given by Emptylord. You face very often new teams full of very good players stomping you. Around 20-25% of my 3*3 experiences include 2 golds or a platinium... In the end, we lose.

It remains a flaw IMO in the team ranked system. you should not face too often placement teams. It screws you up.

Anyway, good luck.