User blog comment:TeaIsExplosive/Pick-a-lane-queue/@comment-4834593-20130210125344

The "pick-a-lane-queue" as you call it (I guess you mean that you go in queue and tell the system what lane you want) has been brought up really often, and it's a good idea, but if the following circumstances are met:

1. There are no trolls, and

2. All roles are equally wanted.

I think you understand how well it would work in League of Legends...

A tip for you is to do what those others will most likely also do. Before you even enter the queue, you think about what champion or lane you want to play, then you enter queue. As soon as you have accepted the game, keep your fingers ready to type "mid", "top", "jungle" or whatever you want to play. If you're first, most people will let you have the lane, and the others, well, either give them the lane or dodge to avoid ingame flaming (as it normally goes together). I can't give you any more tips, except maybe that you can play a 4 or 5 man premade, and it's less in Draft Pick and Ranked, where you normally have the rule of "I am above you, so I am allowed to pick lane before you". And last pick isn't automatically support anymore these days in those queues.