User blog comment:TheTobarMethod/Mindset Theory: Solo vs Duo Que/@comment-5791947-20130408035322

Come to think of it, you're right.

Most of the time, solo queue in ranked forces everyone to do their best, because they have the general mindset that anyone in his or her team could be a potential idiot. This is why you can commonly hear "F**k solo queue" so often.

Meanwhile, when you have a friend to duo queue with you, most of the time you let your guard down, because you and your friend assumes that the other will help you win, so you wouldn't try as hard (although you're still trying).