I Get Unfair Matchmaking in LoL Flex Ranked and Riot Pairs Me with High-Level Opponents

I’m fed up with the completely unfair matchmaking system in League of Legends Flex Ranked. I'm level 91 and queued up with a level 500 friend—neither of us had a ranked rating yet. In our very first match, we lost and I got placed in Gold IV, which was already strange. But then in the very next game, we were matched against Emerald-ranked opponents.

This system makes zero sense. How can new or lower-level players be matched against people with hundreds of levels and clearly more experience? It's demoralizing, frustrating, and not fun. Riot, you really need to fix the ranked matchmaking system ASAP or you're going to start losing players.

And yes—I broke so many of my tank tops out of rage that now I have to spend money replacing them. That money could’ve gone into LoL. Instead, it’s going to clothes. Please fix this mess. Ranked should feel competitive, not hopeless.