I'm fairly new and after i saw my friend struggle to rank up after he got placed in iron 2, i'm anxious if i'm good enough to play good to escape the low elo's. Is this normal and what should i do, should i play the placement matches or sho...

I find it strange that a diamond 1 can appear in an ascendant 2 lobby and just int his ass off on my team. The dude is nearly 5 ranks below, just because he does good against diamond 2s doesn’t mean you place him in a lobby 5 ranks higher.