same deal down in silver and gold, i havent played ranked in months because it just isnt enjoyable

I started solo queuing val again recently after a break of a few months and it feels like the quality of games has taken a sharp decline. I mostly play unrated, so im not sure how it is with ranked, but it feels like almost every game has an afk player or an massive mismatch in skill between the teams. along with this im pretty sure queue times are roughly 30% longer. anyone else have similar issues recently? it would be nice if riot cared more about the health of their game.