Talk:Elo rating system/@comment-203.206.24.103-20120507025301/@comment-83.163.132.106-20120508191337

Yes, over time your elo WILL go up, don't listen to the others, except maybe the guy with the long post, he seems to have some good points.

Here's the thing. You win less elo for games you were supposed to win (because the enemy team has a lower average elo), and gain more elo for games you were supposed to lose (same reason but vice-versa). Over time, it has been proven over and over that this system will slowly bump your elo because of the way the extra loss/gain is applied, AS LONG AS YOU PLAY CONSISTENTLY AT ANY ELO. If you can't manage to play consistently at a certain elo, this system will actually bump you down slowly for the same reasons (application of extra elo on loss/gain).

tl;dr: The system rewards long-time CONSISTENT play, bumping up your elo slowly, but will not allow you to reach 2k+ if you don't belong there.