User blog comment:Texas Snyper/Elo Hell and You: Part 2 - Skills That Pay the Bills/@comment-216.125.251.254-20110914214004

Both blog posts are worth the read. True ELO hell is in the vicinity of 1000 to 1400. The reason I say that is because of your first point. The players mentality. I would say that the majority of ELO hell believers sit in the aforementioned range. They have probably played enough games where they have dominated to believe that they are better than average, and may very well be. THE main reason I believe this range is ELO hell is because of something you didn't mention. Your base ELO is 1200. The stated range is +/- 200 of base ELO. Here is where you will find everyone who has played very few, if any, ranked games and people who just got to 30, it only takes a 100 or so games (how many have you played). There simply ARE more ranked novices in this zone. Your odds of finding scrubs on your team is significantly higher in this range. YOU ARE HOVERING AT BASE ELO. The best cure? Read this page and follow it. Also find a friend with a similar ELO and duo queue till you get past 1400 possibly even 1500.