User blog comment:ObsidianLazarus/Feeling Trapped in Ranked./@comment-5127415-20130903105056

You can lose a game due to a teammates mistake and sometimes, it is why you lost. (I.e. teammate got caught out/didn't ward up). Everyone makes mistakes, but if you truly belong in gold/plat then you will get there, EVENTUALLY. You should just concentrate on improving your own game in SoloQ, if you correct mistakes you see, then you have a better chance of going higher.