User blog comment:Nhan-Fiction/A Casual Attitude Waters Down Ranked Play/@comment-5941731-20130309015858/@comment-86.189.14.154-20130310134948

Actually, THAT would be the point. Playing a game where all players are taking the game a bit more seriously. I play ranked, and normals too... normals when I just want to chill with friends and have some random (not trolling) fun, and ranked when I want a serious challange versus players of my own skill level (yeah, at least supposedly...). Both types of game can be a lot of fun.

And that is why I kinda agree with the OP here, ranked is where you'd ideally go when you want a challange and people who're there for the same reason... to push their limits. And not where last pick instalocks Annie with Clarity despite your team already having a mid or a guy who takes AD then can't last hit for shit, pushing the lane AND falling behind by 50 cs by 10 minutes. And then blames the jungler for not ganking bot, despite them being miles behinid and pushing the lane all the time. That's what you should get in normals. And in there, you shouldn't care, as you should be able to win nonetheless. But this attitude in ranked costs you and your team games, hence should not be tolerated. If you'd like to know, I'm Silver 2... and usually meet gold players in my matches, which should tell you a bit about my MMR. And even here, I do get these guys... am I bitching a lot? Maybe... but I don't expect platinum gameplay at this level. No, sir. However, if you're playing ranked, you should at least get the BASIC mechanics right! Is that too much to ask for?