Talk:Elo rating system/@comment-91.209.145.1-20111028095838/@comment-3358335-20111102185921

There is a bit of truth to the 1200 +/- ~150 being the closest thing to Elo Hell. Above 1350 my teams are fairly consistent, and below 1000 my teams are fairly consistent (notably much worse, but I know what to expect.) At 1200 I have no clue what I am going to end up with. I recently fell into the gutter and started my climb back out. But once I got to he 1100-1200 range I end up back with:
 * Mordekaiser's that call mid and fail.
 * AP Yi Jungles.
 * "Support" Alistars that won't engage "because I'm not the tank."
 * Troll "Feed me and I'll win it for you guys" players.
 * No wards. (Shit below 1000 and they at least buy wards still.)
 * Karthus's that rush Mejai's, but have been losing their lane.
 * Players that pick last in the draft that won't say a word, then pick champs that break comp. (Honestly, how did we expect to win with Kog, Trynd, Yi, Nocturne, and Soraka? If someone had said something earlier I would have changed my pick.)

Or my least favorite, players that only have 14 champs.
 * Pug: Grab me rammus.
 * Me: Ok, what do you have to trade? Poppy?
 * P:No
 * M: Renekton?
 * P: No
 * M: Kennen?
 * P:No
 * M: Veigar?
 * P: No
 * M: Who do you have?
 * P: Amumu, Morgana, Gangplank, Lee Sin, And Annie
 * M: Four of those have been banned and the other one was the first pick on the other team. Who else do you have?
 * P: Leona, Shen, and Moakai.
 * M: Anything not a tank?
 * P: Alistar
 * M: I hate you.