User blog comment:Texas Snyper/Elo Hell and You: Part 1 - The Impassable Barrier/@comment-4089515-20110907233903

Sometimes, it really isn't someone's fault. My first ranked game was with one of my friends, who kind of sucks. He fed 1/10, we had another person 1/9 and a 1/6. I didn't feed. This dropped my rating right from the get go, and now I only get paired with truly stupid people. I honestly encounter much better players in Normal than Ranked.