Talk:Elo rating system/@comment-99.23.95.70-20130128081152

People need to stop crying about "Elo Hell". I got trolled from 1300 down to 900. Now I'm back up to 1516. I used to think Elo Hell existed because the amount of trolls, but the real problem is that I'd stop trying soon as a noob on my team gave first blood. If you want your Elo to get higher, stop crying and just play your role. Also, direct your team to objectives. If you see that 3 of the enemy team died and only 2 on your team died in a team fight, push some towers or go for baron or dragon. Another thing to do is: GIVE KILLS TO THE CARRIES! They are called "Carries" for a reason. If they get fed, they WILL carry your team. I main top and I usually get someone tanky. Kills are way more useful on an ADC than on a tank. People need to stop saying, "My score was 10-2-3." because if you aren't the AP mid or ADC that's not exactly good. Many people I saw in lower elo games got their kills from KSing their teammates and in reality did nothing then blamed their team. The best way to check if someone is actually any good is to check the Grid tab at the end of the game. Look at how much damage they dealt to champions. If they have 20 kills, but only dealt 10k dmg to champions in a 40 minute game, you know that person was actually useless and just KSed all game. For example, most of my games I deal the 2nd most damage to champions, but only have 4 kills maybe. I did more for my team than the jungler with 12 kills, but dealt the least damage to champions at the end of the game. The point is, there is no such thing as "Elo Hell", and the only person to blame for losses is yourself. Yes, you will have AFKers and trolls, but so will the enemy team, In fact, there is more of a chance the enemy has a troll/AFKer than your team (assuming you are not trolling or AFKing).