Talk:Elo rating system/@comment-99.43.165.61-20120319012552/@comment-129.161.196.126-20120324174117

You shouldn't be playing ranked the instant you hit 30. A lot of people do that and from what I've seen, it usually goes poorly.

It's best to wait it out another at least 100 or so games. It will get you used to playing against only 30s (who have full runes/masteries and more experience with the game) and give you a chance to get more runes, to learn more champions, and to develop a better understanding of the game. If you don't know at least 2 champions from every "standard" role (3 if one of them is a common ban) and have appropriate runes to play them well, it's unfair to your team, who will probably be taking ranked a bit more seriously than you. When there's a number attached to your performance, even if that doesn't mean much in the grand scheme of things, it's frustrating to have someone who doesn't take it seriously at all ruin a game or play poorly because they're not ready for ranked.