User blog comment:Leyrann/Elo rating doesn't work & Elo Hell exists/@comment-2.124.1.169-20121117101948

There is a massive difference between being able to win lanes and have good mechanics and being able to carry games.

Elo is about your ability to carry games and make plays/calls to make that happen. You may have equal skill and equal lanes but its knowing what to do to win.

I've had a game when I went 0/4 ww solo top and was behind two levels at 1750 elo ranked solo Q and you would say I was the weakest link for my team as all the other lanes were even. At that point yes. But noticed a good gank bot, used my ulti suppress to get my ADC a double bot, followed by tower and a dragon. My team was then ahead. I told the team to force mid after shop. I used my gold to buy more wards as I was so far behind a little bit of hp wouldnt help me that much as i was that behind. I warded enemy jungle up and used my ulti to catch the AP mid in his jungle with my team and then took mid 2 towers and by then my team was so far ahead we just started roflstomping and won 5-8 mins later.

I got destroyed in lane but carried the game. I played terribley in lane and became pathetically weak but still carried.