User blog comment:ObsidianLazarus/Feeling Trapped in Ranked./@comment-7741109-20130906123915

I feel you man, I have the same sentiments. I've played league for a long time, and in general i like playing it. However, when it comes to ranked, for some reason there is a certain "responcability" people (should?) feel towards their teammates, and i think that's putting  some subconsious stress onto people that will affect them in their play, especially when nearing their series, making them do things differently then usual (and often in a bad way). And even if you initially aren't really bothered and are doing fine, then you can be influenced quite easily by your teammates, which can make rankend into a pretty psycological f-up (being angry with yourself and/or others for a long time).