Talk:Elo rating system/@comment-5656417-20121024050954

I didn't get the flow of the Ranked scene at first. I started playing Ranked at about 1000-1200 wins in normal. Before that in Normal, it was relatively random how you win the game.

I think I tried to play Evelynn there (when she was super nerfed, yet still my best champion) and i was not well received. That hurt my Elo rating.

It took me a while to catch on good. But by then, it was too late, as I was already sub 1100. Now, I am spiraling down the Elo slope with nothing to grab onto on the way down.

As much as I wish I could get out and back to 1200, I cannot. It is completely random the way match making matches you up with people.

I can attest this because sometimes, my team will be pitted against a team who just has some unbearably bad player on their team. Elo Hell is Real.