Talk:Elo rating system/@comment-66.27.120.165-20120611065015

Ok so a little of my opinion on the idea of elo hell.. There are two different arguments for this which I'm sure everybody knows. The idea that you will win 5/9 of your games if you perform above your elo generally holds true, however, this means that if you are consistently performing above your elo it will take about 400 games (220 wins vs 180 losses) to raise your elo to about 1700. But it should be kept in mind that players do NOT always perform above their elo, maybe they have a bad game 1 in 10 games. This means that they will only win 5/10 games and never really be able to raise their elo. Keep in mind that below 2k it is much more difficult to raise elo and a players performance does not always accurately reflect their true elo. Get lucky and be skilled, easy elo. Don't get lucky, other way is true. Just a thought to keep in mind.