User blog comment:Mineko Charat Lucky/Don't Play to Win, Ever/@comment-5549414-20130114164838

Play to improve when you are playing solo que. This is the place to learn. If you are playing on a team in ranked 5v5, play to win. Play the game you brought with you, and try to use everything you have learned to win. And if you are playing normals just play to have fun. No reason to stress over them.

At least, this is how I look at all the modes.