User blog comment:Emptylord/Blogs/Journey to Platinum - ADC Thresh/@comment-4846081-20130929182900/@comment-5035765-20130929191011

there are actually good reasons for them limiting who can play ranked

for one, if everyone is the same level, no one will have a rune/mastery advantage

for two, it is supposed to reduce the number of people going in that REALLY aren't ready for it (and hey, it increases the practice you have with the minimum amount of champs)

oh, and before you say anything about the champ minimum, it's the minimum you can have and not have all your available champs picked or banned already if you're really unlucky.

BUT I've gone on long enough on something that's off-topic...