User blog comment:Zeowolf0/Wolf's Rant - Ranked Games/@comment-5556439-20130122151821

1. Ranked is a way for players that want more from a game they love to GET more from what they love, also it feels amazing to get at a higher Elo and eventually you will want to play nothing but ranked since you will be around people at your same skill.(even though it doesnt judge by skill, lame)

2. No, every Elo has dicks, but higher Elo players will get mad if you dont know what your doing considering they are used to playing with very knowledgable/skilled people.

3. This depends greatly on what Elo you are at. Yes it is possible, but unless you play game changers like ADC or Jungler(Thats suggesting your team actually helps), you have to rely on your teammates to truly carry the match. Elo Hell isnt real in the formal sense, but there is a unimaginably bad section of ranked below ~800 Elo that is literally full of nothing but monkeys.

Yes, but thats still subjective, even with those chances, you still have that chance to get that team. Just deal with it really. There is no way to gain Elo through just pub stomping unless your playing Vayne like Doublelift. Champs like AP Yi(Leyrann can tell you about that) and Riven pub stomp but not into Gold Elo. Just play play play. Thats really the only solution to your problems in Ranked since the Elo system makes no sense.