User blog comment:Zeowolf0/Wolf's Rant - Ranked Games/@comment-5791947-20130122073236

1. Ranked games are more competitive, which is undeniably true. You are supposed to put your A-game on every match, or go back to normals. People play ranked to determine how good they are (some of them even show offs). Some very skilled people with high ratings attracts attention from typical players and gaming teams, eventually giving them a chance to shine nationwide or worldwide. That's why it's important for some. But most of all, people just play ranked just to show they are good.

2. That isn't true at all. High Elo players have just as much nice people and d*cks as typical players like us. It doesn't matter what skill you are, a d*ck is still a d*ck for ruining the gaming mood of other players and will still be reported and punished for doing so. There's already cases where professional players are permabanned for toxic behavior. (iWillDominate of Dignitas)

3. Exactly, Elo Hell only exists for people who does not want to believe they are actually unskilled and they'll try everything they can to blame others for their mistakes. Elo Hell believers also think kill score matters, you will notice that especially on players below 1200 Elo. People who actually admit they're bad and reasonable people would deny this,