User blog comment:Texas Snyper/Elo Hell and You: Part 1 - The Impassable Barrier/@comment-93.219.7.206-20120728114307

I really like the blog, but i would like it to take into account the following:

with 50/50 win/loss ratio... you can be at 500 elo or you can be 1800 elo... depending on what you did in your first 32 ranked games (in which you raise/lower elo faster), e.g.:

you start with 1200, win your first 32 games you get approx and get 16*40 + 16*20 = 960 elo (this is all not exact... you understand what i mean) then youre 2160, now you lose the next 32 games... and lose 32*10 = 320 elo... you have a 50/50 ratio now and are at 1840 elo, which is platinum i guess...

other way round: lose first 32 and win the next 32 you will 1200 - 960 + 320 = 560 elo... which is far away from even bronze...

since 32 is a finite number, it kinda depends on your "luck" in the first 32 games... how much other ppl carry you... how much your team / enemy team feeds... how many leavers you or your enemies have...