User blog comment:Nhan-Fiction/A Casual Attitude Waters Down Ranked Play/@comment-184.155.119.99-20130308232108/@comment-5001455-20130309221027

Based on your description, I wouldn't count you as a casual ranked player. To me, there is a difference between someone who tends to play ranked matches more versus someone queues up for a ranked game because they can (my friend the other day mentioned how he got an ally who literally said they were doing a ranked game because they could - of course, they lost the match).

I really just want to see that "drive" for victory when Elo is on the line, which is a large part of why I wrote this rant. I get extremely angered when I get allies who act like they don't care if we are about to lose if they don't react to a given situation immediately. I want to see allies bounce back from the bad stuff. I want my allies to demonstrate determination when the game is getting too close for comfort.

In a way, it is a blessing when you get allies who are in a promotion series because they at least (often anyway) play motivated.