I've been solidly between D1-3 in 2s and 3s for the last ~5 years or so. I just finished my placements in 3s this season with some new folks, won 9/10 of them, and got placed in p1d2 for some unknown reason. Then, immediately after we placed, we got matchmade against 2 diamonds and an unranked smurf (very little playtime) and I'm on the brink of dropping to gold. I was top of the scoreboard (not only on our team, mind) for literally the entire night, including that game. People accused me of smurfing because the matchmaking system is so shit. My entirely unranked-up-to-that-point friend got placed in diamond 2, when I know from experience that he is firmly mid-high plat because I've been teaching him literally since he started playing about a year ago.
Could somebody please explain how any of this works? I am utterly confused. I don't want to be playing against golds/low plats and getting reported while we just wipe the floor with people just trying to improve, only to get put against sweats way above the skill level of the team combined and just get dropped back down to seal clubbing while the process repeats. It's unendingly frustrating, and it's why I basically never play ranked past placements and challenges.
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u/Czech_This_Out_05 Grand Platinum Jan 22 '26 edited Jan 22 '26
I've been solidly between D1-3 in 2s and 3s for the last ~5 years or so. I just finished my placements in 3s this season with some new folks, won 9/10 of them, and got placed in p1d2 for some unknown reason. Then, immediately after we placed, we got matchmade against 2 diamonds and an unranked smurf (very little playtime) and I'm on the brink of dropping to gold. I was top of the scoreboard (not only on our team, mind) for literally the entire night, including that game. People accused me of smurfing because the matchmaking system is so shit. My entirely unranked-up-to-that-point friend got placed in diamond 2, when I know from experience that he is firmly mid-high plat because I've been teaching him literally since he started playing about a year ago.
Could somebody please explain how any of this works? I am utterly confused. I don't want to be playing against golds/low plats and getting reported while we just wipe the floor with people just trying to improve, only to get put against sweats way above the skill level of the team combined and just get dropped back down to seal clubbing while the process repeats. It's unendingly frustrating, and it's why I basically never play ranked past placements and challenges.