@MadeInBeatsThe ranking system in a nutshell, granted I only reached Plat IV this season:
Bronze: I get points for being bad?
Silver: Okay my teammates cost me a few, but no big deal... right?
Gold: My god, stick together! QUIT RUNNING OF- annnnd he's dead....
Platinum: *lands* *instantly dies*
Diamond: Weeeeeeeee my gun goes burrrrrr
Masters: HAHAHAH I KILLED MOST OF THE LOBBY!
Praetors: *has 20 kill badge, 4k damage badge, insane amount of kills (like beyond 50k kills), most of them are typically cheating as you can see their aim acting too godly, and they somehow manage to kill you regardless of who hit first and did the most damage, etc.
Legit have fun in ranked. I don't know if I even want to reach plat for this second split. Streamers make the game look too easy, but it's hard to get better when your team sucks, and everyone else has a pro who puts in 1000 or whatever hours a week, or some sort of bot/cheater wiping out squads like it's nothing.