SBMM

This is a mechanicin game that I think is greatly over speculated.

To my mind there are simply 2 brackets you're put into, and put simply that's good or bad. (KD dependent and recent wins included obviously).

I think SBMM makes players seek to play as groups with friends or LFGs. If you need you can join the apex discord for groups on pc or ps and xbox have ways to do it through social stuff there.

I have hit masters most seasons consecutively since masters was released in season 4 or 5,and before that had predator rank. I also have this problem, I go against three stacks and super sweaty players, 1v1 there's a chance, but it's very rarely that fair. So I've resorted to playing more casually with friends and just making the best of it. Or I stick to ranked and practice skills there.