@DarthValtrex I thought you had got to diamond. You're experienced enough so i think the best advice is just to play ranked exclusively and consistently but like pubs trying not to think about points to much and you'll naturally climb, get used to the speed and find a rhythm over time.
I used to make pretty fast steady progress overall through Plat but it was much slower this season with ups and downs even in gold at times when i first returned after my couple season break. I was really rusty.
I streamed last week to tweak some setting for some possible future AHQ vids (gone from 720p @ 30fps to comfortable 1080 @ 60 now btw 😃) and how i played now compared to then was noticeable with things like speed when looting, reacting to fights, how i position during fights and stuff that i know to do or be fast at i just don't as much anymore and while some of it may be overconfidence in some cases, a lot of it is just not analysing the situation, becoming complacent and being lazy just w keying in. I'm not invested in Apex like i was before and my speed and performance has suffered for it.
Instead of a coffee/redbull for ranked now i've retired with a beer which has meant less stress and more hair so i'm fine with that. 😛