Okay, true enough. But I'm kind of envisioning that if they went past plat at one point, they like playing the game, and they like playing ranked so I presume they're playing it, just not trying that hard to get above Plat.
That's where I think a lot of people end up who play ranked as a thing. You sort of can get there with enough grind, but you aren't getting past Platinum without dedicating a lot of time and effort. Okay, so maybe some of you Diamond, but certainly not past Diamond IV.
And so I don't think they are purposefully deranking. I think they're just letting gravity take over and still playing.
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Okay, true enough. But I'm kind of envisioning that if they went past plat at one point, they like playing the game, and they like playing ranked so I presume they're playing it, just not trying that hard to get above Plat.
That's where I think a lot of people end up who play ranked as a thing. You sort of can get there with enough grind, but you aren't getting past Platinum without dedicating a lot of time and effort. Okay, so maybe some of you Diamond, but certainly not past Diamond IV.
And so I don't think they are purposefully deranking. I think they're just letting gravity take over and still playing.
I've rad a lot of individual posts in various places confirming this idea. It sounds there's a bit of a sweet spot for players of a certain skill level and mindset where they can typically play without sweating TOO hard or rolling the lobby.
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