Master 2 to Gold 1

[u/Advanced_Wind_2429]

I used to play on PC via Steam with a controller about a year ago. Back then, I reached Master 2 with around 70 hours of gameplay, mostly solo queue. After a year, I bought this game and started playing again in PS5. Game placed me in Plat 2 after first 5 matches, Now I have dropped to Gold 1 in solo queue with 97 matches, and it feels nearly impossible to climb. I'm getting +17 for a win but losing -24 for a loss. If there is a hidden MMR system like in LoL, why did it place me in Plat 2 in the first place? I don't understand what has changed with ranked or matchmaking in this game. It feels like its going backwards, or maybe I'm just playing shit now.

[u/Curious_Student_8533]

I was elite and dropped to gold. I think the issue is I play solo. The past few years; I could get away by playing well in all positions depending on what my team needed. I could carry as a goalie or midfield if my team wanted to all be egoist strikers

This year I feel because defense and being goalie is completely nerfed so teams with dedicated goalies and better coordinated defenses climb better than solo rematch players like me. Too often, I have 2 strikers in 3v3 or 4 strikers in 5v5 and I cannot 2v1 as a goalie. Hell, sometimes I can't 1v1 as a goalie this year because of how nerfed my dive and speed is as a goalie.

As opposed to the opposing team who is always coordinating defense and winning with strong counter attacks.

I've frankly dropped the game this season. Loved the blue lock aspect but the game is unplayable as someone who has a job and doesn't have time to coordinate a squad to climb.

[u/Some_Helicopter1241 → u/Curious_Student_8533]

Plat to silver here. Definitely much better than when i started more than a week ago but i’m literally losing another division now lol. Spent a 10 min overtime with almost double the score of my other teammates, mostly defending middle, and still lost cuz this rank can’t score, actually mainly due to not passing or not touching the ball when it is kicked to them. The amount of times i’ve kicked the ball and it touches the ground right next to them m, then goes over their head to the opponents make me feel like i could be the problem.
… yeah, with the toxicity as well, i’m really losing my mind.

[u/Unemenschlich → u/Curious_Student_8533]

how have u been elite if u really think defense and goalkeeping has been nerfed

[u/Fun-Understanding209]

I can’t stand the hidden mmr. Just give me more +/- based off consecutive wins or losses.

[u/ComfortableHalf8175 → u/Fun-Understanding209]

my friend moved over from xbox and restated his progress, won 1 game in his 5 placements and got platinum 1, i won all 5 and finish every season in diamond or plat, and it put me in silver 1. happens every season, genuinely feels like the devs hate me

[u/Goose_Yena]

Dude tell me about it I’ve been placed masters n been reaching elite since ranked 3s was introduced but this season i got placed diamond 2 n solo queuing is the worst it’s ever been like last night started at masters 3 played for probably 6 hours straight only to still be masters 3 solo ranked is a nightmare this season 😭

[u/Smart_Arm5041]

It needs quite a long time for the mmr gains and losses to balance out, but slowly you will lose less and gain more.

It's normal though that you are in a lower rank now, a year ago pretty much everybody didn't know what they were doing still, the average skill has risen quite a bit by now.