[YoshL]

tell me:

whose fault is it that they stopped playing FFR and their skill degraded
whose fault is it that they had a peak that corresponded to where they got placed in the tournament
whose fault is it that they didn't feel like regaining skill for the tournament

and you're suggesting that divisional placements be modified so people have a "chance". Divisions were created to allow people to have a chance. unless you think we should make the system 100% fair and remove divisional placements, and only let the best player win

Mina's post pretty much outlines every problem with placing people at current skill. Mod devonin's mod edit doesn't really have much merit because people advocating for ranking degradation or placing based on current skill is actually pretty infuriating and kinda insulting for those who decide that they'll play to get better, instead of trying to make their competitive lives as easy as possible