[sff_writer_dan]

Originally Posted by jacobvl39

Just looked at your scores. Seems like you were placed in d5 based on very old scores and you're now playing at more of a d3 level. That's just how the rules work and it makes things hard for people coming back after a long break. But there have been a lot of people who returned to the game, de-rusted and then improved past their old skill level so there's still hope for you, just keep working toward getting that old skill back. It's easier to derust than to gain new skill.

I was a D2 participant for like a decade worth of arguing about my old scores and being an old man now who can't do as well, and then I went on to...well...still be D2, but to gain like 11 levels of skill rating, so if I can do it, you can too!