Quote Originally Posted by Azuri View Post
The problem is that 51 wins to 49 losses can end up as Bronze 3 with one star if the pattern was win-(loss-win)-loss but also anywhere way higher because you just happened to get a 5-6 win streak.
Exactly this. This is EXACTLY it.

Even on a smaller scale. 6/10 wins with a W-L-W-L pattern will amount to Bronze 3. 6/10 wins where you won 6 in a row followed by 4 straight defeats comes puts you on the cusp of Silver 1 before you cushion out at Silver 3.

In order to climb, you need to win >66% of your matches overall, and even that would be a +1 star after every 3 matches.

There is a reason games that have been doing this for years make each progressive tier more difficult to get into and it's to get people into the tier that represents their skill level. Bronze should not be a crab bucket where the majority are.