Quote Originally Posted by AnotherPerson View Post
It's more like the opposite of what you're thinking right now. I get consistently matched with Crystal players at diamond 5, but I was already matched with Crystal players when I hit Platinum 1. If anything, this was to further close the gap between matchmaking ranks so the disparity of player skill difference is smaller. Don't know how it will affect queue times.
Ah gotcha, I was under the impression crystal was it's own matchmaking and didnt share with any other tier. Cheers