Provisional Series

Bear with me as I recant my sob story on how Rito screwed me.

Last season I believe I ended up in Silver III or something like that. So as usual, during the preseason I was planning on how when I got home for spring break I would do my provisional games and make a push for gold (which will probably never happen but I can dream okay). So when I got home this week and I finished my provisional matches at 8-2 I felt very proud of myself as a player... As my team was closing out my final game I was talking to my friends like "yeah the worst case scenario right now is probably high silver." I was wrong. I got dropped into Bronze I.

"...but where there was once great pride now it's gone."

Ultimately, I understand that my MMR is low and that is why I am in this situation, but it is just so demoralizing to do well in that 10 game series and be dropped into a lower elo than I have ever finished at in any season. I know that I should just look at this as an opportunity to carry some easy games, but now I just feel like I have to spend so much time to reclaim what I've already earned and I'm just not having fun playing anymore.

Call me an idealist, but that ten game series should reward winning and not just (conspiracy theory alert) suck you into spending more time and money playing this game.