It's interesting how there -does- seem to be a more challenging feel to Promo matches.

I don't know if it's the matchmaking or the mental adjustment (which I don't think is a factor, since I've gone into promos feeling about the same as always), but there does definitely feel like Promo matches are just more difficult. Either the enemy is more coordinated than my team is, or my teammates are less skilled; More often than not, I have poor games in promos. It's easy enough to get back in them -- I just win the next game, as always, and I'm right back, but the very first game in promos after that goes poorly.

I wonder if there's any credence to this phenomenon.