"My friends told me when I first started playing last season that when I played Ranked for the first week or two, I would tank hard and drop numerous divisions. "
I tell you what your friends are referring to.
The calculated MMR (Matchmaking Rating, ELO derived system) for a player is not going to be perfect right off the bat if they have never played ranked before and the MMR of the player for their early matches are going to skew more towards the average MMR. Your friends are speaking under the assumption that said average MMR is going to be far higher than the level of play of the player and that they will consistently lose games. It can, of course, go in any direction; a player is not predestined to lose; A player could play at a higher level and be placed higher or they could perform at that level and stay the same.
It's normal because you have been losing games; that's the long and the short of it.
Read if you want, because for the rest of this post because I'm going to a treat you with respect and be frank:
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Unless you're some sort of MOBA prodigy it is completely normal for you to be placed in bronze, especially if this is your first season. Why? because a lot of higher ranked players are also doing placements and getting placed in ranks closer to your's so it may seem like you're getting completely outclassed by people in your level, just remember they probably went from Gold to Bronze and are trying to climb back up.
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Well bronze is a nightmare period very hard to get out of as either seem to be on team that does really well or on a team that gets crushed...
To be frank: These people are bullshitting you. This is April, everyone isn't still doing their placements. And there is not some procedure that makes everyone get placed in Bronze. Everyone in every ranked game you have played for the last week have had average MMR for the division or lower, or far lower, with the only the exception of one who was higher than the average (looking to climb) and he was on your team. And the other guy is as well; he is effectively lying to you for his own sake. He is placed in the easiest division of the easiest tier to climb out of.
So to answer your question...
XFCbot (NA): "Is this normal, or am I inexperienced? "
Is what I would prefer. It's both, and that's just fine. If you want to improve and rank up: Don't worry; You'll get there.
