wtf is wrong with dota ranks?

[737]

I've been legend most of my dota 2 life (since medals and even before). My last rank was legend 3 and I was playing against ancients sometimes divine players. The games were normal, I felt like I was well paired most of the time.
Now I'm uncalibrated playing with two friends, one that was legend 4 and one crusader 1.

The games are INSANELY hard. We're getting destroyed by Guardians, Crusaders, Archons. It's like they play way better than legends/ancients.

WTF is going on? Are these people just not in the right rank?

[76561198103775815]

its a behavior score, it's a political thing it's not an actual rating system. you're playing with a bunch of bots who AFK-Jungle... they can only respond primitively for a reason.

[76561199242904072]

There are a few factors that might explain what's happening:

1. Rank Calibration: When you're uncalibrated, the system tries to gauge your skill level by matching you against a wide range of opponents. This can lead to games that feel mismatched, as the system is still "learning" where you belong.
2. Smurf Accounts: Some players create new accounts or intentionally lower their rank to dominate lower-ranked games. This could explain why Guardians or Crusaders seem to be playing at a much higher skill level.
3. Party Dynamics: Playing with friends of different ranks can throw off matchmaking. The system tries to balance the average rank of your party, which might result in unusual matchups.
4. Recent Updates: Valve occasionally tweaks the matchmaking algorithm, which can lead to unexpected changes in game dynamics. For example, recent updates have introduced changes to rank systems and matchmaking rules.

[Wygar]

I was once in 1100 mmr bracket. The most difficult bracket to get out from and I have seen 1k,2k,3k and 4k brackets. Players there sometimes play better than divine players. MMR is just a number in Dota. You can buy immortal ranking no problem and I think there are a lot of news in the highest brackets. Anyway MMR does not work.

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I 2 have been Legend/ancient most my dota life.
I also reached archon once or twice and divine several times.

last 3-4 years ive stopped chasing mmr. I'm okay with whatever rank I am. I only focus on the next win.

I think legends 10 years ago are the legends today.
meaning all the legends got 10 years "better"
only a few go all the way up and all the way down.