Posting this because I've seen so many people complaining about their ranks after placements this episode, including some friends. Here's my take. For some context, I just barely hit Gold 1 last act and placed Silver 1 after my placements...

Since only top500 of Immortal players are radiant rank there is a massive skill difference between the bottom immortals and the top immortals close to radiant, However they are all still displayed by the same badge and rank which is suppose...