I always encounter smurfs 4/10 in my competitive matches, and the common answers of the smurfs for why they "smurf" is because they help their friends rank up. Another reason why Solo queue is beneficial is it also reduces Troll encounters,...

i’m plat 3 rn and i was curious to see what ranks my opponent were last act so i checked and realized that they were all high gold/ low plat. if plat is the new gold then what is diamond and ascendant?