Ugh , poor people are the worst ! <| sep |> You would not believe the number of fangirls I ' ve seen throwing tantrums that Hook hasn ' t had a lot of screen time and that there needs to be more CS domestic scenes . As a firethief I feel like Charlie Bucket watching Veruc Salt get the chocolate factory and still throw a fit . Hook had a whole season revolve around him practically . <| sep |> placement matches are where the certainty value of your mmr is low , which means that the algorithm is willing to change your mmr in larger increments . This certainty value will increase as you play more matches until it reaches a minimum , and the points you gain or lose each match will be less . So placement matches don ' t actually place you against the whole cohort , but instead is more of an accelerated grind . If you ' re worried about the whole grind thing , there ' s also a win streak mechanic that supposedly allows higher level players to level up faster when they ' re stuck on lower ranks .