Well I ' m off the Dr next week to get my test levels checked . Can ' t wait for the results as I ' m almost certain I have low test . Example , I started lifting again 3 months ago . Most weight I have pulled is 175 x 3 . Started at 135 x 5 . Weak sauce city <| sep |> This really reposted my meme . <| sep |> widens the placement range . In what sense ? Ranks up to D 3 are all available , as now . increases the importance of luck . More games played means a decreased importance of luck , so I assume you mean the ' two divisions at a time , capping at D 2 ' thing . I don ' t agree . If you belong at D 3 , you should be able to consistently 50 % win games at that level once you get there . Luck is less of a problem in this system . As it is , if you go 40 in your first four placement games , then just break even , that ' s a 73 record and you will place D 3 if you didn ' t pollute your seed MMR with QM games . Leading me to . ignores QMUD MMR . Damn straight . QM has nothing to do with HL . Nothing . I ' m ranked Diamond by hotdogs in QM , and QM players are garbage . Mechanically and in terms of macro play . I use the mode to learn new heroes , but it looks nothing like Diamond HL . QM should not seed into HL . UD I have less experience with , but it ' s still not relevant . The purpose of placement is placement . There ' s no need for a seed , and everyone should have to start from close to the bottom . increases rank fluidity discrepancy between placement games and those that follow . You ' ll have to clarify this point . By the time you ' ve played 20 games , the system will have a reasonable idea of your MMR . You might start out with a large personal adjustment , but that ' s not an issue because personal adjustment works fine . So things that should be obvious are the reasons why that idea is terrible . Obvious unless I can address your points and refute them . QED .