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Originally Posted by Argonaut
1. The new pyramid is much improved. Really like it a lot, as it helps create better competition at the different levels.
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Although the pyramid IS much improved, it's far from perfect. There's a BIG gulf between Gold and Diamond, and both Gold and Diamond leagues are top heavy each week with teams that should be in the league above.
I don't think that the approach of applying downward pressure on the leagues has worked very well. 4 promotions from Gold creates the potential for the strongest team to not be promoted due to playoff RNG. 10 demotions from Diamond guarantees that dozens of teams will be relegated that are too good for Gold. Then there aren't enough strong teams in Gold to give them really good competition.
That's just not how pro/rel works IRL.
For me, there are simply too many top teams for so few to play at the Perfect level, and it unbalances the other levels.