I was in Ascendant in episode 8 and got re-ranked to Silver 3 in episode 9! (I didn't play for 2-3 months to be fair) Now I'm hardstuck in Platinum because every game is a joke because you'll get everything from smurfs, leavers, trolls, ... And in-between you have actual players whose actual ranks differ from iron/bronze up to immortal in your and the enemy lobbies. It doesn't feel like there's any consistancy to my games. Every game feels like a coin flip at this point in Platinum.