The state of plat 6s is a valid point imo. A lot of teams joined/roster rode just to get a plat medal, which I think was a primary point in the threads from a while ago. The reason we played gold instead of plat is that we were told we were less likely to be play against gimmick teams and ffw's. hopefully that improves this season.
The match days I dont really agree with, with an 8 week season, as someone who's led a lot of teams, having your core 9 for more than a garunteed day as well as having scrims to practice the next map. There is an invite player limit in lower divs but I think if you had a lot of 6s talent in steel, you would've rolled.
There was a team made of mid-high open players who rolled silver even though they had little to no HL exp. granted. They had freestate on scout.
My main point is that if you have an issue or complaint, take the time to ask admins in their support chat or message them. Complaining about issues on here may not reach them.
I have a lot of respect for UGC since they have thousands of players and less than 20? People who are all volunteers as staff. I just wish more people would be constructive instead of just being rude.
Thanks for expanding on your points