MisterDannyWhat confused me though is how they expect mid experience as soldier in 6s to carry over as spy in highlander in low, it seemed very irrational to me to build a connection between the two.
it doesn't, but admins probably don't have a massive spreadsheet that categorizes your mainclass, your team performance and individual performance in 6v6 and tells you which classes you can play in which divisions and which classes you can't play in which divisions.
can a 6v6 main mid soldier who did well in his losing team play low spy? if not, can a 6v6 main mid soldier who didn't perform well in his losing team? it's beyond arbitrary and subjective in most cases so they just check your experience against the div you want to play and that's it.
there aren't that many black and white cases where a majority would allow people in a division below without any penalty because people will constantly try to argue the validity of the admins' judgement.
"this solly got 8 airshots in this log (<a 0-3 product game on his 0-8 w/l team>) and hes allowed to play demo in low with no penalty????"