Originally Posted by Shadowed
Being able to reach 2,200 is great, but until you can mantain that rating it doesn't mean you're skilled.
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As someone who is currently hovering between 1800 and 1900 I can say that from my perspective the few teams we fought at 2100 were all exceptionally skilled (this is 5v5 so it does not address your issue with rock/paper/scissors). The difference in skill and gear becomes apparent when I get killed before a HoJ stun wears off while I can run through a five pack of PuGs in AB by myself without too much trouble. The latter is your average player, and the former is your 0.5%.
It is true that some people who happened to spike in the last week will get in. But any cutoff will have that. You can set the bar higher, but then all you get is that a three week old team that happens to spike will get in instead of a two week old team. Where do you draw the line? Blizzard did at 0.5% and it is a good line in my view. I do not expect any unskilled noobs to run around with the drake and title (ignoring account selling), at least not in my BG.