Placement matches are literally just for new players

[Reece Smy-Jenkins]

Placement matches are literally just for new players

 

[Savannah Dey Carden]

How else do you get into comp though lol

 

[Abdullah Itfaque]

i was at 2300 3 seasons back... didn't play overwatch for 3 seasons... booted it up and jumped into comp without warmup....i got placed at 2746....so yeah....

 

[Reece Hatrick]

... Uh.. No... It's to determine your rank...

 

[Tamara Critzer]

Placement matches after your initial one are more or less just fine tuning your SR. You will almost never place more or less than 200 SR from your ending SR last season (unless you were gone for a few seasons).

This is why you can lose 9/10 placement matches and place diamond - you were probably diamond last season. Same thing with winning 9/10 and placing silver.

 

[Mario Flores]

I don't think you're using that word right