I recently came back to Valorant after a 2-year break. I used to play around Diamond/Ascendant back then, but after losing most of my placement matches, I got placed in Gold. I'm not expecting to climb back to Diamond overnight, but I feel completely hard-stuck in Gold 3 right now.
I’m aware my overall gameplay may have declined a bit over the years, but seriously—was the game always this hard? I don’t remember it being such a grind lol 😅