Marvel Rivals Season 1 started off with a pretty serious rank reset that saw everyone go down at least seven levels from where they finished in Season 0. This was to prevent any stagnation and ensure everyone in the higher ranks are active in the game, but even still, the reset spread chaos throughout Season 1's ranks.
"After hours of suffering and grinding, I'll be thrown back to Silver 1 with players who were hardstuck at Gold," VolrathK says in a Reddit thread. "Why God? Just why? Why not placement matches? Valorant has been doing that for years, and it just works. Big L for the devs in this one."
