MMR is only active while you have at least 2x star bonuses. When you hit 1x, MMR no longer applies, you'll be matched only against players in the same rank bracket as you. Like, if you're at Plat 10, then you'll be facing Gold 1 (kinda of a final boss for them) and other players in the Plat 10-6 range. It's the very same thing as with the old system, you were at Rank 15, you would be facing other Rank 15-14 players. This didn't change at all.
Plat 10 is the equivalent of around Rank 15 in the older system, counting the stars acquired. That's where the majority of the players playing the game actually were. So you ARE playing against the masses, no MMR involved. The masses just seem to be better than you.
You actually don't know how the MMR works.
MMR is only active while you have at least 2x star bonuses. When you hit 1x, MMR no longer applies, you'll be matched only against players in the same rank bracket as you. Like, if you're at Plat 10, then you'll be facing Gold 1 (kinda of a final boss for them) and other players in the Plat 10-6 range. It's the very same thing as with the old system, you were at Rank 15, you would be facing other Rank 15-14 players. This didn't change at all.
Plat 10 is the equivalent of around Rank 15 in the older system, counting the stars acquired. That's where the majority of the players playing the game actually were. So you ARE playing against the masses, no MMR involved. The masses just seem to be better than you.