The topic trended in Battle31's community for a while.

[How is Almond the only plat III]

[Give me plat too if I win all my placements!!!]

[This is too staged.]

[It's because Almond is fucking insane.]

[Why are there so many angry people?]

[Because Almond is p o p u l a r.]

How did Almond rank into Platinum III after his first placement? This topic went beyond Almond and resurfaced old controversies surrounding the placement matches.

[The reason why this rating system is retarded]

[Evidence showing why the MMR ranking system is rigged]

[The reason why the AI judgment is so bad]

[Battle Large's company Fantasia's past controversies]

[It's not the first time the developers are acting stupid]

One side agreed it was possible to reach platinum while the other disagreed. The two groups were evenly split and ferociously fought. It was an even fight, but one incident turned the tide.

[Battle Large's hottest streamer invited onto Fantasia's channel.]

Battle Large's company, Fantasia, decided to invite Almond.

The article stated:

[How he reached Platinum...