People should stop quoting that blue post when someone complains about shuffle rating being capped/throttled. That post was clearly in reference to 3v3 rating at the time and not shuffle. There is obviously something being done to suppress shuffle rating when there’s 10x the games played yet it’s hundreds of rating below 3’s for the top of the ladder. Not to mention the devs specifically stated they’d be implementing something to ensure shuffle ratings don’t climb too high:
Continuing the discussion from Arena is Deflated: