Only bad players imo attribute actual skill levels to a specific rating especially mid season. It can be a way to measure improvement but often rating is the worst indicator for player progression.
Scrubs stare at CR going up and down and compare themselves to others based on that rating without considering all the variables that go into it.
“sorry cant que with you im 100cr higher”
They will often ignore comps they play or why their rating even went up.
Having a good que into stuff they counter and pushing to a peak sometimes people thinking thats where they should always be. “ive already played to xxxx rating im better than you/ i know what im talking about”
I think the best way to show others your good at the game is being able to correctly discuss after a game what happened / what needs to happen.
So often I’ll legit listen to players seemingly at random come up with the reason why you guys lost. When its not even remotely close to what happened.
The ability to see what cds are used .
What cds are left .
What positioning is needed .
When to push in .
When to pull out
What stops your teams have left
Whos defensives to use when.
Like ill legit tell druids “hey I need to use my wall next and prewall this stun”
“no dont wall”
Presses overgrowth , ironbark .
Mage kleptos , rogue kidneys , dead.
Things like using tools that the other team has counterplay to and waiting for you to press is really bad.
Being able to recognize whos in the most trouble on the team. When the healers the only person that can die.
When you need to peel.
There are a lot of aspects that make a good player.
Playing double melee or double caster or whatever and not grasping most of these aspects of arena and just powering through rating cuz its meta wont prove your a good player.
Go watch verinasty . Listen to his stream . Listen to what he sees and what hes planned out to play around it. Why is he gpying now . Why is he going for a db now.
Its all very crisp and clean which is why hes one the top mages on the ladder and was even a good mage before Gpie / bracer mage.
You can bash him because Lul MLD but fact is hes good and you can see that with what he does with the tools he has. Not because of the CR hes got.