SPlatoon 2 had the same issue where people would block the best players to get more favorable matchings. It was reported to still mostly works that way for lowe

SPlatoon 2 had the same issue where people would block the best players to get more favorable matchings. It was reported to still mostly works that way for lower ranks, but they completely removed the effect for the highest tier (X rank). Inter-user features are always delicate to balance when it comes to competitive games.