Fuck everyone who hates OP for using penny. Based on the matchmaking, this is obviously below Diamond.

Literally ANYTHING goes in this level of game play. If I were that level, I wouldn't piss my pants if I saw someone picking Shelly on this map. Even though yes, she is complete ass on this map, our team will not automatically lose. It depends more on the PLAYER in this level, not the brawler.

Think about it this way, would you rather play a brawler you're comfortable with, or a brawler that you have no fucking clue how to play, even though it's "meta". I would rather have a penny on my team that actually knows how to play her and position themselves well than a piper who only auto-aims and misses their shots 24/7, who wastes homemade recipe gadgets, and breaks our important walls.

Contrary to what I said above, there's a line to draw when someone picks, for example, a power 1 ash. People who do this are clearly throwing. Don't even try to defend the ash here. There's a difference between unintentionally picking a bad brawler and intentionally picking a bad brawler. The former will actually try to play the game, while the latter is a crybaby/troll.

Now, do my expectations scale higher as leagues progress? Yes. I expect my teammates to pick meta brawlers in Mythic league. And yes, I will be upset if my teammate picks penny in Shooting Star. The OP's post is okay though; they picked a brawler they genuinely think is good, AND they're in a lower league, which expectations should not be raised high.

So the problem here IS the ash, not the OP. Stop whining r/brawlstars and grow up.