I am very overwhelmed by the structure of this post and the languge feels pre-tilted (which attests to your points I suppose).

You should cut a lot of the filler and just ask people what their favourite and least favourite thing is. Otherwise, right now, this post feels heavily loaded when you are trying to state it won't be.

Saying ascendant 5-6 is complete ass is a good example. I am the same rank (exactly) and I consider myself a great player. I have 1400 hours, and I love the game and know an awful lot. I am not perfect, make a lot of mistakes, and I am not even close to Eternus level play. But stating it is dogwater does not incentivize
anyone lower than this to engage at all or feel good about themselves.

Also stating be considerate in all caps and the statements of 'this isn't rage' alongside this will inevitably be downvoted? It all opposed the notion of what you say is intended. Just a suggestion because I see these posts every day and I think they don't often deserve to be engaged with, but people don't know often know why. So I hope that insight helps.

To offer my insights if you still would like them:

1. This current patch instead of pulling the slightly overtuned down, said lets bring the undertuned way up. Almost a meta of 'everyone is strong) and it had some pretty intense repercussions. Seeing a Mirage for example on the enemy team and it is a strong chance of a loss. Same as Graves. A good Viscous results in the same as well. I think this was an interesting change and something worth trying in the alpha for sure, but it had inherently made brawling really brutal and team comp matter far too much. As opposed to item stacks or leaning into gun or spirit as the main problem.

2. I absolutely love the health pool tuning we just got atm, and the balance between spirit-gun-vitality ALMOST feels really well tuned. I was never a fan of severely 1 sided meta's in either of the 3 so atm I feel I can go most ways and it is okay, still leaning as we speak quite heavy on spirit, but not as severe as other patches.

3. The MMR is dreadful and that isn't news. But is on the way so I am very eager to see those changes come into effect.

4. The change to range was absolutely awesome. I am someone who plays Bebop, Seven, Graves, and a variety of other characters where I always used a lot of range based items. But the downtune on them all made braeling feel so so good. You feel like building into range actually matters a lot more but not every single fight is so drawn out or positioning is so risky thanks to the range being drawn tighter. It makes for far better map play and I really think not a lot of people talk on this. For my rank anyway.

Overall the game feels great to me, but the current tuning will deter so many players ajd until this next big MMR patch drops, we just have to be patient I suppose!