What the heck are you talking about? It's normal that in platinum division every team is 6-7 stars rated. However, it's not that hard to compete with them. If you are just a good player, you can raise your team's quality to 6 stars by the middle of each season. Managing skills will do the rest.

Personally, I'm not tanking. I don't spend much money on game, I'm just trying to focus on getting good results by knowing the game, knowing the tactics and good countering. If you are motivated enough, you can compete with other teams in g1-plat without tanking. And also I don't think that tanking of certain players directly hurts players who achieve good results in league.

Greetings, I wish you good season's ending. Happy Holidays to you all! ☺