Or is it more complicated than that? Like Plat 2 is the new Gold 3 or something.
with the addition of ascendant, the average rank shifted up about 2-2.5 ranks.
source: https://www.theloadout.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/valorant-episode-5-act-1-rank-distribution.jpg
bro i'm silver but i get ppl with plat 3 triangles for some reason
example: https://tracker.gg/valorant/match/e546988c-de16-4c15-9e7f-74ed5e88f134?handle=FHD%20nahtE%232002 (chamber was gold 3, i was b3)