my main and only gripe with the current state of RGL HL (really because it is the only one that directly affects me) is the lack of/doing away with the intermediate division.
currently the next step up from amateur is main. last season the main div was treated like an intermediate div with adv-2 taking the place of a true main. this season however, adv-2 was removed and main is being treated as a true main div once again. if the div structure continues to reflect this going forward, i can see only problems and an unwillingness for lower div teams to want to continue to play and move up in divisions.
the gap in skill between amateur to main is too big. the gap in skill between intermediate and main is apparent as well. my own team is playing main this season after taking a break from playing together. last we played, we placed 6th in intermediate, and only because teams had died. coming back, we are now playing against teams with invite and advanced off-classers, and actual main players. there is even a team that had won main last season, were moved into advanced, and then were allowed to drop back down with 0 restrictions (when we asked about this in a ticket, we were told that because main last season was IM and main this season is closer to a true main, there was no issues with this).
this div structure makes it very frustrating for teams who aren't at the skill level to compete in main but can't play in amateur. like my team for example. our poor placement in IM back when it was a div shows we are not ready to compete against main teams, yet we can't play amateur due to placing in it. if we wish to continue to play together, main is our only option. if it is frustrating for us, i can't imagine trying to move up directly from amateur into this division, and i can imagine that this deters new or returning teams from wanting to play who might also have our same issue of not being able to play AM but also not being ready for main.
the main point i'm trying to get across is that intermediate, or a division with equivalent skill, is very much necessary in the league. the current poor skill division just makes it feel like in order to be able to succeed you must either get sandbaggers on your roster to be able to give your team enough edge to compete or sandbag yourself so that you can at least have fun.