Although Junkrat has always been a borderline meme hero, his high damage potential makes him a pretty favorite choice among the players — especially when there is a choke-point on the map (ex. Temple Of Anubis, King’s Row). The damage he can produce in a small area is a real threat...
So I’ll agree totally with overall the match maker being more garbage in OW2 than it was with OW1 - but this weirdness with older accounts not being allowed to climb at least for me seems totally false - but then again I’ve never played a new account to see what that feels like ...