As I said before, this season is ending. The cycle of 2 seasons as a gap was also timed when bliz changed the rules for promotion (and demotion).
The next season is starting soon, and the 2 seasons cycle would be moved downwards (or upwards depending on how u look at it).
The admins have to consider both spectrums. There are many other players who have never achieved masters before. The rules do not say that masters can never ever play again which was part of the rules before panda took over.
Would u rather the earlier rules where masters can (almost) never play in a GPD (ex masters)?
So this consideration is already in the new rules/guidelines so that these players who were ex masters but diamonds even though legitly laddering to enter back into being able to play in a GPD.
It might be strict but it is necessary.
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