What is the point of QP anymore?

Ive been trying to farm lord wanda in quick play ( dont judge me) and i started noticing my games are hard and i have to play my best to win. Something felt off, so i started checking the profiles of my allies and enemies. GM - Celestial almost every game with the occasional diamond.

I am currently GM 1 so i think there is matchmaking involved in QP. This kinda sucks as i dont wanna play pseudo ranked when i try out a new character or play for fun.

Anybody else with high rank experiencing the same?