I can see there needed to be changes. I have been getting to Champion II a lot lately and meeting lots of bots. Some decks were level 1 cards. I expect people were milking the rewards there at a nice profit. Some people will not like this, but winning free stuff is okay by me. I have spent a bit on cards lately, but it's mostly from what I make on Hive (or selling Steem), so no big deal.
The game has to evolve to survive.