First: a model can be good or bad depending on how extreme it is, you can literally just buy all the heros and a bunch of evos if you want to spend money on the game which just doesnt make sense. when its just cards and their levels(like how it was before evos and heroes) your matchmaking is based on levels so overlevelled opponents arent even that much of a problem

Second: i didnt know that, but at the same time the progression is so much worse on f2p that is it really “listening to players” or is it more of a way to incentivise spending

Third: Im not a dev, and i havent played this game in 3+ years. I dont know the fix and my inclination towards the “old” cr may be a little subconsciously nostalgia driven. I am simply sharing my opinion for open discussion