My thoughts too, and been vocal about them for quite some time. It's impossible to get new players if you can simply spam soulbound summoners + gladiators in lower leagues, that any newcomer CAN'T obtain by any means. And I'm not even starting about bots. New players (and regular one!) experience should be the absolute priority since ages ago, and for reasons I'm probably unaware, it keeps getting delayed. The shots in the foot keep on coming, even with reducing gameplay enticement such as removing packs from the possible rewards, while probably more than hald of the daily rebellion packs are getting burned. Do hope to be surprised with an announcement from the team, but it's getting harder and harder to keep the faith.