I like the idea that now there will be real players and not boots but it won't do much good if all players with low purchasing power or newbies can find the best players with the best cards since according to the new rules everything is free no beginner will want to play like this and will give up in a short time, I still prefer to divide the players according to their cards or strength so that it is fairer.
about the championships this is interesting as now it is free but the prizes are only for the top 64 and due to the number of people who participate (400-500) it is much more difficult to win anything before I was happy to win 2 or 3 sps now I can win several and still If you do not receive anything, I suggest reducing the prizes for the first placed and re-distributing even lower amounts to lower positions
I totally agree with you on the tournaments issue... I stopped tournaments because even if I did pretty well, most of the times I wouldn't earn anything. (of course this is only for the DAO sponsored tournaments)