That is probably the point. They want to lower free rewards to drive sales.

Laughably awful update. I can't even complete a capture the flag mission any more. Because if there are only active battles only faster tanks are viable. I tried assault and it put me in a defender team 6 times in a row. I can't play my favorite maps any more. They just don't come up. If by some miracle I get a fun and well balanced match I can't keep playing because it kicks you after every round. I wouldn't mind the queue or the wait times so much if it didn't inject 1-2 minutes between every single battle. Still wait times are the least of the problems for this system. Honestly what were the devs even thinking?