The simple truth is that Crystalline Conflict is incredibly poorly designed to begin with, and the reward structure requiring you to engage in such a large number of games to complete the season truly is meant for nothing other than to get people to keep playing. That said, changing it would be pointless. People shouldn't get something for nothing.

What I'm more concerned about is all the cheating going on to this day. It's always the same people, too. They'll just cheat for months on end with no repercussions, stop for a while, then pick back up when the next season drops. Nothing changes. That makes CC even more of a slog than it already is.