I'll have to read this later, but I agree. I'm generally very tolerant of system changes and always looking forward to new updates. I wanted to give this a fair chance before judging it, like seeing an entire season pass first.
Well... it's really impressive to disappoint me in about half a day and make me feel I'm wasting my time.

I think the idea of not relying on super high streaks is good, but the rewards I'm getting is practically nothing compared to the guantlets and a bit of gems I'm spending. Among other things, spending 7 guantlets per streak and getting just 1 back is unfair.
Some form of multipliers, some way to get showered with rewards and especially seeds are needed.