I can see both sides of the fence with the new loot chest system. On one side, it does get pretty salty to work so hard and get... well, that.
On the other hand, they can't keep printing out cards forever and ever endlessly and STILL maintain a card value for what does exist now. No, that doesn't mean they will stop printing 0period. But things need to be metered out at the least.
If you are playing for the here-and-now, present rewards ya. Give up. But it you are looking at the bigger picture, and towards the future -try to hang in there. Yer not alone. All of us are adjusting to the new loot rules. I for one have stopped using the potions on reward chests. I save them up for the odd orb and the booster packs when I pick those up. Honestly, most of the potion rewards are worth a smidge more than a card. Average Potion is what.. 40-ish cents in crystals??? Average common card is eh.. 15 to 20 cents comparatively.
RE: Random Reward As Always..