This is forcing me to quit the game. I paid the $10 to start, and intended to just grind my way up organically. This makes it literally impossible to do. In order to hit bronze 2, I need to buy (or rent) 1,000 power worth of cards, which cost dec, but in order to gain dec, I need to be bronze 2.

This is an insane money-grab which prevents new players from playing without dumping a bunch of money on the market.