We done the compromise that the Top-3-Bonus should continue for SPS but not for crowns and merrits.
This bonus for crowns and merrits add for top-guilds a huge advantage as they can buy more gladius-cards and have than better cards for next brawl, on addition they get more merrits and can upgrade their building quicker.
When it leads to the result that one guild play with silver-level-gladius-cards and the other with max-level-gladius-cards this is not a fair competition or would you take part in a car race on foot?