Did They Change The Matching Algorithm?

Man... what a difficult day on the quest. So, it was my first time getting the water deck and i thought it would be a walk in the park since it's my best one. Not so...

Here's an example of how frustrating it got:

I kept getting pitted against better players and there was no way i was going to win with my inferior cards. Level 2 and Level 3 cards against all Level 1s? It was over pretty quick although it was painful.

But if you persevere long enough

You do reach your destination eventually. And after what seemed like eternity, i completed the quest and got my reward card... a Goblin Mech lol.

Still firmly in Bronze II and it will take some luck to make it to even Silver, i think. Where are these new players coming from with such good cards?