Bots are bad and should not be part of the game.

But the economy is not ruined, because if a bot invests in the game there is no difference between a bot and a normal player.

So if we had 100k real players that only rent cards and extract value how would that be different from bots? If we have 100k real players how would that affect server costs in difference with bots? It is really the same if a player is a bot or a real player for the economy with the condition that BOT invests in the game.

Bear market and new players experience is a problem that new players are not joining. With 0.015 USD per USD, there is no hype for playing in the Bronze league atm. And game visually does not look as good as Hearthstone so that could be the reason of new players joining....

You can't just scream bots bots bots, when there are other problems that should be addressed. And if you can't win aginst bot, then that is your problem. I found that is easier to play against bots because they are predictable.