You are looking at a game 2 years ahead of our version in terms of updates. China actually had even worse rewards 2 years ago than what we have; other than having konan in the shop. 2 years of updates don't appear overnight.

Matsuri matchmaking is miserable for players 25k - 32k power, because thre are very few players between 32k and 39k. 32k TI alone easily get you 5k pow in a single week. Once you get past that "void" yourself, matchmaking get a lot better.

Arena matchmaking *s. The system could be improved significantly if you disable point loss for players who have never reached 6 paths.