Gree has essentially just made it pointless to have strong stats for your level. There is no incentive now for me, at level 134, to stay with my top 10 team. I will get stronger yes, but my rivals list will too. I guess I will join a top 100 team and save gold. Oh, and Raid Boss/LTQ/Building upgrades, there is zero incentive to use gold. There is now no purpose whatsoever to increase your stats.