I believe they did everything on purpose. Just think about it. What would have happened to Battlegrounds if ladder was perfectly healthy? There was a lot of skepticism about the new mode when it was revealed. People probably wouldn't feel the need to try it. The reception would have been much weaker. So they deliberately found a way to make ladder a terrible experience. One so bad that people would be desperate to play something else to escape from it. It's pretty clear that everyone is unhappy with the current ladder situation and there are lots of people complaining. The fact that they haven't done anything at all says a lot. Huge conspiracy theory but this is the impression this situation left on me.
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