Here’s the thing: If it takes 4 months to get the targeted mythic for free, you effectively only have to spend gems 3 out of every 4 months. Think about this for a second. Really let it sink in. Mythics just got 25% cheaper.
If we assume you’re dropping 2500 gems 12 months of the year, you now only have to do it 9 months of the year. Instead of needing 30k gems, you now only need 22.5k. That’s HUGE.
It’s honestly nuts how good it is for players. I don’t know why they did it. It’s crazy! Especially when it’s brought so much grief in the process. They literally just nerfed the crap out of the value of mythics and all they’ve gotten is rage for it.