Making things easier never helps the game.
That's exactly my thought. If a game isn't challenging, why play it? Easier games are for children under 10 years. Also learning curve doesn't seem so steep to me. Unless of course someone doesn't want to read the guidelines and manuals. But if you do, you come out of your starting leagues in 1-2 seasons and then the real learning begins.
I started in IV. league in the middle of 12. season. I advanced a season later and got into strongest D.III league in my country. After three seasons, I'm finally advancing again. To me, this doesn't seem like a very slow advancement...