Has The Competition Level In Silver Increased?

3 days to go before the season ends and I haven't reached Gold yet. Usually i'm able to qualify for Gold with 7 days left to the season but not this time.

For the last 2 seasons, i have felt that the competition level has increased by quite a bit in Silver. Seems like there are more players battling it out here. That's a positive.

On the negative side, it seems like the bots have also leveled up. Lots of good cards, gold-foils, level 3s and 4s. A bit of an overkill for Silver if you ask me. Clearly they're aiming for the pack rewards.