I feel like hearts are intended to stop players from playing nonstop until they take the lead in comp (for those who care). Not that that would be bad for lucid's bottom line.
Haiii, Sakura here.
I've been on spring break and have some time, but I noticed that players who are really active will always run out of lives. Here's my proposal
This way, "trolls" will have a harder time winning the game, because players are actually motivated to win. A lot less vegging and screwing around in unranked, and a chance to get back in!