Well, it's a bit of both (QQ and mathematical proof). Of course it isn't good design, but it's ANet so that's 100% expected.
Oh, they're completely right, it's not fair. I just wanted to troll because my JQ pride goes back to BWE2, and I love reading all JQ related QQ/haterade. Those tears are just so much more delicious than most.
A great solution, just the kind that ANet likes to ignore.