The reason behind this decision is that the possibility of awarding multiple Byes in an event where the average win percentage is 25% is extremely impactful. In addition to that, multi-day events (with potential cuts) suffer even more from the high impact of Byes.
As stated in the changes:
The reason behind this decision is that the possibility of awarding multiple Byes in an event where the average win percentage is 25% is extremely impactful. In addition to that, multi-day events (with potential cuts) suffer even more from the high impact of Byes.