Very hypocritical of them. 

I just found this article today while looking to see if I can buy a new copy of the game. It’s sad this is how far social justice media will go, attacking a fantasy anime card game. This game still exists, it can still be bought despite your update that Kickstarter unjustly suspended it. You can make hundreds of games…

https://www.serebii.net/swordshield/pokejobs.shtml it’s listed right on the link, there are literal rewards listed including up to 15 big nuggets. So NO it’s not just for experience.