In today's round Codeforces Round 996 (Div. 2), the gap between problem difficulties was hilariously wide, according to clist. The last two problems are rated approximately 3000 and 3500, which clearly means that they are not suitable for participants rated below 2100.

I think this makes the round literally consist of only four problems, where your performance depends mostly on speed. According to Carrot, the performance of the second-place participant was LGM, who solved four problems. There are also participants who solved four problems and achieved a CM-level performance, which is very weird.

I am not complaining only about today's contest, but it serves as a great example of the unbalanced difficulty seen in recent contests. This imbalance particularly affects CPers rated between 1600 — 2100, who do not have the opportunity for rated contests except for div 2 contests, making us have fewer opportunities to achieve a positive delta, as luck starts to play a significant role in determining our rating.