Either the AI in Beta 2C became more weak (unlikely), or tackling the objectives just got easier.
I noticed that the Dark Portals are no longer guarded by 2 Light Towers + 2 Arrow Towers. If playing against the AI, they are 100% the key to winning the game.
So, capping a portal just got way easier.
But games can also go much faster, even without capping the portals, when certain groupings of AI are on each side. If you have a Rook vs a team w/no Rook, it's game over fast, usually.
Just some thoughts on the much faster nature of the games, and that, IMO, the towers should be put back in to guard the portals.
~DV