This was not all that the developers had shared with this post. They had also explained how they planned to shift through these points, and later create ranks to separate the player base. Much like how most competitive games have ranks that would not just indicate your ranking, but also who you would come to face in the future.
For this, they explained that while the system message indicated that this point system would only be used for the first day, that this would actually be used for a week. After this, they hoped that everyone would have managed to have gained points in relation to their actual skill level. Which would eliminate much stronger teams from bullying weaker ones.