Actually both Blitzkrieg and GB xp are boosted. But the boost and xp you get depends on your crew level and the difference between your crew/Ship. And the random drop prize have a big range, from experts, premium ships, credits, points, HQ, elites, smokes etc. So basically you just have to play and stay in battle for 5 minutes, other than that it's all luck and random.
And since EBB 6.5 or above are event only. So I don't think the statement "no chance to earn something good." is invalid.
Every event there are some players think it's good and some think it's not good. We can't please everyone. And I believe everyone will agree that new players will help NF in the long term. This event as a pre-steam event. I think it will help us create an environment that is friendly for new players and at the same time provide good opportunity for old players to get event ships and grow their existing/new crew with awesome long time XP boost.