Bots, and the changes to deal with them: you lost normal reward cards to have sb cards so the bots couldn't hoard massive amounts and dump. Then someone had the bright idea not only to provide reward summoners to every splinter, but also to give them the ability to use the strongest cards in normal gameplay, the ones "that will only be usable in brawls". Fast forward now, you have accounts that can basically spam sb cards and just a few regular cards and win a good % of matches, especially in lower leagues. Even more now, where there isn't even a card level limit.
So basically we now have one game mode (modern) for normal play, where a "new player experience" consists on trying to battle maxed cards a good part of the time, against summoners that likely cannot be obtained/ leveled to a decent level for months even with a lot of gameplay, that can utilize cards that require a player to be in a guild, participate in brawls, and play for months to get gladius cards AND have the luck to get some of the decent ones. Or as an alternative, a game mode (wild) filled with the same problems AND bots with decent AI.
I've seen tons of different solutions to try and damage bots without hurting the casual player, but none of the above issues adressed; and as I've said in the past, everything that will affect bots will affect human players as well, unless we ban them. And won't even touch on the subject that with deck rotation, either you spend thousands on a semi-competitive deck, or you'll have to play in bot heaven every couple of years.
There you have it. I'd love to hear something that proves me wrong. :)
Something else I hate are these league tables - massive whales get guaranteed rewards anyone outside the t100 gets a chance of getting something - my response to that is to spend £0.
Bots, and the changes to deal with them: you lost normal reward cards to have sb cards so the bots couldn't hoard massive amounts and dump. Then someone had the bright idea not only to provide reward summoners to every splinter, but also to give them the ability to use the strongest cards in normal gameplay, the ones "that will only be usable in brawls". Fast forward now, you have accounts that can basically spam sb cards and just a few regular cards and win a good % of matches, especially in lower leagues. Even more now, where there isn't even a card level limit.
So basically we now have one game mode (modern) for normal play, where a "new player experience" consists on trying to battle maxed cards a good part of the time, against summoners that likely cannot be obtained/ leveled to a decent level for months even with a lot of gameplay, that can utilize cards that require a player to be in a guild, participate in brawls, and play for months to get gladius cards AND have the luck to get some of the decent ones. Or as an alternative, a game mode (wild) filled with the same problems AND bots with decent AI.
I've seen tons of different solutions to try and damage bots without hurting the casual player, but none of the above issues adressed; and as I've said in the past, everything that will affect bots will affect human players as well, unless we ban them. And won't even touch on the subject that with deck rotation, either you spend thousands on a semi-competitive deck, or you'll have to play in bot heaven every couple of years.
There you have it. I'd love to hear something that proves me wrong. :)
Sounds like a pretty accurate summary to me!
Something else I hate are these league tables - massive whales get guaranteed rewards anyone outside the t100 gets a chance of getting something - my response to that is to spend £0.
Yep, I find myself unwilling to spend more than the ocasional card or pack too. Let's hope for brighter times!
We need a full on bull run!
Fingers crossed!