MO and SK had been (and still is) Tier 1 and dominating factions from the beginning. After more than 8 months, MO has been made a little weak (and is still dominant in Pro Rank) and SK is still super strong. When Eithnè became strong for the first time, challenging SK and MO, it has been butchered. Let's just see how cruelly ST was treated.
Eithné provisions reduced and all the cards she used was increased in provisions (Regis:BL, Ifrit, Sheldon) or reduced in power (Knight, Sirissa). The neutral control cards nerfs alone would have sufficed and reduced Eithnè's power. But no, she has to be nerfed and Faction specific cards were also nerfed. So, it is a six way nerf for her. The result? Spyro tried Eithnè and checked if she was still viable. After multiple attempts and saying "If I am losing one more game, I will quit" and guess what? He lost and switched faction.
While the control was too much and horrible and deserved nerf, neutral nerfs alone should have controlled the control.
Eithné and her faction cards should have been left alone so that she still had a fighting chance to be strong. Why does CDPR hate ST this much? Seriously was Sirissa nerf even needed? She was the only ST card who *could* break even (I have played her for 6 points many times) and she was also nerfed.
I tend to believe that if an ST deck becomes a little popular in pro rank, there will be a red bulb and a loud alarm will play in CDPR office so that they immediately have to nerf the hell out of that deck.
Now, let's see the treatment SK got. Bran and Coral got nerfed and to compensate for that there was a looooong list of buffs. Svalblod was given so many buffs, provision buff for him and most of his core cards were buffed. The priest buff was not even necessary (he was already good) and now the only way to kill him is with a tall unit removal. Shieldmaiden gave him another 2 provisions.
It is like CDPR wants everyone (at least the pro players) to quit playing ST. Someone asked the question "Why would CDPR want to make a faction weak? They will see all the factions equally and neutrally". But most of their actions doesn't seem to indicate that way. Someone extremely influential hates ST to the core. When Brouver became prominent in pro ladder, he was nerfed in provisions. So, according to CDPR, there is not a single leader in SK who is stronger than Brouver??? And yet, in any pro streamers we only see SK or MO and never see a Brouver.
Just think about it. ST has never had two consecutive months presence in pro ladder. If it becomes prevalent, it just gets nerfed. But MO and SK can be (and is and will be) most prevalent and dominant in Pro ladders and CDPR just gives a blind eye to them.
Also, another food for thought. When ever SK leader gets nerfed, another SK leader will get buffed. When Harald was nerfed, Bran was buffed, When Bran was nerfed, Harald gets buffed (in fact, I predicted that this would happen. I mentioned in an old Post that when Bran gets nerfed I was afraid that Harald would be buffed). When Birna was nerfed, Coral was given a God mode. When Coral was nerfed again, a whole bunch of cards gets buffed.
Ok.. ranted enough for one post. More to come till ST gets a just treatment.
Eithné provisions reduced and all the cards she used was increased in provisions (Regis:BL, Ifrit, Sheldon) or reduced in power (Knight, Sirissa). The neutral control cards nerfs alone would have sufficed and reduced Eithnè's power. But no, she has to be nerfed and Faction specific cards were also nerfed. So, it is a six way nerf for her. The result? Spyro tried Eithnè and checked if she was still viable. After multiple attempts and saying "If I am losing one more game, I will quit" and guess what? He lost and switched faction.
While the control was too much and horrible and deserved nerf, neutral nerfs alone should have controlled the control.
Eithné and her faction cards should have been left alone so that she still had a fighting chance to be strong. Why does CDPR hate ST this much? Seriously was Sirissa nerf even needed? She was the only ST card who *could* break even (I have played her for 6 points many times) and she was also nerfed.
I tend to believe that if an ST deck becomes a little popular in pro rank, there will be a red bulb and a loud alarm will play in CDPR office so that they immediately have to nerf the hell out of that deck.
Now, let's see the treatment SK got. Bran and Coral got nerfed and to compensate for that there was a looooong list of buffs. Svalblod was given so many buffs, provision buff for him and most of his core cards were buffed. The priest buff was not even necessary (he was already good) and now the only way to kill him is with a tall unit removal. Shieldmaiden gave him another 2 provisions.
It is like CDPR wants everyone (at least the pro players) to quit playing ST. Someone asked the question "Why would CDPR want to make a faction weak? They will see all the factions equally and neutrally". But most of their actions doesn't seem to indicate that way. Someone extremely influential hates ST to the core. When Brouver became prominent in pro ladder, he was nerfed in provisions. So, according to CDPR, there is not a single leader in SK who is stronger than Brouver??? And yet, in any pro streamers we only see SK or MO and never see a Brouver.
Just think about it. ST has never had two consecutive months presence in pro ladder. If it becomes prevalent, it just gets nerfed. But MO and SK can be (and is and will be) most prevalent and dominant in Pro ladders and CDPR just gives a blind eye to them.
Also, another food for thought. When ever SK leader gets nerfed, another SK leader will get buffed. When Harald was nerfed, Bran was buffed, When Bran was nerfed, Harald gets buffed (in fact, I predicted that this would happen. I mentioned in an old Post that when Bran gets nerfed I was afraid that Harald would be buffed). When Birna was nerfed, Coral was given a God mode. When Coral was nerfed again, a whole bunch of cards gets buffed.
Ok.. ranted enough for one post. More to come till ST gets a just treatment.
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