Recent content by Luckless_Jack

Ok, this is a pretty minor thing, so please forgive my griping, but that new "whoosh" sound effect that plays every time the news item changes on the main menu screen (every 10 seconds) has already become annoying. CDPR, please make it more subtle, and preferably mute it when the main menu...

Sadly this was all too predictable. CDPR have struggled throughout to find enough time and resources to do lots of things that have really needed doing for years. Balancing the standard game has also been an ongoing issue. I had little hope that they would therefore be up to the challenge they...

Is there any chance that we could have Arena back (preferably with a few small improvements such as a more balanced ratio of golds / bronzes offered, etc) ? This would be alongside Draft mode, not instead of it. I think that they are sufficiently different to both have appeal in different ways...

If CDPR have a clear sense of what they want this game to be and where to take it, they haven't really shown it yet. I get that it's nice to not be bound to specific commitments and to have development flexibility, but I do hope that they have at least figured out an overall strategy for Gwent's...

As Homecoming's history keeps proving, the only thing more disappointing than not getting a balance patch, is getting a balance patch ... It no longer surprises me when necessary balance adjustments are either frustratingly late, mis-targeted, or missing altogether. As someone who has never...

Quite a few cards have had their artwork "edited" to date, and quite a number of premiums have been downgraded for various reasons. There have been some "explanations" given along the way, usually after long periods of radio silence in the face of increasing unhappiness from players...

This may be true, but if so it is pretty sad that the game is only popular enough to support 4 game modes (Ranked, Unranked, Seasonal and Draft). Can it ever become popular enough to support 5 (or more) game modes, so Arena could return (preferably with a few small improvements)? A greater...

Indeed. I can understand why they perhaps went the way they did for Homecoming with the provision system. In Beta, there were effectively only 3 provision values, gold, silver and bronze. All cards for each particular colour had to aim to be of pretty much equal effective overall strength. This...

This is my main concern with Draft mode too. Arena required no upkeep by CDPR - although it would have greatly benefitted from a few small tweaks that would have vastly improved it. Draft on the other hand is a high maintenance mode. It is effectively a constructed mode where the construction is...

It's too early for me to tell if Draft is going to be better or worse than Arena, but here are a few early thoughts. I did not enjoy the new drafting process anywhere near as much as the one in Arena (despite Arena's shortcomings). It just felt too restricted and almost "on rails". I can...

That was my experience with Gwent during the majority of Beta as well. During those periods, with a well crafted home brew deck, I almost always felt like winning was possible in any given match. The only exception I can think of offhand is when you missed drawing your counters against a Sabbath...

The changes themselves seem mostly decent. I like some of the more flavourful ones. Having said that, once again it's a case of "a day late and a dollar short". As others have said, the scenario changes were suggested by many people several months ago. I'm also concerned (but sadly not...

This is pretty much my expectation too. Like I said above, CDPR have been making more and more moves like this of late. They are clearly looking for ways to encourage more purchases. Their prior aim to make money through mostly cosmetic sales was laudable, but perhaps wasn't bringing in enough...

Sadly, if the more recent history of economy changes in Homecoming teaches us anything, it is that this is just the start of changes for kegs. It is likely to become even less favourable to the players in future. Some may benefit from this particular change (myself included), but I doubt it...

Yep, I see through it too. I've seen this too many times now since Homecoming launched. It has been one resource nerf after another, some more stealthy than others, often under the guise of "improving things for the players", or "whoops, that was a 'bug' ". When they say "We already have the...