I, for one, much prefer the current version to CB
Am I the only old player who actually likes it better under PB? By "old" I mean having played under CB. I was lucky enough to receive an invi almost as soon as CB started, so I've basically experienced all the patches and tweaks since last October. And I must say I'm enjoying PB much more than CB.
To begin with, most cards and mechanisms are reworked, many are practically new. It's clear the devs have put a lot of time and effort into it. Yeah, I know it's their job, but there's a marked difference when a job is thoughtfully - perhaps even lovingly - done. The meta under CB toward the end was rather hopelessly slanted and twisted imo, and PB is like a breath of fresh air, making the game fun again.
A lot of complaints have been (inevitably) made about weather, which has got to be one of the top 3 recurring themes on the forum - the other 2 being "X card/ X faction is OP" and "Gwent was better the way it was and I'm quitting" lol. But personally I think weather is actually more interesting now. No, I don't run a weather deck, I am and have always been SK main, I used to moan every time I saw the opponent play weather; in fact, I still don't like weather much as far as my own deck is concerned. The point is, though, the current mechanism offers more variety, and more ways to deal with it than the same old Clear Skies: MO, NG and NR all have bronze cards that can clear weather, ST can move the cards around even after they're played to avoid weather dmg, and even SK has Armorsmith and Warcrier to make up for lost points. SK and NR also have silver cards which can clear weather when necessary but which have other uses too, and I like the versatility and choice.
As to the unsymmetry of weather, it makes more sense now that weather is DOT, whereas when it used to reduce all cards on the row to 1 instantly, it was much more punishing and so symmetry was necessary to prevent abuse. If some MO players are now abusing weather, that's just lazy thinking and seriously limits their deck, since they have to have 3 Frost to be summoned by all 3 Hounds - taking up 6 cards in total, plus maybe 2 or 3 Ice Giants, leaving quite little room for imagination. Even the much criticized RNG is not that outrageous when you think about it: in one turn, it makes 9 points' difference at most (and often lower than 9 when the opponent doesn't have that many cards on all rows), which is quite standard for a gold card. Sure, RNG deals DOT, but this is situational and can be countered in several ways, including a single, bronze, Clear Skies. Yes, at the moment Clear Skies is still a must for almost any deck, which says something about the power of weather, so there's probably room for further adjustment, but all in all, I think weather works better now than it did under CB.
I understand a lot of the above have been discussed at great length here, and a lot of people will not agree with me. That's fine. I'm just sharing my 2 cents, and taking this opportunity to say, Hey, devs, at least this player appreciates the changes and enjoys the game even better now. Thanks and keep up the good work!
Am I the only old player who actually likes it better under PB? By "old" I mean having played under CB. I was lucky enough to receive an invi almost as soon as CB started, so I've basically experienced all the patches and tweaks since last October. And I must say I'm enjoying PB much more than CB.
To begin with, most cards and mechanisms are reworked, many are practically new. It's clear the devs have put a lot of time and effort into it. Yeah, I know it's their job, but there's a marked difference when a job is thoughtfully - perhaps even lovingly - done. The meta under CB toward the end was rather hopelessly slanted and twisted imo, and PB is like a breath of fresh air, making the game fun again.
A lot of complaints have been (inevitably) made about weather, which has got to be one of the top 3 recurring themes on the forum - the other 2 being "X card/ X faction is OP" and "Gwent was better the way it was and I'm quitting" lol. But personally I think weather is actually more interesting now. No, I don't run a weather deck, I am and have always been SK main, I used to moan every time I saw the opponent play weather; in fact, I still don't like weather much as far as my own deck is concerned. The point is, though, the current mechanism offers more variety, and more ways to deal with it than the same old Clear Skies: MO, NG and NR all have bronze cards that can clear weather, ST can move the cards around even after they're played to avoid weather dmg, and even SK has Armorsmith and Warcrier to make up for lost points. SK and NR also have silver cards which can clear weather when necessary but which have other uses too, and I like the versatility and choice.
As to the unsymmetry of weather, it makes more sense now that weather is DOT, whereas when it used to reduce all cards on the row to 1 instantly, it was much more punishing and so symmetry was necessary to prevent abuse. If some MO players are now abusing weather, that's just lazy thinking and seriously limits their deck, since they have to have 3 Frost to be summoned by all 3 Hounds - taking up 6 cards in total, plus maybe 2 or 3 Ice Giants, leaving quite little room for imagination. Even the much criticized RNG is not that outrageous when you think about it: in one turn, it makes 9 points' difference at most (and often lower than 9 when the opponent doesn't have that many cards on all rows), which is quite standard for a gold card. Sure, RNG deals DOT, but this is situational and can be countered in several ways, including a single, bronze, Clear Skies. Yes, at the moment Clear Skies is still a must for almost any deck, which says something about the power of weather, so there's probably room for further adjustment, but all in all, I think weather works better now than it did under CB.
I understand a lot of the above have been discussed at great length here, and a lot of people will not agree with me. That's fine. I'm just sharing my 2 cents, and taking this opportunity to say, Hey, devs, at least this player appreciates the changes and enjoys the game even better now. Thanks and keep up the good work!
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