NG Fans, hear me out. I know you love your favorite faction very much (I did too ... when I started GWENT, but moved on to other factions) but I want to discuss the infamous spy mechanic and some of the "stealing" cards - especially the card Duchess's Informant. Personally I can't stand to face my own played cards in a matchup against NG, that topic has been an evergreen in both the forums and at reddit.
I thought about a change and I wanted to hear your opinion. What mostly annoys me is that NG can play my cards without any serious disadvantage, even if they gave me one Point with that Duchess's Informant. If they copy my machines like Sly Seductress, Cat Witcher or even An Craite Greatsword they usually got the upper hand. It can only get worse if they pull that old Cantarella - Coup de Grace Combo.
I was thinking: if NG copy or steal one of my cards there should be a significant downside to that. Maybe something like "Play the top card from your opponent's deck and damage it by 3" or "Spawn and play a base copy of a bronze enemy unit and damage it by 2". I don't want to destroy one of NGs all-time-favorite toys, but I personally think that a change like this could benefit both players. NG Players can still pull their lock-copy-combos and the enemy won't struggle every time if Cantarella pulls a card which is damaged or even killed.
What do you guys think?
I thought about a change and I wanted to hear your opinion. What mostly annoys me is that NG can play my cards without any serious disadvantage, even if they gave me one Point with that Duchess's Informant. If they copy my machines like Sly Seductress, Cat Witcher or even An Craite Greatsword they usually got the upper hand. It can only get worse if they pull that old Cantarella - Coup de Grace Combo.
I was thinking: if NG copy or steal one of my cards there should be a significant downside to that. Maybe something like "Play the top card from your opponent's deck and damage it by 3" or "Spawn and play a base copy of a bronze enemy unit and damage it by 2". I don't want to destroy one of NGs all-time-favorite toys, but I personally think that a change like this could benefit both players. NG Players can still pull their lock-copy-combos and the enemy won't struggle every time if Cantarella pulls a card which is damaged or even killed.
What do you guys think?