With the introduction of new game mechanics in Crimson Curse, and new crimson cards, it is my opinion as a non-ST player that ST has been re-balanced and has become a competitive faction (again?). Many of these new abilities went in favour of ST, and they have many of these new abilities worked into their faction. If I'm not mistaken, ST is now the most powerful poison faction? New cards and mechanics added to already powerful ST abilities, like boosting.
It just feels different than before. I could understand the point that ST was underwhelming before the updates. It kind of felt a bit dreary to play against ST, because they were always lacking something. Regarding leaders, two are particularly strong, the dwarf and the one who can play a special card twice. Those are among the best leader abilities in the game. With the new cards, abilities, and with the old strengths and old leaders etc, I think ST now has become a competitive faction, alike to Skellige and Monsters.
Am I wrong in thinking this? Am I wrong in thinking ST got a significant lift with Crimson Curse? I'm not a ST player, but I like the faction, and I play against it quite often, and these are my observations. Am I wrong? Am I right? You agree? Disagree? How, why?
It just feels different than before. I could understand the point that ST was underwhelming before the updates. It kind of felt a bit dreary to play against ST, because they were always lacking something. Regarding leaders, two are particularly strong, the dwarf and the one who can play a special card twice. Those are among the best leader abilities in the game. With the new cards, abilities, and with the old strengths and old leaders etc, I think ST now has become a competitive faction, alike to Skellige and Monsters.
Am I wrong in thinking this? Am I wrong in thinking ST got a significant lift with Crimson Curse? I'm not a ST player, but I like the faction, and I play against it quite often, and these are my observations. Am I wrong? Am I right? You agree? Disagree? How, why?