I am personally not disappointed with this patch, for the simple reason that I didn't have high expectations.
Burza had already specified that this patch would be about carry-over and create only.
There are even good surprises, since it includes some changes about spy abuse. Brouver nerf was a predictable change, but it was not the case of Dun Banner, and I'm pretty happy about it.
Of course, I would have like a deeper patch and a more balanced version of the game, but we already knew it wouldn't happen.
It appears that CDPR wanted to deal with the most frustrating cards. During the last months, people have been more vocal about create, wardancers and spy abuse, than about Great Swords ; because frustating cards are more hated than OP ones.
Wardancer was a frustrating card, Great Sword is an OP one.
In different Gwent forums, there are tons of topics about Wardancers and Brouver, but not so much about GS.
This can partially explain CDPR priorities, even if I admit again that they should have balanced the whole game.
Moreover, as some have already noted, CDPR should have reworked Hym and Skjall in the same way than Brouver.
It doesn't make sense that the only untouched Tier 1 deck... is also the only one which is still able to really abuse the silver spy.
I fail to understand why CDPR didn't think of it...
About the other changes, as expected :
- wardancer has been killed,
- Brouver has been weakeaned (fortunately),
- elven scout is no longer a 2 bodies card.
I don't understand why some people are enthusiastic about the new swap ability of elven scouts. V officers were largely enough. What Swap archetype needs is more cards that can be swapped, not the reverse.
I am not sure that the ST Swap/swarm deck is still playable. I am happy to have switched to a ST Handbuff deck this season.
