@dunctcg@skuffey This has been my point anytime the comparison comes up. There doesn't seem to be a consensus on how this is quantified, and yet it's still significant that riftbound is talked about on the same tier. Time will tell.
@AlanzqTFT I just don't get how snipping the hand is any less efficient on time as writing it down? You both play at the highest levels of the game and I'm big fans of both but this just seems like a nothing burger to me.
@MegaMogwai There is a big gap in content when it comes to just generally learning how to be better at the game. I would watch videos all day of someone with high skill commentating their vods. I might be in the minority but I also enjoy watching online play. Riftatlas is a great platform!
@dunctcg That's where I'm at too. I am no stranger to tcgs but riftbound didn't feel as intuitive as say going from magic to hearthstone or hearthstone to even LoR. I still struggle sometimes to know how I lost a game or how I won a game. Like I don't know what I don't know, you know?
@joaopaulolour18@AliEldrazi Aurora is far easier to counter play than miracle (since you brought it up). Maybe that changes in unleashed maybe it doesn't, but this is neither here or there... @AliEldrazi s point is that banning a card based on pure conjecture harms the game in more than one way.
Riftbound is an amazing card game, huge potential, and watching the regionals was an awesome experience. Definitely made me feel like playing myself.
There is one issue though, that I just can't really get past...
As it is right now, it really does seem like if you want to be able to draw cards efficiently, you MUST play purple. No other color comes even close. This has created a massive misbalance between the colors that I think is pretty evident.
Fury and Orange literally have no viable draw. Order has Hidden blade, Green needs to find Stellacorn. Blue does have some options but you'll notice the blue/purple deck (Ezreal) runs: PURPLE DRAW. Because why pay 4 or take a turn hiding a card to draw 2 when you can just play zero energy pot of greed?
I've been practicing a lot with non-purple decks (because I'm a hipster wannabe) and I am not implying my skill level is anywhere near high as of now, but you don't have to be an expert player to notice this. Whenever I queue into purple, their hand is pretty much always much larger than mine.
I hope this changes with the upcoming set, and we don't have card draw being so restricted to one or two colors.
Amazing game, exceptional design, massive potential. Balance is the only problem I see as of now. Just wanted to share my perspective as someone just getting into it.
@SatanicWren@davetron Well serves you right for playing a degen deck. Kidding of course that does suck but your deck makes the game stale. Kidding but I do hate your deck.