@Philosophycr21@couchcycle08 yeah he came back with a much better apology and i'm pretty sure his community stands by him as long as he continues to show he genuinely wants to do better
I’ve seen a lot of golem hate lately and here are my thoughts in the least bias way possible.
Golem has always been a card that thrives off of strong support troops. One could argue the best support troop for golem right now is ebarbs. And despite constant complaining, base ebarbs are a horrible card and the evo is a mid tier/solid evo now. Lack of strong support troops in golem is why I believe they buffed golemites some seasons ago. I understand golemites deal GREAT damage, but to nerf golem as a card itself would completely kill this type of beatdown since golem does not have strong support troops. Traditional support troops like night witch is very mediocre.
Another thing people fail to realize is that there are 2 golem variations you can use, neither of which are fully meta. Edrag pump golem and golem night witch are both one trick decks, that are quite frankly off meta. Edrag pump is good against other beatdown decks but weak against most cycle, and golem night witch has the most polarizing matchups out of golem decks. Goat Luca is the best golem player imo, and he tilts multiple times a season off of purely matchups. Golem itself is NOT boosted in the meta; the narrative claiming it is, is very biased and stems from a vendetta against beatdown.
Side bar #1: Double Golem is a gimmick deck and off meta.
Side bar #2: on average there are several golems that finish top 200 per season. And they are all one tricks. Golem on top ladder is extremely difficult to play.
With all this being said, I do understand the complaints to nerf the below:
- Golem (golemites)
- Mini pekka (nerfs giant and golem)
- Ebarbs (game winning card at times but still not a broken evo in my personal opinion)
What I WON’T change my perspective on is:
- Chef tower
This is arguably the worst tower in the game and for the people that complain about it, you are truly biased. Princess tower IS and will ALWAYS be the best tower. Some of you walk around acting like princess tower is more “skilled” than the other towers, it’s not. It’s a preference and there are pros and cons to all of them and princess tower has no cons (don’t confuse this with me saying chef needs a buff. NONE of the special tower troops need a buff).
But then again, the golem decks that are good are off meta and not NEARLY as boosted as other decks floating around. If you nerf the above ^ what support troops does golem have? I’ve come across some people that are reasonable, but overall, most hatred towards golem comes from feelings towards golem (beatdown) instead of a clear perspective on the state of golem in Clash Royale. Golem is a strong win condition, but is very underwhelming compared to the actual broken meta decks.
Just my thoughts, I’m open to healthy conversation about this. I won’t reply to ignorance.