Draft vs Arena

[Mitorah Games]

The best thing about Arena was that you could win rewards, it was sort of like a poker tournament with a buy-in. Draft mode was designed to be worthless. It's not competitive nor does it give out any rewards. A horrible move to move on to Draft, and I for one will now stop playing this game

For normal game mode it sucks when the balance keeps constantly being shifted so once you finally have the cards you need, they get nerfed and you have to start collecting all over again.

Rant:
I had a great Arena run going, and there was no warning about when exactly the arena would end. Neither did I get the rewards from arena run that was cut short. Lame.

[Shahmarian]

Agreed. Who is making these self-motivated decisions of constant embellishment in the wrong direction? I was having so much fun! And have to confess this was so far the only game that kept me in for several months. Won't play any more as an act of protest.

[Kronberg]

I hope they bring arena back. Don´t like the new one at all.

[Bluttroll]

The annoying thing abut the new draft mode is that it's too close to the basic game.
I played a few ones and I couldn't figure out real differnces. Only that some decks just wasn't working, but no mix of different fractions.

The good on Arena was the wild mix of everything, without fixed strategies.

[Lagrange]

1. Draft does not have a 1.0 release yet
2. People saying "bring back muh arena" have no idea why it was scrapped in the first place

These kneejerk reactions with little to no evidence is kinda cringe, ngl.

[⛧ M♱ropele ⛧]

Originally posted by Mitorah Games:

Rant:
I had a great Arena run going, and there was no warning about when exactly the arena would end. Neither did I get the rewards from arena run that was cut short. Lame.

They announced draft mode months ago LUL

[Ruf]

Originally posted by ⛧ M†ropele ⛧:

They announced draft mode months ago LUL :BL3Facepalm:

And don't mention them the fact that the arena should be closed like 3weeks ago in the first place OMEGALUL

[Dante]

I loved Arena even if it was not balanced ofc, they should have rework it with provision limits or a given amount of gold, things like that...

Hope that draft will be better in the future, I also hate that they removed well earned achievements from Steam :/

[Ruf]

Originally posted by Dante:

I also hate that they removed well earned achievements from Steam :/

Frustrating for those who unlock them indeed. But that would be unfair for new players,
or for those who have not yet obtained it, it would have been a brick lol

[Dante]

Originally posted by Ruf:

Originally posted by Dante:

I also hate that they removed well earned achievements from Steam :/

Frustrating for those who unlock them indeed. But that would be unfair for new players,
or for those who have not yet obtained it, it would have been a brick lol

Yes ofc, Steam is not very flexible for this kind of things :(

[Momo-senpai]

Not only arena is unbalanced, Its rewards are trash tbh, i hope they bring it back with improvements and add prizes for draft mode.

[Le Libertine]

Originally posted by Lagrange:

1. Draft does not have a 1.0 release yet
2. People saying "bring back muh arena" have no idea why it was scrapped in the first place

These kneejerk reactions with little to no evidence is kinda cringe, ngl.

We know why it was scrapped. It was scrapped because each new expansion added more mechanics that made free for all arena closer to breaking with stuff like unlimited combos and other OP synergies. It was getting too complex to sustain. But whatever, draft is boring AF. Maybe 1.0 adds some spice, but right now Gwent overall is feeling a bit tired.

BRING BACK ARENA !

[TheStoryteller01]

Originally posted by Guinea pig:

Gwent overall is feeling a bit tired.

Thats exactly how it feels atm.

[Lykurgos]

As a "new" (several months) player I adored Arena. It hit a sweet spot of effort needed to begin playing and a feeling of risk vs reward.

The "cost" to enter and the rewards for success within a run gave a sense of meaningful stakes to support interest. I did not need to think about it too much, it was just enough.

The deck selection felt just right and offered some nice choices. Should I take a risk of a powerful card that needs others to synergize, or take something less powerful but which functions perfectly well alone? Should I take a duplicate of a second powerful card . . . or avoid duplicates so that I can benefit if I get a Shupe or similar?

Currently the draft mode offers none of the risk / reward or sense of stakes and progression. It feels more like a practice mode . . . which I am not seeking.

[Rash]

I am a new player too. I really liked Arena, and I played it exclusively. The new draft mode seems like less fun, because decks are mostly one-themed and everyone is "doing their thing".
Also, it seems like there is no penalty for drafting a new deck, so some people might just draft a new deck until they get something super-OP.
Hope it will be better in 1.0.

[The_Daleatron]

yeah so i was playing draft and i find it fun, but i was like i dont think im getting anything for this and could not find any info about rewards for winning.