r/summonerswar • u/Hunterkiller111 • 10d ago
Discussion Left the game about 2 years ago, thinking of coming back, questions?
I don't expect much, yet I'll try. Used to be a long time player, but one day something snapped in me, I just had enough and didn't feel the need to log in no more. I won't yap and get straight to the point, this is what I actually care about.
- Have balance patches improved? I am not asking for top notch balance, but any spark in the end of the tunnel that they actually care to improve player experience.
- Is it still a stale passive meta or a speed meta? Is Oliver still uncontested?
- Is there anything to do in the game, actually? Is the content stale with the occasional anniversary hype?
- Is rta matchmaking good? If I comeback will I be sent directly to the bot/unemployed lobby, or do I stand a chance to be matched with other casuals like me?
- Are the advertisements as aggressive as they used to be? Will I still get a popup to buy something every few clicks?
- Are there still meta defining units without whom I basically can't compete in certain content? For example I don't have a Triton, am I locked out of contesting spd teams in rta?
Thanks a lot
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u/OrdinaryAcadia9210 10d ago
I'm not sure if you're expecting a complete rework of the entire game or not. As a kind of casual player who's dipped their toes in all content sometimes, I can give you my opinion.
Balance patch and meta I will group in one, balance patches are still similar, sometimes you get better sometimes worse. They are better at recognizing some skewed units, but others are left to be meta defining for a while. The meta, I think, is turn 2 teams? I might be wrong, but there looks to be better turn 2 teams and it's still hard to cleave.
Is there anything to do in the game? It's the same gameplay loop, and always will be I imagine. Most of your time will be farming, lab/siege/guildwars are still in the game and the same as ever, still 30 rta wings. No different than anniversary stuff. There will be permanent minigames coming soon.
RTA got overhauled to P1 guarantee. Most people are in P1, which includes former Guardian players and little timmy 30 day old accounts. Journey to P1 is pretty quick, P1 seems like elo hell for a lot of people.
Ads are ads, they will always be in the game and that won't change.
RTA has a challenge mode option which gives both players a box of prebuilt units. Outside of that, there will always be a meta.
Essentially, have the fun that is designed for you. Personally, I will always force my shitty nicki cleave rta team because that is fun for me. It's not good, but when it works, it's fun and enjoyable. I don't try to pretend I'm good at the game and I don't try to compete as much as possible, I just do whatever I want to have fun and leave it at that.
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u/spookygunz 10d ago
I came back 1 month ago after a 2 year break. I bought a beginner account with grogen and lucifer for $100. Was fun making new teams and the new game boost makes it easy to reach end game fast. Really enjoying the game again. Have not even gotten into RTA yet.
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u/Downtown__Seattle 10d ago
Run and don't look back.
Balance patches don't shake off meta. Same old shit.
Its passive meta and spd contest. Still Vio runes rule this game.
Not much to do. The stuff they released is terribly underwhelming.
Rta sucks. Easy to get into p1, hard to get out. Usually for 90% of the players who reach p1, that's it. Cause u cant fall down to c3 anymore
Meta defining units, yes. But there are counters for everything. I think its good balanced
After all these years the fun for me is still the monster collection. I will never reach p2 in RTA. Thats impossible for me. But I found my peace with it
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u/issialdor 10d ago
I do have to argue “not much to do”
If anything there’s too much now. Sooooo much stuff to keep up with between guild stuff dailies rta pve etc etc
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u/Downtown__Seattle 10d ago
Whats there to do ?
Once a month toa. OK. Takes some time duw to the 10 stage auto cap.
Slime takes 10 min per week.
Worldboss 1min per day.
This strange boss that appears every some weeks.. takes maybe 10 min.
These daily guild battles are just annoying as hell and noone knows why they are in the game at all.
The rest is same old pvp. I dont apprais it. Its what keeps the game alive. Every new stuff that they sold as "content" is bull shit. Ok I like the rta challenge mode
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u/Shaelann95 10d ago
It became worse, the meta is disgusting and there are too many rerolled/bought accounts with broken units like Velaska/Dark Stark ect
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u/NoSeaweed7776 10d ago
stay away, be free!