Will there be balancing occurring anytime soon? Battlegrounds have always been an RNG slot machine. However, last season I was easily 1st/2nd in 50% of my games in the 7-8k rating bracket. At the moment there is almost zero skill factor involved - you either get an overpowered trinket/hero/tribe combo or you lose, you play elementals, or you lose. Mechs, quilboar, and demons have some viability. The RNG never bothered me too much before, but the trinkets are the biggest problem at the moment for me - some trinkets pretty much guarantee a win while other players get offered four that are virtually useless. I know there will be balance patches, but I miss anomalies - trinkets have been a real disappointment so far for me.
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I never thought to see someone say they miss anomalies.
I cannot speak to the balance this patch as I have yet to really care to play it, but historically trinkets are by far my favorite meta.
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I was excited for trinkets to return; I never thought I’d be missing anomalies either. But when one player gets offered ‘get a Drakkari Enchanter that also acts as your minion tribe’ and the very best trinket I have offered is ‘your minions have +x hp/+x attack’ it basically just ends the game then and there.
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Have you read the rules for what trinkets you can be offered?
There are ways to influence what you get and it is one of the subtle things that separates rank bands.
Not saying you did something wrong so much as to say there is a method to getting better options in the shop.
no idea. where is that hidden rule
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I understand the trinket rules - you will experience when you play this season with the current trinkets that there is simply too much imbalance between the trinkets - beyond how shockingly unbalanced the tribes are at present. Thank you for embedding and sharing the rules - hopefully some newer players that weren’t aware see that, will be very helpful. You’re awesome.
Sounds like a skill issue.
I played three games since reading your post.
I got first place all three times and not seeing what you mean about trinkets.
Is there any chance you are missing something about how the offered trinkets might work for you?
You are not guaranteed a lesser trinket that matches your board, so very often picking a tempo trinket is the best choice. For instance on my second game I turned my small minions into 21 gold to tier faster and find better shop units. I lost a couple rounds but ended up way ahead three turns later. Plays like that are why trinket meta is significantly more interesting than anomalies.
The first balance pass should smooth things out. Right now it’s a high roll trinket lobby or just play elementals and hope you beat the rest of the lobby to the key elementals. It’s always like this at the beginning of a season when they shuffle out so many old minions for new ones. Combat QB’s is about the only other build that can keep pace with early Elemental scaling.
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I mean, it’s been four days. You gotta figure it’s going to be a couple of weeks before a balance patch. Either play what wins right now, or if it’s unbearable play something else until the patch.
I only play duos, so can’t comment about single, but in duos it feels the same only it’s beasts i.o. Elementals.
I’ve always liked the trinkets, but the ones they’ve brought out now are ridiculous. The gap between good and bad trinkets became much bigger.
Not always. I’ve had a tribe of all elementals and never got an elemental trinket. I agree with poster that this season has become ridiculously luck dictated.
First of all, you aren’t guaranteed an elemental trinket on the trinket offering.
You are 100% guaranteed to get one on the second trinket so maybe you do not know which one was associated with elementals.
After the inanity that is anomalies, I am sure trinkets are whooshing right past players who do not understand them.
oh yeah, you can either add +4/+4 to elementals in the tavern for every elemental you play… or get a free refresh… that’s close.
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So you are comparing Nomi Sticker to Recycling sticker?
I am not sure what your point is here. Both are good and can make top four.
Do you not know how to use them? Because in some settings the free gold is more powerful than shop buffs.
So, are you saying you are just as happy with the refresh anomaly as the nomi or the 2 free elementals per turn? So, if you don’t get the key elemental buffers with then you have nothing and lose. It may have some use, but it’s not as good as the other 2. Being able to tier up because you know you’re getting 2 elementals at beginning of turn or having all elementals in the tavern have +100/+100 is a much better choice imo.
I am saying that knowing how to use the things you have is the skill of the game, and you can absolutely get top four with either trinket.
The fact that it is not as clear to you why or how reflects the depth of your understanding more than the trinkets’ impacts on the match.
I enjoy them but im at a stage where i force all games to improve the spells in the tavern as much as possible, and i already recovered half of my normal mmr, I think thanks to the fact that the player in last place is offered the best trinkets to choose from…
Dude, you had better be playing at 12k+ with the arrogance you talk to people. You never answered the question, which leads me to believe you do have a preference, but would rather ignore to try to belittle someone for theirs. Of course i f’ing know the potential of free refreshes… what idiot doesn’t?