I’ll start with the bonus question since it’s easiest.
Absolutely not. Games should have a much better chance of going past turn 6-7. If there aren’t more nerfs to help and/or a big change in the min-set then I won’t be buying pre-orders again. If the next expansion is as anti-control as this one then I’m outta here.
As for the main, I used to not like control. My favorite decks were tempo-oriented. But now…
I love the priest quest. It gives a guaranteed finisher but you have to struggle and think in order to make it that far.
Also this.
I also like combo decks that take a long time to get there and so have to play control rather than hitting the hero power, casting soul rend, and killing you with their fatigue on turn 7. Things like OTK Quest Y’Shaarj Shaman or Ysera, Al’Akir, Nightmare Shaman.
Finally there are the meme control decks where I control you with your own cards. I love yoink priest where every single card in the deck is designed to take something from your battlefield or deck and use it against you. They don’t win a lot but every single game is different.