I started playing last September. I love the gameplay, it’s addictive.
Finally reached up to silver several seasons ago but had to rent so many cards to get there! The gameplay at that level is just plain more fun, with more mana to work with and interesting card combos for the dual rule sets.
I couldn’t keep up my rentals without being priced out and eventually sunk back into bronze.
Now I’m so frustrated with the bots that I just rent my entire deck out. It’s sad, I love playing the game, but bronze just plain sucks with the bots and isn’t even that fun with such low mana and lack of variety in rulesets.
I worry about the future of the game if newbies can’t feel like they’re able to advance without massive investment.
Very true, I have the same concern as you. The bronze league is the first impression when the new player starts playing and I could not imagine how frustrating it might be for them.