I think this is the most significant change to the game since SPS was introduced. Great job SPL team.
The impact on cards and SPS will be much much higher than most are imaging. But MOST important is anyone can now win. Whether its great skill or simply better cards, the gameplay will attract and retain new players. THIS IS HUGE!
This is a major change and I am willing to give it a try.
Cautiously optimistic here. My usual style:)
I agree this is a huge change in the game, and it will most certainly shake things up a bit, if nothing else. It will change a lot of things for me, at least, as I kept all of my cards at gold level and now I have a good reason to level them up even more.
I'm just a bit sceptical about the points given out for wins/losses, as @jacekw said, it will end up in many ties in the leaderboard. But let's see for couple of seasons how things pan out, then we can make rational conclusions.
Anyways, very exciting times ahead!
I also think this would increase the price of cards, the summoners most likely. Since it's now more efficient to buy high level summoners so regardless of cards you use, you can use its maximum potential.
On the other hand, that's also twice the disappointment when they rotate and Chaos Legions will not be usable in Modern. At that point, I might completely shift to Wild (which is still okay.).