First of, Ggs to all the top 5 EFC seasons. It is so exciting to seee those players have such a high score weeks after weeks.
Oh man, the announcement of the staff was so exciting !! The semi evo leaders ? Oh they are so nice to see !
I never played much leaders since the broken ones were removed from EFC but I know some like to play them (especially MEMEnto). So I am glad those players will get a new toy to play with.
The one news I am not that excited about is the unban wave. I actually believe that the wave is very interesting and can bring new faces to the meta. My worry is that all of this is nothing but a washout.
Here is what will happen :
step 1 : all the cards gets banned in next player ban list without beeing played for an extended amount of time.
step 2 : one of those cards will actually stay unbanned for a week.
step 3 : said card dominates the metagame as all the other powerful cards are left banned.
step 4 : the cards get banned by the staff.
A card is only good compared to the rest of the pool it is in. And with the system we currently have (weekly bans), said card pool varies quicky and many of the best cards get banned while many are left unchecked. Which mean instead of having 10 "op" cards in the meta, you only have 2. And you have no other option than to play those.
From what I heard last week looked like, it was a clear example of this issue : you either play Berzerk or a counter to them.
Also, no. The system does not prevent catastrophies like the Freak pussy week we had. If anything it exacerbate the problem when it happens.
The reason the system was put in the first place was (I believe) because the staff did not put much effort into balancing ELO back at the time. They would ban once every few month and leave it to the players to handle it week to week. Now we have a dedicated staff member that keeps a close eye on the meta and can ban every week if needed.
I believe, it is time to let the player ban system go and leave it to the staff to handle it. We will have a more stable and cleaner EFC meta every weeks.
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Ps : "but the players vote can get ride of random cards". not really, it mostly extends the process between the release of the card and its definite ban. Instead of waiting weeks not seeing the card in action, without bans, if a card causes too much problem it can be banned after a week or two by the staff.
