>>718144441 (OP)
any discussion around this game seems to boil down to the same thought i had after a couple hundred hours in the open beta: just wait a few years, 3 maybe 5 years from now. gameplay wise people will either like it or not, using the word card wont change what it is, chasing Reynad's dream of being the "First" game to do something wont change what it is, swapping monetization around won't change what it is.
It's pretty good if you like autobattlers otherwise it's not going to be like Balatro for ppl who never play these games.
In all likelihood I think this game will be solid or great in 3 years or so but idk what their dev culture is like beneath the salty surface. They might end up suffering from success because they really have something in the actual gameplay, only a matter of fixing millions of bugs, improving community relations, sticking to a consistent pay scheme, and figuring our the general game philosophy to a point where most balance patches feel alright for most players. Shit takes time *shrug*