Yeah, the pacing in Runeterra was also bothering me too. However, I tuned more towards a "fast midrange" (aka t6 Hecarim as the big swing) deck. Basically by t6ish you can tell if the deck has enough steam to win. Otherwise, conceed and move on. Personally I'm happiest when I win or lose fast. Aggro decks can get wrecked pretty hard in this Ezreal meta so.........
Also in the same camp (hit legendary in Hearthstone a couple seasons ago). For runeterra, I'm still getting hang of the turns in each round, but I suspect once folks master that mechanism, it's going to open up a lot interesting interactions.
As much as I love Hearthstone, I feel the developers have catered too much to the casual crowd, and have neglected the folks that want more depth.
IMHO, WoW had a great balance of 1) easy-to-learn mechanics 2) deeper game play for those gamer ethusiasts and 3) hardcore end-game content. Hearthstone is still somewhere in 1.5, whereas Runeterra is around 2.
?Hopefully we can move away from promoting these stereotypes!
Yeah, the pacing in Runeterra was also bothering me too. However, I tuned more towards a "fast midrange" (aka t6 Hecarim as the big swing) deck. Basically by t6ish you can tell if the deck has enough steam to win. Otherwise, conceed and move on. Personally I'm happiest when I win or lose fast. Aggro decks can get wrecked pretty hard in this Ezreal meta so.........
Also in the same camp (hit legendary in Hearthstone a couple seasons ago). For runeterra, I'm still getting hang of the turns in each round, but I suspect once folks master that mechanism, it's going to open up a lot interesting interactions.
As much as I love Hearthstone, I feel the developers have catered too much to the casual crowd, and have neglected the folks that want more depth.
IMHO, WoW had a great balance of 1) easy-to-learn mechanics 2) deeper game play for those gamer ethusiasts and 3) hardcore end-game content. Hearthstone is still somewhere in 1.5, whereas Runeterra is around 2.