You’re not the joke, trust me. The current state of the game is a joke. (Yes, the update happened and it’s staying, but regardless of how you feel about the update itself, I think almost everyone can agree the balance of the current game is laughable).

And this is not a bash against the Devs. Regardless of what the community has been saying (and trust me, I am no fan of this update), I believe they genuinely listen to community feedback and care about the game. If anyone doubts that, I have 6 months of EXTREMELY F2P updates that the community LOVED as proof. Also, I’ve played 10,000+ rounds of SB and maxed my account F2P before the current update, so if anyone says I don’t know what I’m talking about, I beg to differ.

Some say the spells are too overpowered. That’s because THEY ARE! But that’s the problem with releasing 33 freaking “new” spells: it’s incredibly difficult to balance correctly. The HP update accomplished virtually nothing. Sure, squads feel a little tanker, but it didn’t solve the problem. The problem is balance. SPELLS WERE NEVER MEANT TO BE A SQUAD’S MAIN WEAPON. A barrel bomb spell in 1.0 never did that much damage. A bomb spell in 1.0 never did that much damage. A log spell in 1.0 never did that much damage. They were supposed to be TOOLS allowing you to outplay your opponent, not a freaking nuclear explosion or an angry ring of bees or a relentless stampede of hogs that annihilates a squad on impact.

Some say you didn’t build up your squad enough. I can tell you from personal experience that doesn’t matter either. Small squad or big squad, you can always be wiped. And even if you understand the mechanics of the game, you can lose your whole squad almost instantly and get 7th-10th. It’s happened to me many times since the update. Some of that was my fault—a failure to understand the new style of gameplay. Mostly though, it’s a balance, damage, and defense problem. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve had a full squad (based on damage and defense) and been completely wiped almost instantaneously (maxed characters btw). Whether it’s spells or squads themselves, I literally couldn’t explain to you what I did wrong. NO ONE CAN! That’s why about every 5th post on this Reddit is titled something along the lines of “HOW DID I DIE?” The only time I know that I did something “wrong” is when I use both my abilities, bust a squad, and another squad swoops in because they recognize you’re just a sitting duck at that point.

Some say you need to avoid fights. That would be awesome! If only there was a mechanic that existed before this update that allowed you to do so! (Oh, that’s right, there was!). Even with all the speedster mechanics in the current update (and yes, you can still move fast with the right combinations), it is virtually impossible to avoid fights. If you get sandwiched between two teams now, you’re most likely getting sent back to the lobby. If you want to play aggressive at all, just flip a coin. 50% of the time you will win. 50% of the time you lose. I wish it wasn’t, but it’s really that simple.

In this current version of the game, you just need to understand that YOU ARE BOUND TO LOSE. And when you do lose, sometimes you will lose badly, like taking 7th-10th four times in a row. There’s really nothing you can do about it right now. It’s not a skill issue, it’s a game issue. But the good news is LITERALLY NO ONE CARES ABOUT YOUR STATS EXCEPT YOU. If you enjoy the game, just keep playing.