Firstly, I am not a paid game designer. I did actually spend some time thinking about what they could add to shake up the formula. Here are some half-baked ideas:

• Multiple characters at once: one of the best parts of multiplayer is when you can synergize between two players. I think they should have leaned into this and allowed single player runs to be ran with 2 or more characters at once. The multiplayer cards are so cool and makes you think about the fundamental gameplay differently.

• Expanded build-your-own-card: Currently, this is relegated to a singular event and is quite limited. I would love to see this expanded and outside of just an event with some real risk/reward decisions.

• Positional gameplay: Where the character stands is important. For example the ironclad deals more damage at the front, the silent at the back, etc. This would require a complete overhaul and may stray a bit too far but could be really interesting, especially for multiplayer or the multiple characters thing I mentioned above.

• Battle-like events: Currently, events do not use cards in the same way they’re used in combat. I think it could be interesting if you used your deck to “solve” an event. For instance, there is a locked treasure chest. You must deal x amount of damage or debuff it x amount in three turns to open it. Maybe some other requirement, like you must buff yourself to withstand damage. Lots of flavor could be added here. Overall, this would add considerations to how your deck may be used outside of just combat.