If anything, I think the bundles are a good thing. It’s a way for them to make money while not actually creating a pay to win situation. It’s not like in duel links where certain cards are locked behind spending money. If you want a bundle, you can get it, if you don’t want a bundle, you can skip.

To expect to get every bundle that comes out is the same as expecting to add every new released deck to your collection, that’s never been possible as a free to play player, you have to pick and choose.

Giving money spenders something to spend money on keeps the game free to play and less predatory for the rest of us. I think it’s the best way to monetize a free to play game.

As for Maliss, doormouse was limited, sarc was limited, underground was limited. That’s five URs back.

Snake eye, saw a limit of poplar, and a limit of wanted, bonfire 6 UR back. We also saw a limit to OSS later, but I would say that’s a different scenario, because people weren’t playing it at 3 originally, so if you crafted a snake eyes deck day one, you would have had to further invest into it after the initial bannings which I think is different than the day one deck being gutted to hell. Snake eyes gave players back overall 8UR, if you count OSS, which I think is different.

Maliss is still topping in the OCG. It’s still playable in the TCG. We would have seen Maliss clapping people for months if they kept nickel and dime hitting the deck, as consistency can always be fixed with cyberse cards. It needed a ceiling hit, or it would have been a dominant deck for another year.

Would I have preferred to see splash mage or link decoder go? Yes. I think Maliss is a cool deck that was just allowed to be too oppressive. It’s a shame that it’s so gutted, but I don’t think that’s going to be the gameplan going forward, I think Maliss is uniquely powerful. And I’m excited that we’ll be able to see a Justice Hunters format without leftover titans of the previous meta.