I've played Gwent since first round of closed beta. It's changed a lot upon the release, but it's for the better in the long run. The game is truly Free to Play, you don't need to pay for any microtransactions and have multiple competitive decks within 2-3 weeks from first installing the game. The updated board and graphics are amazing. The "blue coin" imbalance issue seems solved. The art keeps with the Witcher style very well. On the downsides, the responsiveness took a hit due to some slightly overly convoluted animations. Also, some mechanics needs some more fine-tuning, and therefore the meta and card balance isn't quite as good as it were in 2017. Still, I give the game 5 stars, because seeing the developers engagement on the forums and recent updates, I have full trust in their ability to make the game into the best card game we've ever had.
