Enough whining!

[NTJedi]

Jurri said:
Whining about whining is still whining, you know.

I agree

[Truper]

Hehe. It seems to me that what some people are referring to as whining is exactly what these boards are for. Discussing the game, debating whether certain features are balanced, proposing mods and house rules, etc. All that is well and good, and makes for interesting reading. I've proposed a few modifications that some might call nerfs myself, but its hardly the case that whenever somebody beats me with a tactic I call for a nerf to stop it. After all, I've been beaten in scores of ways, and only proposed nerfs for a couple of them

[quantum_mechani]

That some strategies are better than others is a given. But when something is agreed on by veteran players as a must or unusable, then it can limit the potential of the game. While some of this may be due 'jumping on the bandwagon', there are many options that would be very hard to argue as viable options. Some people are implying that balancing means reducing dominion's complexity. IMO, quite the opposite is true, more usable options means more complexity.

Take as an example treelords, few would argue that they are equal to the value of a fire king (let alone an air queen). Would the game be harmed by making them better?