WWII TCG - World War 2: The Card Game

560 hours played and I do NOT recommend? How? Well, in order to enjoy this game you'd need a very spicifc set of preferences and I just think that most of you won't meet those criteria. The game has many flaws and has the highest pay-to-win-factor I have ever seen, so it is an objectively bad game. Here is why it still works for me and you can decide yourself if it would work for you, too. Knowing how odd my preferences are, chances are you won't, and that's why I gave the thumbs down. This game is fast paced, unit-centered and has some features that set it apart from other CCGs. The biggest difference is that you get a fresh hand of cards each turn. Also, every card that leaves the game will be shuffled back into your deck right aways. Units can be promoted 2 times and keep their rank even when destroyed and shuffled back, so if you draw it again they start out stronger. This means planning ahead works very different here, you'll never run out of cards and games will swing back and forth very wildly. It is common to wipe boards and fill it with your own stuff within one turn. Now, as I said, the P2W factor is sky high and you'll get reminded of that fact constantly. The balancing is also totally off in the sense that the rarer a card is, the better it will be. And we ain't talking some slightly better stats. I diamond version of the same card can have almost twice the stats AND a bunch of extra abilities. Usually I wouldn't touch such a game with pole but here I am with 500hours played. How comes? Well, the game has an extensive and varied single player content, among them historic missions that are a very good way to grind cards, especially since you play a premade deck (so you can jump right there even if you collection is junk). Most importantly though: When you play PvP and the opponent you are matched with isn't online, then you play against the AI - but still against that opponent's main deck! Of course, the AI isn't smart, especially when it has to play player-made decks. However, this means you can beat decks that are WAY better than yours. And since the game doesn't have many active players, roughly 4 out of 5 PvP games, the opponent will be offline, turning this game virtually into an PvE game. And THAT's why it is playable despite the horrendous pay to win factor. Of course, the downside is, you'll get a rank you don't really deserve, so if you finally meet someone that has all the super cards who happens to be online, you'll get crushed royally. But that happens rarely since everybody else has infalted rankings as well. So, I would recommend this game but ONLY if you meet the following requirements: - You enjoy playing PvE - Ranking isn't important for you - You like a slow build-up of your collection - You are okay with the fact thate you will never come even close to having all cards you want (not even talking about a full collection) - You don't mind being occasionally steamrolled without any chances whatsoever - You enjoy grinding to some degree - You are okay with outdated graphics and an inadequat user interface that is missing things like an event log