It would seem that the game has become hard for new players to join in since they can only follow those videos on youtube for guides on elements using the basic card.
Just to see why i had a friend join splintterlands and followed some basic free card builds on youtube fire and water was mostly use out of 60 games he only won 12 times
Their os still the occasional auto lose from game errors.
Honestly whi the current system and bots its become hard for new entry players to join but it would be easy for botters