ah I'm not alone with the frustration of the tofu. It definitely feels good to beat them though I have to say. super satisfying.
One thing I liked about Splinterlands was the cards being balanced but since rebellion came it kind of went out of control. Meta's been boring and stale. Power creep is normal in most card games though. Looking at Yugioh now one card can draw like half the deck compared to the first season of yugioh where maybe pot of greed lets you draw one extra card xD.
Anyways, there should've been more testing and it should be by players of all leagues and by top players so they would be able to find the best lineups and share feedback.
I'm not sure about adjusting the cards after they are released because it does affect the price of the cards. The balancing should be finalized before the official release if possible in my opinion.
Great post bjangles sad to see you stopped playing ranked :c. i still play on a scholar account but honestly it's getting kind of boring and frustrating :c