This is why I stopped playing Splinterlands many months ago. It became too hard to play. It was an enjoyable game in the past. Mainly in 2019. It was one of my favorite games.
I saw a post the other day, I forgot who wrote it, but it said that after buying the Spellbook that person had to buy cards (mainly summoners) for almost $50 just to have a 50/50 win rate in Bronze III. 😿 Splinterlands should stop saying it's free to play!
It was not free in the past either. I bought the Beta starter set for $10 USD on 2018.12.30.