I started up the game back in June just before the expansion launched. The current card system does seem like it just takes a few too many button presses for too little effect, and since it only provides damage buffs, if I'm not perfectly weaving it into my own Malefic spam, it seems like it's almost a waste of effort. That's what bugs me the most, that a system that could provide some interesting support tools is just a dps boost now. The laser focus on DPS even for tanks and healers in this game seems detrimental to class design to me.