Question from a new player - can AST change back to what it was before ?

[Fawkes]

You wanted balance BUT you still could use the rest of cards almost ALWAYS, be it for dps or to Royal Road it.

Now you seek something and you are failing if you don't get it.

Royal Road isn't really a valid use though, you're kinda just tossing a card you don't want. I got plenty of worthless spires and royal roaded them, only to end up with a spire or bole or ewer that I would feel embarrassed to have to AoE onto the party. Or just keep royal roading every card away, either way nobody is getting any useful buff at any point.

In this new system you're at least giving someone a buff, even if it's not the optimal buff. I doubt people who don't play AST are even going to know which cards are which, so you don't even have to feel bad about it.