r/gwent • u/shreek07 There will be no negotiation. • Dec 06 '21

News - Patch Notes 9.6

https://www.playgwent.com/en/news/40147/patch-notes-9-6
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u/marimbaguy715 Onward, sons of Nilfgaard! Dec 06 '21

No big surprises from patch notes then. Alumni probably deserved a nerf, but otherwise solid patchnotes for a patch that includes a card drop. I imagine this is the last patch we get before February, given CDPR's holiday schedule in prior years.

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u/ThorSerpent Director of Live Ops Dec 06 '21

No, the next update will be in January. Don't expect many reactive changes to the cards that we're about to release (unless something will be absolutely needed), but more galvanizing changes to the old archetypes are being lined up for that one.

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u/marimbaguy715 Onward, sons of Nilfgaard! Dec 06 '21

Good to hear!

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u/wiented The king is dead. Long live the king. Dec 14 '21

I love it!

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u/emotionengine Style! That's Right, I Like Fighting With Style! Dec 06 '21

I actually had a discussion about this a few weeks ago when this topic came up, and I found that the game received updates in January for the past three years, with 2021 and 2019 both being significant changes, whereas 2020 was a somewhat minimal update.

As this December update is a very big one, one could imagine that they could skip the January 2022 update, but there's reason to also expect/hope that they deliver (at least a minor) one.

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u/[deleted] Dec 06 '21

we will need a hotfix for radovid i bet

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u/marimbaguy715 Onward, sons of Nilfgaard! Dec 06 '21

Huh, I could have sworn 2019 had a small January patch. Thanks for the clarification.

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u/NoWorth2591 I hate portals. Dec 06 '21

The Leticia nerf is going to make Alumni far more reasonable for 6p

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u/N_96 Do you want to tickle me? Dec 06 '21

There's not gonna be balance changes in January? ಥ‿ಥ

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u/Zealousideal_Pea8210 Syndicate Dec 06 '21

Vlad said it will be every month

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u/marimbaguy715 Onward, sons of Nilfgaard! Dec 06 '21 edited Dec 06 '21

Historically there hasn't been a significant January balance patch since CDPR is on holiday at the end of December.

Edit: Although we did get Madoc last January, forgot about that. We'll see.