Since 2018, the popular Witcher card game Gwent (PC, PS4, Xbox One, iOS, Android) can be played online as a standalone collectible card game. On Steam, the game has 88% positive reviews. Now, the last official update has been released. In a stream, the developers explain how the game will proceed.
This is Gwent:
- “Gwent: The Witcher Card Game” is an online collectible card game developed by CD Projekt RED
- It is based on the mini-game of the same name from the action role-playing game “The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt”
- The game is fundamentally free to play, but features optional in-game purchases to acquire more card packs
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This is where the game ends after 5 years
With the patch 11.10 released on October 16, the last update from the developers is now officially out.
There have been no major changes in the content. Especially, last card adjustments were made, as well as some bugs fixed.
Player numbers for Gwent have been steadily decreasing on Steam since 2023
How have the player numbers for Gwent on Steam developed?
- Gwent launched on Steam in May 2020, and at that time, the card game based on “The Witcher” had an average of 3,243 players.
- But quickly in September, the player numbers dropped to an average of 1,500 players – this core audience was then relatively maintained.
- However, by the end of 2022, the numbers dropped again: on average, only 675 players were logged in over the last 30 days.
All changes are explained in detail in the developer update:
What’s next? Luckily, the cessation of developer updates doesn’t mean that Gwent can no longer be played. There should still be some variety.
“We always wanted to ensure that there is something new to consider with each season start,” it says in the FAQ.
For this, a new “Balance Council” is being introduced in update 11.10. This is a voting system in which players can vote every month on whether cards should become stronger, weaker, more expensive, or cheaper.
How does the new system work? To participate in the voting, two conditions must be met:
- The account has reached at least Prestige 1 (from level 60)
- You have achieved the pro rank (highest rank in the game) OR won at least 25 games of the current season
With this, the developers want to ensure that only players who actively engage with the game can participate in the votes.
Once the conditions are met, players can access the Balance Council through the main menu. It is designed similarly to the deck builder, allowing for intuitive use.
This is what the new Balance Council looks like:
For each of the 4 categories (increase or decrease in strength; increase or decrease in recruitment costs), 3 cards can be selected and weighted. The higher the weighting, the more votes are cast for the selected card.
Per voting cycle, a maximum of 15 changes per category should occur, with a required minimum of 50 votes. If no card meets this criterion, at least 3 cards per group will still be changed.
If serious technical problems arise, they should still be addressed in patches. Otherwise, the further development of the game is now in the hands of the community.
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