We all know that each culture has its own strengths/weaknesses/strategies... but sometimes there are so huge differences in their abilities that - yeah, afterwards - I wish there would happen some rebalancing; some examples...
so, what's the difference - compare:
1.)
Shadow between vs.
moment of respite- same twilight cost, but
- 1 card or even discard vs. 2 cards
- any elf vs. just one certain unique companion
2.)
Namarie vs.
Traveler's Homestead- 2 vs. 3 twilight
- none vs. spotting requirement (hand clog)
- many, many tokens vs. 1-3
- non unique vs unique
- 1 token required vs. 2 tokens required
3.)
Lothlorien guides vs.
Introspection- 2 twilight cost in meneuver vs. 2 twilight cost in fellowship phase
- most likely 2 condition-discard of YOUR choice vs. only 1 condition discard of shadow-player's choice
4.)
Glorfindel revealed in wrath vs.
Shepherd of the treesfirst look and if you wish then exert vs. first exert, and if it's bad for you, no one cares
5.)
Glorfindel revealed in wrath vs.
Gandalf Leader of menstarting benefit: both are twilight-cost -2, so total twilight cost = 2
Glorfindel: strength 9 plus unlimited ability - Gandalf: strenght 7 - done (a strength 7 character is overwhelmed easier by far than a comp. with strength of 9)
In many other cases you have to spot or even exert a certain unique character (talking about Gandalf himself) - whereas elves do not really care... usually it's fine if you just spot any elf, doesn't matter if companion or ally.
There should be a benefit if it's required to spot/exert a certain unique character compared to "none real spotting requirement"; spotting an elf is "pseudo".
I wonder, how the rest of the community think about that, knowing that Decipher will not make any changes/x-lists/bans, etc.
Thanks!
PS: What's the sense of a x-list, when the most broken card of all 19 sets -
Gil-galad, High King of the Noldor - is not on it?
He is far more broken than
Galadriel Lady Redeemed, number 2 in "brokeness".