Luebbi posted:

Not a death, but a minor flesh wound: Privateer Press decided to let the community test new model rules for Warmachine before releasing them, using this vast player pool for testing and tweaking. This is cool and good.

However, during the testing process for Cryx, noone either caught or mentioned that these guys are, well, more than a little good now, you know? A very dominant list surfaced shortly after the tested rules were fully implemented into the game. Alongside another, already established powerlist (2 list format is the norm), the faction is now dominant.

How dominant? During the latest World Team Championship, which hosted more than 300 players, Cryx won something like 70% of their games, and had a positive win ratio against EVERY other faction.

Keep in mind that Team Tournaments tend to bring hard counters for specific lists and can have very onesided matchups during pairing. People brought their Cryx silver bullets. It didn't help.

Game balance is hard.