I’ve noticed some bizarre behavior as of late in a lot of solo battles. Ever since the game came out, I enjoyed going back to solo step up battles I had already conquered to try different decks and strategies, and for the most part, it was a satisfying experience.
But as the game became more complex, it seems, I can’t seem to have a decent challenging battle without my deck bricking (the most frequent occurrence) and now, the computer purposely bricking.
It’s a once in a blue moon occasion when I end up with a full bench, which never seems to be a problem for the computer. But when I end up with a nice setup, the computer will lay down one Pokémon in the active spot. Then that’s it. I see them using pokeballs. I know they have cards to play, but instead they do nothing, I snuff out their only Pokémon and it’s over before it started.
I know fair, fun and balanced battles can happen. When the game first came out, I could have them all the time. Now it seems like it’s gotta be heavily weighted one way or another and it sucks every bit of fun and satisfaction out of it.
Did they alter something in cpu behavior to ensure max difficulty across the board or something?