At the end of this season, I have way more questions and way more doubts than after any of the other seasons before... You could make me very happy by telling me I'm just being stupid, paranoid or that I'm acting like a typical woman. I would be equally happy if you would be able to give me some answers, too...
Anyway, here are some things that are really bothering me...

I just opened the set of reward cards I received for completing my last daily quest of Steemmonsters' Season 6.
This pack is by far the best one I got this season. First legendary of the season...and 150th Vampire.

I was once told that the distribution of the reward cards was done completely random. At the time, it was something one could consider as a possible truth.

If someone would tell me this now, I would have a harder time believing it.

It seems like I have been receiving the same common and rare reward cards over and over again. Vampires, archers, sea genies, Androids,... they have been piling up in my account this season.

At first, I thought I just had bad luck. It wouldn't be the first time that I ran out of luck.
But when I started talking to others about it, it appeared it had little to do with me being lucky or not.
It seems the odds that you get a good reward card have changed.

Did they not only limit the number of cards we receive for completing a DQ, but did they also shuffle the deck so that the value of the reward cards you receive is way lower than during last season?

Maybe I'm just being paranoid, but I've spoken to far too many people who have had the same experience for it to be a coincidence.

I realize that the extra 20 reward cards that were introduced make the odds of getting a legendary smaller, and are supposed to add variety to the sets of cards you get. I get that there are more common and rare reward cards than legendary and epic reward cards are in play, but I'm looking at my deck and see 150 Androids and Vampires and 250 Sea Genies, and only 3 Ruler of the Seas (which I got last season) and 4 Imp Bowmans. It feels like it's a little out of balance...

I would really like you to tell me I'm being paranoid indeed, and that the distribution of reward cards is still random.
While you're at it, let me know how many and which valuable reward cards you received this season.

And if you have any ideas on what to do with all those Vampires and Archers and Sea Genies, I beg you to fill me in.
I almost maxed them, but I still have loads left. I've put them on the market, but since everybody has plenty of them, no one is interested in buying them.

Heck, I even tried to give away level 2-cards... AND NOBODY WANTED THEM!

Whereas I got my account to Champion 3 last season without too much of a struggle, it seems like I will get no further than Diamond 2 this time.

My other account, that reached Diamond 1 with ease, is now stuck in Diamond 3.

It's not just me. Once again, it is something more people are experiencing.

I really wonder what the reason for this could be. For the main fact because after playing 5 seasons without having a clue about how the sneak and snipe rules worked, I finally learned. I knów I have improved my skills.

Shouldn't that allow me to rank my account higher this time?

I'm the first to admit that I don't follow up on every single post @steemmonsters publishes, and that I just may have missed that they have made some more changes - for whatever reason.

If so, it would really make me happy if you could tell me what is or could be causing this.

Especially after this:

I'm not one of the top players, and I never will be. I simply don't want to go that extra mile and invest another couple of thousands to max my deck.

I don't own truckloads of money. Still, I have invested a lot in this game. I did not keep track of what I've spent - I don't even want to know, I think I would get sick seeing the numbers.

Because no matter how much money you have spent, as long as you're not a top player, you'll never be important enough to be encouraged, to be rewarded. The screenshot above is one in a line of many since the game started.

I have thought about selling everything more than once. It's obvious I won't be missed. They'll probably be glad to see me leave, since I'm not prepared to spend that extra couple of thousands of Dollars to take my level 6 deck and max it...

It would be such a shame, because I really like playing the game...

Sigh... maybe I should get out of the monster business and get into the drug business. After all, the monsters of that world might need a mother too...

If you want to join me in the brand new DrugWars game, I would appreciate it if you wouldn't mind using my affiliate link to sign up. We can learn how to become good thieves and dealers together, if you want...
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At the beginning of this post, I announced a big giveaway. Here it is.

I'll be giving away 30 cards. To be eligible to win, leave a comment on this post in which you tell me how you have experienced this season. There's no need to write a novel, just let me know whether you are satisfied and could accomplish your goals, or have as many doubts and questions as I do.

Let me know in your comment which cards you would prefer (max. 3 pp)

In case you are interested in receiving 3 of these beauties, all you need to do is leave a comment on this post, telling me:

I must warn you: these cards breed like rabbits. Before you know it, you have enough to fill a room with them. But if you want to, they can be yours.

Once this post reached payout, I will use a random name picker to select 10 winners, who will each receive 3 cards.
(Payout will be on Thursday, February 21st - 9 pm GMT)

Oh, and by the way, please feel free to let me know how you experienced this last Steemmonsters season, even if you don't want any of the cards because you have piles of them yourself. 😉