Personally I find this mini-game to be pretty entertaining at times, but I have one problem with it and it’s that having an only two player option for Tales of Tribute is flawed.
When this was announced, I was under the impression that this new game was intended to a party game, but in order for it to own that name, it needs to be playable by parties, and that is where Tales of Tribute has failed to take on an identity with our playerbase.
How can I encourage players to learn how to play this game, when I can’t play WITH them, only against them? If this mini-game has any chance of succeeding long term, 2v2 and free-for-all for up to 4 people need to be conceptualized and then made possible.
I have no idea how this would be possible given the current rulesets in place, but it goes without a doubt, that this would breath much needed life into this tight niche community of players.