With the new battle mechanics introduced SM went to another level of strategy games. Now the game is almost like playing chess where rules change in every match. Because the rules are changing in every match players need to adapt constantly if they want to move up the ranks, this is something very awesome, practice and skill will be needed to move up. I always did great in strategy games, so this turn of events is awesome for me, high levels above what we used to have. Bots will definitely have a tough time from now on.
While people are mostly getting used to new gameplay mechanics this is something I'm very familiar with, being a gamer for my whole life tends to makes my brain very adaptable to new game environments. I sometimes lose myself in the strategy game like this, I recommend for every player to take a break from time to time, rest up, there will be plenty more days to play this awesome game :) Steem Monsters are shaping up great and I'm very excited for the future. Great job SM team! This game will go places.