CD Projekt Releases Its Final Update to Gwent: The Witcher Card Game, Giving Community Control

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CD Projekt Red has released its final proper update for Gwent: The Witcher Card Game as full development ends and control of the game is handed to the community.

Gwent's October season began October 17 and a blog post on the game's website confirmed the simultaneous release of Update 11.10 would include the final card changes made by CD Projekt Red. "This means that moving forward, you will have control over all the changes made to the cards of Gwent," the developer said.

In an unusual, if not unprecedented, move, CD Projekt Red is putting Gwent's monthly balance changes directly in the hands of the community by letting players vote for which cards deserve an increase in strength and which deserve a decrease.

This will be administered through the Balance Council, a system that lets committed Gwent players vote on changes. Only those who've prestiged at least once (played the game long enough to max out its experience levels and start over, which usually takes several dozen hours) and worked their way up to Pro Rank, or won 25 ranked games that season, can vote.

"Monthly changes to the cards are an important part of the Gwent content cycle; we always tried to ensure that there is something new to consider at the start of each season," CD Projekt Red said in another post.

"We want to — at least to an extent — preserve this part of Gwent. This is why we developed the Balance Council, a feature that ensures changes to cards will still be happening as long as there are people who want them."

CD Projekt Red announced its sunsetting of support for Gwent in December 2022, though assured at the time the game would remain online for years to come. 2023 will be the final year of new cards and official esports support, however.

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