Nik, have you been playing in platinum for assoc?
yes, one of my teams is in asso with some Greek forum friends.
We don't have mutants so it's like an elevator, 1-2 seasons platinum, 1-2 seasons gold
Before 3-4 weeks we played vs no26, Brazilian-Russian team and lost easily 33-3

It's enough to convince me that what has happened is a mutant nerf
remember that its some time now, where many people (not only hardcore platinum players) upgrading their players with friendlies.
Maybe not pure mutants but players like him can resist more and do some damage

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