A most excellent PSO ep3 review, you have to register to read it though Options

[unitself]

If you are a registered member of the computerandvideogames.com, there is an EXCELLENT review of PSO ep3. Very funny.
The poor guy is just like alot of us. He is/was a huge PSO fan, even a Sega fan in general, until this "game".
Here's a snippet -
"Look at me playing Phantasy Star Online III. I'm staring at the screen, flicking through some attack cards under no pressure whatsoever. It's so laid back, I can lie down. I'm going to lie down. It makes no difference. It's a lot of watching, some clicking to start off more watching and then a Congratulations screen appears. This isn't how video games were supposed to turn out. They're meant to rock your god damn eyeballs out of your head."

It's worth the regisration. It's a European site so the news isn't as up-to-date on the U.S. timeline but the site still has some interesting bits about it.

[HC82]

The game is called C.A.R.D revolution. Pretty much all the screen shots showed tactical grids and cards with lots of numbers, colors, and confusing information.

"Minor slayer, WTF is that?"

Personally, the game is incredibly simplistic and requires very little strategy when you first start off with the beginner decks. You can litterally jam the button, move in, and jam the button some more to score a win.

Better cards and higher card levels yield more deck types with more strategy. Problem is that getting a lot of the cards you want is a pain in the ass, and the deck variations are far too limited early on to capture the attention of more strategic players. Let alone, actually discovering different deck designs with limited number of cards can be problematic when certain obvious deck designs totally overpower more clever deck designs.

The gripe I heard with most X-EP3 players is that it's too slow. Not so much the battles, but actually progression in obtaining new cards and multiples of current cards. Finding a new card is awesome and especially when you see a new combo that can be used with that card, but getting 3 more of the same card can be time consuming and some players don't have the patience.

Of course, if everyone had all the cards, it'd be a bit pointless, but from a sales stand point, the ep3 population had dropped dramatically because people lost interest.

Anyway, certain types of card games aren't always for everyone. PSO is an action game, but PSO fans are gonna be like...

Gib action, NOWZ!!!!
Hell, that's what I sound like if i'm totally wasted.