Something isnt right

This patch did SOMETHING that made the game way less fun for me. I find it hard to believe that just removing spats from the carousel is what did it. The rise of rangers isn't really that much different than the rise and fall of other alliances... but this game just seems hollow now. Even winning feels like "yup, I got it" instead of how it was before- where i felt like i was outplaying my opponents... Does anyone feel the same way?