RE: Changes for a great future for Splinterlands?

I think that with these changes exactly such calculations won't be necessary. You simply will be able to manage to climb up the ranking up to a certain point with a limited deck. It's then up to you to decide whether you want to try to play higher up and invest in cards or not. Maybe it's possible to reach gold again or not. It will definitely depend on how the other players will play. Maybe a very good player can even reach gold level just with level 1 cards...