Did this game died or smth cuz i can`t play it multiplayer

Found a weird behaviour in three games in a row - Field was black, my draft didn't show, player models didn't load in. The opponents Username is "oblivion". Opponent seems to play, but I'm unable to do anything since, as stated, the UI doesn't work. Is this some form of error - handling behaviour or a bug in itself, and can the devs look into it? How can I avoid it?...

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I want to buy this game but for it i need to know. Is there any offline mode against bots? Or i need always to be connected to play?

So after playing yesterday, and playing today... Taking away the win bonus feels ... awful. You dont get any distinct advantage for winning or pushing your opponent early, this will lead to a stagnation of the meta (ive already adjusted my deck accordingly with hillarious results) and just promotes long drawn out turtle matches. I have a proposed solution - Winner gets a free re roll, (that can stack) Theoretically - yes its a win bonus, but it isnt a "free" mana, its a chance to stack RNG slightly in ...