With one or two in the deck, we can see this getting play
From the general chatter, players seem to be more likely to head back to locals
Fortisphere was likely taken out of circulation because it was a one-cost card that could be used as a way for Steel decks to draw up extra cards
If you find you have too many Reckless characters on the board at once, it might be a good idea to add more Cogsworth to the deck
Each players deck, discard pile, hand of cards and inkwell do not count as in play and therefore cant be affected by abilities unless the cards text specifically says so
Since damage persists in the form of counters, their 3/3 would effectively turn into a 3/1, but there is no real difference between a 3/3 and a 3/1 when wed challenge it with our 3/4 on the subsequent turn