Scubacarrot Posted January 15, 2015 Posted January 15, 2015 Malwarebytes and Avast do different things (with overlap, of course). I have both installed and would recommend them! Quote
bionicle_fanatic Posted January 15, 2015 Posted January 15, 2015 I recommend Sophos, it's pretty thorough and doesn't have the constant update reminders that Avast has. Also, I think Malwarebytes actually has a virus in it... [:S] At the very least I remember my bro downloading it and his comp went haywire [:P] Quote
Asphalt Posted January 15, 2015 Posted January 15, 2015 Just make sure you have Norton and Mcaffee a million miles away from your computer before you install anything else. Those two do not play well with others. Quote
StickFig Posted January 15, 2015 Posted January 15, 2015 I recommend Linux! Nerwen grins. I thought it was a skill teenaged male humans naturally had, that didn't need training. Quote
Sandy Posted January 15, 2015 Author Posted January 15, 2015 Okay, enough with the tech support, please. We don't need to turn this topic into a "what antivirus program everyone is using", do we? On a matter more related to the game, now that the Decamon Tournament is over, what are your thoughts about it? Would you like to play one again in the future? What would you change? What would you keep? Any input is much appreciated! Quote
Asphalt Posted January 15, 2015 Posted January 15, 2015 I enjoyed the tournament for the short period I was able to hang in there. I would certainly like to have another. I think it was set up well and fairly. The only thing I might change in the future is to allow for a higher purchase limit. Not the unlimited amount it started as this round, but perhaps three five card packs. Quote
Cutcobra Posted January 15, 2015 Posted January 15, 2015 It was fun, but I don't think it should have taken the Grogmas Event slot. Quote
K-Nut Posted January 15, 2015 Posted January 15, 2015 Agreed. It was a nice event for those who wanted to participate, but I feel like Grogmas events do much better for that special, once a year type event. Quote
Scubacarrot Posted January 15, 2015 Posted January 15, 2015 (edited) I had fun and it was a good idea. There's three things I would definitely change: 1: The Ethereal 8 is an unfair card. Two people got it randomly, guess who got into the finals? I say don't allow people to get it during setup. Also, the Ethereal 1 card can not beat anything and as such it is very useless. Unless you're thinking of adding a special Joker card which can flip things around. 2: NPCs There is no point to them. They were random, and caused a lot of players to barely have a chance to play, and not even against actual people. Maybe only have them to make sure there is a logical number that works in tournament form as an alternative for byes. 3: Allow people to choose their own elements. You can get dealt only a few elements, ones that don't counter a lot of different cards, which severely diminishes your chances of doing well. Or just allow people to buy more packs (maybe with only one of each?). With five cards it is pretty much luck of the draw. Overall, the changes you made after version 1 were for the best, I think, and I hope we see another tournament sometime. Edited January 15, 2015 by Scubacarrot Quote
Kintobor Posted January 15, 2015 Posted January 15, 2015 Like other's have said, ditch the NPCs. The whole fun of the Decamon tournament was supposed to be playing with other heroes, and a lot of us never got to. I do agree in switching the Decamon Tournament with another event this year, so we actually do have a Grogmas event. Other than that, I'd like to see it done again. It's a good way to get some cheap items, and there were some cool moments. One question I have though is was the Decamon Drafter class actually given out? Did anyone get ahold of it? Quote
Scubacarrot Posted January 15, 2015 Posted January 15, 2015 The four heroes that made it to the championship cup all got it. Quote
JimBee Posted January 15, 2015 Posted January 15, 2015 I liked it. I didn't mind losing in the first round because I spent a small amount of money and got a big return in usable items. I have no interest in the Decamon class, either. I would agree with Scuba about the Ethereal cards; just eliminate them at least during setup, or somehow make the cards dealt more fair. I'd maybe agree with the thought to allow three packs so it's mixed up and the first matches aren't as predictable. And for the alternating turns, as I've stated before the person who goes first is severely handicapped. Chromeknight mentioned a method that would seem to work, otherwise we could think of an alternative solution? I don't know, it just seems like the coin flip is the make-or-break factor in any match. That being said there is a fair amount of luck involved; Bobby was able to get pretty far considering he started with the lowest hand. We just need to think about how much of the game depends on luck or skill, in my opinion. Quote
Kintobor Posted January 15, 2015 Posted January 15, 2015 The four heroes that made it to the championship cup all got it. Okay, I wasn't entirely sure. Quote
UsernameMDM Posted January 15, 2015 Posted January 15, 2015 Okay, I wasn't entirely sure. The Emerald Palace had quietened down as your rivals left it one by one after being defeated in a match. Eventually there were just you and three others left. You are approached by Roland Emeraldo, the "Emerald Emperor" himself. "Congratulations on being the best of your respective cup! Together you four bested a total of sixty other contestants! That has earned you access to the wondrous Decamon Drafter expert job class. However, now it is time to see if you really have what it takes to play Decamon in the big league. Let me introduce you to the Champions of Decamon!" Quote
swils Posted January 15, 2015 Posted January 15, 2015 As far as turn order, I'm a fan of the ABBAB setup. Having been dealt an Eth1 card, I can safely say that it felt pretty useless. I know I could have bought a more expensive deck, but chose not to, and that definitely affected my success. Did anyone who bought the lower decks actually advance? It was especially crippling because a lot of those first round NPCs were themed, throwing out only a single card type. All of a sudden, the idea of buying a mix of types, but at low level, became pretty useless. If I were to redo the structure, I'd definitely keep it to only players, and I'd have two windows to buy packs. One before the brackets are posted, and another before the tournament starts. So you can buy up to two packs, but if you missed the first window, you can only buy in the second. I might have bought a lower pack in the first window, but then my opponent bought a higher pack. In the second window, I can buy another pack with higher cards to try and level the playing field (if I can afford it), and they could, perhaps, buy a pack of specific type to counter what I have that they might be weak to. I know that it would double the number of cards you'd have to sort out, but I think it'd be a good system of checks and balances in the first round so that you aren't basically automatically out just because you picked up a lower pack. I enjoyed it nonetheless, and wouldn't mind seeing it come back. I'd like to see Decamon start popping up more and more in quests, too, heh. Fun little distraction. Quote
Lind Whisperer Posted January 15, 2015 Posted January 15, 2015 It was fun, but I definitely agree with the others - the holiday slot should be filled with Grogmas. The NPCs should go. With the higher levels, when players were playing against each other, they technically had a slightly better chance because they knew what cards the other player had, even if they didn't know which ones. But with the NPCs, there is no idea of what cards they have or are using. Which is part of the point, I suppose, except that it makes it unquestionably harder to play, and results in quite a few of said NPCs advancing for several brackets, when(I believe) they were originally intended to be a bracket that new players could practice against and possibly win a few cards, before advancing to play against other players. Scubacarrot mentioned the idea of a Joker card. I fully support this idea, and I'd like to propose another: Flip Card - An extremely rare card, that can be played in conjunction with any other card, inverting its elemental immunities and weaknesses. Quote
Flare Posted January 15, 2015 Posted January 15, 2015 I think it should stick around, just not during Grogmas. I agree with a lot of the comments made about changing some rules and stuff. And also, screw the NPCs, they were just annoying (although the championship NPCs were pretty cool and I appreciated them and them only) Just change the Etherial 1 to a flip card Also, the Etherial 10 card is unobtainable, so that considers some thought. Quote
The Chosen Minifigure Posted January 15, 2015 Posted January 15, 2015 I agree with all that has been said here. 1: Have it it Halloween! 2: This may have been mentioned, but use NPCs only for making sure that the fights are fair. 3: I think a Joker or Flip card, while cool, is unnecessary. 4: Yes, I think a good limit would be 3 packs of cards. Quote
UsernameMDM Posted January 15, 2015 Posted January 15, 2015 How about we keep random packs, but allow the purchase of 'singles' with fixed power & element? Quote
Kintobor Posted January 15, 2015 Posted January 15, 2015 How about we keep random packs, but allow the purchase of 'singles' with fixed power & element? Then what's the point of having a "collectible trading card game" when you can just buy everything you want. Quote
Lind Whisperer Posted January 15, 2015 Posted January 15, 2015 Then what's the point of having a "collectible trading card game" when you can just buy everything you want. I was thinking the same thing... Quote
UsernameMDM Posted January 15, 2015 Posted January 15, 2015 Then what's the point of having a "collectible trading card game" when you can just buy everything you want. Tell that to the M:tG crowd... Quote
Lind Whisperer Posted January 15, 2015 Posted January 15, 2015 Tell that to the M:tG crowd... They still only release the cards in packs. Quote
UsernameMDM Posted January 15, 2015 Posted January 15, 2015 (edited) They still only release the cards in packs. And players/collectors still buy singles... Edited January 15, 2015 by UsernameMDM Quote
Kintobor Posted January 15, 2015 Posted January 15, 2015 And players/collectors still buy singles... From second hand sources, yes, but not from Wizards of the Coast. I doubt if Roland wants to make money with Decamon he'd sell singles, because that's not profitable. If you want cards in circulation, you need to bait players into buying more cards, and the only way to do so is to throw them into booster packs. If you want a single card, trade it or buy it off a player. The cards themselves are only given value by the players. Quote
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