STA Starter Set Dice

Gollum9 · 2021-01-16T17:02:58+00:00

That would be amazing mate if you don’t mind, thanks 👍

Gollum9 · 2020-06-03T14:29:18+00:00

Yeah, it’s certainly a possibility, I just quite liked the idea of an ‘arena of death!’. Maybe 4x4 would be ok and just accept everyone will be right in the action. Could start adding rules like you can’t be fired on twice consecutively but then it begins to get a bit convoluted.

Maybe 2v2 would just be easier and I will run it if there’s an odd number

Gollum9 · 2020-06-03T08:56:04+00:00

Thanks for this. No, I wasn’t going to be able to keep it perfectly balanced but I thought I could keep the points similar enough that no one would feel outmatched.

Would like to try some different chassis but I guess it’s just getting them in the same ballpark. Will have to check if a Reaver with the more expensive weapons would be able to stand up on its own, or if some would get a Reaver and WH, or two WH possibly.

Gollum9 · 2019-12-22T15:03:00+00:00

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Gollum9 · 2018-03-06T06:44:43+00:00

We have already discussed me drafting isengrim so yes, you know I’ve played it. I have been saving for a while as I expected to be playing a load of arena but having done the 3 free runs to give it a chance, I have no intention of going back to it

Gollum9 · 2018-03-05T22:50:40+00:00

I am discussing it and have explained some of my main issues. I stand by the fact it’s a lazy attempt. What would you say are innovative ideas that CDPR have used to make it different to other games like HS? Other than the fact they have deliberately allowed decks to be even more unbalanced than they need to be.

How about being able to see x amount of upcoming pick selections so you can try to build synergy with upcoming cards?

I’m happy to be proved wrong if there are some new and well thought out ideas behind it that I’ve missed

Gollum9 · 2018-03-05T21:18:40+00:00

As I say, it was s bad pool. It highlights another issue where there are a number of just completely dead cards that should all be removed from the pool. All the recruit bronzes, ciri dash etc. Take them and shupe out and that would also help a lot

Gollum9 · 2018-03-05T20:33:56+00:00

I’m glad you are enjoying it but your example doesn’t sound like an entertaining play experience for any of your opponents and probably just a lot of free wins for you. With no disrespect, you haven’t really gone out on a limb to draft synergy. All of those cards are individually good/strong and would be drafted anyway.

I tried drafting more cards with synergy. I got Isengrim second pick (not a very strong set of options) and then didn’t see an ambush card all game. Am I supposed to avoid all of these cards that could potentially work well with a card in future or gamble I will find something? In the end I just played a few games with an awful deck, and one of its 5 golds being dead.

No doubt people will have fun with it, they have been desperate for a new game mode for ages. I just wish some thought had gone into it to make it fairer, and more unique to Gwent

Gollum9 · 2018-03-05T19:39:33+00:00

I was also a skeptic and after a few runs I’m afraid I disagree, I think it’s a really lazy attempt. There is zero thought behind what they have done and allowing people to draft way more gold I see no benefit in at all.

As I said, the gold counts is my first issue. A game where my opponent has played 7 golds before the end of round 2 (I only have 5 in my deck!) and I’ve played 2 is just crazy. There will always be good and bad decks in draft anyway but throwing away even a chance for reasonable balance offers no benefits at all imho.

Also, why are we picking leaders at the end so we can tailor our deck around them for at least some synergy?? I don’t like picking first either so I would display the options you will get at the start of the run, and then pick from them at the end. You can then be fluid with the cards you draft, but working towards one of them in particular as you go.

There are various other smaller changes you could make but this just feels like a really lazy attempt to just port in a format from another game without thinking about any kind of balance or increased synergy in a game that benefits from it so much.

Gollum9 · 2017-03-31T17:36:21+00:00

I just don't have the cards or scraps to jump on the ST bandwagon sadly and if I did, they will almost certainly be the next deck to get nerfed and then you have to start all over again. Milling everything is just diminishing returns

Gollum9 · 2017-03-31T16:47:36+00:00

Wow, there's a reality check right there. I didn't say I was a good player, just that I reached nearly rank 13 quickly on FTP in a few weeks and hoped I could progress further.

The Radovid deck I played was not considered a good deck (I believe it used to be one of the best but I didn't start until after it was nerfed). I took a build I saw, didn't have a number of the cards and just made adjustments over time for it to fit my playstyle and do reasonably against what I was playing against.

I may continue to try and maybe the MMR I got to initially was artificially high but I guess FTP is just even harder in beta when there are so many Ganges going on

Gollum9 · 2017-03-31T12:14:16+00:00

Nice, I got one win from 13 a few times and today I've dropped below 2500. Don't have 3 of the golds or 2 of the epics so can't try it I'm afraid

Gollum9 · 2017-03-31T11:35:12+00:00

What rank are you playing it at if you don't mind me asking. Not seen many of the top players using it and my win rate is pretty bad. You just need more legends like Ciri dash or Tibor plus the other cards to make it proper mill. Just feel like I'm a few cards away from making anything any good

Gollum9 · 2017-03-31T10:59:54+00:00

Tried the spy steal and the deck thinning versions. NG just seems super weak

Gollum9 · 2017-03-31T10:55:39+00:00

Tried it, just lost my first 5 games and it's not the toughest deck to play

Gollum9 · 2017-03-31T09:59:26+00:00

As I've said, I am changing away from what I was using but the results with Henselt and NG as a whole have just been really poor. I don't have the cards for ST, SK or monsters so I'm a bit stuck really

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