using card images as smileys - potential new deck idea submission system?

[Scaredgirl]

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The above images we created using this:

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4sa 4sa 4sa 4sa 4sa 4sa 4sa 4sa 4sa 4saWhen typed on this forum, that combination of number and two letters (same code used in actual game) always produces and image of Quantum tower.

What does this mean?

It means that if we had all the images added to our forum smiley folder, I could copy paste the deck code from the game client, paste it just like regular text, and our forum software would build the deck!

So a 30 card deck would look like this:

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Yeah.. not the best deck ever.

Next step would be to program the whole thing so that the images overlap like they do in the "My Deck" view. This is a similar system that the current wiki uses.

Think about it.. no more wasting time with taking those damn screenshots and posting them on Imageshack. All you need to do is copy-paste the code and you are done. Takes 10 seconds.

This is just a teaser about what might come in the future. If we get a system like this working, it's going to revolutionize the way we post decks.

[tyranim]

i like the screen shot thing tho. were it not for that, i would never had understood the computer stuff a little better. tho this is a VERY good idea for those who are frikin experts at all that stuff

[icybraker]

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Saves time. Saves effort. Great for anything, great for everything. AWESOME stuff.

If this were to become a reality... then things would become much more attractive and easier.

Scaredgirl, you rock. Here's your Pillar of Appreciation.

4sa

"Yeah.. not the best deck ever."

That would be your deck with 30 more Quantum Pillars.

[Frz]

Problem: Having the images small like this makes it impossible to read the effect (if you are not experienced enough to know every effect) and it's also very hard to read the card text.
Card images are cool (especially are used in the wiki) however we need to be able to read both the name and the effect (and that's a problem with stacking we can't read effects -> maybe automatically link the card to the wikipage?)

Aside from that: good idea

[Terroking]

People generally know every card's effect, after playing for a week or two.

The system looks great, if the next card put in is dis field, then your deck can get better

[Frz]

People generally know every card's effect, after playing for a week or two.

Personally I'm playing for ~2 weeks and have a fully upgraded rainbow deck yet I don't know the effect of most cards without looking them up (main reason I added the control card section with pictures for FGs in the wiki )

[ScytherLoL]

4sa

Hmm would be of use. Does it work with cut and pasting your exported deck?

Scyther

[Kamietsu]

Problem: Having the images small like this makes it impossible to read the effect (if you are not experienced enough to know every effect) and it's also very hard to read the card text.
Card images are cool (especially are used in the wiki) however we need to be able to read both the name and the effect (and that's a problem with stacking we can't read effects -> maybe automatically link the card to the wikipage?)

Aside from that: good idea

You don't need to read the cards effect anyway. You can't read them with the current deck posting because they are all SS's of the pre-assembled decks.

[Scaredgirl]

i like the screen shot thing tho. were it not for that, i would never had understood the computer stuff a little better. tho this is a VERY good idea for those who are frikin experts at all that stuff

Haha I like the idea of making things more difficult just so that people would educate themselves. Good stuff.

Problem: Having the images small like this makes it impossible to read the effect (if you are not experienced enough to know every effect) and it's also very hard to read the card text.
Card images are cool (especially are used in the wiki) however we need to be able to read both the name and the effect (and that's a problem with stacking we can't read effects -> maybe automatically link the card to the wikipage?)

You are 100% right about that. Small images are not gonna fly. Definitely not.

Solution:

A) Cards are full-size and overlap to save space. (better solution)

B) We use a pop-image (Go here and mouse-over on those links to see what I mean: http://elementswiki.co.cc/false-god/fire-queen/ )

[Kamietsu]

Problem: Having the images small like this makes it impossible to read the effect (if you are not experienced enough to know every effect) and it's also very hard to read the card text.
Card images are cool (especially are used in the wiki) however we need to be able to read both the name and the effect (and that's a problem with stacking we can't read effects -> maybe automatically link the card to the wikipage?)

You are 100% right about that. Small images are not gonna fly. Definitely not.

Solution:

A) Cards are full-size and overlap to save space. (better solution)

B) We use a pop-image (Go here and mouse-over on those links to see what I mean: http://elementswiki.co.cc/false-god/fire-queen/ )

We've never been able to see the card's effect in the deck sections. Why would that be a problem now?

[ScytherLoL]

It's not really a problem but it helps the people who haven't a full understanding of each card see what the cards do.

More for the newbies really.

Scyther

[Scaredgirl]

Problem: Having the images small like this makes it impossible to read the effect (if you are not experienced enough to know every effect) and it's also very hard to read the card text.
Card images are cool (especially are used in the wiki) however we need to be able to read both the name and the effect (and that's a problem with stacking we can't read effects -> maybe automatically link the card to the wikipage?)

You are 100% right about that. Small images are not gonna fly. Definitely not.

Solution:

A) Cards are full-size and overlap to save space. (better solution)

B) We use a pop-image (Go here and mouse-over on those links to see what I mean: http://elementswiki.co.cc/false-god/fire-queen/ )

We've never been able to see the card's effect in the deck sections. Why would that be a problem now?

We should have bigger cards because:

1. the card name in a small card like what I have there is unreadable
2. there is not reason not to have them