Hello everyone. :)

[J617]

Hi,

My name is Janice.  Or if you prefer short nicknames, you can call me J.  I have been playing Elements for over two years now (a friend convinced me to play).  Today is my one year anniversary of signing up on this site.  I have read posts here periodically, but never posted.  I had two main reasons for not posting.  First, I normally play different than the average gamer so I didn't feel that my input would be needed or desired (most advanced players seem to abhor sixty card decks).  Also, the avatar which I always use to represent myself will likely never be able to be used here (I am much more of a live chatter than a forum poster) (fyi, the picture is of a rose that I grew).

I have met some very nice people playing Elements.     My game chat room has been Kongregates' Elements room # 2 as I prefer a nice room (largely troll free) and it is much easier to get to know people in less busy rooms.  Fyi, I  leave my computer on all day, so just because you may see my name there, it doesn't mean that I am actually there. 

However, I am now on a mission to find a few places to post.  Submachine has been chatting with me lately and informed me of the pvp Leagues, which I am definitely interested in playing.  He has also finally coaxed me to start making posts so that I can occasionally participate in the pvp tournaments.  I am not usually available on weekends, so it will be infrequent that I can participate there.  But if I can get my ten posts in, then I can compete whenever my time and the tournament's time synchronizes.

With my regular deck I can beat a top player then turn around and lose to a beginner.  Lol.  I have enjoyed playing this way, but I realize that it won't be good enough for these competitions.  I need to master how to be more consistent in pvps.  So I am currently trying to learn how to think differently.  Having spent so long playing one way, it is harder than I'd like, to change my way of thinking.  But I will be working on it.  If I am not prepared by the time I compete, then I will just have to play my traditional way.  I am both a good winner and loser.  To me the importance is having fun; and making friends along the way is definitely icing on the cake.   

Best wishes to all,

Janice

[dark ripper]

Well hello, if you want join leagues this season, you have not much time( i think 2-3 days). Leagues are difficult even if tou play this game for a gazillion years cause RNG is big! Anyway, hope to see you around and duel together in leagues!

[Submachine]

It's good to see that you finally made your first posts. I'd say 'Welcome to the Forum!' but I know you were lurking here for some times now. ^^ Hopefully you will enjoy your time with all the PvP events.

[J617]

As for the League, I will be signing up when the new one starts.  I don't know most League players, and it may take me some time to find them to challenge them; especially since I plan on signing up for both.  Besides, as stated, I'm trying to learn another way to play, and it is definitely taking time.  And yes, Sub, I am sure that I will have fun with the competitions, thanks.   

[Odii Odsen]

Welcome to this place.

You are writing pretty long posts for a non-forum-poster.
Nice to see you are interesting in Leagues.

[Calambar]

Welcome to this place.

You are writing pretty long posts for a non-forum-poster.
Nice to see you are interesting in Leagues.

She is female, you know females have more exp. in talking than we, males 

Anyway, as a male, I won't talk much to prevent from my brain explosion and I just say welcome aboard! Good to see you here

[J617]

Lol.  I can definitely talk a lot, as you noticed.    I did say that I was making a concerted effort to post on the forum as opposed to just chatting for the moment.  And from what I noticed in the introduction posts, it seemed as though members preferred more to be said.  So I did just that.  I am more than capable of rambling on an on.... lol.  Fyi Krzysiekxd, although there may be more females on average who can seeming chat endlessly, I have met plenty of males who can chat more!  Thanks for the welcome. 

[artimies7]

Hi Jan. What sort of deck are you running, perchance? I know I once did and 60-card build and I didn't get a very high ratio with it, but if you're not going for grinding then it may very well do alright if you build it with a measure of sense.

Donuts, Noodles, or Bacon?

And yeah, more text isn't seen as much, so you'll surely stand out when you do post around here. That'll probably be a good thing if you provide helpful observations and etc.

[J617]

Actually, my regular deck is a rainbow 60 card deck.  I have built this deck up for a very long time, and I do well with it.  I use it for every thing, especially grinding.  I even do fairly well with it in the Platinum arena.  If I can start my hand with a few pillars, I usually win. My deck is better than any single deck I've tried against FGs or Platinum.  (I might have better luck with another deck of course, if I had more shards and/or nymphs.)  I love playing in the platinum arena, because when I win, I usually win full health, and $500 per win adds up fast (I don't mind that it takes those games awhile to play – I love the full health win and double pay).    Pvps are the hardest for my deck, but then I have limited experience with pvps (besides a few games against friends), having mostly played the AIs, in some form or another.  At this point, I have no intention of changing my deck except for the pvps. 

As for me providing helpful observations, if I ever do post in one of those forums, I do hope that it will be of benefit as I do enjoy helping others.  But like I said, at this point, my strategy is completely different than the norm, so my observations or suggestions likely wouldn't be desired by the advanced players. 

Do I really need to choose between those limited options?  I'd much rather choose something like honey hickory pork baby back bbq ribs.  Yummm. 

[inthisroom]

Well, as we just chatted on Kong, I might just welcome you to the forums as well, so hi

I hope you'll have fun and stick around, there are a lot of pvp events and other competitions for players of all levels.

[dawn to dusk]

Rambling on about something worthwhile can often give you quite a bit of +rep (reputation records on your forum profile). I myself am not good at that kind of stuff but I often try. Mainly for essays, stories, etc.

I'm not too sure why roses wouldn't be accepted here, I'm sure there have been many like that. If your really concerned about it, remove the background of the photo and put it in a blank elements icon. Both 'TheManuz' and 'Annele' have this. I know I have forgotten some like Blacksmith, but I'm sure they won't take offense.

[J617]

I had no idea that my prattling, might some day help my reputation here.  That is good to know. 

I probably didn't explain myself well enough.  The reason my rose picture will likely never be used here, is because I am unlikely to post a whopping 200 times (I am MUCH more likely to talk in a live chat room environment).

I am sure that my time here will be long and rewarding.  There are many friendly people here.