A reminder for T50 members (including my oftentimes forgetful self
):
DO NOT TEST DECKS ON YOUR MAIN ACCOUNT IF YOU HAVE SUBMITTED. Last war I refrained myself from submitting on occasion just to keep our opponents guessing and to also make sure I didn't start testing decks without thinking >_>. However, there are additional ways to use this to our advantage.
1) Put up "false farms" - Putting up farms with rares we won't use may be enough to deceive the opponent. Also, pika and I both have farm threads running which take requests; if a farm appears which doesn't follow those requests then it may be a great diversion tactic.
2) Put up false test decks. This is really more useful at the beginning of the war since opponents have literally no idea what we'll be using. This false information may lead enemies astray when trying to counter us.
On a related note, for non-permanent T50 members:
3) Watch your score submissions on Sundays. Basically, if you KNOW you won't be in T50 for more than...2 or 3 hours after the reset, please do not submit your score. I know it's entertaining to see where you stand, but it again reveals to everyone what deck you are using at the time of submission and also every other deck you will be using after that point. I'm not saying this because I doubt any of your intelligence levels, it's just that from firsthand experience, this was neglected a few times on my team last war and caused minor drama issues as a result. I don't want to see this happen again.
And finally, on another semi-related note:
4) Try to avoid PvP testing for decks against teammates when you can. Last War there were a few teams (including some members of my own) who used the Spectator mode to catch glimpses of the opponent's decks. You'd be surprised by how many people have enough free time to literally sit in Spectate all day long and wait for players of opposing teams to start a match against each other. With the new deck import function in Trainer, this becomes less of an issue, but be cautious nevertheless.
I think I got everything. And yes, if someone has a farm request I'll try to put up that farm for a few hours. However, for reasons stated above, I may not be able to maintain that farm for more than a few hours at a time.
