Did they patch the game in the past few days or something?

[Blacksmith]

Ok lots of text so someone else might have said this.
1 there aren't any op cards in this game just stupidly good ones.
2 no patch has been released during that time period ,last was 8months ago. But sometimes decks go well 1 day and bad another thats just how rng works
3 your deck is not so good, so a better one will get more consistent wins
4 ask for help before complaining about game being hard
5 here you go, this deck is amde for pvp1 bronze and ai3 and it works very good.

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Bronze for rares,
pvp1 for score and electrum
ai3 for reliable wins

[teffy]

AI3 have been completely changed in the end of 2010, and before that a few AI3s were added once. I don`t know, if you somehow have seen differences because of these changes. Since 2010, the AI3 have not been changed.

Pandemonium somehow looks like a good card, but the unupgraded variant is not often used, because it also destroys YOUR creatures.
The upgraded variant is not used as much as cards, which are often seen as overpowered.
If you believe these statistics, the upgraded variant is an average card, and the unupgraded version is worse.
I tried it myself, Pandemonium doesn`t hit immortal beings and burrowed creatures.

The game is developed quite slowly, so if you look at Patch Notes the answer to your initial question is "No"

[Keeps]

"Since 2010, the AI3 have not been changed."
The deck's haven't, but the AI has and so have some of the rules of the game.  Such as a frozen target now is destroyed if hit with a shockwave, and you don't get the health from a stiletto if you kill with a stiletto.

[ddevans96]

Yes, but the AI and mechanics still haven't been changed in the past few days. In fact, they haven't even been changed in the past few months.

[eaglgenes101]

Just keep playing with a good deck, and the law of large numbers will help you through the bad days.

[IXBlackWolfXI]

Just tried the deck in 2 pvp matches, was slaughtered in both.

A note before hand, I don't mean any offense by this, second game I just got unlucky, first game that guy's either gonna get banned for hacking or his deck's gonna get a major nerf.

First game, I only got 1 pillar, and my opponent hacked the game or something, i dont know, all i know is he emptied his hand on the first turn and had an ash eater and crimson dragon out, on the first turn. There was nothing I could do, i had no pillars, he had a huge creature out beating the crap out of me, i was still unable to do anything by the time i was at half health, all i did the entire game was cast one earthquake, on a single pendulum. I didn't even bother playing that game the rest of the way through. Second game, I was playing some guy with a dark/death deck, with a record of like 9/7 or something like that, I assumed he was going to be easy. Didn't get what i needed at all. He had a black dragon out, a vampire, and that vulture thing and over 20 mana in each of his two elements, and i never once drew an earthquake, hell he locked ME down with a single devourer bc all i had in hand was dark cards, and this deck is completely reliant on pendulums to generate dark mana. I didn't finish that game either, not playing anymore pvp with this thing, I lost 60 money in less than 2 minutes.

Oh well, at least this thing is great for grinding the AI. One thing I have noticed though, is that it doesn't seem possible to build a deck that's good at both pvp AND the AI. I actually built some pvp deck I found online, involving nightmares and ghost of the past. Its SUPPOSED to be one of the top pvp decks, well against the AI, that thing's a joke, I assure you of that, even my original mono-dark deck faired vastly better. I mean seriously that thing I built struggled against the lvl 1 ai.

[iloveashley3]

Just tried the deck in 2 pvp matches, was slaughtered in both.

A note before hand, I don't mean any offense by this, second game I just got unlucky, first game that guy's either gonna get banned for hacking or his deck's gonna get a major nerf.

First game, I only got 1 pillar, and my opponent hacked the game or something, i dont know, all i know is he emptied his hand on the first turn and had an ash eater and crimson dragon out, on the first turn. There was nothing I could do, i had no pillars, he had a huge creature out beating the crap out of me, i was still unable to do anything by the time i was at half health, all i did the entire game was cast one earthquake, on a single pendulum. I didn't even bother playing that game the rest of the way through. Second game, I was playing some guy with a dark/death deck, with a record of like 9/7 or something like that, I assumed he was going to be easy. Didn't get what i needed at all. He had a black dragon out, a vampire, and that vulture thing and over 20 mana in each of his two elements, and i never once drew an earthquake, hell he locked ME down with a single devourer bc all i had in hand was dark cards, and this deck is completely reliant on pendulums to generate dark mana. I didn't finish that game either, not playing anymore pvp with this thing, I lost 60 money in less than 2 minutes.

Oh well, at least this thing is great for grinding the AI. One thing I have noticed though, is that it doesn't seem possible to build a deck that's good at both pvp AND the AI. I actually built some pvp deck I found online, involving nightmares and ghost of the past. Its SUPPOSED to be one of the top pvp decks, well against the AI, that thing's a joke, I assure you of that, even my original mono-dark deck faired vastly better. I mean seriously that thing I built struggled against the lvl 1 ai.

what shards do you have?

[IXBlackWolfXI]

Uh, I don't have any shards. Haven't even seen any yet. If I did have some, I'd probably be using them all the time.

edit: just tried some bronze games, won five in a row, even though I was worried about a few them (and in 2 or 3 of the games I got bad hands). Works well for bronze at least, maybe I can use that to farm for rares.

[Rutarete]

and you don't get the health from a stiletto if you kill with a stiletto.

Just want to add that the same is for anything with the Vampire ability

[Phestus]

Just tried the deck in 2 pvp matches, was slaughtered in both.

A note before hand, I don't mean any offense by this, second game I just got unlucky, first game that guy's either gonna get banned for hacking or his deck's gonna get a major nerf.

First game, I only got 1 pillar, and my opponent hacked the game or something, i dont know, all i know is he emptied his hand on the first turn and had an ash eater and crimson dragon out, on the first turn. There was nothing I could do, i had no pillars, he had a huge creature out beating the crap out of me, i was still unable to do anything by the time i was at half health, all i did the entire game was cast one earthquake, on a single pendulum. I didn't even bother playing that game the rest of the way through. Second game, I was playing some guy with a dark/death deck, with a record of like 9/7 or something like that, I assumed he was going to be easy. Didn't get what i needed at all. He had a black dragon out, a vampire, and that vulture thing and over 20 mana in each of his two elements, and i never once drew an earthquake, hell he locked ME down with a single devourer bc all i had in hand was dark cards, and this deck is completely reliant on pendulums to generate dark mana. I didn't finish that game either, not playing anymore pvp with this thing, I lost 60 money in less than 2 minutes.

Oh well, at least this thing is great for grinding the AI. One thing I have noticed though, is that it doesn't seem possible to build a deck that's good at both pvp AND the AI. I actually built some pvp deck I found online, involving nightmares and ghost of the past. Its SUPPOSED to be one of the top pvp decks, well against the AI, that thing's a joke, I assure you of that, even my original mono-dark deck faired vastly better. I mean seriously that thing I built struggled against the lvl 1 ai.

First, your opponent most likely wasnt hacking.  Check the forums for the Desync error problem, it sounds like what you describe.

Second, quanta denial decks are HUGE gambles.  Not only are you reliant on having a decent draw (like any deck) but your opponent can draw a pillar heavy opening hand and just beat the crap out of you regardless of your play or draws.  I played land destruction for many years in MTG, and gave it up forever for these reasons.

Third, the ghost/nightmare deck is a great deck, but is very hard to play effectively.  You have to know your opponents deck as well as your own.  I would save that thing for later, and come back to it.

All of that being said, Im with you on the frustration level of this game right now.  I started 3 weeks ago, and am right smack in the middle of a bad 3 day losing streak.  I cant beat anything right now, all my opening hands are all pillars or no pillars, and my opponent draws everything he needs.  Some days it just doesnt pay to play very long, you can go backwards quickly.  Myself, in the last 7 days I have won 1 shard and 1 upgraded card, but have made less than 600 electrum in probably 30 hours of play.  Terrible luck with a myriad of decks, nothing like my first 2 weeks (even with the same decks I played then).

Timetock suggested that during these streaks of bad luck, just log in, fight the FG the oracle gives you with the corresponding unupped deck for the day (in the FG oracle thread here on the forums) and then play 2 more games with the oracle card.  Then log out.

Trust me, it is better than beating your head against the wall, Ive tried both.

[iloveashley3]

Uh, I don't have any shards. Haven't even seen any yet. If I did have some, I'd probably be using them all the time.

edit: just tried some bronze games, won five in a row, even though I was worried about a few them (and in 2 or 3 of the games I got bad hands). Works well for bronze at least, maybe I can use that to farm for rares.

okay but like i said, i came out with that deck with 2 minutes off the top of my head, i could surely make it better or most definitely find a better one, change it to wwhere you think youll get better hands.

[IXBlackWolfXI]

Well I upgraded one of the pendulums (first time i ever upgraded a card). But beyond that, I don't really see anyway to improve it, beyond of course upgrading the other pillars and pendulums so I can start playing earthquakes and devourers quicker. Right now, I'm thinking I'm just going to use this deck as an effective way of getting money, I'll think about a pvp deck later. I would like a control deck, but from what I've seen, control decks don't really seem to be viable...due the prevelance of 'rush' decks and the fact that there's not too many 'control' cards available beyond of course creature destruction.