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How do you go about spending your special arena spins? https://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php?topic=36394.msg457533#msg457533
« on: February 07, 2012, 01:29:18 pm »
When farming, and you get a special spin, do you normally click the one that is most likely to get you a reward, or repeatedly spin each to get the reward you want?

For example, if the first 2 slots already have morning stars and the third is a SoG, would you spin the third to be safe, or spin the first two in hopes of gettin a SoG?

For plat and gold, I usually go safe since the cards are upgraded. For bronze though, the relative value of a shard is so much more, so I take more risks. That is unless all 3 options seem to contain undesirable cards lol, if the first 2 were morning stars and the third a jade staff, I'd go with the safe option and spin no. 3.

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Re: How do you go about spending your special arena spins? https://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php?topic=36394.msg457543#msg457543
« Reply #1 on: February 07, 2012, 02:07:04 pm »
Depend of the number of this card I already have, obviously, or how often this card can be won (some cards like owl eyes or pharaohs are more common than others, as an ai3 deck use several copies, or you find more people using them in pvp, so I'd reroll them even without 12 copies).


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Re: How do you go about spending your special arena spins? https://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php?topic=36394.msg457544#msg457544
« Reply #2 on: February 07, 2012, 02:08:37 pm »
When I was hunting for specific shards, I would spin off the double hit even if the third is also useless (your last example) just to avoid accidentally getting 3 of the low-value and ending the spin with a not-so-rare weapon.

However, by now, I have collected enough shards (>=6 from most except readiness I only got 5), so I just go for the safer option now.
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Re: How do you go about spending your special arena spins? https://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php?topic=36394.msg457605#msg457605
« Reply #3 on: February 07, 2012, 05:26:54 pm »
i actually risk a lot in bronze because i am hunting shards... i think by now i wasted like 5 special spins because of that lol
in other leagues, i dont risk that much specially gold and plat

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Re: How do you go about spending your special arena spins? https://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php?topic=36394.msg457620#msg457620
« Reply #4 on: February 07, 2012, 05:55:30 pm »
Unupped: Value is low enough that I always go for the one I need (currently only some shards) and will ignore something like fahren fahren SoV if I need SoV, unless it becomes impossible to win it because there's only 1 spin left and one of the card I need on the reel; then I'll spin to get the one I have just to get anything

Upped: If there's one I need, I'll go for that one first, but since the value is higher, I'm more likely to go for one I have anyway if I don't get a match to it after the first spin.  I still usually just go for the ones I need, though, since I've got most of the upped cards.  (85% or so of them)

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Re: How do you go about spending your special arena spins? https://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php?topic=36394.msg457634#msg457634
« Reply #5 on: February 07, 2012, 07:12:10 pm »
I'll always go for the safe bet if there are two matching (exceptions are Discord and SoG, which I already have 12 of).

Also, Morning Star is a much better card than SoG since the nerf imo :P
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Re: How do you go about spending your special arena spins? https://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php?topic=36394.msg457635#msg457635
« Reply #6 on: February 07, 2012, 07:17:52 pm »
I'll always go for the safe bet if there are two matching (exceptions are Discord and SoG, which I already have 12 of).

Also, Morning Star is a much better card than SoG since the nerf imo :P
i actually dont understand the nerf SoG got compared to SoD and SoR

at least the other 2 shards got buffed when used within their elements, wich is not the case with SoG, who just "ignored" the initial nerf when used with life mark

was SoG considered that OP before those changes?

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Re: How do you go about spending your special arena spins? https://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php?topic=36394.msg457640#msg457640
« Reply #7 on: February 07, 2012, 07:34:07 pm »
I'll always go for the safe bet if there are two matching (exceptions are Discord and SoG, which I already have 12 of).

Also, Morning Star is a much better card than SoG since the nerf imo :P
i actually dont understand the nerf SoG got compared to SoD and SoR

at least the other 2 shards got buffed when used within their elements, wich is not the case with SoG, who just "ignored" the initial nerf when used with life mark

was SoG considered that OP before those changes?
Most people would say yes, it was one of the most OP cards in game, so it got nerfed. Divinity was balanced, so it got a berf, while Readiness got buffed.
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Re: How do you go about spending your special arena spins? https://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php?topic=36394.msg457642#msg457642
« Reply #8 on: February 07, 2012, 07:36:25 pm »
I'll always go for the safe bet if there are two matching (exceptions are Discord and SoG, which I already have 12 of).

Also, Morning Star is a much better card than SoG since the nerf imo :P
i actually dont understand the nerf SoG got compared to SoD and SoR

at least the other 2 shards got buffed when used within their elements, wich is not the case with SoG, who just "ignored" the initial nerf when used with life mark

was SoG considered that OP before those changes?
Most people would say yes, it was one of the most OP cards in game, so it got nerfed. Divinity was balanced, so it got a berf, while Readiness got buffed.
funny how so many people now are saying SoR is OP too

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Re: How do you go about spending your special arena spins? https://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php?topic=36394.msg457815#msg457815
« Reply #9 on: February 08, 2012, 04:35:33 am »
Hmm. If it's gold/plat, I go for whatever card I can get. If not, I usually tend to go for shards and rares I don't already have six of.

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Re: How do you go about spending your special arena spins? https://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php?topic=36394.msg457888#msg457888
« Reply #10 on: February 08, 2012, 12:33:19 pm »
Also, Morning Star is a much better card than SoG since the nerf imo :P
Sorry, I should have clarified. I already have 6 morning glories from farming false gods (Divine Glory drops them like mad). SoGs may be worser, but are much harder to obtain and I have less of them. So the morning star is worth less in my eyes in the arena.

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Re: How do you go about spending your special arena spins? https://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php?topic=36394.msg458425#msg458425
« Reply #11 on: February 10, 2012, 03:12:34 am »
my policy: go shard or go home  :))
the other rares can be more easily won by playing arena decks, so i find taking shards to be the best policy when i can

 

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