Guest posts by Gately

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The Arena / Re: GOOD lasting decks that you took down from the arena.

« on: September 15, 2011, 05:58:29 pm »

by Gately

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5f0 5f0 5f0 5f0 5f0 5f0 5f0 5f0 5f0 5f0 5f0 5f1 5f1 5f2 5f2 5f2 5f2 5f2 5f2 5f4 5f4 5f4 5f6 5f6 5f6 5f8 5f9 5f9 5fb 5fb 5gi 5gi 5gi 5gi 5gi 8po

I know it's not cool to use  because it's too easy, but I'm a noob and have to start somewhere. I got  pendula from the Oracle and got lucky with this deck. Best I've done so far. Will be more creative in the future. 

It's still up. Stats so far:
Bronze league, level 17
All points to Stamina
Electrum   128
Highest Rank   48
Highest Rating   107
Wins   64
Losses   48
Days   6
HP   121

Couldn't have done it without Xenocidius's newbie thread and its links, so thanks.
http://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php/topic,28742.0.html (http://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php/topic,28742.0.html)

DG

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Deck Help / Re: RoL/Hope no Lobos?

« on: September 14, 2011, 07:06:00 pm »

But so no Morning Star either, morningstar? Your namesake!

Thanks, this helps a lot.

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Deck Help / RoL/Hope no Lobos?

« on: September 14, 2011, 06:53:39 pm »

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5la 5la 5lh 5lk 5lk 5lk 5lk 5lm 5lm 5lm 5lm 5lm 5lm 61o 61o 61o 61o 61o 61o 61o 61u 622 622 622 622 622 63a 63a 63a 63a 63a 63a 63a 7jp 7jp 7jp 7jp 7jp 7jp 8pu

I'm a noob and trying to build a FG grinder deck. My current version is shown above. I'm trying to build the RoL/Hope deck by Krathos: http://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php/topic,14533.0.html (http://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php/topic,14533.0.html)

My problem is, I only have one Lobo so far. And being a noob I have no SoG's. I tried just running it with 1 Lobo but didn't do so good. Now, I'm trying to come up with a temporary solution by making three changes to Krathos's deck:

1. Added 1 Pillar and 1 Pendulum just for general strengthening.
2. Added a Morning Star (which I do have), just for general attack power.
3. Added 6 Sanctuaries (which I bought for the unupped CCYB) for healing and survival.

The results are shown above. It's working pretty well in practice on Level 3 and 4 and Bronze Arena. I tested it in the Trainer against a few False Gods and it seemed to do pretty good there, too.

So but my question is, is it worth using the way it is for now or should I wait and not even try to use it til I win 2 more Lobos. Or are there other quick fix changes I could make to it to improve it til I get the Lobos. Should I add another Fractal or another Hope? And et.

DG

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Tutorials / Re: Money Management

« on: September 12, 2011, 08:47:22 pm »

But I should NEVER sell rares, right?

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Tutorials / Re: Money Management

« on: September 12, 2011, 08:16:51 pm »

It says you shouldn't mind selling your "currently useless upgrades" to make your fully upped AI3 and FG deck.

But now that you have upped those two,
"Never sell upgraded cards unless you have more than six copies, and never sell unupgraded cards unless you have over 12 copies total (unupped and upped)."

But I haven't upped those two yet. I'm just getting started. So two questions:
1. When first starting, should you sell all the cards you win except what you need for the AI3 and FG deck?
2. When you first start winning *upped* cards, should you sell them in order to upgrade the cards you need for the *upgraded* decks.

Generally speaking, if you have an unupped AI3 farmer - which you won't ever sell - and an upped FG grinder - which again you shouldn't ever sell - you're going to rack up so much money in so little time that the rest of the guide will be more useful. The AI3 farmer is to get the money for the FG grinder and, more importantly, the money to start grinding (at first you'll lose even with the best grinders, since you don't know how to play it, and don't know your enemies: it's inevitable, and the AI3 farmer is there to provide the necessary backup for initial bankrupts).

So you're not supposed to upgrade your AI3 farmer? That makes sense now that I think about it.

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Tutorials / Re: Money Management

« on: September 12, 2011, 07:04:27 pm »

Please note that it has historically been very important to get a fully upped AI3/t50 grinder and a fully upped FG Grinder.  To reach these goals you probably shouldn’t feel bad about selling currently useless upgrades to up cards and make the decks you grind with more effective.  After that point, though, you enter a wealth accumulation phase.

Question on this: I just re-read it for the hundredth time and realized the rules of thumb don't apply until AFTER you get your fully upped AI3 deck and FG deck. Okay, that makes sense. But in the next sentence, what does "currently useless upgrades" mean? I just won my first upped card from AI4. Does it mean that if it's not useful in the AI3 and FG decks I'm working toward I should sell it? What about the 150 *unupped* cards I've won so far? Keep or sell? (Assuming they are not in the decks I'm working toward)?

Could someone please clarify this for me? (And yes, I've read through the whole thread and I still don't understand. Must be a little dense today, sorry.)

D Gately

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Archived Decks / Re: Grabbix

« on: September 07, 2011, 11:04:49 pm »

Nice deck, very fast. Swapped Pulvy for Arsenic in OP and just won 6 in a row in Bronze League and won a blue Shard.

Thanks

Edited to say this deck is really effing brilliant.

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Outdated Tutorials / Re: 1.28 Newbie Tutorial: Becoming Rich the Fun Way

« on: September 07, 2011, 10:41:14 pm »

Good guide so far. Very helpful. Having success against AI3, PvP1 and Bronze League.

DG

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Introduce Yourself / Jest Folks

« on: September 07, 2011, 10:37:41 pm »

Hello,

DGately here, good game, hope to keep coming back. Enjoying PvP at the moment. More shall be revealed.

yrstruly
DG