A few details about T500

[wavedash]

I'm pretty sure an armless monkey playing the starter Aether deck against AI1 makes electrum faster than Platinum decks.

[dragonsdemesne]

Maybe Gold League is simply not chosen much?  If you look at the rewards, I'm usually seeing bronze at 0, silver at like 40-50, gold at about 140-150 and platinum at around 210-220.  I'm guessing that people play mostly bronze (for rares) and platinum (for score/electrum) and aren't playing silver/gold as much.  I should get into platinum league tonight, and if there are less than 500 players in platinum, then maybe I'll get more plays.  My brother is also in gold league and he has 6 plays in two days, so at least based on our two accounts, I think people aren't playing against gold league opponents as often as others.

[Hodari]

Maybe Gold League is simply not chosen much?  If you look at the rewards, I'm usually seeing bronze at 0, silver at like 40-50, gold at about 140-150 and platinum at around 210-220.  I'm guessing that people play mostly bronze (for rares) and platinum (for score/electrum) and aren't playing silver/gold as much.  I should get into platinum league tonight, and if there are less than 500 players in platinum, then maybe I'll get more plays.  My brother is also in gold league and he has 6 plays in two days, so at least based on our two accounts, I think people aren't playing against gold league opponents as often as others.

This is very possible since there isn't really THAT much difference between gold and platinum in terms of difficulty and platinum gives better rewards and less games needed for a rare spin.  The good thing about the dynamic reward system is that if this continues, at some point the reward for gold will go up to a point where it does become more profitable to try that for a while instead.

[wavedash]

That's a good point; the biggest difference between Platinum and Gold is maybe 50-100 extra HP, since double draws and extra marks are so much more cost-effective and everyone has it.

Speaking of which, might want to tweak the numbers for distribution.

[The_Mormegil]

That's a good point; the biggest difference between Platinum and Gold is maybe 50-100 extra HP, since double draws and extra marks are so much more cost-effective and everyone has it.

Speaking of which, might want to tweak the numbers for distribution.

You need to remember that one of the most effective decks to bring against Gold is an all-out rush for that very reason. 100 hp god deck? Just smash it in 4 turns and laugh. Hps are undervalued.

[wavedash]

You need to remember that one of the most effective decks to bring against Gold is an all-out rush for that very reason. 100 hp god deck? Just smash it in 4 turns and laugh.  Hps are undervalued.

If you're losing in 4 turns, an extra 100 HP gives you, what, two turns more to live? If you can draw twice as much, your longevity is essentially doubled.

[The_Mormegil]

You need to remember that one of the most effective decks to bring against Gold is an all-out rush for that very reason. 100 hp god deck? Just smash it in 4 turns and laugh.  Hps are undervalued.

If you're losing in 4 turns, an extra 100 HP gives you, what, two turns more to live? If you can draw twice as much, your longevity is essentially doubled.

Two more turns is enough to get healing / shields / CC on the floor. Anyway, I'm rushing Gold now and it works, while it doesn't work with Platinum.

[wavedash]

Two more turns is enough to get healing / shields / CC on the floor.

Don't mind me, just drawing twice as many Shards as you with my double draws

[thehairykiwi]

First of all just wanna say, i'm loving this. Potentially 2000 decks ever changing. Endless entertainment.

Anyway the question is how does score and subsequently leveling up effect your arena rating?

Eg. Before I went to sleep last night, my new deck was 3-0. Rank app. 110. Not sure of rating.
When I logged in today I have leveled up to level 58. Now 8-5 (so 5 wins and losses each overnight). Rank plumeted to 800. Ranking -70.

So I have leveled up and gone 50% win rate, yet I have fallen outside the top 500. Why?

So second question, how do I get myself back into top 500 if no one can play my deck?

Also how is rating calculated in gold league? I read somewhere the formula for Platinum.

[Djhopper :)]

12 dim shields... that's 36 turns... that's not fair...

[Jenkar]

12 dim shields... that's 36 turns... that's not fair...

Have you met Gemini? PC is the way to go against Dim shields.

[dragonsdemesne]

The platinum league is being played more.  Before I went to bed last night, my arena deck was 2-3 after 2 days in gold, and now 8 hours later spent at the bottom of platinum, it is 9-3, so it got 7 plays in less time.