Card Usage Statistics

[zanzarino]

This is the report I got from the statistics function I installed about a month ago.

Data is expressed in uses/1000 (e.g. 1,000 = card used 1,000,000 times)
Card used = Card drawn from a player with score>100 (to at least partially filter the starter decks influence)

[Scaredgirl]

Awesome.

576px × 8 640px? Lol, that has to be the tallest image I've ever encountered on the web

That means it's twice as awesome.

[CB!]

Nice... thanks for sharing this... it's pretty interesting...

[Glitch]

Unfortunately predictable.  I wish less people used such cliche decks...

[Baily18]

3 people used relic? wha?

[Glitch]

3 people used relic? wha?

3000

These were probably people who didn't realize what it was.

[Sigh]

I fail to see how so many people have gotten their hands on the newer cards, unless those numbers also include the trainer.

Anyway, this is all very nice and all, but aside from some minor tweaking on the least used cards (that I'm sure will happen) what does this mean for the game?

[Kael Hate]

*Points finger @ Micro Abomination usage*

Where are all the uses people abused me about when I posted my rework of Microabomination? Bloody Net Troll Liars they is. LOL Even the Relic card has been used as much or more than Microabomination. More people have drawn a reversed time Malignant Cells than drawn a genuine Microabomination.

Guess my rework really could be a good option.


This is cool Zanz. Good to know whats lagging behind and point out what the obvious grinders are using.

Additional Question: Since the titles are based on only one version of the card, can it be assumed that cards in the database are Bi-linear as in one record supports both the regular and upgraded version of the card?

[zanzarino]

Each card has its own record, but there are no card names in the database, they are all in the form of a code. I did not have time to write all the upgraded names in the statistics.

Micro abomination will eventually have its own use (I have a few more card ideas up in my sleeves). In the while I'll give it 1 more HP... up to 2/4, actually, all the less used cards are getting a small buff, and a few most used ones are getting a very small nerf: I am increasing the cost for firefly queen and hourglasses, not the skill cost, just the cost. I know many will try to kill me and their cat because of the nerf, but it is not going to make much of a difference.

Evolve cost of graboids is back to 1, since they are popular, but not as much as I thought.

In the very first version of elements, quantum towers gave only 2 quanta per turn, I wonder what would happen if I would go back to that system. I guess it would instantly kill any rainbow deck, which I do not want to happen, but I am caressing the idea of something between 2 and 3 quanta.

[Demagog]

So something like, each turn gain three random quanta, 50% chance to lose one random quantum?

[zanzarino]

Actually something more like 2.5 quanta per pillar, rounded to the lowest integer:

Pillars in the stack      Quanta
             1                        2
             2                        5
             3                        7
             4                       10

Etc.

[CB!]

I actually wouldn't mind seeing something that would balance mono decks and rainbow decks a little... As much as I would hate to see quantum towers get nerfed, it would make mono decks more competitive with rainbows... After the initial pain of a quantum tower nerf, I think it would actually be a good thing...