killwind wrote: I was just going to cut and paste the Emrakul pairing post as nothing has changed for me in my pairings. I'm still seeing Kilpher, Marruk and Gakera every round every node. How about you guys, is it still the same for you as well. Some of my coalition mates have told me that they are getting a good spread.
seasick wrote: I'm seeing the same old names. One or two new ones thrown into the mix, but the same old names anyway. There's been no change. Like, seriously, dude, I'm one of the top players in one of the top coalitions. Why the hell am I being matched against decks running Shamble Back and Flayer Drone? The only answer I can come up with to that question is 'Skinner Box'. To me it's a convincing answer that explains a lot about the design of this game.
Ohboy wrote: I would assume it's a leftover deck doing Eldrazi objectives. Non event decks joining the pool goes both ways. Sometimes you meet underpowered decks tuned to do previous objectives.
blacklotus wrote: Ohboy wrote: I would assume it's a leftover deck doing Eldrazi objectives. Non event decks joining the pool goes both ways. Sometimes you meet underpowered decks tuned to do previous objectives. highly probably. I met a lvl 60 Nissa green deck running Orchard Spirit in this nop events. I was like...THANK YOU RNGESUS
Ohboy wrote: Fair.
madwren wrote: It makes me wonder if the matchmaking algorithm takes, say, the first X players to join, and then just stops after 20 or so and forces everyone to face them.