A Stronger Community with D3

bk1234

We all use this community to gripe and such -- but what do we really want to make it stronger?

I'd like to see weekly communication like the Development Thread, but with other stuff as well -- like a schedule of events and what PW are coming, maybe a preview of upcoming sales or when retired sets are coming back to the vault.

Let's keep this positive, because @Brigby works hard for us and is really trying to make this an amazing community!

Plastic

I saw this and wanted to chime in.

We've (I've) hoped and requested such things for months. It's honestly the biggest reason why I stopped playing.

It would go a long way for this game if they share a little more. Even if they just pop in to say they're not at liberty to share, but even that never happens.

Carpenter

Hi,

I support that idea B,

It's always a positive thing to get information up front.

Poohead

More info would definitely be a plus. The UI improvements have been good for the most part but I'd like to know when certain PWs and card sets will enter/leave the vault to better manage my crystals. Event schedule would be great so we have more time to test deck ideas.

octal9

Poohead wrote:

I'd like to know when certain PWs and card sets will enter/leave the vault

vault exit is hiding, but always available: https://d3publisherofamerica.zendesk.co ... the-Vault-

Babo21

An event calender would be great. And a preview of upcoming sales would be a make thing.

Brigby

Hi Everyone. If advanced information is something the community would appreciate, then I can compile a list together and see if the developers can provide that ahead of time.

Would this list be a good start:

- Single Player Event Schedule - Coalition Event Schedule - Upcoming Special Offers (

Might be tricky, because that's not exactly my department, but I'll see what I can do.)
Anything else?

Also, when it comes to upcoming Planeswalkers, Octal9 is correct in that you can always find that information here: Which Planeswalkers Are Currently Available in the Vault

Alve

Brigby wrote:

Hi Everyone. If advanced information is something the community would appreciate, then I can compile a list together and see if the developers can provide that ahead of time.

Would this list be a good start:

- Single Player Event Schedule - Coalition Event Schedule - Upcoming Special Offers (

Might be tricky, because that's not exactly my department, but I'll see what I can do.)
Anything else?

Also, when it comes to upcoming Planeswalkers, Octal9 is correct in that you can always find that information here: Which Planeswalkers Are Currently Available in the Vault

When old sets rotate back to the Vault, an extended schedule for pws, so that people stop asking when X will be available in the Vault.

THEMAGICkMAN

Brigby wrote:

Hi Everyone. If advanced information is something the community would appreciate, then I can compile a list together and see if the developers can provide that ahead of time.

Would this list be a good start:

- Single Player Event Schedule - Coalition Event Schedule - Upcoming Special Offers (

Might be tricky, because that's not exactly my department, but I'll see what I can do.)
Anything else?

Also, when it comes to upcoming Planeswalkers, Octal9 is correct in that you can always find that information here: Which Planeswalkers Are Currently Available in the Vault

How the planeswalker rotation system actually works, at the moment a lot of people are very confused about it. Also can make a strong suggestion to the devs that they set aside a specific time (just 15-30 minutes) in work hours that they spend up here on the forums answering questions and passing out information

Also I don't believe that the dev team has actually been introduced, the only people we know are Will and JC, who is lakestone? Is it just Will and JC that make the game? (I know, unlikely) or are there others? And if so how big is the team working on Puzzle Quest?

Poohead

The link doesn't tell me when Ob is coming back. The system for PW rotation has me stumped.

octal9

THEMAGICkMAN wrote:

How the planeswalker rotation system actually works

Magic/random weighted chance, because it's not a set rotation. Ob Nix & Kiora should have arrived before L2.

Poohead wrote:

The link doesn't tell me when Ob is coming back. The system for PW rotation has me stumped.

The link doesn't tell you entrances, just exits.


Here's the current rotation from my database:

SELECT name, available FROM pw_available_history WHERE vault_eligible = 1 ORDER BY 2 ASC

Chandra, Torch of Defiance
Saheeli Rai
Garruk Wildspeaker,          2016-09-08 08:00:00
Sorin, Grim Nemesis,         2016-09-15 08:00:00
Ob Nixilis, Reignited,       2016-09-22 08:00:00
Ajani Vengeant,              2016-09-29 08:00:00
Kiora, Master of the Depths, 2016-10-06 08:00:00
Jace, Unraveler of Secrets,  2016-10-13 08:00:00
Koth of the Hammer,          2016-10-20 08:00:00
Arlinn Kord,                 2016-10-27 08:00:00
Sarkhan the Mad,             2016-11-03 08:00:00
Liliana, the Last Hope,      2016-11-10 08:00:00
Sorin, Grim Nemesis,         2016-11-17 08:00:00
Tezzeret, the Seeker,        2016-11-24 08:00:00
Gideon, Ally of Zendikar,    2016-12-01 08:00:00
Koth of the Hammer,          2016-12-15 08:00:00
Nahiri, the Harbinger,       2016-12-15 08:00:00
Garruk Wildspeaker,          2016-12-22 08:00:00
Jace, Unraveler of Secrets,  2016-12-22 08:00:00
Ajani Vengeant,              2016-12-29 08:00:00
Dovin Baan,                  2016-12-29 08:00:00
Sarkhan the Mad,             2017-01-05 08:00:00
Arlinn Kord,                 2017-01-05 08:00:00

Lili2 is showing up next week which means she's skipping both Ob & Kiora. There are various other oddities in there - have a look at Sorin, for example.

THEMAGICkMAN

Drop rates. Brigby we need word from you the devs anyone on drop rates. They suck, they are arguably the single largest flaw in the game, and might I remind you that the thread over in suggestions and feedback, from late August last year, has 80 upvotes. *80 UPVOTES* if there's anything this community wants, is word on the drop rates. And please don't try and convince us they're fair, because they aren't CLOSE to fair. The amount of people opening Big Boxes and getting 1 rare is disgusting. This kind of drop rate is horrible and something NEEDS to be done. Literally every player would appreciate it.

bk1234

THEMAGICkMAN wrote:

Drop rates. Brigby we need word from you the devs anyone on drop rates. They suck, they are arguably the single largest flaw in the game, and might I remind you that the thread over in suggestions and feedback, from late August last year, has 80 upvotes. *80 UPVOTES* if there's anything this community wants, is word on the drop rates. And please don't try and convince us they're fair, because they aren't CLOSE to fair. The amount of people opening Big Boxes and getting 1 rare is disgusting. This kind of drop rate is horrible and something NEEDS to be done. Literally every player would appreciate it.

While, like everyone else, I would like information on drop rates, I believe that is proprietary information and wouldn't be something that Brigby would be given access to -- thus I would not have any expectation of this in any type of regular communication.

madwren

THEMAGICkMAN wrote:

Drop rates. Brigby we need word from you the devs anyone on drop rates. They suck, they are arguably the single largest flaw in the game, and might I remind you that the thread over in suggestions and feedback, from late August last year, has 80 upvotes. *80 UPVOTES* if there's anything this community wants, is word on the drop rates. And please don't try and convince us they're fair, because they aren't CLOSE to fair. The amount of people opening Big Boxes and getting 1 rare is disgusting. This kind of drop rate is horrible and something NEEDS to be done. Literally every player would appreciate it.

They'll never tell us drop rates because they want the freedom to change them whenever they want.

losdamianos

Brigby wrote:

Hi Everyone. If advanced information is something the community would appreciate, then I can compile a list together and see if the developers can provide that ahead of time.

Would this list be a good start:

- Single Player Event Schedule - Coalition Event Schedule - Upcoming Special Offers (

Might be tricky, because that's not exactly my department, but I'll see what I can do.)
Anything else?

Also, when it comes to upcoming Planeswalkers, Octal9 is correct in that you can always find that information here: Which Planeswalkers Are Currently Available in the Vault

Hey Brigby
Thanks for your reply
while We have Your attention could you notify dev team about tie breakers ?
solution suggested here viewtopic.php?f=31&t=56927 seems ideal ?
Everyone who score same number of points should end up on a same place this is particulary damaging to UTC players from England and Europe where last node starts at 9AM which is when most of us starts job so we would automatically be excluded from top places unless we abolish rule first come first server and reward equally based on skill not time

Thanks

Brigby

THEMAGICkMAN wrote:

Drop rates.

I have inquired before, but unfortunately I do not have any information to provide to the community regarding the drop rates. Apologies for the inconvenience.

losdamianos wrote:

could you notify dev team about tie breakers ?

The team is already aware of the issue regarding the need for tie breakers in events. Will has previously touched base on this topic in the Developer's Thread:

Hibernum_Will wrote:

There are a few factors that can increase or decrease the number of ties. The main ones are:

1) The maximum battles playable in an event
2) The difficulty of your opponents and the optional objectives
3) The granularity of the scoring
4) The number of potential opponents

While you're correct that there's currently no guarantee, we're actively balancing the above factors to limit the number of ties. (For example, in this week's Nodes of Power I believe there were only two players in Platinum with a perfect score.)

As I mentioned before, we're looking into a few long-term options for better tie resolution.

PastrySpider

Any information on plans to rebalance cards would be nice and an agreement to post proposed rebalances early enough that we can have the community provide constructive feedback.

*looks at the community*

Hopefully it will be constructive feedback and not randomized wailing and shouting.

Magog

Brigby wrote:

losdamianos wrote:

could you notify dev team about tie breakers ?

The team is already aware of the issue regarding the need for tie breakers in events. Will has previously touched base on this topic in the Developer's Thread:

Hibernum_Will wrote:

There are a few factors that can increase or decrease the number of ties. The main ones are:

1) The maximum battles playable in an event
2) The difficulty of your opponents and the optional objectives
3) The granularity of the scoring
4) The number of potential opponents

While you're correct that there's currently no guarantee, we're actively balancing the above factors to limit the number of ties. (For example, in this week's Nodes of Power I believe there were only two players in Platinum with a perfect score.)

As I mentioned before, we're looking into a few long-term options for better tie resolution.

I hate to be the one to say it, but whatever they're trying, it's not working. In my (Gold) pool for the current **** event the top 11 (and probably beyond) are all sitting on the max score, and it's only been two hours since the final set of battles became available. Losdamianos' suggestion is a good one, and if the dev team somehow isn't aware of that solution could you please pass it on to them?

Scotcamp

I hate to be the one to say it, but whatever they're trying, it's not working. In my (Gold) pool for the current **** event the top 11 (and probably beyond) are all sitting on the max score, and it's only been two hours since the final set of battles became available. Losdamianos' suggestion is a good one, and if the dev team somehow isn't aware of that solution could you please pass it on to them?[/quote]

Right. I finished perfect and I was 18th!