v2.0 Release Notes *Updated (4/28/17)

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  • Brigby
    Brigby ADMINISTRATORS Posts: 7,757 Site Admin
    @MisterPete

    I'm glad you appreciate that new feature! It's just one of the steps the team is gradually taking to help improve Matchmaking in events.

    (Disclaimer: The following is subject to change)
    I don't have any information to formally announce just yet, but what I will cautiously say is that the system will give players the power to utilize duplicates in a way that helps them acquire the cards they want. It is anticipated to be coming within the time-frame of the next several updates.
  • Gunmix25
    Gunmix25 Posts: 1,442 Chairperson of the Boards
    Brigby said:


    (Disclaimer: The following is subject to change)
    I don't have any information to formally announce just yet, but what I will cautiously say is that the system will give players the power to utilize duplicates in a way that helps them acquire the cards they want. It is anticipated to be coming within the time-frame of the next several updates.
    @Brigby I just wanna hug you right now.  But the forum might talk. Thank you for even bringing this to the table for an honest discussion
  • Brigby
    Brigby ADMINISTRATORS Posts: 7,757 Site Admin
    @Gunmix25

    Haha. Not a problem. I'm sorry I couldn't provide more information, but I figured the least I could do is tell everyone it is at the top of the developers' to-do lists, and it is coming soon!

    @shteev

    You just had to ruin the moment didn't you?  :/
  • toastie
    toastie Posts: 119 Tile Toppler
    Brigby said:

    (Disclaimer: The following is subject to change)
    I don't have any information to formally announce just yet, but what I will cautiously say is that the system will give players the power to utilize duplicates in a way that helps them acquire the cards they want. It is anticipated to be coming within the time-frame of the next several updates.
    If this works ends up being even half as well implemented as deck slots it will be the single best update the game ever has.
  • Laeuftbeidir
    Laeuftbeidir Posts: 1,841 Chairperson of the Boards
    edited May 2017
    Yes, @shteev
    Can't you see the two shared a moment? Don't you feel any shame to kill the mood like that? Shame on you! *

    BTW, this little announcement definitely raised my mood, thanks for the info!


    *this statement might or might not be sarcastic
  • THEMAGICkMAN
    THEMAGICkMAN Posts: 697 Critical Contributor
    Brigby said:
    @Gunmix25

    Haha. Not a problem. I'm sorry I couldn't provide more information, but I figured the least I could do is tell everyone it is at the top of the developers' to-do lists, and it is coming soon!

    Would you mind trying to get us some info on whether or not it'll be coming before or after Amonkhet? I'm gonna assume that Amonkhet is next up on the list and then the dupe system.
  • Phase
    Phase Posts: 157 Tile Toppler
    Thanks @brigby for filling us in! We are all looking forward to doing something worthwhile with our dupes!
  • Brigby
    Brigby ADMINISTRATORS Posts: 7,757 Site Admin
    @THEMAGICkMAN

    Yes. Amonkhet will come before the system.
  • Thuran
    Thuran Posts: 456 Mover and Shaker
    @Brigby Just out of curiosity, what timeframe should we expect "next several updates" to mean? Are we intending half a year, or closer to three months, as a rough estimate? 

    Also, do you know yet whether current duplicates will be forced into runes, or whether we can safely stockpile duplicates whilst waiting for the update? :) 
  • Brigby
    Brigby ADMINISTRATORS Posts: 7,757 Site Admin
    @Thuran If I'm choosing one out of those two options you've presented, I'd anticipate closer to three months.

    Unfortunately that's the kind of finalized information I don't currently possess. Once I hear of a finalized plan, then I'll be sure to update the community with that news.
  • EDHdad
    EDHdad Posts: 609 Critical Contributor
    @Brigby- if there's going to be a change several updates from now which will make it advantageous for folks to hang on to their duplicates:

    Would it be possible to move the giant green "CONVERT DUPLICATES" button from the top of the inventory screen, which is the main reason that I convert 100% of my Duplicates every time I go to that screen?  Thanks!
  • Corn_Noodles
    Corn_Noodles Posts: 477 Mover and Shaker
    Brigby said:
     It is anticipated to be coming within the time-frame of the next several updates.

    Translated, this means we're looking at 3 months or so.
  • Gunmix25
    Gunmix25 Posts: 1,442 Chairperson of the Boards
    Corn Noodles said:
    Brigby said:
     It is anticipated to be coming within the time-frame of the next several updates.

    Translated, this means we're looking at 3 months or so.
    Maybe so... this is a fairly new concept they're having to conceptualize, design, code, test and retest to ensure this works for all involved. It's not like they have 500 people from India coding sweatshops working on this 24/7. (Or do they???? O.o ) There IS the Amonkhet release they need to work on as well as other existing issues since the update. So I am gonna cut them some slack and be happy that this is even on the table for discussion and development.
  • shteev
    shteev Posts: 2,031 Chairperson of the Boards
    Gunmix25 said:

    Maybe so... this is a fairly new concept they're having to conceptualize, design, code, test and retest to ensure this works for all involved. It's not like they have 500 people from India coding sweatshops working on this 24/7. (Or do they???? O.o ) There IS the Amonkhet release they need to work on as well as other existing issues since the update. So I am gonna cut them some slack and be happy that this is even on the table for discussion and development.
    I hope you have plenty of slack to cut them :)
  • UweTellkampf
    UweTellkampf Posts: 376 Mover and Shaker
    "Test and re-test".

    Good one!
  • Gunmix25
    Gunmix25 Posts: 1,442 Chairperson of the Boards
    Sorry guys if my positivity is annoying.  But since I've joined this forum,  it's been getting really tiring reading jab after jab after jab after jab; especially from the same roundabout 6 members.  If D3 posts something,  it's shot down.  If someone supports D3 in a discussion,  they're mocked. D3 isn't perfect,  nor do I expect them to be. But from what I've seen so far,  they've been trying to connect and use what the forum has informed them... again it doesn't always go the way we hope. While I get being disgruntled as I've certainly complained here and there.  But I've not made it my sole purpose to antagonize the game. I enjoy playing MTGPQ and appreciate some of the challenges it provides.  It has its pluses and minuses... like any game.  I also enjoy the discussions in this forum.  I've learned a ton from the more experienced and am grateful for their interaction.  I just choose to remain positive as can be for not only the enjoyment of discussion but for others here. We are a family of sorts under one forum about a game that many of us enjoy,  no? If I have overstepped the line for my post, I apologize in advance and ask that the moderators delete if they feel it necessary. *bows in respect to all here*
  • Mainloop25
    Mainloop25 Posts: 1,959 Chairperson of the Boards
    I used to feel just like you! But sooner  or later you will actually start to appreciate shteev's snark, it's a pretty good day when that happens... 
  • EDHdad
    EDHdad Posts: 609 Critical Contributor
    edited May 2017
    Complaining about people who complain is still a form of complaining.  If complaints are inherently "bad", then complaining about complaints is also "bad".  If complaining about complainers has value, then the initial complaints can also have value.

    Most successful companies look at consumer complaints as a gift.  Corporations spend millions, and even billions of dollars every year trying to figure out what customers want and how to get them things they want to buy at a price they want to pay.  No matter how successful someone is, they can always improve, and look for ways to improve.

    Just as criticism can be constructive or non-constructive, praise can also be constructive or non-constructive.  It's true that most people would rather have non-constructive praise than non-constructive criticism, but such praise does not necessarily create more value.
  • madwren
    madwren Posts: 2,259 Chairperson of the Boards
    Gunmix25 said:
    Sorry guys if my positivity is annoying.  But since I've joined this forum,  it's been getting really tiring reading jab after jab after jab after jab; especially from the same roundabout 6 members.  If D3 posts something,  it's shot down.  If someone supports D3 in a discussion,  they're mocked. D3 isn't perfect,  nor do I expect them to be. But from what I've seen so far,  they've been trying to connect and use what the forum has informed them... again it doesn't always go the way we hope. While I get being disgruntled as I've certainly complained here and there.  But I've not made it my sole purpose to antagonize the game. I enjoy playing MTGPQ and appreciate some of the challenges it provides.  It has its pluses and minuses... like any game.  I also enjoy the discussions in this forum.  I've learned a ton from the more experienced and am grateful for their interaction.  I just choose to remain positive as can be for not only the enjoyment of discussion but for others here. We are a family of sorts under one forum about a game that many of us enjoy,  no? If I have overstepped the line for my post, I apologize in advance and ask that the moderators delete if they feel it necessary. *bows in respect to all here*

    The best way to enable buy-in is to communicate not only the changes, but the reasons behind the changes and the desired direction that is being set. When that communication is lacking, and those individuals whom the changes affect (and their opinions) are not treated as valued entities, resentment sets in and festers. Unfortunately, that has been the norm. The opportunities for constructive dialogue have been present, and at one point in time, we felt that there was reciprocity. That was June 2016. Yes, there are always going to be those who are perhaps overly critical or snarky--I've certainly fallen into that category myself now and then, though I try to keep it constructive 90% of the time.  However, having to deal with some snark or hostility is not an acceptable excuse for the Powers That Be to remain absent, and leave us constantly in the dark.

    I'm personally thrilled to see new members engaging with the forums and contributing to the conversation. However, please understand that after a year of this, even you might reach the same cynical breaking point. I think we should all remember that despite our differences, we're united in our love of the game at its core, and passionate about what it could be.

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