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saintlydevilis's avatar
8 years ago

The amount of card draw

Can I just say that sometimes, if your playing someone who is playing card after card, extra brains, changing zombies, using tricks, bad moon rising, etc it can be quite boring sitting there waiting.. just watching, and waiting til its your turn to play. In fact I lose patience in the end and just quit the game. The person doing the card draw, is doing everything they can to make their pathetic zombie or zombies capable of taking on your humble little plant that doesn't go viral, change several times, etc.. So if the opponents aim is to bore me to death waiting.. it achieves it. 

Once upon a time, this game had minor card draw, too few. Now its gone the other way, too much. I've said before there it leads to manipulation from EA/Pop Cap as I've experienced it from both sides winning from cards that are not in my deck, or suit even. I've also lost to cards that I could no way build or play or use to defeat my opponent. Effectively if you build a deck that can defeat anything, then once you've completed ranks you stop playing.. so just to make sure you keep playing, and playing, and playing they will ensure that you lose. I'm not a low rank in this game and I'm not new player, so having played regularly for a long time I can see the manipulation. Yes there is luck, like the *, and great cards you get shuffled that can make or break a game in the first couple of turns. But laws of probability, also come in to this.. and you can tell when your allowed to win, and when you will no way be allowed to win. I've even seen with players on youtube, twitch etc  

8 Replies

  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    8 years ago

    Maybe you shouldn't be playing turn based games if just waiting for people to draw cards is enough to make you quit? Also, no deck can defeat 'anything'. If there was, no one would be playing any other deck.

  • I guess you don't remember professor brainstorm's valk deck.. in season 1, this could beat anything. As for the sitting there watching and waiting, the zombie play card after card after card, after card, after card.. when this isn't chess where it can take hours to make a good move.. this is suppose to be a quick game. After all if you get through your 40 cards you lose if you haven't defeated the opponent. Now, you get extra cards, nothing to do with your own deck.. making it take longer and longer. I prefer it when you had what you put together in your own deck, not extra cards to help you win.

  • Yes!! They definitely need a fatigue meter for z tricks and/or increase the cost. GOING VIRAL + Dino roar + the 20 other ways to draw cards is completely bs. Dude just played like 4 viral in a row and then a 15/15 f'ing knight. All during tricks. #balancethisshiz

  • npgibbs's avatar
    npgibbs
    8 years ago
    Going viral scales really poorly (op) the more brains a zombie has.

    The card itself for 3 brains is already really good. Does it really need to shuffle 3 more in your deck and then draw from that skewed probability?
  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    8 years ago
    That valkrie deck still needs you to have the right cards fall.
    One thing I do agree with, is when you are dead to rights and the bleeping bleeper has to play every card they still can.
    Personally, I would rather defeat than get a concede, especially for these "do 20 damage" gem quests. But I don't like some smartass having to pump up all his plants or zombies when I will be dead on the first lane. That type of play annoys me, and I will just concede because to me, obviously that is what they want. I mean really, anyone who has played for a season at least can tell when you have the other player at your mercy. I'm not saying to go easy, but there is no need to bring out a bad moon or cornacopia if you know that you have won the instant the battle phase begins. Just my 2cents
  • I've played idiots like that.. And ones who keep drawing cards, placing cards for ages.. Even though it really isn't necessary. But I guess with the latest cards that's what is pumping up their zombies. Funny how it never really happened with banasarus rex.. Also had ultimate league muppet doing that to me the other day in rank. You can tell if they are just complete muppets.. I don't imagine it.

  • wonoz's avatar
    wonoz
    8 years ago

    Its BM....you can still just drop the game :/

    I still think the only truely OP draw in the game is Leperchaun.

  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    8 years ago

    I think if you can't be patient then these kinds of games(pvz heroes, magic the gathering, hearthstone, etc.), are not for you.

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