Board Thread:Frustrations and venting/@comment-24022733-20131118132618/@comment-11482499-20131119072700

Sorry to hear about all your negative experiences. This game certainly has much to complain about (cheaters, bad coding, etcetcetc).

Long streaks certainly are tough to do for weak or even moderate decks. I try to nerf my deck when i'm not playing so others can 1cube it easily. Some other players do so too as a courtesy.

That said - and I don't mean to sound unsympathetic here - but you should really think strategy and do (some) math if you want to get your goals affordably. Count the cost before you run the race, lose and end up bitter. Pop into the chat room and make friends and ask about strategy or insights.

For instance - the OP said having an MTM x5 didn't seem to do much for him. He is correct. But he should also have realised it (by analysing) before going for the x5, so he knows more or less what to expect rather than be bitterly disappointed when it's less awesome than he thought. If you think about it, the MTM x5 is just one card. In any round, it has only a 1 in 9 chance of firing. Meanwhile, your other weaker bots are firing relatively weaker shots at the opponent and getting smashed by the enemy deck in return. Thinking through the combat like this, it becomes clearer why having just one MTM x5 is not a win-everything solution.

Final example: when this event started i sat down and did some simple math to estimate that I could probably farm, at most, 20000 rubies this event. This gave me confidence I could go for an MTM SW because that is 5 pulls and pretty decent odds of at least 1 MTM. I think some others plunge in, realise they can only farm 8000 rubies or something risky, then get bitter/disappointed because they were banking on luck to go exactly their way. Luck doesn't always, so be prepared for that and budget for it in your plans.

TL, DR version: Think first, before making the plunge. Cheers!