New IDea/rule for OTT player deck.

[Boko]

This is something that bothers me and is an ever growing annoyance. That is players with stacked decks playing OTT player deck. I know your gonna say you can check stats before people join, but here are the problems with it:

1.) Checking stats takes time (it loads)
2.) Almost every new player is doing it.
3.) It is unfair to other players who compete for the top rank spot, we lose rank and they gain it and take the top spot for the gp bonus.

Number three is the biggest concern I have. It is not right that players are rewarded for what should be considered cheating (in my opinion). They always will win because they play player deck only, and most people (even me) dont check stats before every game and of course lose. We should not have to check stats each game, and I think those with stacked decks should not be allowed to play with player deck.

Thus I think having some rule in effect like what we do for users on same ip, where they cannot set up certain rules or the server kills the game, should be put into order. I know im not the only one who goes through this, or thinks this is a good idea. PLEASE! Just require them to have cards of several levels and not just 8-10 even if its only a few.

[Andrew]

This problem has existed for quite a long time. It exists in both TT and OTT, as is seen through the rankings (though much more obvious in TT than in OTT). However, I still believe it's up to the players to check the stats. Yes, it's annoying, but in essence, they aren't cheating. They are only playing to their own advantage. I don't like it anymore than anyone else, but again, it's not cheating.

This is just my opinion.

[Boko]

Ok thanks for your feedback Andrew. I just wondered if anyone else thought it was a good idea. It just sucks that they get rewarded for an unfair rigged advantage.

[atomicstorm]

I am open to suggestions but yours will not work. They arent cheating. They earned their cards, they have the right to do what they want with them.

[Boko]

Ok well whatever you think is best. At least now players will be required to play to remain at the top. Even if they stack to get there. And I dont know of any other way to do it then some form of amounts of cards. Like the old lvl rule sorta. Oh well it doesent matter. Nobody else has a problem with it it seems but me so disregard it.

[Andrew]

Well, it's not that we don't have a problem with it bud. It's the point that we don't have a full proof way of fixing it. Do we force people to keep their decks a specific way? What about stacking on the low end? Iit can be just as bad as stacking on the high end. We can't ban rule sets either. The easiest way to fix the problem is to rely on the community to keep their wits about them and shy away from those type of games.

[Boko]

I mean to say nobody is bothered by it enough and thinks it as cheating like i do. Im not saying regulate and force types of decks, but more along the lines of not allowing them to play with player deck settings. Like lumi said its their cards, and if they want to stack, they can, but they should not be allowed to play those rules. But regardless it doesent matter. They are their cards, and its not "cheating" so really i have no standing anyway so its not even worth further discussion. I just had a thought, and it is apparently unfeasible. So check and mate.