In a game-play PoV V4 (formally known as the beta) is decent, my complaints are:
1) the "window" pop-up spam is annoying
2) the trading and deck building is overly clunky
3) the removal of replays, global chatting and rating system was just dumb
@3 There still is global chat, however less people is there as you need to open additional window
I have been on the v4 client since the beta started. It really isn't the end of the world like many claim. I will not dispute that they have taken several steps back in some regards (deck building, pop up windows, that god awful tiny "exiled, can cast" window, and it not remembering how I had half the windows sized or positioned) but there are some improvements as well (multi monitor support, more fluid battlefield, better wish lists, automatically server-stored decks). Now that I write this, I am wondering if it is just Stockholm Syndrome talking after using it for this long.
BlakLanner is the boogeyman created to scare the little Standard players.
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Standard: [mana]RWU[/mana]Jeskai Modern: [mana]RWG[/mana]Burn, [mana]GRWUR[/mana]Slivers Legacy: [mana]R[/mana]Burn EDH: [mana]RWGUB[/mana]Sliver Overlord, [mana]UW[/mana]Geist of Saint Traft (Tiny Leaders) Current decklists are posted here
I have never had those kinds of issues. I could be avoiding a lot of the performance-based issues due to the computer I am running. There have been so many people reporting said issues that they can't all be wrong.
BlakLanner is the boogeyman created to scare the little Standard players.
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Standard: [mana]RWU[/mana]Jeskai Modern: [mana]RWG[/mana]Burn, [mana]GRWUR[/mana]Slivers Legacy: [mana]R[/mana]Burn EDH: [mana]RWGUB[/mana]Sliver Overlord, [mana]UW[/mana]Geist of Saint Traft (Tiny Leaders) Current decklists are posted here
BlakLanner is the boogeyman created to scare the little Standard players.
Currently Playing
Standard: [mana]RWU[/mana]Jeskai Modern: [mana]RWG[/mana]Burn, [mana]GRWUR[/mana]Slivers Legacy: [mana]R[/mana]Burn EDH: [mana]RWGUB[/mana]Sliver Overlord, [mana]UW[/mana]Geist of Saint Traft (Tiny Leaders) Current decklists are posted here
BlakLanner is the boogeyman created to scare the little Standard players.
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Standard: [mana]RWU[/mana]Jeskai Modern: [mana]RWG[/mana]Burn, [mana]GRWUR[/mana]Slivers Legacy: [mana]R[/mana]Burn EDH: [mana]RWGUB[/mana]Sliver Overlord, [mana]UW[/mana]Geist of Saint Traft (Tiny Leaders) Current decklists are posted here
Not really. I don't have any planeswalkers to protect with Boros. Golgari can also clear out annoying x/1 blockers, Random enchantments, and is green which is my base color and thus easier to cast.
BlakLanner is the boogeyman created to scare the little Standard players.
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Standard: [mana]RWU[/mana]Jeskai Modern: [mana]RWG[/mana]Burn, [mana]GRWUR[/mana]Slivers Legacy: [mana]R[/mana]Burn EDH: [mana]RWGUB[/mana]Sliver Overlord, [mana]UW[/mana]Geist of Saint Traft (Tiny Leaders) Current decklists are posted here
Not really. I don't have any planeswalkers to protect with Boros. Golgari can also clear out annoying x/1 blockers, Random enchantments, and is green which is my base color and thus easier to cast.
BlakLanner is the boogeyman created to scare the little Standard players.
Currently Playing
Standard: [mana]RWU[/mana]Jeskai Modern: [mana]RWG[/mana]Burn, [mana]GRWUR[/mana]Slivers Legacy: [mana]R[/mana]Burn EDH: [mana]RWGUB[/mana]Sliver Overlord, [mana]UW[/mana]Geist of Saint Traft (Tiny Leaders) Current decklists are posted here
Just entered into my first daily....there's a second window that popped up with a list of players and a timer counting down. This reminds of The Hunger Games, strangely enough. May the odds never be in their favor...
In a pinch, Khaos' beard can help turn this around.
I rarely skip a Khaospawn wall of text because I know there is always piss at the end of the rainbow.
BlakLanner is the boogeyman created to scare the little Standard players.
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Standard: [mana]RWU[/mana]Jeskai Modern: [mana]RWG[/mana]Burn, [mana]GRWUR[/mana]Slivers Legacy: [mana]R[/mana]Burn EDH: [mana]RWGUB[/mana]Sliver Overlord, [mana]UW[/mana]Geist of Saint Traft (Tiny Leaders) Current decklists are posted here
I just won my first game in a daily vs Storm. It took me to a screen called Game details. Do I just wait here on this screen or what?
There should be a button that swaps you between your current match and the tournament result screen. Your game does stay visible/active until the next round. One of the oddities in the v4 client.
BlakLanner is the boogeyman created to scare the little Standard players.
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Standard: [mana]RWU[/mana]Jeskai Modern: [mana]RWG[/mana]Burn, [mana]GRWUR[/mana]Slivers Legacy: [mana]R[/mana]Burn EDH: [mana]RWGUB[/mana]Sliver Overlord, [mana]UW[/mana]Geist of Saint Traft (Tiny Leaders) Current decklists are posted here
I just won my first game in a daily vs Storm. It took me to a screen called Game details. Do I just wait here on this screen or what?
There should be a button that swaps you between your current match and the tournament result screen. Your game does stay visible/active until the next round. One of the oddities in the v4 client.
I get to keep looking at my beautiful boardstate on today's episode of "How I Beat Your Storm Deck."
In a pinch, Khaos' beard can help turn this around.
I rarely skip a Khaospawn wall of text because I know there is always piss at the end of the rainbow.
The "return to details" button is the one that sends you back to the tourney screen. You really make me glad that I have a monitor large enough to see what I am doing. I can't imagine playing like that. You can shrink the cards in your hand a bit if it helps you see the battlefield better.
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BlakLanner is the boogeyman created to scare the little Standard players.
Currently Playing
Standard: [mana]RWU[/mana]Jeskai Modern: [mana]RWG[/mana]Burn, [mana]GRWUR[/mana]Slivers Legacy: [mana]R[/mana]Burn EDH: [mana]RWGUB[/mana]Sliver Overlord, [mana]UW[/mana]Geist of Saint Traft (Tiny Leaders) Current decklists are posted here
The "return to details" button is the one that sends you back to the tourney screen.
Yeah I went back and forth a few times before I started exploring other things. Like, I really dig how you can see the players' match results, which ones are in progress, etc.
In a pinch, Khaos' beard can help turn this around.
I rarely skip a Khaospawn wall of text because I know there is always piss at the end of the rainbow.
The "return to details" button is the one that sends you back to the tourney screen. You really make me glad that I have a monitor large enough to see what I am doing. I can't imagine playing like that. You can shrink the cards in your hand a bit if it helps you see the battlefield better.
I don't even read the cards. I just know what they look like and what they're supposed to do. If I can't figure out how to make it work, I just click random things.
I do the same thing in real life.
And during sex.
In a pinch, Khaos' beard can help turn this around.
I rarely skip a Khaospawn wall of text because I know there is always piss at the end of the rainbow.
If you don't read the cards, you can shrink your hand by clicking on the lower bar of the phase ladder and drag it down. I keep mine shrunk down so I only can see the title, art, and card type.
BlakLanner is the boogeyman created to scare the little Standard players.
Currently Playing
Standard: [mana]RWU[/mana]Jeskai Modern: [mana]RWG[/mana]Burn, [mana]GRWUR[/mana]Slivers Legacy: [mana]R[/mana]Burn EDH: [mana]RWGUB[/mana]Sliver Overlord, [mana]UW[/mana]Geist of Saint Traft (Tiny Leaders) Current decklists are posted here
It is probably reasonable for those who are just picking it up. The trouble comes from those of us who were on the old client and can see where it took steps backward.
BlakLanner is the boogeyman created to scare the little Standard players.
Currently Playing
Standard: [mana]RWU[/mana]Jeskai Modern: [mana]RWG[/mana]Burn, [mana]GRWUR[/mana]Slivers Legacy: [mana]R[/mana]Burn EDH: [mana]RWGUB[/mana]Sliver Overlord, [mana]UW[/mana]Geist of Saint Traft (Tiny Leaders) Current decklists are posted here
Having built my computer with my own two hands I can tell you confidently that my MODO issues have nothing to do with computer performance.
It seems your confidence may be misplaced.
I can assure you it's not.
Also, I'm mad at you for not commenting on my mono black aggro cube picture stonewalling a Brain Freeze deck with Necropotence. I figured if anyone would comment on it, it would be you.