So
@RavensburgerNA
if we are killing the only online accessible way to play
#lorcana
does that mean there is an official client coming soon? If not is the plan just to hamstring the momentum that was built up so far with no plan going forward
45 points / 13 games won which is good for the top 16 cut so I will be playing again tomorrow!
I will post matchups below for those that are interested, some really close games today.
Thanks to everyone who watches and supports me and special thanks to
@StorybookBrawl
for giving me the opportunity to play this weekend. I love being a part of this community and am excited for the future of the game.
Got another one, changed my deck to 🔵🔴 because there were so many Mufasa/blue steel players
R1 🟢⚪ Bucky
R2 🔵🔴
R3 🟡🔴 evasives
R4 ID
R5 ID
T8 🔴🟣
T4 🟡🔴 evasives
Finals 🟢🟣 aggro
This is probably one of the better cards for ruby to come out of set 4, it has a ton of great targets and can easily / safely sing a follow up 3 drop song after removing something from play because of the evasive as well.
@PavelKolev7
Feels like such a short sighted decision to c&d before having their own client ready to go within a reasonable time after. I suspect this will really put a dark cloud on Lorcana for a while
Score 6-1-1
Round 1: 1-2* 🟢🟣
Round 2: 2-1* 🟢🟣
Round 3: 2*-1 🟡🟢 mufasa
Round 4: 2-1* 🟢🔘 discard
Round 5: 2-1* 🔴🟣
Round 6: 2-1* 🔴🟣
Round 7: 2*-0 🟢🟣
Round 8: 1-1-1* 🔴🟣 (unintentional draw)
Only on the play rounds 3 and 7 so 2/8 were on the draw but good for top 16
Took 1st in Manticxre's Tavern
#4
weekly, played a hybrid RP list that made room for Arthur and Lefou.
Games will be on YT shortly and I go over the specific choices a few times
It's hard not to be somewhat upset at my result when I feel like with better play and just a little more luck the result could have been better however the competition was very high and it was a great event, top 4 of another pixelborn event even while streaming is still ok right
Matchups
R1 ⚪🔴 pirates
R2 🟣⚪ zan aggro
R3 🟢⚪ airfoil
R4 ID 🔵⚪
R5 ID 🔴🔵
Top 8 🔵⚪
Top 4 🟢⚪
Finals 🟢🟣
Only lost 1 game all day, against the mirror in top 8
Deck was solid but with how much Blue Steel we may consider Alice again as a cogsbreaker
After a long day 1 swiss and tough top 8 we managed to end up in 4th! Thx
@Thea_Booysen
for hosting.
This means I have top 8 both of the Lorcana Play network Pixelborn events so far.
I have put the games up on YT so check them out and sub if you like.
Prizes from the first Lorcana Play Network Pixelborn Tournament came in and one of the 2 booster packs had an enchanted Maui to boot. Promo looks great in person, can't wait to see the playmat
If you are going to a store/set champs and it's one I'll be at then definitely swap decks last second to one you haven't played much.
If it's one I won't be at then just play whatever deck you have the most experience with and you will do fine.
Climbed back to GM then requested that I get send all the way back to Wood 5. I will be re-doing the grind back to GM as a goal for March while keeping track of the games/hours it takes and will stream any of the ranked games I play as well.
I know I haven't been streaming as much lately as I typically do, seasonal depression crept up on me this year and stole my energy and motivation. Mental health is and always should be a high priority so take care of yourselves too. I will be back to my normal schedule in no time
Played at my local game store and managed to come in 2nd to some tough matchups. Ran back the same list as Thursday.
R1 L 🟡🟣
R2 W 🔴🟣
R3 W 🟣⚪ aggro
R4 W 🟢⚪
R5 ID into top 8
Top 8 W 🟡🔴
Top 4 W 🔵🔴
Finals L 🟢🟣
Those aggro decks are tough with ruby sapphire!
I think that given the choice between doing coverage/casting on high level competitive events or participating in them I would choose to be part of the coverage almost every time. My ability to provide insight and predictions on lines of play can be expressed in both however 1/2
A quick 1-2 drop in my last set champs, 🟢🟣 is a rough matchup for 🦀.
Overall we attended 6 and went 1st, 9th, 8th, 1st, 2nd, drop
Good for 3 stitches 2 champ mats and 1 non champ mat. Not too bad.
Can we stop calling the new Jafar decks OTK (one turn kill), even with double whole new world in the same turn it's still only 14 lore gained which is decidedly not a one turn combo to 0-20 your lore and win. Questing before you combo up to that point defeats your own 'OTK'
Trapped between wanting to test more set3 for Atlanta or just brew cool new stuff with set4 cards. I suspect there is a huge advantage to just sticking with one deck all format so you can just use your 400 games or whatever as the experience needed and just move on quicker zzz
With World's and competitive play for SBB being canceled it's been hard to not be depressed about the whole situation as the 30th fast approaches it sinks in even more that all of the effort and investment may just be gone. It's getting harder to stay optimistic about it each day
Ended with a few splits on the last 2 rounds for 36 points total which is not enough for top 128. Pretty disappointing performance overall but it was nice meeting a lot of people that watch my content on occasion so at least I have that going for me. Maybe Chicago
Eating a bag of burgers from white castle at 4:30 am, imagine needing to be up for an 8:30 player meeting instead of just eating. Who was the real winner
After some more thought about the 2 game swiss format I have some thoughts about it both pro and con for
#Lorcana
I like that you have the opportunity to be both on the play and on the draw in equal numbers against the same opponent, the die roll decides less rounds then. 🧵1/
Forgot how much stuff I needed to get done before I leave in the morning for Chicago, not going to be able to stream again but will just be locking in the same list I made last night
Looks like
@Thea__Beasty
underestimates how much TCG players like to procrastinate before registering for a tournament last minute. It's looking like the Alice's 2k Easter Special Pixelborn Tournament is going to be ~300 players so it will be a long day.
Unsure about what I am going to stream going forward. For now I will do Lorcana until at least after Chicago (or maybe until the wheels fall off on the 16th) but after that it will be up in the air somewhat.
@JoINrbs
I'm sure it was an impossible choice to not sell for 10m+ when they hadn't even gotten past early access, an unfortunate situation that ultimately left them vulnerable to the ftx collapse killing the game entirely
Deck was bad, mulligans were pretty bad, draws were pretty middling all day. Overall the Arthur hybrid pile was not consistently performing favorably in the RP mirrors which makes me wonder, Why bother with an Arthur hybrid at all if the mirror can just race you with kuzco+rabbit
I think I'm gonna change from playing 🪨 to 📜 since all of the ✂️ decks have been bullied out of the format by all of the 🪨s and I want an edge. Thoughts?
It's been a year since the FTX collapse killed Storybook Brawl which included World's in the Bahamas, upcoming tournament casting, and nearly all the momentum from my stream. It was heartbreaking to lose the community and the potential SBB had as well as my place within that. 🛫
My only real gripe about the Lorcana challenge not including set 4 cards is that players often look towards large tournament results for deck ideas so playing a high profile event in an older format makes the results feel entirely pointless for players to even look at.
I am disappointed in myself however that comes from my expectations being high and knowing I can be better. If I go back and review a game and there are no obvious mistakes then I played my best and lost which happens. It's the mistakes in my play that frustrate me, not losing.
SBB tip of the day: If you find yourself struggling with Holy Grail turns try making a plan before going to the shop phase. Things like what units on your current board you will sell and treasures that can be replaced. Often at 6 the plan is just buy the 6s so be efficient!
Round 7 my op DC on turn 4, I had a great hand for the mirror and rather than taking the win I allowed a rematch. My hand was dramatically worse and I lost then after a quick 0-2 next round I am just dead for top 16 instead of being locked. Being nice is too low EV to do it again
I've been enjoying a break from streaming and playing Lorcana, I want to test a bunch of different set 4 decks however I think waiting until after Atlanta is ideal for me to mentally still be in the set 3 meta. I do miss recording stuff so hopefully we can grind when I get back
When I participate in events myself I find that I have extremely harsh expectations that can lead to disappointment even when the actual outcome was outstanding. I'm going to be on the lookout for more opportunities to do coverage as I think it's where I want to end up.
#Lorcana
Lost in top 8, Mufasa dumped me 3 times, the same person twice with the evasive list. Lost the die roll so it's impossible to keep up with just surfer pongo goofy etc when they are on the play. Unfortunate and unsure what could improve the matchup at all.
3 more tries next week
SBB tip of the day: Staying open going into tier 6 is often better than hard committing to a comp. Robin Wood can be used in trees or goodboy, rotten apple tree is usable in trees or pumpkin. If you can only improve from a specific tier 6 you only have a 3.7% chance to find it
After more testing this is where I've ended up for a control deck, befuddle helps slow aggro down and the broom / mickey package is great against the mirrors
#Lorcana
@LostBoysLOR
New draw engine just dropped for amethyst, as long as they get a few more cards that look at the top of the deck that are decent standalone this card could be an easy 4 of since it's inkable. Hat plus 1-2 Ursula's cauldron is a bit slow but much less ink every turn than mirror
I never realized how little non tournament games I actually play of Lorcana until I started the reclimb back to GM. I think about the game a lot but really don't play anywhere close to the same amount as the biggest grinders. The tournaments and set champs really eat up time
@BobbyMcWho
I remember everyone saying they just haaated red purple but in all reality it was doing mostly fairish things that were all quite predictable
I've got no idea what deck to play in
#lorcana
anymore. Ruby Amethyst is just under attack from all sides including itself and just doesn't feel great right now since it just seems to fair when you compare it to things like whole new world and lucky dime
This screenshot is absurd, what ticket purchasing software in 2024 puts you in a queue but doesn't actually guarantee a ticket when it's your turn. Why even have a line at all then. Nice, good event so far
#lorcana
Ran back the same list at the 57 player champs and got 9th after losing in the last round /shrug
Trying again tomorrow evening with some minor adjustments since red blue has just been bullied out of the format by green steel stuff we probably don't need as many hardheaded now
I wonder how many content creators run into the difficult choice between doing something they enjoy and doing something that gets viewers. Sometimes these line up and it's easy however if that alignment changes it's deciding between viewership/engagement($) vs your own enjoyment.
Love the new update to the tracker
@Untapped_SBB
now all it needs is the Chroma Key for streaming without needing capture the entire display, Keep up the great work
@StorybookBrawl
Thanks for the opportunity to cast the final rounds and top 8. It was so much fun and I would certainly be up for doing it again. Hopefully everyone watching enjoyed it too!
Miscounted my lore and overcomplicated a turn instead of just questing out and killing a character with a spell and left myself in a spot where I was a bit short on lore digging 13 cards and missing the answer to actually close the game so I split round 2, 0-0-2
@SkyLorcana
I've been hating on the squirrel since it got printed, there are just not enough answers to ward and a character with a static ability and ward is just an item you can't tech for
Rolled the car earlier so stream is unlikely today, will have to see how tomorrow looks. It's probably totaled but overall I'm mostly uninjured. Black ice is no joke, be safe out there.
This is actually the screenshot after I hit checkout because it initially had shown me that it was my spot in line and a ticket available as well. A queue is entirely pointless if the tickets aren't tied to the queue at all. What a joke
Going to try and play in the playlorcanatcg pixelborn launch tournament in the morning so no stream tonight but expect tomorrow to be streamed instead. Looks like they have nearly 600 registered which is going to be a wild mess most likely but we battle
@Lorcanadecks
It certainly feels like we need more tournament data as well, during the swiss I went first 2 times total and ferranate only went first twice all weekend so while it does have some impact this number feels overblown somewhat by the ladder specifically. Could be cope though