No Goblins Allowed :: State of the Beta Direct Challenge :D

Challenging your friends (or your friendly competition) works like this:

1. From the Home Menu, select the "Direct Challenge" button next to the Settings Cog Wheel.

2. From there, the Play Blade will open and you will have the option to select your deck and enter your opponent's username. You’ll also have a clickable version of your username that will copy the data to your clipboard when clicked, so you can easily send over you username with the necessary numerical digits to your friend.

3. Select "Play", and you'll be taken to a match loading screen while you wait for your opponent to do the same.

4. Once you have both challenged each other, the match will begin!

5. Rematches are easy as your last opponent will stay entered, and your last several opponents will be saved in a drop-down.

Your House, Your Rules, Mostly.

Another fun thing about this feature is that there are very few restrictions to what format you wish to play, as the only deck requirements Direct Challenge enforces are a 60-card minimum and that you have the cards in your Collection. This means you can bring your Singleton deck, or your Standard deck, or (if we have them down the line) cards that may otherwise be banned in a format. Be warned, this means it operates under an 'honor' system. If you both agree to play Pauper and your friend tries to hit you with a Turn 3 Gigantosaurus, the system won't stop them.

Other important things to keep in mind:

All Direct Challenge matches are "Best of One". If you want to challenge your friend to a Best of Three, you will have to re-queue once the match completes with a sideboarded deck you've edited in the Deck Builder.

2. Direct Challenge matches have no impact on your Player Rank.

3. Direct Challenge matches will not progress any Daily Quests or Weekly Win rewards.

4. We have currently disabled all Timers for these matches (though you can still time out from the server if no actions are taken for an extended period of time.

If someone runs a tourney, I'll chip in for a prize pool.

maybe we can set some sort of handicap to make matches more even at the current stage of things...

I miss break-a-card.
But I guess koth would be sweet too.
It's nice that now we'll get to play against everyone here since there's no platform split.
Will koth be on an expansion cycle or monthly thing?

I've been thinking about it.

If people are interested I'd run it.

K I’m putting my money on Vert in my fantasy draft

So the last state of the beta has come and we have big news.... I mean HUGE news.... at some point in November -yes that's about how specific they went- direct challenge mode will be online!! YAY!!!
This means we can restart KOTH or some sort of Tournament :party:

I dunno if I have the time or the energy to organize a Tournament any time soon but we could surely get things starting with King of the Hill...
What say you!?

Summary

Spoiler

Cucho Lambreta wrote:

I dunno if I have the time or the energy to organize a Tournament any time soon but we could surely get things starting with King of the Hill...
What say you!?

Summary

Spoiler

Woah! I was just playing, then read the announcement by sifting through junk mail. As a pure free to play bar the welcome pack it would be good to cross swords with a real known opponent than random try hard wannabe’s. I guess KOH is easiest to set up and run but would be good to as Gobo Statis to maybe put a sticky up. Anyway I will check it out as it seems these are the steps but as it’s not quite November yet I guess I will wait for my game time tomorrow.

SD

Author:	Cucho Lambreta [ Thu Oct 25, 2018 7:08 pm ]
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So the last state of the beta has come and we have big news.... I mean HUGE news.... at some point in November -yes that's about how specific they went- direct challenge mode will be online!! YAY!!! This means we can restart KOTH or some sort of Tournament I dunno if I have the time or the energy to organize a Tournament any time soon but we could surely get things starting with King of the Hill... What say you!? Summary Spoiler Challenging your friends (or your friendly competition) works like this: 1. From the Home Menu, select the "Direct Challenge" button next to the Settings Cog Wheel. 2. From there, the Play Blade will open and you will have the option to select your deck and enter your opponent's username. You’ll also have a clickable version of your username that will copy the data to your clipboard when clicked, so you can easily send over you username with the necessary numerical digits to your friend. 3. Select "Play", and you'll be taken to a match loading screen while you wait for your opponent to do the same. 4. Once you have both challenged each other, the match will begin! 5. Rematches are easy as your last opponent will stay entered, and your last several opponents will be saved in a drop-down. Your House, Your Rules, Mostly. Another fun thing about this feature is that there are very few restrictions to what format you wish to play, as the only deck requirements Direct Challenge enforces are a 60-card minimum and that you have the cards in your Collection. This means you can bring your Singleton deck, or your Standard deck, or (if we have them down the line) cards that may otherwise be banned in a format. Be warned, this means it operates under an 'honor' system. If you both agree to play Pauper and your friend tries to hit you with a Turn 3 Gigantosaurus, the system won't stop them. Other important things to keep in mind: All Direct Challenge matches are "Best of One". If you want to challenge your friend to a Best of Three, you will have to re-queue once the match completes with a sideboarded deck you've edited in the Deck Builder. 2. Direct Challenge matches have no impact on your Player Rank. 3. Direct Challenge matches will not progress any Daily Quests or Weekly Win rewards. 4. We have currently disabled all Timers for these matches (though you can still time out from the server if no actions are taken for an extended period of time.

Author:	thedevilwuster [ Fri Oct 26, 2018 7:59 am ]
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Been waiting for this. I updated the name thread name. We need codes also so everyone needs to chime in on that thread when you get your name code and I'll update the OP.

Author:	divinevert [ Fri Oct 26, 2018 9:48 am ]
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If someone runs a tourney, I'll chip in for a prize pool.

Author:	Cucho Lambreta [ Fri Oct 26, 2018 3:40 pm ]
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Cool, I think organized play is where NGA shines above the rest of the offer out there... Reddit is a joke and the Discord is way too crowded, we are right on the sweet spot right now. I think we could get things started with KOTH and work from there... maybe we can set some sort of handicap to make matches more even at the current stage of things... maybe Block Constructed...

Author:	thedevilwuster [ Fri Oct 26, 2018 4:31 pm ]
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divinevert wrote: If someone runs a tourney, I'll chip in for a prize pool. I could use a pool.

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Author:	DCG-MTG [ Fri Oct 26, 2018 5:21 pm ]
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Cucho Lambreta wrote: maybe we can set some sort of handicap to make matches more even at the current stage of things... Could go back to Duels rarity restrictions for a giggle. Call the tournament Duels duels or something.

Author:	Haven_pt [ Fri Oct 26, 2018 6:42 pm ]
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I miss break-a-card. But I guess koth would be sweet too. It's nice that now we'll get to play against everyone here since there's no platform split. Will koth be on an expansion cycle or monthly thing?

Author:	Cucho Lambreta [ Sat Oct 27, 2018 8:29 am ]
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Haven_pt wrote: I miss break-a-card. But I guess koth would be sweet too. It's nice that now we'll get to play against everyone here since there's no platform split. Will koth be on an expansion cycle or monthly thing? I miss it too, and Flaky, Nomad and Soup KOTH could be a month thing so we can keep it fresh, this way we can change between Standard, Block Constructed, Pauper, Duels, Tribal...

Author:	Kryder [ Sat Oct 27, 2018 9:39 pm ]
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I've been thinking about it. If people are interested I'd run it.

Author:	Immortal Reborn [ Sat Oct 27, 2018 11:09 pm ]
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I'm in

Author:	Zen [ Sun Oct 28, 2018 12:53 am ]
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Koth, deck building contest, duel house rule on rarity all sounds awesome! Will definitely take part

Author:	Cucho Lambreta [ Sun Oct 28, 2018 6:58 am ]
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Kryder wrote: I've been thinking about it. If people are interested I'd run it.

Author:	Black Barney [ Sun Oct 28, 2018 9:08 am ]
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K I’m putting my money on Vert in my fantasy draft

Author:	thedevilwuster [ Sun Oct 28, 2018 9:13 am ]
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Never really had the chance to do this with Duels so of course I'm in.

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Author:	Cucho Lambreta [ Sun Oct 28, 2018 9:40 am ]
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Black Barney wrote: K I’m putting my money on Vert in my fantasy draft “Money”

Author:	Yondar [ Sun Oct 28, 2018 2:18 pm ]
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We never got Barney to sponsor the prize fund before, so let's just accept his generous offer while it stands!

Author:	SquiderDragon [ Sun Oct 28, 2018 2:47 pm ]
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Cucho Lambreta wrote: So the last state of the beta has come and we have big news.... I mean HUGE news.... at some point in November -yes that's about how specific they went- direct challenge mode will be online!! YAY!!! This means we can restart KOTH or some sort of Tournament I dunno if I have the time or the energy to organize a Tournament any time soon but we could surely get things starting with King of the Hill... What say you!? Summary Spoiler Challenging your friends (or your friendly competition) works like this: 1. From the Home Menu, select the "Direct Challenge" button next to the Settings Cog Wheel. 2. From there, the Play Blade will open and you will have the option to select your deck and enter your opponent's username. You’ll also have a clickable version of your username that will copy the data to your clipboard when clicked, so you can easily send over you username with the necessary numerical digits to your friend. 3. Select "Play", and you'll be taken to a match loading screen while you wait for your opponent to do the same. 4. Once you have both challenged each other, the match will begin! 5. Rematches are easy as your last opponent will stay entered, and your last several opponents will be saved in a drop-down. Your House, Your Rules, Mostly. Another fun thing about this feature is that there are very few restrictions to what format you wish to play, as the only deck requirements Direct Challenge enforces are a 60-card minimum and that you have the cards in your Collection. This means you can bring your Singleton deck, or your Standard deck, or (if we have them down the line) cards that may otherwise be banned in a format. Be warned, this means it operates under an 'honor' system. If you both agree to play Pauper and your friend tries to hit you with a Turn 3 Gigantosaurus, the system won't stop them. Other important things to keep in mind: All Direct Challenge matches are "Best of One". If you want to challenge your friend to a Best of Three, you will have to re-queue once the match completes with a sideboarded deck you've edited in the Deck Builder. 2. Direct Challenge matches have no impact on your Player Rank. 3. Direct Challenge matches will not progress any Daily Quests or Weekly Win rewards. 4. We have currently disabled all Timers for these matches (though you can still time out from the server if no actions are taken for an extended period of time. Woah! I was just playing, then read the announcement by sifting through junk mail. As a pure free to play bar the welcome pack it would be good to cross swords with a real known opponent than random try hard wannabe’s. I guess KOH is easiest to set up and run but would be good to as Gobo Statis to maybe put a sticky up. Anyway I will check it out as it seems these are the steps but as it’s not quite November yet I guess I will wait for my game time tomorrow. SD

Author:	Sol77_bla [ Tue Oct 30, 2018 8:51 am ]
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I think Singleton would make the most sense as an opener. I can report that I have at least one copy of 55% of all cards as a $5-player. That includes 55% of Rares (coincidence) and 42% of Mythics.

Author:	GobO_Stasis [ Tue Oct 30, 2018 11:21 am ]
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SquiderDragon wrote: Cucho Lambreta wrote: So the last state of the beta has come and we have big news.... I mean HUGE news.... at some point in November -yes that's about how specific they went- direct challenge mode will be online!! YAY!!! This means we can restart KOTH or some sort of Tournament I dunno if I have the time or the energy to organize a Tournament any time soon but we could surely get things starting with King of the Hill... What say you!? Summary Spoiler Challenging your friends (or your friendly competition) works like this: 1. From the Home Menu, select the "Direct Challenge" button next to the Settings Cog Wheel. 2. From there, the Play Blade will open and you will have the option to select your deck and enter your opponent's username. You’ll also have a clickable version of your username that will copy the data to your clipboard when clicked, so you can easily send over you username with the necessary numerical digits to your friend. 3. Select "Play", and you'll be taken to a match loading screen while you wait for your opponent to do the same. 4. Once you have both challenged each other, the match will begin! 5. Rematches are easy as your last opponent will stay entered, and your last several opponents will be saved in a drop-down. Your House, Your Rules, Mostly. Another fun thing about this feature is that there are very few restrictions to what format you wish to play, as the only deck requirements Direct Challenge enforces are a 60-card minimum and that you have the cards in your Collection. This means you can bring your Singleton deck, or your Standard deck, or (if we have them down the line) cards that may otherwise be banned in a format. Be warned, this means it operates under an 'honor' system. If you both agree to play Pauper and your friend tries to hit you with a Turn 3 Gigantosaurus, the system won't stop them. Other important things to keep in mind: All Direct Challenge matches are "Best of One". If you want to challenge your friend to a Best of Three, you will have to re-queue once the match completes with a sideboarded deck you've edited in the Deck Builder. 2. Direct Challenge matches have no impact on your Player Rank. 3. Direct Challenge matches will not progress any Daily Quests or Weekly Win rewards. 4. We have currently disabled all Timers for these matches (though you can still time out from the server if no actions are taken for an extended period of time. Woah! I was just playing, then read the announcement by sifting through junk mail. As a pure free to play bar the welcome pack it would be good to cross swords with a real known opponent than random try hard wannabe’s. I guess KOH is easiest to set up and run but would be good to as Gobo Statis to maybe put a sticky up. Anyway I will check it out as it seems these are the steps but as it’s not quite November yet I guess I will wait for my game time tomorrow. SD You guys go ahead and make the post when it’s ready (or multiple if needed) and send me a pm when it’s up. I’m happy to help, but don’t forget to PM or I might not see it. - Stasis

Author:	thedevilwuster [ Tue Oct 30, 2018 12:16 pm ]
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Thax