As for the tournament season, my community ( both locally and on lackey ) is having a good snigger about it, but really only to hide our disappointment I think. We're calling it the 'Year of the Non-Event'. When the European Championship deck might as well have just been done with it and used the 2011 Worlds deck, and the World Championship deck is simply something we've been watching evolve and playing against in various forms for the last 5 months, it's all been a bit of a let down. We were waiting with baited breath for some fandangled new concept or design from the 'top dogs' of the game, and perhaps some new ones to trial against, but were sadly let down by this years decks I'm afraid.

COCLCG said:

Just in case you didn't see it, there's a Twilight Horror on eBay right now with a few days left to go but you're likely not the only one here that might be looking for it :)

haha. well. now there will be !! haha. cheers dboeren. youre a good guy looking out for me like that. gooooooooo sniper bid !!

COCLCG said:

COCLCG said:

Sorry to hear you guys were let down. :(

However, I think I'm gonna disagree with you here. True, there may not of been too many, if any, new "concepts" but the tournament scene overall was quite different  than previous years.

To create an original concept is… almost impossible and incredibly rare. The game has pretty defined, and pretty obvious concepts built into the game already, so the only true unique thing you can hope to accomplish is how you utilize those concepts.

For example, the deck I used… The theory isn't new, but I feel the application is. In the past people would rely on cost reducers or tricks to power our their ancient ones/large creatures. Hell, even using Feed Her Young and Twilight Gate in tandom isn't eactly the most unique idea in the world, but the idea build around them instead of using them to fascilate some other card(s) is new. Or rather, new to the tournament scene.

On the other hand, look at everything that came close to winning the top prize? Thats a lot of miskatonic! And this is before Seekers of Knowledge was legal. How that isn't jaw dropping is beyond me.

So, I completely disagree that nothing has changed since last year. As for being "eventless"… did you miss out on the James Logan + Necro fun? And as for your conumdrum about posting decks… we've had this conversation before. If you want to "get credit" for making an awesome deck post it. If you want to keep your best idea a secret to improve your/the deck's odd of wining in an up coming event… then don't post it if you feel its necessary.

Regardless, you need to leave these feelings of wasted time behind you. In the end, it doesn't matter who posted the idea first. 99.9% of the time at least half a dozen other people probably also came to the same idea. Great minds think alike you know. The only difference is that you could make it public knowledge before they did.

If you want kudos for an idea you think no one as caught yet, you need to do well in/win an event with the idea. Or find a surrogate to win for you. Thats the reality of it. I think that will give you what you really want. Otherwise, you're left with simply posting decks and hope that you not only inspire someone, but that inspired someone gives you credit for it. 

Which is problematic. For example, I rarely…. rarely look at other people's deck discussions. For better or worse, I prefer to build my own decks. Also, I tend to not comment on other's decks unless they ask me. I'm more than happy to help out with a deck, but in the past (for other games) I would jump into a thread and before anyone knew it I would basically hi-jack the thread and their deck would no longer be theirs in the end. Which is no fun for anyone. Anyway, my point was that if people can come with up the same/similiar idea as a previously posted idea and yet have no idea that it has even been posted.

So… the point of posting in the deck discussion forum? Is literally to talk about a deck. Be it for help, or for fun, or simply because you think it would be an interesting talking point. That's it.

Though, I'm curious COCLCG… what do you really want? Do you want to be known for making good decks? Do you want to be known for being a good content creator? Come up with a original idea? I'll do what I can to help or advise you, but I can't see you beating yourself up like this any more. Being all disappointed just because someone came up with a somewhat similiar idea to the one you had is just unhealthy.

Magnus Arcanis said:

Yeah. All valid and sometimes ( ALL the time ), I jump the gun and vent before I think. Guess I'm just a bit miffed as our National ( if I make it ) is still to be played and the deck I was planning to play was a rework of the old Regional, including Feed Her Young and Twilight Gate and Displaced Chthonian and Black Dog / Master of the Myths and Y'Golonac and Nyarlathotep etc etc and I'd been keeping it pretty secret as beyond my newbie June days I hadn't said a peep further about it and only posted my non competition decks.

It's just a flaw of my personality that I refuse to play similar decks to others and frown upon the idea of it in general ( my bad ), so that deck is now in the trash can, after 5 months of work. That's the crux of it. It's my problem. I suppose I'll just deal with it and build a new one !! Thanks for your time and efforts Mr. Tom.

Actually, you're completely correct in that this game is not healthy for me, and not living in a kudo country only exacerbates the problem. It's become quite the addiction ( haha ) and I've been trying to kick the habit for the past few weeks, but I'm always drawn back and lurk for a few days before building / posting once again. Last count I had 68 decks !! I was even seriously considering attending the Nationals in lue of registering my motorbike, and that's just insane. Thanks for the nudge, I've packed away my cards today, and hopefully this'll be the last you hear from me ( fingers crossed ). Said it before, but I really do gotta find a new passion, one that's closer to home.

Well for what it's worth, I do enjoy reading all the different deck types.  I also like to make my own decks, but different people have different ideas.  I like seeing what others have come up with because sometimes it will make you think about cards differently, and that can spawn another new deck.