[America Server] Discussions

[hybrid whale]

😂

[jaunty python]

to a certain extent ofc

[hybrid whale]

Still contemplating whether 2 Paimon or Ningguang is better for that tbh

[jaunty python]

For example, for NEC- redacted

[wary heron]

for nec

just get at least 1 ramp card (paimon/liben)

[vivid monolith]

What should I do if my opponent does not confirm the result and disappear

[wary heron]

#📨contact-qixing

if the issue persists

[jaunty python]

depends on the team but you want a dice fixer and a ramp for most decks

[hybrid whale]

I’ll try NEC if Keqing deck fails me, which I hope doesn’t happen…

[jaunty python]

so both

[wary heron]

pyro keq is good

[jaunty python]

Keqing deck is very flexible to play though it's prolly not the most beginer friendly

[vivid monolith]

Thx bro

[violet garnet]

its not that kq is good, its just that pyro resonance is good. XD

[wary heron]

i played it in 3/10 of my games

won all 3

[jaunty python]

its very stable though so it hasn't fallen out of favor

[wary heron]

[violet garnet]

and bennett is broken

[wary heron]

^

but keq is also just a good electro unit

in general

[hybrid whale]

I started with beginner friendly Zhongli carry deck but I find it too luck-based

[violet garnet]

sure, its just not carried specifically by kq

[wary heron]

yep

[twilit steppe]

Yeah Bennett talent is ridiculous haha..

[hybrid whale]

I need more flexibility

[violet garnet]

bennett nerf needs to happen, reduce healing by 1

[vivid monolith]

Can we report result if the match started now and finished after 11pm

[jaunty python]

the thing about Geo carry decks is that even though they're slower you'll find that a lot of times ZL will be the only one standing

[wary heron]

yes

if a match is started

[vivid monolith]

Ok thx

[wary heron]

it will never suddenly end

just because the timeslot cutoff

[jaunty python]

so like even though it's defensive it does give me a bit of anxiety to solo lol, also slower decks means more space for misplays

[vivid monolith]

I see

[violet garnet]

eh, slower decks are not as punished by mistakes as bad as fast decks

[twilit steppe]

If played right Zhongli would have like dozen shields though thankfully haha it's usually hard for the opponent to break the shields right

[violet garnet]

fast decks with limited ramp (think double anemo shenhe) are forced into situations vs something like pyro kq to not ramp

and if you miss step, you lose.

[jaunty python]

Yeah it's just funny how it translates in practice as everyone dead besides ZL, while in the main game no one takes damage due to ZL's shield

as a hardcore VV coper in the main game I'm glad its good in TCG at least

[hybrid whale]

It only protects the person who activated the shield in co-op though, unless you have his constellations

[twilit steppe]

Haha yeah it's kind of funny how different the main game vs TCG

[twilit steppe]

Yeah....

[wary heron]

[jaunty python]

yeah that is true, slower decks once set up have more breathing room, it's more about patience

[lethal spruce]

Hehehehe cards go brrr

I did play a match that ended before the third round was over.

[wary heron]

me too

[lethal spruce]

Nyeh hyeh hyeh

Keqing overload? What's that?

[wary heron]

yeah whats that

i only recognize pyro keqing

[stiff crypt]

Depend on your deck
Otk decks usually prefer second

Is duck finally going to the dark side by abusing fischl oceanid

[wary heron]

…fk

“nahida ec” was just a disguise all along?

and when you look at the big picture…

[stiff crypt]

Yes, I meant the core team is still oceanid & fischl

[violet garnet]

I don't see it anywhere. But the "knockout stage" I assume is a single elimination bracket of the top 16? Or what?

[stiff crypt]

There are other variants too like oceanid + fischl + any hydro/electro char

Yeah, but I think it's worth it to avoid scary Asia server

[violet garnet]

Yes. Typically mirror maiden. Sometimes raiden.

Oh. Sorry I thought it was worded as a question.

[summer thicket]

I hope i can wake up early enough to play tomoro
I got decks that are even more held together by scotch tape and post-it notes than last tournament

Whats the weirdest deck any of youve seen

[violet garnet]

Functional strat or random cue?

[summer thicket]

Both ?

[wary heron]

[wary heron]

whatever the heck my classmate cooked up

[arctic valve]

guys a question, how is the score calculated?

[hallow garden]

10 points per win, 1 point per lose

[arctic valve]

thanks

[wary heron]

queue starts in about 10 minutes

[arctic valve]

today i will queue on the night

need to do stuff morning

[wary heron]

it's~~ queueing~~ suffering time

[arctic valve]

gogogo!!

[wary heron]

dodging me?

[arctic valve]

i'm giving you the chance to not lose to me

at least not yet

[wary heron]

oke

[arctic valve]

xD

and btw, i'm still on shift

[deep plank]

waiting for matches

[wary heron]

bruh

im playing like shit

[ancient spindle]

Wait Duck lost ?

How ?

[wary heron]

they topdecked everything

[ancient spindle]

[wary heron]

[fast frost]

Are you a top player?

[wary heron]

[ancient spindle]

Not sure

[arctic valve]

hey duck, you were supposed to lose to me

[ocean gulch]

what was the match up

[fast frost]

Oh, you're the number one American player

[wary heron]

nah i just farm games

LMAO

and im asian, just invading

[cinder idol]

Yknow what I'm here for the participation ribbon atp

[fast frost]

I was using Jean, Mona, and Sucrose.

[wary heron]

[fast frost]

I was pretty lucky, admittedly.

[wary heron]

i probably just made some stupid mistake somewhere

[fast frost]

I was trying out a new deck

[twilit steppe]

Same

[wary heron]

wait

if my opponent cancels do we get back the quota

[twilit steppe]

I think yes?

[wary heron]

gonna reread faq

[lethal spruce]

Yes. It doesn't count either way.

[wary heron]

thanks, because my opponent had something come up

[lethal spruce]

It's like if they canceled when you guys matched in the queue

[wary heron]

ah

lmao

[lethal spruce]

Parents, man.

[fast frost]

I just noticed most of my opponents lately are the ones at the top. I probably should play in the next timeslot...

[wary heron]

[lethal spruce]

Or they're running away from you.

[wary heron]

[lethal spruce]

Think of it as a learning experience

[fast frost]

Yeah

[wary heron]

i am free wins

[deep plank]

anyone dodge me?

[lethal spruce]

[deep plank]

🧐

[lethal spruce]

Wasn't me

[wary heron]

[lethal spruce]

Got 2 losses in a row

[wary heron]

[lethal spruce]

So I'm quitting

That Keqing overload team too strong

[wary heron]

its ok

we're in NA

[lethal spruce]

4 losses

It's like 5-4 now or sumthin

[lethal spruce]

I should migrate to asia to train

[wary heron]

[lethal spruce]

[wary heron]

im at 2 losses

[wary heron]

nah

[lethal spruce]

Impossible

[wary heron]

migrate to EU

less players

[lethal spruce]

Tru

Queue for hours

[deep plank]

Can't be more true

[wary heron]

now back to queueing

[deep plank]

my opponents keep not responding

[lethal spruce]

Have fun

[deep plank]

🥲

[lethal spruce]

And good luck

[twilit steppe]

I'm now unironically considering this.. like maybe Ayu made some points haha

[lethal spruce]

[wary heron]

no one in queue

[lethal spruce]

[wary heron]

[lethal spruce]

I'm emptying the queue just for you

[deep plank]

😝

[wary heron]

[lethal spruce]

[deep plank]

I can teach u how overload keqing goes

[wary heron]

it goes bam bam bam

[deep plank]

It used to be my favorite deck

[wary heron]

and the opponents die

[lethal spruce]

But I'd be joining the dark side...

Rn, overload Keqing is getting the Freeze treatment

[fast frost]

I seem to have used up all my luck

[wary heron]

i miscounted

im stupid

[fast frost]

Lost twice in a row and both matches were so close

[deep plank]

Frozen deck is a very hard counter of overload

[wary heron]

im definitely going down in rankings after today

[fast frost]

Again I lost

[wary heron]

skill issue

[gaunt mica]

forgive me

[fast frost]

Okay, at least I won 2 matches out of 5.

Oh, I won 5 times overall. That means I qualify for the welkin moon thing.

[wary heron]

Surely i can win the rest of my games

[fast frost]

Good luck

[deep plank]

Just send somebody and beat me for 2 other rounds

and I'll give up queueing

So long...

It's been 2 hours and only 4 matches have been taken

[wary heron]

im not playing any more for today

if i play on 3 hours of sleep

its not gonna be good

already falling off leaderboard

[twilit steppe]

Wow yeah it's better for you to rest.. 3 hours of sleep isn't good

[wary heron]

might come back tmr morning

if i wake up at like 10am or something

[frozen pike]

im tempted to press the Start button

[twilit steppe]

Omg why do you have 2 strikes is that for testing or something if I may ask?

[frozen pike]

Sussy bonks me for registering

blame her

[pearl fern]

dammit pon control your kids

[frozen pike]

i gave them guns

they been striking bad peeps tho

good girls indeed

[wary heron]

[onyx bison]

No way pon with strikes

Very bad pon

[twilit steppe]

I somehow got 5-0 today I can't believe this omg what

[wary heron]

congrats!!

[fast frost]

Wish I could get 5 wins straight

[twilit steppe]

Thank you

[twilit steppe]

I believe someday you can do it maybe even tomorrow

[rugged crane]

damn

congrats

[slow mason]

I managed to get back in the leaderboard but I'm sure I'll be thrown out as soon as everyone finishes their matches

[summer thicket]

is anyone still matching...?

[slow mason]

at this time probably not

[summer thicket]

right after i sent the msg i got a match!!!!

[wary heron]

dw im right below you

if you go out ill go out before you

[misty harness]

I'm doing much worse than I thought. I thought arena of champions was sweaty enough to prove my deck's strength, guess not

[strange peak]

https://tenor.com/view/ginobanks-sudeepaudio-drummer-practice-practice-makes-perfect-gif-24484328

[deep plank]

I hope just half of the people in arena could move to match

so I should not wait a couple minutes for one match

[wary heron]

arena is just cope

[wary heron]

[limpid orbit]

[limpid orbit]

@rose perch I'm so sorry about the double send off

[rose perch]

i just dont understand how you have the dice to do that. it is 2 of the same element

[limpid orbit]

I had it planned out. I burned a card to get two electro and the other two were Omni and hydro

@rose perch

[lucid sable]

ahhh ( -v-) took a bit but finally got 5 wins

now to pray for a welkin

[rose perch]

just wondering if the opponent concedes it doesnt affect the bot right?

[limpid orbit]

Happened to me once and I didn't experience any anomalies. @rose perch

[rose perch]

kk thanks.

[hybrid whale]

Still in this!!

[lucid sable]

Is the queue slowing down or is it just me ;-;

[hybrid whale]

Yesterday and today were kinda slow compared to Monday, so I'm assuming most people just played 5 matches for welkin on Monday and dropped

[lucid sable]

arggggggh

but like

don't you need 10 xp?

as in 5 wins and at least 10 matches

[hybrid whale]

Hmm

In that case not sure why

But the level of competition is def higher and the wait is longer

[lucid sable]

6-6

3 more matches

just gotta keep my win:lose ratio better than 50:50 ;-;

[violet garnet]

that deck is super spicy, didnt we play in the weekly last week too?

[lucid sable]

I wouldn't remember

Ah but yeah the deck that I'm using now got me 4-1 for the first time in weekly so we might have fought

;-; ahhh didn't think raiden would die

[violet garnet]

yeah, we played round 4

[lucid sable]

didn't math so had to limp around

n<

6-7

[violet garnet]

4-1 is hella good in the weekly btw

🙏

[lucid sable]

Yah I usually get 3-2 4-1

[rose perch]

what is the point of 4-1 though? you get nothing for it.

[lucid sable]

Two qualify for majors ig

48th place ;-;

6-8

Ahh

n<

[limpid orbit]

You're doing great. We all have our good or bad days. @lucid sable

[lucid sable]

Thanks

( -n-) I just was hoping I'd do better

Last time I got about 1:1 split on wins and losses

I wanted to try 2:1 at least

[limpid orbit]

Tourney is far from over. You can still catch up since we have 4 days left. Who knows?

[lucid sable]

Maybe we shall see

[jovial needle]

Finally in leaderboard

[violet garnet]

nice

wonder how frequently it all shifts

[hybrid whale]

If the top players keep the borderline at 1 loss per day there’s almost no way I’ll get in…😅

[violet garnet]

if nothing else its really good practice.

[violet garnet]

I know when i started going to tournaments, my results were never all that good. but after i got the hang of it. i was way more comfortable and could do well. so keep it up!

[brisk wolf]

where do i find the rules again?

i forgot about this

[violet garnet]

#1096770459892191284 maybe?

Did you sign up already?

I belive last Sunday was the last chance for the current cue?

[lethal spruce]

Wait you playin

[brisk wolf]

i signed up

[wary heron]

and as expected ive been completely pushed off leaderboard for skipping 2 of my games yesterday

[violet garnet]

You get to run them soon tho no?

Your 7 available next window

[wary heron]

yep

but i dont want to wait 5 hours

[violet garnet]

I ran 10 day 2

[wary heron]

its possible

as long as queue times dont fuck up

[violet garnet]

Indeed

[wary heron]

im probably not gonna play as much tcg in the earlier hours

because if i exhaust myself beforehand

i wont play as well when it actually matters

[violet garnet]

I am down for either. Just need to work around what I can in my schedule.

[stiff crypt]

But you're still doing great

[wary heron]

1 hour left

[wary heron]

i probably wont even play right today

[fast frost]

I’m going to wait until later to play so I don’t end up playing against the top players again

[wary heron]

no queue

[wary heron]

smh

[mortal furnace]

yeah I cant find anyone in que either

[twilit steppe]

2-3 today and at least 2 of those losses are definitely skill issue, this is so embarrassing for me omg

[wary heron]

im playing like trash again, time to

[mortal furnace]

same I'm 10-10 now

@wary heron wanna play a practice match, I'm running a cryo swirl deck

[wary heron]

in abt 10 minutes ill be up

[mortal furnace]

[twilit steppe]

This is random but I wonder if many players in Asia server are quitting.. my win rate is getting worse and worse, but my global rank keep getting higher

[mortal furnace]

I would assume so, I feel like a lot of people are gonna quit once they know they aren't making the leaderboard.

[twilit steppe]

Ah yeah, the leaderboard is extremely tough there..

[lethal spruce]

Same....

[zenith wraith]

Morning all, how is everyone doing?

[mortal furnace]

@wary heron Throwing hard is an overstatement, I still luv u

[mortal furnace]

about that

[wary heron]

[wary heron]

[mortal furnace]

[wary heron]

[mortal furnace]

https://tenor.com/view/ritsu-ritsu-tainaka-anime-kon-anime-shy-gif-18534549

@wary heron wanna play a practice match?

[wary heron]

sure

[mortal furnace]

yay

[wary heron]

651704496

[jaunty python]

I used a quickswap and changing shifts when I couldve used Stiletto, what am I doing

[raw root]

at least you can tune the stiletto and get another one

[wary heron]

i fucking cant

im getting card of cringed

so fucking hard

[brisk bloom]

you cant card of cringe forever, eventually it'll turn around ;-;

[wary heron]

there is no eventually

im already on 6 losses

i swear if i keep getting card of cringed

im gonna bang my head on a wall

and keep it there

in other words my head is never seeing the light of day again

[brisk bloom]

if youre on a loss streak, that'll have to break eventually

[slow mason]

just make sure your wall is comfortable

[brisk bloom]

if you're already at rock bottom, can't go any lower

[brisk bloom]

preferably made of foam, though that is unrealistic for a wall

[slow mason]

I would advice you to use a drywall and a pillow

drywalls are pretty comfortable

[wary heron]

sure

[limpid orbit]

Hello everyone

[lethal spruce]

Helloo

[wary heron]

hello

queue time just ended

right?

[violet garnet]

Ye

Not sure when I can cue next. If tonight or tomorrow. Glad to see I'm still up there.

[deep plank]

Bro only loses one , I gotta dodge you

and lose another two myself

[jovial needle]

I will also que at night

[arctic valve]

i'll queue at night as well, need to rush 10 games

[limpid orbit]

Another day another roll of the dice. May your toss ups be in your favor

[lethal spruce]

[lucid sable]

I can and I will to our lose you

[wary heron]

[wary heron]

[wary heron]

i didnt sleep the entire day

and i havent eaten food in at least 12 hours

[brisk bloom]

You should probably do at least one of those, if not for your health, then to help your gameplay ;-;

[wary heron]

im gonna eat soon

[hybrid whale]

Time to get my matches in before this top player comes back from their meal

[wary heron]

i said im gonna eat "soon"

not "now"

i have 1 last game to play today

[lethal spruce]

....

Get food

[hybrid whale]

^

[lethal spruce]

And sleep

[wary heron]

its 7:13am

besides i have myself to eat

im a duck

[lucid sable]

Pspspspsps @brisk bloom you should listen to Pyrrah-

[wary heron]

[lucid sable]

I don’t think Autocannibalism is a good idea-

[hybrid whale]

Guys I matched with Duck

Hope the debuffs on them are powerful enough

[lucid sable]

Ahh good luck

;-; my morale is low at 6-9

Will do my matches later-

[wary heron]

69

you have the buff

[wary heron]

i feel like im fucking high

[brisk bloom]

I just got out of a nap, Ive slept >.>

[lucid sable]

Does not feel like it-

[lucid sable]

Eep-

https://tenor.com/view/cat-cute-animal-please-gif-9606392

Eep more

[wary heron]

no eep

[brisk bloom]

Go to bed, you can do the matches tomorrow or another day

[wary heron]

Eep bad

[lucid sable]

contradictory

[brisk bloom]

You aint winning any matches like this >.>

[wary heron]

are you sure about that

[lucid sable]

If you don’t get more eep- I will buy you a Welkin

[brisk bloom]

What

[lucid sable]

Yes

[wary heron]

[brisk bloom]

??

[lucid sable]

I will force my money upon your person

Do not test me

[brisk bloom]

????

[lucid sable]

I could also burn Fyodor at the stake if I must

Yeah that sounds better

[brisk bloom]

https://tenor.com/view/gun-loading-gun-cursed-emoji-mad-gif-24853374

[lucid sable]

I’ll burn Fyodor at the stake

[wary heron]

i already have too much money

[lucid sable]

I have some money I was given that I was gonna use on a trip but didn’t use

So I’m staying f2p but I am threatening to treat my friends

[lethal spruce]

Share

[wary heron]

[violet garnet]

Someone come out of left field and go 20-0 rn.

[lethal spruce]

[brisk bloom]

I don't believe that is going to happen

[wary heron]

20-0 fake

[violet garnet]

Asia has mostly 20-0 no?

[wary heron]

asia is asia

[violet garnet]

Sorry I mean some 20-0*

And?

[brisk bloom]

tbf Im pretty sure they also have a lot more players, hence more newer players

[fast frost]

Lost again

And I thought I was doing good in the beginning

I should actually think through my next move rather than going on instinct

[wary heron]

i swear i play better at night, why am i winning

[hybrid whale]

I literally got the worst possible roll round 1... 😢

[wary heron]

i know

you had to tune 2 to klee skill

copege

[wary heron]

also you didnt topdeck bennett talent, only drew it toward the end

[hybrid whale]

I had it

[wary heron]

wait

[hybrid whale]

But I had to burn it

[wary heron]

but why no use

[hybrid whale]

For Klee skill

[wary heron]

that was literally

the last card you would want to tune

[hybrid whale]

Well, lesson learned then

[wary heron]

surely i dont get pushed off

[twilit steppe]

At least you're still in the leaderboard and on the 9th at that too

[fast frost]

I was so close to winning again!

[brisk bloom]

noooo Ryssa, did you get knocked out? D:

[brisk bloom]

that'll happen, most matches really end up coming down to the wire

[hybrid whale]

0-2 today so far losing to 2 people in top 16 what is this lol

[twilit steppe]

Yes and that's my own fault because I lost 7 times

[fast frost]

Yeah, I'm only playing against people in the top 16 too

[brisk bloom]

I hope you go positive tomorrow at least :(

[twilit steppe]

Thank you

[brisk bloom]

I think a lot of the top 16 players just get on towards the start of the round, so you have a higher chance of fighting them if you queue like in the first hour

[fast frost]

I started in the later timeslot to prevent that but I guess I need to play during the last hour then.

[brisk bloom]

maybe not the last, dont think you can get five matches done in that time ;-;

try the last two maybe?

[lucid sable]

Can somebody lend me their brain

[violet garnet]

Nooo. Don't push me off!

[lucid sable]

;-; need some assistance

[brisk bloom]

what do you mean by "lending our brain?"

[violet garnet]

XD

I will revenge soon enough

[lucid sable]

Just idk get a knife and pry your head open then ship me your brain via UPS?

[twilit steppe]

This is true when I used to be in top 16 in the last tournament I often did this🙊

[brisk bloom]

and why exactly should anyone do that?

[hybrid whale]

Matched with layercake twice in a row, I wanna just stop playing lmao

[brisk bloom]

theres a match limit of 2 games per player, so you cant go against them again

[tropic slate]

and thank god for that

[lucid sable]

Because I’m your friend and you don’t need a brain to Simp on Fyodor-

[twilit steppe]

If I gave you my brain you would probably just make grave misplays at crucial moments

[tropic slate]

i still have one more possible match against si and i'm really hoping to avoid that

[brisk bloom]

Im keeping the brain

[brisk bloom]

I have yet to play against him and I simply hope I dont have to

[lucid sable]

Dw dw it’s the thought that counts-

[wary heron]

[brisk bloom]

every time I play against him, I just lose terribly and I dont think my psyche could handle that rn ;-;

[twilit steppe]

Oh yay

[wary heron]

losing terribly

[twilit steppe]

Yeah🙊

[wary heron]

i havent matched with si once during the entire tournament so far... i think its a skill issue

[lucid sable]

;-; so much overload

keq klee benny why----

[hybrid whale]

0-3 now

1 dmg away too 😢

[fast frost]

Really sucks when that happens

[tropic slate]

be thankful lol

[hybrid whale]

0-4, good bye my slim chance of top 16

[violet garnet]

Wait who is 17-0?

[misty harbor]

Me

[violet garnet]

It's just numbers rn

Ah. Nice.

[misty harbor]

nah I’m just playing

I’m like 2-3?

[lucid sable]

I see a 6-14 in my future

[fast frost]

Think I'm 7-12 right now.

[lucid sable]

6-10

But I feel my bones sobbing already

[fast frost]

I have no chance of entering the top 16 unless they all suddenly get a losing streak and lose all their next games

[lucid sable]

jvioshvaiosdhsaijsa

;-; forgot to put down liben and ended with 3 dice

eugh

[hybrid whale]

2 layercake in a row -> 2 superbird in a row was torture but finally won 1 today

[lucid sable]

layercake my current opponent

;-;

6-11

on my way to 6-14 bois

[hybrid whale]

Dropped all the way from 9-6 to 10-10 today

[lucid sable]

I just wanted to keep my win lose ratio 1:1

;-;

best I can get today is 9-11

[hybrid whale]

I don't even know what deck to use anymore

[lucid sable]

got my 5 wins and 10 matches

;-; just trying decks and coping

[hybrid whale]

Cause the only win I got today was with Nahida EC which I played for the first time this tourney

[lucid sable]

My deck that was decently good is getting throttled so I gave up on it

[lucid sable]

nahida ec scares me

[hybrid whale]

I'll probably start with it tomorrow, hopefully it gets me out of the hole

[brisk bloom]

what are you running now?

[lucid sable]

ambush

raiden oceanid failed me

so did zhongli

[brisk bloom]

I think that's a bit too jank to rely on ;-;

[lucid sable]

;-;

Waaah

[brisk bloom]

I think you have a better chance with your summon deck

[lucid sable]

I'm just in a slight kerfuffle-

[brisk bloom]

that's not how you use that word >.>

[lucid sable]

I am beleafing in it

( -n-)

[brisk bloom]

still not a real word

[fast frost]

Oh come on! My opponent had the exact cards they needed to win at the end!

[brisk bloom]

they might have been holding to those for a while waiting for when they needed them

[lucid sable]

Topdecked ad temp + lotus?

[fast frost]

Ad and that Itto card

My last character would have survived their skill or normal attack because they were protected by lotus but they had the exact cards they needed to overpower it.

[lucid sable]

oof-

IHLY game changer

[brisk bloom]

just a part of the game, IHLY is probably the most impactful card in the game when played

[fast frost]

I never have a chance to use the itto card but my opponents always do.

[limpid orbit]

That's unfortunate. Sometimes your opponent gets everything in their favor and not you.

[brisk bloom]

you may be doing something wrong then, do you only die to summons?

[fast frost]

It's either that or I draw the Itto card only when I have one character left

[limpid orbit]

Me when dunyarzad doesn't appear or appears late

[brisk bloom]

ideally you want some stronger draw power so the latter doesn't happen

though 2x Seelie and 2x Liben should be enough

[lucid sable]

or or or or tune all 4 of those so you can skill and NA when you dice of cringe r1...

[brisk bloom]

and for the summons, yeah it's unfortunate, but if you really have no other chance of winning, sometimes it's best to let someone else tank the summons to sacrifice someone the next round to IHLY

[lucid sable]

aaaaaah

[brisk bloom]

or you can just ramp with Liben and Seelie and an NA if your dice are that bad >.>

[lucid sable]

ORRRRRR don't

[brisk bloom]

what's the point of putting Liben in if you won't use him ;-;

[lucid sable]

oof

waaah

[hybrid whale]

^That explains why I'm still at 33rd lol

[lucid sable]

;-;

ahh

[raven wyvern]

Dead queue

[jovial needle]

[arctic valve]

queing

[jovial needle]

Finally done

[misty harness]

so many matches with bricked hands and dice

[fast frost]

It sucks

[slow mason]

it's over

I threw two games today

[wary heron]

14-6 here

i feel you

[slow mason]

man if I didnt skill issue every other game I could make it

[raven wyvern]

14-6 is right off the leaderboard ain't it

10th through 16 are 15-5

[misty harness]

just get matched with one of them and beat them for the rest of the week's matches and hope the rest all get matched with each other. it's that easy

sussy paimon's kinda slow tonight. maybe I should play the rest of my matches tomorrow.

[raven wyvern]

I mean tmr you'll have to play 5 more

Also pretty sure the morning queue will have SI

[wary heron]

welp

i mean i lost to insane card lowroll, twice

also im always just on 2 hours of sleep

[ocean gulch]

Last time cut off for na was 9L so u can still make it

[wary heron]

sure

i just need 4-1 everyday right?

probably not queueuing much today

completely didnt eep at all last night

[pearl hedge]

help

paimon is thinking

[pale forum]

paimon has been doing that a lot

[pearl hedge]

should we just wait then?

[pale forum]

idk

[misty harness]

what you shouldn't do is leave lol.

[pale forum]

if we havent finished our games for the day, will we lose the potential points?

[timid helm]

paimon is also slow for me and the cocogoat bot isnt working either

[twilit steppe]

No you could do the leftover match quota you haven't done for the other days

[misty harness]

it's only gonna be an issue if you were already in a match, I think.

[pale forum]

like me

[raven wyvern]

bot broken?

[pale forum]

yep

[raven wyvern]

it's thinking for me too, but for hte last 15 mins..

[pale forum]

ah thx

[timid helm]

i did that it even that bot isnt working

[fathom fog]

Any mod/admin here?

[pale forum]

one responded in the room im stuck in at least

[timid helm]

i dont see anyone who has the genius invokator role online

[pale forum]

there is @zenith wraith whos been talking to me

the role itself i think isnt pingable by peeps like us

sorry if it seems like im annoying you with pings

[fathom fog]

Ah it’s ok just want to know if someone can still qualify for the prince cup! I’m new to the tournaments and I want to know more info 😅

[timid helm]

oh wait i see the people with the role now

[wary heron]

?

[timid helm]

sussy paimon has officially went offline 🫡 rest in peace soldier

or

it just came back online

[wary heron]

sussy paimon being incredibly sussy

[timid helm]

now is not the time paimon

[raw root]

for only 2 secs

i cant even click this

[timid helm]

i was able to click it but now my opponent wont come online

[summer thicket]

The one day i can make the evening session and i forgot it existed until right now lol,, oof haha

[hybrid whale]

Wow you’re new to tourneys and currently 20-0!? I guess I’ll root for you then since I’m already at 10 losses lol

I’m also new to tourneys

At least for TCG

[fathom fog]

Jeje yes I’m begin play the tcg like a month ago! I love tcgs and want the competitive escene jeje

[fathom fog]

Nice let’s try our best 🥰

[pale forum]

this is my first for genshin, tho i have experience in tourneys in MTG and YGO

even if im not that great lol

i had a bad streak today

and now ill need to get like 6/6 wins tomorrow

[fathom fog]

I’m use to play semi professional MTG 🙂 play pro tours and all that

[lethal spruce]

who is this cometa perosn and why are they 20-0 this is terrifying

[pale forum]

ooo nice

[lethal spruce]

[fathom fog]

[wary heron]

i havent matched into you yet

[jovial needle]

I haven't met cometa too

[wary heron]

[lethal spruce]

i haven't matched duck either

[wary heron]

yeep

[lethal spruce]

im glad tho

[wary heron]

i think its just coz we play in different sessions

[lethal spruce]

all the birds are scary

[wary heron]

[hybrid whale]

Game dice told me that I’m not allowed to win against Duck so I’m praying I don’t match again

[deep plank]

I get an idea of constructing a really abstract quicken deck

anybody wanna test it out

[lethal spruce]

cuz you play in the mornings, right?

[lethal spruce]

sure

[wary heron]

well morning for you guys

but night for me

[deep plank]

thx, wait a few moments plz

[lethal spruce]

smh

asia player

[wary heron]

[jovial needle]

Asian player with asian dices

[wary heron]

Not even on leaderboard

[lethal spruce]

exactly

[rose perch]

What happens at the end of this tournament? I don't see another prince cup for NA in the schedule.

[wary heron]

nahh i get NA dice too

[hybrid whale]

@wary heron Wait so you made an NA account to avoid Asia? 🤔

[lethal spruce]

im 10-8

ill never make it to leaderboard

but ill still play all 35 matches

[wary heron]

nahh i already had NA acc from the start

[lethal spruce]

im making an EU one rn

[jovial needle]

I doubt there is another prince anytime soon

[lethal spruce]

[hybrid whale]

Same

[lethal spruce]

tbh

[wary heron]

me too

[lethal spruce]

my current deck seems to work much better than expected

[wary heron]

What is it?

[jovial needle]

Eu will be scary next time

[lethal spruce]

[hybrid whale]

Yes please can all the top/high level players go to EU so I have a chance

[lethal spruce]

lmao

[jovial needle]

More asia peeps will come here dw

[twilit steppe]

Same

[wary heron]

im not a "high level player"

honestly ive only been playing up to 10% of my full potential

always just on 2 hours of eep

[hybrid whale]

I never said you were (even though I think you are)

[wary heron]

[pale forum]

lmfao

[wary heron]

[lethal spruce]

play me and find out

[rose perch]

what is the point of them coming? Barrier of entry is so high. They need an ar 30 account and then farm all the npc and earn all the cards. Then they cant even join the prince cup with their points.

[south tiger]

uhh money

[wary heron]

i wouldnt come if i had to farm an entirely new account

but i already made acc in 2.8

[south tiger]

I mean why even play in a region you can't even get to top 16

when you can switch to a much easier region

[wary heron]

[pale forum]

yup prize suppourt is equal

i personally dont mind

[wary heron]

and even now im having trouble getting top 16 due to sleep deprivation

[jovial needle]

[twilit steppe]

Yeah in two former tournaments I'm actually aiming for the $50, I skill issued though haha
My main account is indeed NA but I can see why Asia server people want to compete in here

[rose perch]

i dont really think there is an easier region. Not like asia players are suddenly better than Na players.

[jovial needle]

In knockouts each region has almost equal level but in preliminary asia is nightmare

Asia knockout player= other regions semi finalist imo

[twilit steppe]

I don't think anyone here is saying Asia players are better, but it's undeniable that Asia has more players and it made the leaderboard tough

[rose perch]

how so? they have 2 times the players the chance of them meeting a random is much higher than here. Here we mostly facing each other where as there they might never face each other

[violet garnet]

Idk. I think just play your local region. Thats my personal perspective though.

There are easily 16+ quality players in every region. So you are not gaining any advantage.

[wary heron]

i mean

Asia is especially hard this season

Because of KR/JP prince cup

[twilit steppe]

I didn't knew they just had Prince Cup too haha, I'm so out of loop

[wary heron]

[crystal tapir]

i believe in you ryssa

:)

16 players from 2000 is a lot harder than 16 people from 50

those are not the actual numbers

[violet garnet]

@crystal tapir good luck tomorrow or whenever finals starts

🙏

[crystal tapir]

gonna get destroyed ;-;

[violet garnet]

Nah. You gonna slay

[crystal tapir]

no one in na plays ning stall and i have no idea how to play against it

[violet garnet]

I belib

True. People sleeping on it.

Ban it

It's worth banning imo

[crystal tapir]

but then the other op decks slip through

aiya

[violet garnet]

The freeze variant?

[crystal tapir]

they have like 5 cn copes

[violet garnet]

Like Atilla?

Dm me

[crystal tapir]

or like they are from cn so like

[distant crescent]

prince cup only for region asia?

[arctic valve]

you need a lot of dmg, A LOT

[gilded notch]

@crystal tapir

[crystal tapir]

👋

[wary heron]

couldnt fucking go to prince cup even if i wanted to

im just tired of life at this point

[arctic valve]

why not

whats stopping you

[wary heron]

too young

[arctic valve]

gg

[wary heron]

i really want that 15-0 these last 3 days

[stiff crypt]

Still 6 lose, and it's not Asia, anyway
So, there's still a chance

[arctic valve]

i will need to rush a lot of games today

[rose perch]

Huh did people get banned? How did I move up in leaderboard when I didn’t play any games

[wary heron]

n oidea

[arctic valve]

the other people lost a lot?

like duck went from 9-1 to like 13 - 6 xD

[wary heron]

we dont talk bout that

im 15-6 now

[lethal spruce]

[rose perch]

No like at 6am the leaderboard had me at 16, then at 7am I was 14. I think 2 people got removed or something

[wary heron]

no idea

maybe

[lucid sable]

I have finally brought my score back to 1:1 ratio

10:10

brrrrrr

[wary heron]

im stupid

didnt play around pyro res

[brisk bloom]

hooray :D

[lucid sable]

n< now to ge t3-2 today and I'll keep the ratio

waaaaaaaaaah I was doing an arena thing cuz they reset and I wanted to get more star thingies but I was queued and I left the match

;-; but my opponent then said they need 5 minutes

coulda finished the match in that time

[brisk bloom]

why did you queue up while doing an arena game >.>

[lucid sable]

Cuz I didn't realize it was already 7

;-; and I can only squeeze one in before I go

all the games I've played so far today have been fucking nahida ec

wah

[brisk bloom]

I havent queued up into it once

so not that many people must be playing it

you'll run into non-Nahida players soon enough

[lucid sable]

THEN WHAT ARE MY ODDS

;-;

Waaaaah

[fast frost]

Yeah, it sucks

[brisk bloom]

idk Im not good with statistics >.>

[lucid sable]

-n- you also took them calculus classes

gotta do the mathsies

[brisk bloom]

you do them

[lucid sable]

No

[wary heron]

tcg players cant math

[lucid sable]

;-; me just praying my summons do the damage I want

not "Ok so I have an electro summon first then a pyro and thats 5 dmg and then the next opponent already has hydro and then my cryo summons freezes and pyro does +2"

nah

[wary heron]

i cant count

what does that mean

[lucid sable]

it means number

numbers that boom in opponents face and hopefully do gud stuff

[wary heron]

no queueue

[lucid sable]

39th place

ahhh now to speed getting ready for camp ;-;

[brisk bloom]

better than the first tavern tourney you did-

[lucid sable]

We do not speak of it ;-;

eugh still haunts my nightmares

[fast frost]

Shouldn't have tried a new deck again

Lost another match

[wary heron]

i swear

7 losses is a horrible position to be in

[ancient spindle]

You can buff your game luck by streaming it

[wary heron]

[ancient spindle]

~~Not because i wanna watch ~~

[fast frost]

I thought I was doing so good in this match

[twilit steppe]

Yeah

[fast frost]

I think I'm at 13 losses

[wary heron]

[fast frost]

I'm probably going to use my Nahida deck just so I have a chance of winning.

[stiff crypt]

[fast frost]

Dang it! If only I did one more dmg, I would've won my recent match!

[lethal spruce]

Felt

[loud meteor]

i was doing good in the beginning of the tournament and now im just losing 😦

[limpid orbit]

It happens. Just have in mind that it could be due to bad luck. Luck is part of every victory. @loud meteor

[loud meteor]

thanks 🥺

[arctic valve]

In fact the target of deck building is to reduce the luck factor to its minimum

[limpid orbit]

Yup ^

[lethal spruce]

HELLLPPP

ITS T*NG

[slow mason]

pray

pray to whatever you believe in and what you dont and hope he gets bad dice every turn

[lethal spruce]

I'm losing already

No gamblers

[slow mason]

surprising to see ting play in the morning though

[lethal spruce]

Rip

[slow mason]

is it over?

[lethal spruce]

Yes

Ning didn't even get to burst

[slow mason]

guess I should avoid queue now

[ancient spindle]

Ting supremacy

[slow mason]

I have dodged ting so far and I dont want to stop yet

[lethal spruce]

I wouldn't even wish T*ng on even my worst enemies

Just pray you never have to face them

[slow mason]

I like dueling ting but preferably not while I'm trying to reach top 16

[lethal spruce]

Yeh that

[ancient spindle]

Well you can always ask him to go easy on you

[lethal spruce]

[lethal spruce]

The fear is real...

[slow mason]

you could have beaged for mercy

[limpid orbit]

Can someone share their dice luck today? I'm having none today 😦

[slow mason]

you're asking the wrong people

we have no luck

[limpid orbit]

Pretty please

[pearl fern]

You can have mine but you might not want it because it could be already negative

[lethal spruce]

What dice luck

I basically rolled one of every element in my fist round against t*ng...

[pearl fern]

Imagine one day we get a char has a skill with one of each element dice though, then you will be amazing

Traveler card

[slow mason]

that would be too much text

[limpid orbit]

"Our" duce luck@lethal spruce

Dice

[slow mason]

somehow I'm back on the leader board

[twilit steppe]

I have 10 losses total so far omg what in the skill issue is this

[slow mason]

I have 8 so I'm not very far behind

[lethal spruce]

T*ng bought me to 9 losses...

[twilit steppe]

Same one of my loss is from Ting haha

[twilit steppe]

Omg I hope your losses keep that way and doesn't increases everyday like me

[jovial needle]

What was ting's deck

[jaunty python]

I won against Ting once

granted it was using MMEC

but treat it as a learning experience and play your best!

[lethal spruce]

[onyx bison]

Which tng is this

Oh

I forgot tong only on asia...

[slow mason]

pre nerf or post nerf?

[jaunty python]

This was in the previous CTG so pre nerf

[hybrid whale]

How's the queue right now? Just want to avoid another day of matching with the same person 2 times in a row

[violet garnet]

not sure, only just got on. did one match so far

[fast frost]

I would like not to be matched up against the top 16

[frigid sundial]

Me too

[twilit steppe]

You're the top 16 in question

[frigid sundial]

I still dont want to

[hybrid whale]

Thank god I don't have to be matched with layercake again cause I already got the 2 matches in 🙂

[mortal furnace]

anyone still queing evening?

[violet garnet]

ladder brutal matchups tonight

[mortal furnace]

https://tenor.com/view/good-evil-star-wars-emporer-palpatine-darkside-gif-4624104

[pearl hedge]

anyone specificaly that you matched with?

[slow mason]

I'm out of the leaderboard again

[twilit steppe]

Me except I've been out since like few days ago

[slow mason]

I'm going in and out

I get kicked every time people finish playing

[fast frost]

I would like to be in the top 16 at least once.

[hybrid whale]

0 hope for me now so honestly don't care anymore

Simply can't win

[fast frost]

I would have to win every match from now on and the top 52 players above me lose every match

[slow mason]

I just need all the good players to forget to play the last day

surely this is a sound strategy

[arctic valve]

well, i just buried my chances to get to top 16

[slow mason]

bad streak?

[arctic valve]

yes

either my opponents were lucky as hell

or I screwed up big time

[crystal tapir]

we will all forget to play the last day

[slow mason]

yes please do

[slow mason]

Luck can definitely be a part of it but that's why we have to aim to play optimally with what we are given

[arctic valve]

yes, but when your opponent gets every single card he need each turn, even if top deck, thats just way beyond playing optimal

[crystal tapir]

game is rng

there is no skill

[slow mason]

Some games are impossible to win due to luck but we have to try our best because sometimes even when it seems impossible you can pull of a win

[misty harness]

Some decks are much less rng reliant than others

[arctic valve]

i know, still its a bit frustrating, knowing that you have one of those decks, but you dont get the things, and your opponent does

[misty harness]

Yeah been there

[arctic valve]

and i'm not even complaining about the dices yet

[misty harness]

Had games where I rolled a single good die for 2 rounds

[arctic valve]

happened to me, more than twice on this last 5 games, is just sad

[lucid sable]

brrrrrrrrrrrt

[hybrid whale]

@lucid sable I'm a card noob but just a tip, you should generally play your ramp cards at the end of your round so you don't restrict yourself

[lucid sable]

Did not start off well

None of what zhongli needed came ;-;

nor my card fixers

[hybrid whale]

Yeah that was unfortunate

Reason why I haven't been playing that deck too much these past few days

[arctic valve]

well, i just need to win the last 10 games to have a chance

how hard can that be...

[lucid sable]

10-11

111 points ;-;