New Leaf posted:

Climbing the ranks becomes tedious.

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Participants are presented with four virtual decks of cards on a computer screen. They are told that each deck holds cards that will either reward or penalize them, using game money. The goal of the game is to win as much money as possible.

Unbeknownst to the participant, the decks differ from each other in the balance of reward versus penalty cards. Thus, some decks are "bad decks", and other decks are "good decks", because some decks will tend to reward the player more often than other decks. Participants are not told that the two "bad" decks have larger rewards and larger or more frequent penalties.

On balance, the penalties in the "bad" decks outweigh the higher rewards they give. Therefore, participants should choose the decks with smaller rewards, as they will also give significantly fewer penalties and give a better long-term payout.

Most healthy participants sample cards from each deck, and after about 40 or 50 selections are fairly effective at identifying and sticking to the good decks.

Kaddish posted:

Thanks for the write-up. I'm thinking about trying this but subbing in either Magneto or perhaps Red Skull for Giganto.

Push El Burrito posted:

Currently stuck in a game, won't time out, keeps saying "reconnecting account" every 20 or so seconds, turn won't end, I can't retreat, and if I force close the app and open it back up it just wants me to reconnect to that game. Finally beat the game I think.

Push El Burrito posted:

Currently stuck in a game, won't time out, keeps saying "reconnecting account" every 20 or so seconds, turn won't end, I can't retreat, and if I force close the app and open it back up it just wants me to reconnect to that game. Finally beat the game I think.

The Sean posted:

Alright, so my deck I hit Inifnite with twice:


Sub in She Hulk for Shuri if you don't have her. The deck works fine.

Okoye & Scorpion (2) - Both great 2 drops that are like ying and yang to eachother. If given the choice always choose Scorpion. Otherwise, Okoye can help Panther become either 10/20/40 power instead of 8/16/32 (as long as you haven't already drawn him that is. Both of these cards pretty much only ever be dropped on T2.

Electro - Enables the rest of the deck. It is still very possible without having played him, though. Either way, his downside of only playing one card per turn is not a big deal because that's exactly what you want anyways.

Jubilee - Obviously amazing at pulling out huge cards. It is essential, though, to keep track of the low cost cards to see if they have come out yet. Even if you don't memorize them early, just remember "2, 2, 3" and if you haven't seen them all then you don't want to play her. She is great for reaching lanes that don't allow cards to stay (destroy on play, return to hand, etc.).

Shuri - Don't play Jubilee after her since it's a waste. Be mindful, too, that Dino's actual power is three so you're only getting an extra 3 power if you play this after Shuri; waste of time imo. Even if you have Electro out and can play one of your 5 costs--don't--just play Shuri. Don't worry about the "wasted" energy.

Dino - I barely use this. It's still a good card but of the heavy hitters he's the weakest (usually 11 or 13 compared to 14+). Mostly just a good Jubilee pull. Again, don't waste Shuri on him.

Panther - One of the key cards. Pretty self explanatory.

Spider Woman - A good Jubilee pull or a decent Shuri receiver.

Odin - So many good targets: Jubilee, Panther, Shuri, Spiderwoman. Dropping Odin on Shuri brings him to 16 and you get the effect again on your next play.

Zola - Key. It's a nice fakeout to drop it by itself since it looks like you messed up, but then play Odin there to get two Odins elsewhere. Or put a card on Bar With No Name (less power wins) and then bounce it away and end up with 0 power (or -1 since Scorpion is so common). Manage your lanes so that you can 100% copy the card that you want. This also is a way to reach inaccessible lanes. I prefer this over Taskmaster since the latter only borrows the power whereas a lot of the cards in the deck benefit from being Revealed again.

Giganto - It is very important to just leave the left lane open if you can help it. Having only him there gives a backup Zola target and you won't have to worry about rng grabbing the wrong card.

Infinaut - Synergy with Electro and Jubilee. I rarely actually play him myself.


Nice plays:
Shuri -> Odin on Shuri -> Panther/Giganto
Shuri -> Panther -> Zola
Shuri -> Giganto -> Zola
Panther -> Zola -> Odin
Zola -> Odin
T5 Infinaut -> Zola
Spider Woman -> Odin/Zola
Electro -> go hog wild

Piloting:
Again, it is extremely important to manage lanes. Skipping turns is very common (this is why She Hulk works if you have to use her). Sometimes I don't put any cards down until T4 or T5. If you pull your 2, 2, or 3 drop later in the game don't put them down even if you have the energy--just don't. The 12 spots for cards are a resource in and of itself. Even if you play these late game followed by Odin they're all pretty much a waste. Keep your Zola target by itself (in most cases). Keep the left lane open just in case for Giganto (break the rule sparingly).

Memorize the rules for above and you will barely have to deviate. Again, even if you're not the type to memorize your list or have a reference handy please keep track of how many of the 3 cards that cost 2-3 are left in your deck; you don't even have to memorize what cards they are. What I really enjoy is that no card is really necessary and this has many paths to victory.

Cubes:
I've posted a mini-guide on this before. Never ever snap on the first two turns or the last one, ever (if you are trying to earn cubes). If you're just learning the deck then I recommend finishing out to T6 every time until you get a feel for it. Many, many people let cubes get up to 8 and they're easy to snatch up with T6 Zola. Other than that bounce without hesitation when you don't know* if you're going to win or not. Don't take risks. If you do lose, you should probably have a lesson to learn and you largely should not be surprised at a loss.

Threats:
Obviously Shang and Cosmo, though I see them far less than I used to. Many players will Shang early on (like dummies) giving you a quick out. Cosmo? Retreat. Wong? If they follow up with Mystique or White Tiger just leave. Most other situations are fine with him. This deck doesn't care about Discard or Patriot decks. Apocalypse can sometimes be a problem but thankfully you will know exactly how much power he has in most situations.

Substitutions:
She Hulk can swap in for Shuri if you don't have her. Shuri definitely is the better choice but I got into the high 90s last season without Shuri; I only used her on the last day of my climb. Psylocke is a trap; I know ramp is part of the deck's core but please trust that it's useless here. I explained above why I don't use Taskmaster.


*On knowing if you're going to win or not: you will get a feel for this instinctively after enough matches. Interestingly, your subconscious will learn this before your active brain does; trust your gut.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iowa_gambling_task


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I am Marvel Snap Bot in the game. If you play my deck and see me please give me an Aaarrrggghhh emote to say hi (spiderman point is too common).

Psikotik posted:

This deck is stupid good and made 40-50 smooth as silk. Seeing just how far I can climb today!

DrBouvenstein posted:

2) How come the only time I can set a Variant as a "favorite" is when I first get it? Give me the option in my regular card view to also set it as favorite/replace it in all my decks.

Pixeltendo posted:

Did they add a fast forward screen to this update? My opponent played Odin on Bar Sinister and a screen showed up for that

The Sean posted:

words words words

The Sean posted:

Awesome. I'm curious to see how it works out. Are you using Shuri or Shulk?

In the Collection menu click on any card you have multiples of. In the bottom left you will see a symbol of 4 rectangles grouped together. It will then bring up a list of all of the variants and you can change the favorite by clicking the star.

I first saw this about 2+ weeks ago.

Sandwolf posted:

I just got Bast which is sick because apparently she’s mad useful, but uhhhh, in what?

Sandwolf posted:

I just got Bast which is sick because apparently she’s mad useful, but uhhhh, in what?

DrBouvenstein posted:

Man, this game needs some serious UI/UX improvements.

1) Let me have a way to see my discarded/destroyed cards. Sometimes you look away at JUST that exact instant a card goes bye-bye. Especially for Yondu where the card wasn't ever in your hand or field of play to notice first.

The Sean posted:

Awesome. I'm curious to see how it works out. Are you using Shuri or Shulk?

RevKrule posted:

C3 and Negative decks are where she shines.

Bottom Liner posted:

I'm not seeing a world where this works with SheHulk. Especilly with the negative Electro synergy.

The Sean posted:

[Monday ~4pm]at the end of last week (Fri or SatI decided to try climbing again versus just using completely goofy decks for fun. I started at about 29 and am up to 66 as of this writing.

The Sean posted:

[Tuesday ~4pm]24hrs later and I got to 76. I feel like getting out of the 30s was the hardest part of the journey (so far).

The Sean posted:

[Wednesday]I'm at 91 now. I've only been playing since the full launch of the game; this is the highest I've achieved so far. I still feel like the 30s was the most difficult.

I hope I can hit infinite by the end of the day and return to goofy decks again.

The Sean posted:

Scorpion, Okoye, Electro, Jubilee, Spiderwoman, Black Panther, Devil Dino, Zola, Odin, Giganto, She-Hulk, Infinaut.
Only last night did I switch out She-Hulk for Shuri. I was already trying to swap her out for something else as she wasn't really useful very often. Not bad, but not great. I have basically been playing the same thing for most of the climb since last Friday but I will admit Shuri is very good when used appropriately.

The Sean posted:

I do understand your logic. Some scenarios: not drawing Electro; Jubilee as at 10 power she has more natural power than 80% of the rest of the deck (Dino could be more while ongoing, but that depends) and the two that are more powerful are tricky to play (Giganto, Infinaut); some locations like +6 power or automatically put a card down after turn 5.

The Sean posted:

Cool deck for cool people

The Sean posted:

buffalo all day posted:

this deck is badass, has taken me from 84-88 since you posted it, including a spicy one where i dropped zola on kamar-taj to move she-hulk+dino to the left and middle lane and take 8 cubes.

i don't have shuri so i'm running she-hulk. she's OK when i don't draw electro and the high-roll of when i can destroy electro and then pass 5 and drop her and infinaut (or another 6 drop) on 6 is pretty nice. but there could easily be another better option. I unpinned galactus and now am hoping for shuri in the shop because gently caress trying to climb without her.

buffalo all day posted:

this deck is badass, has taken me from 84-88 since you posted it, including a spicy one where i dropped zola on kamar-taj to move she-hulk+dino to the left and middle lane and take 8 cubes.

i don't have shuri so i'm running she-hulk. she's OK when i don't draw electro and the high-roll of when i can destroy electro and then pass 5 and drop her and infinaut (or another 6 drop) on 6 is pretty nice. but there could easily be another better option. I unpinned galactus and now am hoping for shuri in the shop because gently caress trying to climb without her.

buffalo all day posted:

sean did you try running Doom in this deck? that's one i typically see in these ramp/odin decks that's not here. maybe that could replace she-hulk?

New Leaf posted:

"Hey you have a card that can be upgraded!"
"Cool, can you point me towards which one I can afford?"
"LOL no."

New Leaf posted:

"Hey you have a card that can be upgraded!"
"Cool, can you point me towards which one I can afford?"
"LOL no."

The Sean posted:

I did but I didn't like the variance. I might give it a try again but I like knowing exactly what I'm going to double and the bots got in the way.