Season 6 will come to an end in a couple of hours and I'm giving away 30 Steemmonsters cards to celebrate. Season 6 has been so different from every previous season, and IMO, not in such a good way...
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At the end of this season, I have way more questions and way more doubts than after any of the other seasons before... You could make me very happy by telling me I'm just being stupid, paranoid or that I'm acting like a typical woman. I would be equally happy if you would be able to give me some answers, too...
Anyway, here are some things that are really bothering me...
First, The Reward Cards...
I just opened the set of reward cards I received for completing my last daily quest of Steemmonsters' Season 6.
This pack is by far the best one I got this season. First legendary of the season...and 150th Vampire.
I was once told that the distribution of the reward cards was done completely random. At the time, it was something one could consider as a possible truth.
If someone would tell me this now, I would have a harder time believing it.
It seems like I have been receiving the same common and rare reward cards over and over again. Vampires, archers, sea genies, Androids,... they have been piling up in my account this season.
Coincidence?
At first, I thought I just had bad luck. It wouldn't be the first time that I ran out of luck.
But when I started talking to others about it, it appeared it had little to do with me being lucky or not.
It seems the odds that you get a good reward card have changed.
Did they not only limit the number of cards we receive for completing a DQ, but did they also shuffle the deck so that the value of the reward cards you receive is way lower than during last season?
Maybe I'm just being paranoid, but I've spoken to far too many people who have had the same experience for it to be a coincidence.
I realize that the extra 20 reward cards that were introduced make the odds of getting a legendary smaller, and are supposed to add variety to the sets of cards you get. I get that there are more common and rare reward cards than legendary and epic reward cards are in play, but I'm looking at my deck and see 150 Androids and Vampires and 250 Sea Genies, and only 3 Ruler of the Seas (which I got last season) and 4 Imp Bowmans. It feels like it's a little out of balance...
I would really like you to tell me I'm being paranoid indeed, and that the distribution of reward cards is still random.
While you're at it, let me know how many and which valuable reward cards you received this season.
And if you have any ideas on what to do with all those Vampires and Archers and Sea Genies, I beg you to fill me in.
I almost maxed them, but I still have loads left. I've put them on the market, but since everybody has plenty of them, no one is interested in buying them.
Heck, I even tried to give away level 2-cards... AND NOBODY WANTED THEM!
Second, Ranking Up Got Harder
Whereas I got my account to Champion 3 last season without too much of a struggle, it seems like I will get no further than Diamond 2 this time.
My other account, that reached Diamond 1 with ease, is now stuck in Diamond 3.
It's not just me. Once again, it is something more people are experiencing.
I really wonder what the reason for this could be. For the main fact because after playing 5 seasons without having a clue about how the sneak and snipe rules worked, I finally learned. I knΓ³w I have improved my skills.
Shouldn't that allow me to rank my account higher this time?
I'm the first to admit that I don't follow up on every single post @steemmonsters publishes, and that I just may have missed that they have made some more changes - for whatever reason.
If so, it would really make me happy if you could tell me what is or could be causing this.
I really need some clarity in order to stay motivated.
Especially after this:
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I'm not one of the top players, and I never will be. I simply don't want to go that extra mile and invest another couple of thousands to max my deck.
I don't own truckloads of money. Still, I have invested a lot in this game. I did not keep track of what I've spent - I don't even want to know, I think I would get sick seeing the numbers.
But to be honest: every day, I feel more of a fool for investing.
Because no matter how much money you have spent, as long as you're not a top player, you'll never be important enough to be encouraged, to be rewarded. The screenshot above is one in a line of many since the game started.
I have thought about selling everything more than once. It's obvious I won't be missed. They'll probably be glad to see me leave, since I'm not prepared to spend that extra couple of thousands of Dollars to take my level 6 deck and max it...
It would be such a shame, because I really like playing the game...
Sigh... maybe I should get out of the monster business and get into the drug business. After all, the monsters of that world might need a mother too...
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The Giveaway
At the beginning of this post, I announced a big giveaway. Here it is.
I'll be giving away 30 cards. To be eligible to win, leave a comment on this post in which you tell me how you have experienced this season. There's no need to write a novel, just let me know whether you are satisfied and could accomplish your goals, or have as many doubts and questions as I do.
Let me know in your comment which cards you would prefer (max. 3 pp)
Please don't hate me for what comes next....
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These Are The Cards You Can Win
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In case you are interested in receiving 3 of these beauties, all you need to do is leave a comment on this post, telling me:
- how you have experienced season 6 (see more detailed instructions above)
- which 3 cards you'd prefer (this could be 3 different cards, or 3 of the same, just tell me which ones you want.
I must warn you: these cards breed like rabbits. Before you know it, you have enough to fill a room with them. But if you want to, they can be yours.
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Once this post reached payout, I will use a random name picker to select 10 winners, who will each receive 3 cards.
(Payout will be on Thursday, February 21st - 9 pm GMT)
Oh, and by the way, please feel free to let me know how you experienced this last Steemmonsters season, even if you don't want any of the cards because you have piles of them yourself. π
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Season six quick review, click, click,clickety click some more, no battles to watch they were all a bore. The season ends, the reds are almost gone, blue will be next, and then one more. keep the summoners, hope for sense to return, until that time, steem monsters is not fun.
I'll take the steem and hope and one day, The game will return from this sick sick grave.
I have a level 7 Vampire, so no more needed, I can not afford to buy more summoners to use it.
I have a level 7 Highland Archer, so same as the Vamp, no one to use it.
My Wood Nymph sits at level 5, with six more cards besides.
So in conclusion, for the giveaway, make someone else have a happy day.
Thanks for your reply, @bashadow. I've read your conversation with @anouk.nox in TP Discord.
I have had it with their greedy approach.
Just talked to someone who was trying to play without investing. We agreed on the fact that this is not only an unfair, but also an unsustainable model, and if they don't make any changes soon, it will be game over.
I followed your example and started selling all my spare cards. I think tomorrow, the gold deck will follow. Then the lower level account....
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Well this season was awesome for me and I have completed my daily quest but not able to win a single tournament ,ππππ well no problem( try try but don't cry )π€£π€£π€£.
Well if I got a chance to get a chance to win 10 wood nymph that will be awesome for me to get them.
Thank you and a lot of love @monstermother for a cool give away.
You won't be able to win 10 wood nymphs. Limited to 3 per person.
But thanks for joining. Nice to hear at least someone had a great season :0)
Started to play SM less than week ago and managed to get to Gold II which is good enough not investing too much :)
Obviously still most of the teams are weak, so would be cool to get Wood Nympth x 3 to get Earth stronger
That's quite an achievement, to get to gold 2 after a week. Congrats!
I've taken note.
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Very novice here just three days and Silver II for season end
Would love Wood Nymph x 3. She is real cutie
this season is kinds hard i have buy more card to lvl my green deck up but i still only dimon 2 last sesmon i dont spend so much money but i was dimon 2. so they make it hard every seasonor what. and old ppl who join game 1 they got good card. this sesaon i spend alot of money but i dont move up hmm.
i will like to have wood nymph
The game has been annoying since reward cards came into picture. I would have liked it better if they kept giving regular cards but in very limited quantity.
P. S. Dont need any more vampires or archers :). Got loads of them myself.
Lol, sorry @mightypanda, I assumed most people would.
They should have sticked with the XP, but of course, there is no money to be made when people can level their cards by playing them. I get that they had to do something to get the booster packs sales back up. Giving packs for DQs and season rewards wasn't sustainable either.
It's so sad to see them destroy all the potential the game had to become a success...
I have not played steem monster nor will I. I just don't have the time , money or understanding of the game. I did win a pack last week and received this card
Now what do I do
Iβll buy that card from you for 20 steemπ
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what a deal LOL
I still a little in awe about that card
Lol itβs a cool looking card. You should let me sell it for you and we can split the profits ππ π
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no problem send me $219.00 or $214.oo and you keep the rest. I am sure you could use it or make a good profit from it
Thatβll probably be all I can get for it lol
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Well I might drop down some but not much. Itβs hard to say with only speculations.
You donβt have to send me any cards. My fire to play the game has burnt out. Iβm selling every card I own and have been doing so since last week. I still like the game and enjoy playing from time to time but itβs to hard now to see a decent return on my investment. I even bought 500 packs last week as a test to see what Iβd pull and if I could at least make my money back. Long story short, Iβve decided to sell all my cards. I think the steem and sbd would do me better sitting in my steemit account. Iβve been champion 1 plenty of times and also champion 2 and 3. I also had a maxed out death splinter deck as well. Still, personally, I donβt feel like I came out on top after everything. I actually lost a few hundred. It hasnβt taken me long to sell most of my cards though. Iβve sold almost $1000 worth and still have a few hundred to go. If you are thinking about selling, Iβd do so sooner than later. The cards may drop in value the longer you wait. Itβs still one of the best card games Iβve played but all the recent changes make it too hard for me to earn additional income from the game.
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Hi @artbyclark
thanks for your reply. You confirm what I had already noticed - lots of people are selling.
I listed my spare cards today, will start selling everything but my main account (for now) tomorrow.
I simply don't get that they refuse to understand that with every change they have made these last couple of months, they have made the game less attractive. They had the world in their hands - everything was there for the game to become a huge success, and still they keep making the wrong decisions ... out of greed, I'm afraid...
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I started sm Iess than a week ago bought some Ρacks, was doing great reached SiIver I then my encounters started to Iook aII the same - Iife deck with same tyΡΠ΅ of cards in same order which took big Ρart of the initiaI excitement. Its just frustrating Ioosing to same kind of buiId over and over again no matter how i try to switch my strategy. With that being said even though my main is water I can ΡrobabIy use the nymΡhs as i have some good nature cards (mostIy IvI.1). So 3 of them wiII get me a IvI.2 nymΡh which may come handy next season. In my oΡinion though if there is a cookie cut buiId that is used from most of the ΡIayers, there is something wrong in the baIance (in the Iow IeveIs that is) and shouId be Iooked at. Its not that I cannot invest a couΡIe of doIIars to get those cards but it takes any ΡIeasure from the game away.
True. The fact that bots are blocking the way up is very frustrating.
I mentioned it to one of the founders, but he couldn't care less. The bots are there because there are not enough players to keep the gameplay smooth 24/7 - so you don't have to wait for an opponent for too long.
It's gonna be even worse next season,because so many people are stepping out... there will be even fewer humans to play against, so they will introduce more bots...
I couple of weeks ago i started an experiment with a starter deck and no extra money to invest with the @itisjustme account. It didn't take me long to realize that there was no way to get past the bots with a level 1 account. So instead of trying to complete my deck, I worked towards leveling up the cards I had. It's the only way to get past thel
I still like the game and play it daily. But I have also found it much harder to gain rank this season. I believe that both bots and human players have gotten better. It is rather tedious when too many bots are playing. Humans are less predictable. I specifically remember losing to you once and then winning against you, just the other night. My son was watching and we both said, "oh no, not monstermother again!" until we won and he said "take that, monstermother!" (Sorry).
I would be happy to have the reward cards if I won. Haven't maxed them out yet. I do prefer my alpha cards, but since I cannot afford to level them up very quickly I rely on the reward deck.
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It's not that I don't like the game. That's the problem, I love to play. But it's everything around the game that is bothering me so much...
Any preference on which reward cards?
I suppose I'd prefer one of each. I play all those cards and I have each of them leveled up about the same. None of them are my favorites, but I'll use them for sure!
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P.S. I realized I was wrong; I did not encounter you in the game recently. You have a doppelganger named monstermama!
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Aahhh you are not alone π€£ mine was worstπ but dunno what to say, it's not about luck.. it just the way how to send the poor people away from the games . And only the richest could play and don't mind the common rewards, so they could control the market too.
Don't get so into the games @monstermother π€£ there're a lot of other valuable games out there but . Dunno whether it's worth an investment
That has been my point from day one: they have been promising everyone the world - the people without money to invest included. And every day, with every change they make, they're locking the door for the small guys even more.
I've been fighting for equality since the beginning, and by now I have said that I was done fighting like a million of times, but it is just so unfair...
When money comes to table, people lose all dignity they have and become obsessed.
It annoys me to death
This season was awful, I only won 26 cards and it was very difficult to win consecutive battles, I do not know what happened but something changed. I would to win cards to improve my deck, I give me whatever you like most, thanks in advance. π
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Okay, thanks for dropping by. I noted it.
In this case you are not just the typical woman :)
Last season indeed was very hard and very strange! Market prizes are plummeting and I keep bumping in the same players all the time!
I more or less wrote the same post as you did, but then with lesser words (I am a man) :)
I also decided that it is time to stop investing in the game, just to play the daily quest and dump the reward cards at the market.
Things have changed for the worse in the past 2 seasons. I do understand that there are running a business but with the current business model I wouldn't advise anybody at the moment to jump on the SM train.
Cheers,
Peter
I completely agree. Running a business and wanting to make money is one thing, but chasing away so many players while doing it... I don't even know if they are aware of this...
Although... This morning I found a graph of the SM marketcap
I'l thinking about selling everything but my main account. But I've been looking at the prices, and the Steem I would get for my level 3 account is not worth the effort of listing it
I found this season harder than the previous ones for sure, and I've 'complained' about it on my SM account @ga-sm. On one hand it might take away some pleasure of playing to the older players who have seen 'other days', on the other hand I understand there is an economic incentive to buy/upgrade, to keep the game going financially. Overall pretty disappointed about the last season.
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Giving away free booster packs for DQs and season rewards was not sustainable - everybody could see that. I understand it's business, and in a business you have to make sure you make some money. But the means they use now to make money, are chasing away a whole lot of players...
I think they're pretty good at taking feedback. Hopefully this season will have a better player experience.
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@cloudblade
I am under the introduction of a friend.
Joined Steemmonsters for a long time.
Although I have not played any battle yet,
But I have collected a lot of cards.
Feelings of chatting with friends!
The results of the season's reward package are random.
But the random probability depends on the rank of the ladder
Because he think,
The higher the rank of the ladder, the result of opening the package, the probability of good card will be higher.
Maybe office to Divide the ranking into three ladder groups,
So the reward package has three ladder groups.
If you are lucky
Just in the first ladder groups, get a good card will be much higher.
Maybe lose a little , falling to the next ladder groups, the card will be a little worse.
such as:
There are 600 people participating in this competition, and each ladder groups is 200 people.
There are 900 people participating in this competition, and each ladder groups is 300 people.
So my friend, he used to open more accounts to add number of ladder groups.
But then he said,
He only get a few better cards in most win account.
But heβs too tired, so he do not to do that now.
Hmmmm........
Season 6, daily rewards were kinda like digging through my trashcan.....nothing but garbage.
And season rewards....just a bigger trashcan. It's all like playing in our own poo, just a bunch of crap....oh wait, is that some gold.......nope, just a piece of corn.
I have been saying for a while this was coming. Maybe once the cocaine runs out(and the hookers), the game creators will realize how badly they messed up, and possibly correct some issues.(yeah, right.π)
I am done being a monster trainer, and am switching careers to be a drug dealer.π
I've started my career in drugs this morning.
Because it seems like they won't be running out of coke and hookers (and swimming pools) any time soon. Such a shame... they had something good going on, and they are flushing it down the drain - every day a little more
I have not started to play but opened account, want to buy this start pack in the next future. From this cards I would chice the Wood Nymph, if possible 3 times.
With the odds I think that I read in post at steemmonsters that the odds are differtent for rarity, it means you have more chance to get common card than rare card, more chance to get rare card than epic and so on ...
That's right indeed. You get loads of common cards, maybe even quite some rare cards, but this season, I only got a few epics, and no legendary, if I remember correctly.
I noted your choice. Good luck playing!
I had the same feeling about the rewards cards... There is a serious glut and it is damaging the economy. I made a suggestion of a card burn option to try and break down the sell walls at 0.02 usd. The post is around 5 days old, I won't link drop unless you ask for it.
I'm glad someone else found it hard to rank up... I was stuck in silver for ages and only managed to break into gold on the last day... But then I only play the daily quests and nothing more...
I had the same feeling about the rewards cards... There is a serious glut and it is damaging the economy. I made a suggestion of a card burn option to try and break down the sell walls at 0.02 usd. The post is around 5 days old, I won't link drop unless you ask for it.
I'm glad someone else found it hard to rank up... I was stuck in silver for ages and only managed to break into gold on the last day... But then I only play the daily quests and nothing more...
Nymph for me, I still can level that one!
No worries, I've already found and read your post. I also noticed no reaction can from either of them.
I think the card-burning feature might be a good idea, but since it will cost @steemmonsters money, I wouldn't count on it happening...
Ah well, it will cost them a little bit of money in the short term... but the alternative is a dysfunctional marketplace which will bring the game down!
Hey @monstermother, I just wrote a very similar post to yours: The Monster Party Is Over I'm just noting the curious similarity, I don't intend to participate in the giveaway. :-)
Cheers,
I can totally relate with everything you say in your post. It feels like I could have written it.
I'm still in doubt about selling, though. <i listed my gold deck for sale yesterday, but I'm going back and forth about my other accounts. For my level 3 account, it is barely worth selling, with these low prices...
I hear you. Yesterday I put my level 2 Death splinter up for sale. Surprise, surprise: it's not selling! Interestingly, my reward cards were the only ones that went, my betas are staying put. So who knows, I may not be selling after all...
Instead, if prices drop, I may be buying again!
I also had a similar problem. Last season I had come to diamond 3 while this, with fatigue gold 2. If you are interested in upgrading your deck, I'm giving away my collection with 15% discount compared to the market price (38 $ instead of 45 $)
I'm considering selling most of my decks myself, @jacksartori.
Are you quitting completely, or just selling 1 deck?
I'm just selling a deck because I need a bit 'of liquid steem to finance my future contest. This I discounted about 26 steem. This is the deck if you are interested we can speak on discord
https://peakmonsters.com/@jacksartori/collection
Hello, so you are on point that it was a lot harder to move up this season. It just seemed like more player with very high-level cards didn't play enough to get out of diamond. My main account uses to make to champ 1 if played enough this time I was stuck in diamond 1. But I am not sure the rewards are that different. I play 3 accounts and the one that belongs to my buddy who I am trying to get into the game by building up cards was the only one of them to get a legendary this season and he is only in gold 3. Only getting a few cards a quest and still pulled epic and legendary cars. While my main account filled up on commons and my alt account got a good mix of epics but nothing better. To me, it locked random. I will agree that you see the first tier commons show up in big groups. I think that is just due to the counts on the cards. My guess is there is just less of the commons in the new releases. Also, more of those are not commons so it makes sense that they won't show up. I am in the same boat as you I put a decent amount into the game but would have to spend a lot more to push my cards to max level. At this point, I won't do it cause the way tournaments are held are too hard for me to play. When they are integrated and maybe have some set and forget ones then maybe I will think about that.
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i agree with you 100%...i was one of the first started complaining about the game from the previous season.....this season was fck** sh** for me but i hit a legendary on the rewards so i saw some light...anyway...i realy don't know the future of this game....many users including me , are very unhappy with the game...we will see...
I did a post sharing what I earned in rewards last season.
That's a little over $3/day which is better than I ever did posting "quality content".
If I did that for 63 days, I would double my money.
I don't know anywhere I could double my investment every couple of months,
so I guess I'll keep on keepin' on...
This season I made it to Gold II, last season Diamond III. I found it harder to advance. Maybe there are more players.
I would like 3 Wood Nymphs if I win.
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this season was a little loose for me, hardly reach diamond III the last day of competition, (the previous season almost reached champion)
The rewards have been many common cards, a pair of golden common ones, I didn't get a single legendary in the whole season.
but this can be just a bad streak, this season I will try to reach champion for the first time, The seventh time is the charm.
I would like 3 Wood Nymphs if I win.
I was lucky to get my Season at Gold III
You may check my cards how lucky I am.
Why is it luck?
I answered in my post
https://steemit.com/steemmonsters/@comegetsome/are-you-tired-to-get-ranking-or-complete-daily-quest-in-the-league-i-have-an-answer
I've just started and still learn how to play. After two days ended season with bronze2 league and every new card is opportunity to knows mechanics better. Mostly i don't know why i'm lose or win and analize battles. I didn't decide will i want invest more money i near future but still gonna play with current cards. I don't have any of card you want giveaway so i will be glad if I win anything:)
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