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We are the middle of the life cycle for a DOTP game. The second deck pack is coming tomorrow with the final one next month. The next game we can all assume will be released some time next Summer. This means that they are working on the new game right now and if Random Decks is an option that sound's appealing to use I would suggest you speak up.

 Around this time when the decks are new you often find a majority of the games you play include whatever the flavor of the month is. It can get very tiresome fighting the same deck over and over again. DOTP really shines at the end of its life cycle when everyone knows there aren't going to be any more decks released. People finally decide which decks like playing the most and stick with them regardless of how they stack up.

I propose that a Random Deck option would change all of that. No more would you be forced to fight the same deck back to back because it's the new hotness. Having a new deck pop up while playing Random would be far more rewarding. While I'm not saying take away the ability to choose your deck I'm simply asking for option to force random for the entire room, and here's my suggestion on how it could work.

The same way you're allowed to turn on AI Takeover by clicking on the box as host, there should also be a box for Random Decks. The option would show on the browser so someone can decide whether or not to join that game. I think it should also be turned off by default. Doing it this way allow's it to be used regardless of what mode you play in. The only problem I have with this is there needs to be recognition of the handicap that is inherent to allowing the game to choose your deck. I think there should be leaderboards for those who play this way since it forces you to have trimmed decks for the entire game and an understanding of how all the decks work. It's much harder than just riding one deck to the top of the leaderboards.

I unfortunately don't think separate leaderboards for random would work since that might make for extra clutter. Instead simply giving a point's multipyer at the end of the match for playing random is reason enough for some people to play that way. I think adding this option would keep the game fresh no matter what sort of content is currently released because you never know which deck you're going to be paired up against.

Dec 4, 2012 -- 11:17PM, troas wrote:

i vote for a double decking box.

Worst idea i've ever heard. Ever. Can you imagine it in this game? Having 26 cards, that's one card shy of half a well trimmed deck, minus your opening hand, milled from your library on your own first turn because you dared to play a LAND???? . To maintain the nice balance with alternate win cons, it's likely 2014 will have a mill deck. And if you can double deck, you're playing two mill who just attack one library for a cheap win. Even worse if they get the proverbial God Hand. 2 to 4 Chancellor of the spires in opening hand, 2x Archive Trap On your turn one...GG. They don't even have to drop so much as an island, your game is over unless you happen to be playing lifegain . If you are, and use that card...they still have full hands and can mill you before turn five ends. 

Random deck option, YES! Sorry, forgot my vote...

Yeah, Ill vote for this, even though Ive been asking for this since the original Duels

I've been wanting the random mode option for a while now! I know I can quasi-randomize my own choice by spinning quickly through the decks, but it sucks to do that and play against someone using the same deck 4 times in a row. Good for you dude, I can win with Sepulchral Strength too.