How is Forge fair?

[Black Fox]

So in Forge, you get a choice of several cards but the AI has their normal prebuilt decks.
Shouldnt the AI have to go through the Forge process of selecting cards too?

[aardvarkpepper]

1) The AI may use a deck called (for example) "The Strangers". But "The Strangers" at low level is different to "The Strangers" at high level. The AI decks get harder as you win more, easier as you lose more. So there is some balance.

2) The AI doesn't do optimal plays a lot. A lot. A lot.

You should be able to get masters rank in Forge, sure you'll fail a few times, but you ought to get there if you just keep at it.

If you're thinking it's like you're playing against a top-level human player with a top-level deck making top-level plays - well it's not like that at all. You'll see the AI pull some nice stuff, but it's quite beatable.

so just

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRdxUFDoQe0

[Kongdej]

I find the AI decks in the forge compared to the ai decks in gauntlet are different, for one they're smaller, they also use worse cards, so it's not the normal prebuilt decks.

[Black Fox]

Originally posted by Kongdej:

I find the AI decks in the forge compared to the ai decks in gauntlet are different, for one they're smaller, they also use worse cards, so it's not the normal prebuilt decks.

lol, must be different games because the AI steamrolls me

[aardvarkpepper]

Originally posted by Black Fox:

Originally posted by Kongdej:

I find the AI decks in the forge compared to the ai decks in gauntlet are different, for one they're smaller, they also use worse cards, so it's not the normal prebuilt decks.

lol, must be different games because the AI steamrolls me

u want some deckbuilding help

i'm awesome at it

u kno its tru cos i say so

[Kongdej]

Originally posted by Black Fox:

Originally posted by Kongdej:

I find the AI decks in the forge compared to the ai decks in gauntlet are different, for one they're smaller, they also use worse cards, so it's not the normal prebuilt decks.

lol, must be different games because the AI steamrolls me

I didn't say the decks where all out easy, just that compared to the gauntlet decks, the forge decks are having less synergy, and more vanilla 1/1 for 1 for example.

[Flacido Domingo]

If you look closely, the decks aren't the same. They're similar, but not as optimized and they have less cards.

If you fnd yourself sucking at draft, look up B.R.E.A.D, it's a concept from MtG, but holds true for any draft game. It goes like this, when picking cards prioritize:

B - Bombs, stuff that have a major effect on the board, basically deal them, or you lose. e.g. Impending Doom
R - Removal - there will be lots of creatures and you need to be able to remove the most threatening ones. Execute is a good draft pick and so is Alchemical Blast and even Daze.
E - Efficiency/Evasion - creatures that have good cost/stats ratio, flyers, unblockables, etc.
A - Aggression - cheap creatures to give you something to play with in the early game
D - Dreg - whatever's left in the pack and looks the least carpy.

[Explorer]

Forge is Much, Much easier than draft... almost 80% of my plays get me the 3 Gold chests!
Honestly, can't say the same with Draft :)

[RacePace]

I agree with Explorer. Forge is pretty easy once you've figured it out.

[StopDropCTRL]

Yeah the forge ai is pretty weak, tends to mostly win due to luck, the occasional mana screw or really unlucky set of choices will tend to lock you down to a gold and 2 silver but usually you'll at least manage a single gold chest if you get what you're doing, even ignoring the whole Bread thing...