Nightfall (by Playdek) - Universal

[amn624]

Originally Posted by crunc

This app is so much better now with the improvements in the update. Is there interest in a Nightfall tournament? I don't think we have as many players here as for Ascension, but perhaps enough for an 8 person tournament? I don't know how you create one on that website, but maybe I could figure it out if there's interest.

It's been done so often on Challonge, it's probably a piece of cake. The trouble as always is when you have players in time zones hours apart. I'd love to play, but we're going away next week, so if it starts soon, it's probably a no go for me.

Rather than a 2/3 like the current SoS Ascension tourney, you can also do one game but double elimination.

[WakeOfPoseidon]

I agree with the sentiment here that this update contains a lot of improvements that help with async play - the ability to see the cards in your whole deck when coming back to a game after a while helps tremendously. I've ruined a lot of games for myself purchasing cards that I thought were synergistic with my deck only to find out I was thinking about my cards from a different game

Great work, Playdek, thanks for keeping an ear open to the community and implementing these improvements!

Hopefully the UI improvements will get more folks interested again in this great card game - seems like there was a big falloff in players when the Ascension expansion came out.

All we need now is more cards - c'mon Playdek, I'm ready to throw my money at you once these expansions go live! Please don't make us wait the full 6 months between expansions like we have for Ascension.

[Artfoundry]

Yeah, I basically stopped playing (only playing with tecwrtr now) because the game really feels unbalanced and lacking in cards. The update definitely helps, especially in being able to see your deck, but I probably won't get back into playing more until I see what gets added in an expansion. Hopefully it'll be as good as the expansions have been for Asc.!

[tecwrtr]

Originally Posted by Artfoundry

Yeah, I basically stopped playing (only playing with tecwrtr now) because the game really feels unbalanced and lacking in cards. The update definitely helps, especially in being able to see your deck, but I probably won't get back into playing more until I see what gets added in an expansion. Hopefully it'll be as good as the expansions have been for Asc.!

Thanks for continuing to play! I lost many folks to the new Ascension update. I enjoy our games - you're fierce!

[tecwrtr]

Originally Posted by crunc

This app is so much better now with the improvements in the update. Is there interest in a Nightfall tournament? I don't think we have as many players here as for Ascension, but perhaps enough for an 8 person tournament? I don't know how you create one on that website, but maybe I could figure it out if there's interest.

I would definitely be interested!

[Artfoundry]

Originally Posted by tecwrtr

Thanks for continuing to play! I lost many folks to the new Ascension update. I enjoy our games - you're fierce!

Thanks I feel like I'm still learning bits of strategy here and there (like whether to block your attackers and lose mine or take the damage so I have more attackers the next round).

It's just funny how like half the cards never get used because they seem to be not as good (though I have to wonder if maybe I'm missing some key strategy).

[heavensblade23]

Glad to see you guys didn't let me down, I bit the bullet and bought the game hoping there would be an update that would at least bring the game up to Ascension standards. I went ahead and rated and reviewed the app since amazingly no one had taken the time.

[crunc]

folks whom I'm playing games with. After each of my current games I'm not going to accept a rematch. All these asynch games are starting to wear me out. I think I need a break. I would be willing to play an occasional live game, played start to finish in one sitting, if we can schedule that, but I'm taking a vacation from asynch play. I'll get back to it eventually, though.

[amn624]

Originally Posted by crunc

folks whom I'm playing games with. After each of my current games I'm not going to accept a rematch. All these asynch games are starting to wear me out. I think I need a break. I would be willing to play an occasional live game, played start to finish in one sitting, if we can schedule that, but I'm taking a vacation from asynch play. I'll get back to it eventually, though.

Big problem with Nightfall is that it does not function well for asynch. I play it, I love it but seriously, the need to respond so many times slows the game to a crawl.

I wish I had the time for synch games but no way, can't happen.

But by far the biggest problem with NF, is the lack of an UNDO. All asynch games should have an undo to prevent swiping errors from ruining a game. Devs, if you're looking, PLEASE consider adding an undo button. It hurs absolutely no one and only helps. There is nothing worse than an errant swipe ending a chain prematurely or chaining the wrong card. It certainly doesn't happen often but when it does, it totally ruins the game.

[FPE]

I see many folks I used to lay ascension are playing nightfall ... Tempted to try it out. But commens above are kind of mixed.