01 September 2010 @ 06:07 pm
Mod Pay August 16 - August 31  
Mod Pay
Please comment with what you've done for the August 16 - August 31 period to receive your mod pay. As usual, please list permanent posts first, then games. Including links to your posts are helpful. Please let me know if you covered for anyone.

Permanent/Stickied Posts
I started editing the levels/masteries/art shop/art studio/donate a deck posts a bit to reflect the upcoming release. (Portfolios still need to be edited with the new info and options). If you have any questions about the changes, please ask~. The website has not been updated with any info yet.

Currently special deck cards will be like so:
- special cards are obtainable from the randomizer like any other card. The possibility of getting a special card as a reward is the same as getting a normal card.
- special decks can be used to fill two slots on the same Palette Portfolio
- mastering a special deck earns 3 random cards, 1 choice special card, and 1 random crayon. (you cannot ask for a choice special card from mastering a normal deck, nor can you ask for a choice normal card for mastering a special deck)
- you cannot ask for special cards as a choice card from leveling.
- special cards can be acquired with two crayons at the Art Shop, 1 of each color assigned to the deck.
- special cards can be acquired at the Art Studio through a different rate than the other cards.
- special cards can be traded for normal cards among members (and vice versa). The rate of exchange is up to the players. For sketchpad purposes, like always, you get to mark down the number of cards you trade away.
- special decks cannot be donated at the donate a deck post. Players will be able to earn the ability to suggest/donate a special deck through games.

I was going to make rewards for mastering special decks 3 random cards, 1 choice normal card, 1 choice special card, and 1 random crayon, but that's essentially almost like 3 choice cards. But, I'll see if the rewards should be higher after we get the decks in circulation. It's easier to raise rewards than lower them. I don't know what the trading of special cards will look like (I mean, I would totally trade them 1 to 1 whatever the card is, but other people probably don't think the same way), but for now, it won't be limited to normal to normal, special to special trading because there aren't that many special decks to trade. I doubt I'll change it in the future unless it really doesn't work.

The next release will happen after all decks from August have been made. If you have any decks on your list donated by members, please send them in by September 3rd.
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[identity profile] stillarium.livejournal.com on September 2nd, 2010 01:24 am (UTC)
First, a few questions xD

"- special cards can be acquired at the Art Studio through a different rate than the other cards."
That means it will be possible to trade in normal cards for random special cards, yes? What will the ratio to get special cards be? And I also wonder... when it's possible to get random special cards, will there also be a randomizer for them?

Because the question came up: Is there actually a post where people can notify the mods when they change their cardpost and/or username?

(And I'm curious which special decks you'll make / have made for the new update? 8D)

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Masteries:

around 73 decks were mastered: http://community.livejournal.com/colors_tcg/986.html?page=6#comments

Games:

Ryoga's Directions 7 (still running): http://community.livejournal.com/colors_tcg/51702.html#cutid1

Miria and Isaac's Costume Party 8+9 (double round) : http://community.livejournal.com/colors_tcg/48805.html
Round 10 (still running): http://community.livejournal.com/colors_tcg/51721.html#cutid1

Conan's Clues 8 (guess the double round): http://community.livejournal.com/colors_tcg/49076.html?nc=79
Conan's Clues 9 (still running): http://community.livejournal.com/colors_tcg/51432.html
lucathia[personal profile] lucathia on September 2nd, 2010 01:36 am (UTC)
The actual rate is stated over at the Art Studio post...I didn't write it here since it could change in the future, but I guess I'll include it in the release post to make things clear.

The current rate!
♥ 2 cards for 1 random card
♥ 3 cards for 1 copy of your Signature
♥ 3 normal cards for 1 choice normal card
♥ 3 special cards for 1 choice special card

At the Art Studio, normal and special cards are on a different system. I was going to make it so that special cards aren't acquirable at the Art Studio, but that would have made them a bit more difficult that necessary.

It's always possible to get random special cards. They're in the same randomizer as normal cards, so the possibility of earning them randomly is the same as earning a normal card.
[identity profile] stillarium.livejournal.com on September 2nd, 2010 01:41 am (UTC)
Yeah, but I meant if it's possible to trade in normal cards for random special cards at the shop? XD Or is it only possible to get choice special cards by offering other special cards?
lucathia[personal profile] lucathia on September 2nd, 2010 01:43 am (UTC)
If you comment with 10 cards you want to exchange for 5 random cards, there is a possibility that you'll end up with special cards instead since they're in the same randomizer. If that's what you mean?
[identity profile] stillarium.livejournal.com on September 2nd, 2010 01:52 am (UTC)
Hmh, right, that's a possibilty too. xD

Well, I meant there might be people who want to exchange normal cards specifically for random special cards? Like... they collect all special decks / the chance would be high they'd get a special card they want / they need a special card to trade for another special card. So for whatever reason they'd want to trade in normal cards for a random card that is definitely special, if that is even possible?
lucathia[personal profile] lucathia on September 2nd, 2010 01:57 am (UTC)
Not possible. X3;; Unless I change the randomizers so that the cards are separated, but I rather them all be in the same randomizer so that I don't have to calculate which games give out normal cards and which games give out special cards.
lucathia[personal profile] lucathia on September 6th, 2010 04:54 am (UTC)
Belated mod pay! The pay for double rounds is still the same. ;)