Vanguard

Joined: Mon Jul 01, 2013

Posts: 203

In-game name: SeeMeScrollin Mon Jul 01, 2013SeeMeScrollin

Hi, can you tell us a little bit about yourself (ccg experience, gaming history, etc)?



My name is Drew and I am a small business owner from New Orleans Louisiana. I am a moderator for Scrolls and the founder of The Think Tank. My gaming history is a long and varied one. I started off gaming about 17 years ago playing D&D and Magic The Gathering. For years I was a nationally involved and core member of the official group of Vampire the Masquerade players nationwide. During this time I also played quite a bit of MtG. I played in multiple state tournaments and pro tour qualifiers. My team was the support squad for Tom Ross and helped him get to the point where he is today. I also played L5R, raw deal and warhammer 40k. I’ve also been known to be a pretty good poker player.



Which precon did you pick and why?



I picked the original order precon. In MtG I enjoyed playing green and blue. I noticed growth but thought that I wanted to try and be a little more technical to start off with so I chose order. Very quickly I switched to growth to really learn the game and now I play order and Decay.



What deck(s) are you running at the moment?



Right now I am running a mono decay aggro deck which is tweaked for the current meta. I also am playing with a few other ideas (as per usual) and would like to run mono order more but with curse and poison being prevalent I find it is often an uphill battle.



Edit: I am now playing a pretty nasty mono order deck. It still needs a bit of tweaking but I think I semi-solved the comeback problem.



How do you feel about the tutorial and the early game?



I feel that the current tutorial is lacking. I am very very happy that the development team is working on a single player campaign along with a more robust tutorial. I hope that they take some direct advice from a few players to help along with this process. The early game is fairly straight forward...a player can advance rather quickly if they play the easy and medium tutorials with a precon deck with a few tweaks. With the money earned there they can advance quite quickly to a respectable 1400-1500 rating and all the while learn the games nuances.



What aspects of Scrolls do you like most?



I love the fact that it isn’t just your luck, how you play, or when you play it. It is all of these aspects COMBINED with unit placement and board control.



How do you feel about the current method of trading scrolls?



I feel that anyone can get any scroll in any amount they want, but they must be willing to trade and be patient. I would like for there to be more options for players to collect common scrolls to fill out their collections and get a bargain deck built.



What do you find would restrict Scroll’s growth as a CCG?



Lack of advertising. As a business owner I know that in order to grow you must advertise. Word of mouth, good press and grassroots campaigning can only take you so far. If you want a global business you must advertise globally and with great fervor. Granted, Scrolls is still in Beta but there are ways to drum up buzz without breaking the bank and with keeping your game intact. I say start a good advertising campaign after the single player campaign.



What would you change/alter about Scrolls?



I wholeheartedly believe that the future of this game will rely upon it’s guilds and tournament scene. I would like to see development support for guilds and for tournaments within the game and not to rely upon a third party system. I think an option for a quicker “chess based” time system with penalties for going over time would help in an advanced / tournament setting to keep it a fun to watch spectator sport



What advice would you give to new players/those lower down the ladder?



1. Keep on pluggin’. Don’t give up just because you are on a bad run.

2. Your “super awesome neato” deck may just not be good. Chances are your neat deck has already been tested and deemed unworthy of top tier play.

3. You have to be able to take a step back, learn what the advanced players are doing and copy them. Imitation is a great way to get better and learn the game in a more in depth manner.

4. Do NOT under any circumstances stop trying new things, just don’t test them out in ranked if you want to climb higher

5. Learn the current meta and what your good matchups are.



Is there a particular way, a mindset or philosophy, to how you approach the game (i.e. Moves, Competitions, coping with losing streaks, etc)?



I try to have fun. This is a game after all and we play it to take enjoyment from our time.



Just like any other PvP game, when you start losing you have a chance to go on tilt. If this happens you MUST take a step back, calm down and try again once you have a clear head. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve lost an additional 3 games in a row after I should have stopped for the night.



When I play in tournaments I try to tone everything out except for a really good music selection and I try to keep the chat windows to a minimum.



Is there anything in particular that you do for the Scrolls game or community?



My main contribution to the Scrolls community so far has been my involvement with guilds. When I started there were no real active guilds and I had a hard time trying to find people who could help me get better without sacrificing my rating. I decided that I would create a competitive guild and drag all the top players with me to dominate the tournaments. I succeeded in forming a very good team with some amazing players. We had about a 2 month run where a member of The Think Tank won almost every event and the rest placed extremely well. A side effect (actually one I had hoped for) was that we awoke the sleeping beast in The Badger Guild. There were many discussions between Blinky and I about guilds and about our differing strategies. It was a bit dicey at first but now I am glad to say that I have made a damn good friend in Blinky and most of the members of The Badger Guild. The Badgers are at the forefront of the meta and they are also huge supporters of the community. Another side effect of TTT’s emergence was that we started a huge renaissance in guild membership. One of my main reasons for starting a guild was to always have friends to play with and bounce ideas off of. These two basic concepts seem to be at the base of all the new guilds core ideals and this makes me very very proud.



My new project is actually creating a live 24/7 Scrolls based radio station. I have some amazing helpers and hopefully this project will be another way for all Scrolls players to share a common communal focal point along with rocking our collective faces off!



Do you have a stream, youtube channel, or website that you’d like people to know about?



I am a common streamer on Scrolls biggest Twitch channel, The Owl Stream. The Owl Stream is now a community run operation starring the biggest and best Scrolls personalities and players.



http://www.twitch.tv/the_owlstream



This is my guilds Twitch channel. We are planning to start streaming more but we are a very busy guild with a lot of mature players with real lives



http://www.twitch.tv/thescrollsthinktank





Stay tuned for “KBNK - Scrolls Radio” We are coming to the airwaves on a computer near you!



Thank you for taking the time to answer these questions



Thanks for all of those people who have become my friends on Scrolls. I do all that I do to make sure my friends will always have an awesome place to play and have fun doing it with one of the most innovative and fun games I have ever played. My name is Drew and I am a small business owner from New Orleans Louisiana. I am a moderator for Scrolls and the founder of The Think Tank. My gaming history is a long and varied one. I started off gaming about 17 years ago playing D&D and Magic The Gathering. For years I was a nationally involved and core member of the official group of Vampire the Masquerade players nationwide. During this time I also played quite a bit of MtG. I played in multiple state tournaments and pro tour qualifiers. My team was the support squad for Tom Ross and helped him get to the point where he is today. I also played L5R, raw deal and warhammer 40k. I’ve also been known to be a pretty good poker player.I picked the original order precon. In MtG I enjoyed playing green and blue. I noticed growth but thought that I wanted to try and be a little more technical to start off with so I chose order. Very quickly I switched to growth to really learn the game and now I play order and Decay.Right now I am running a mono decay aggro deck which is tweaked for the current meta. I also am playing with a few other ideas (as per usual) and would like to run mono order more but with curse and poison being prevalent I find it is often an uphill battle.Edit: I am now playing a pretty nasty mono order deck. It still needs a bit of tweaking but I think I semi-solved the comeback problem.I feel that the current tutorial is lacking. I am very very happy that the development team is working on a single player campaign along with a more robust tutorial. I hope that they take some direct advice from a few players to help along with this process. The early game is fairly straight forward...a player can advance rather quickly if they play the easy and medium tutorials with a precon deck with a few tweaks. With the money earned there they can advance quite quickly to a respectable 1400-1500 rating and all the while learn the games nuances.I love the fact that it isn’t just your luck, how you play, or when you play it. It is all of these aspects COMBINED with unit placement and board control.I feel that anyone can get any scroll in any amount they want, but they must be willing to trade and be patient. I would like for there to be more options for players to collect common scrolls to fill out their collections and get a bargain deck built.Lack of advertising. As a business owner I know that in order to grow you must advertise. Word of mouth, good press and grassroots campaigning can only take you so far. If you want a global business you must advertise globally and with great fervor. Granted, Scrolls is still in Beta but there are ways to drum up buzz without breaking the bank and with keeping your game intact. I say start a good advertising campaign after the single player campaign.I wholeheartedly believe that the future of this game will rely upon it’s guilds and tournament scene. I would like to see development support for guilds and for tournaments within the game and not to rely upon a third party system. I think an option for a quicker “chess based” time system with penalties for going over time would help in an advanced / tournament setting to keep it a fun to watch spectator sport1. Keep on pluggin’. Don’t give up just because you are on a bad run.2. Your “super awesome neato” deck may just not be good. Chances are your neat deck has already been tested and deemed unworthy of top tier play.3. You have to be able to take a step back, learn what the advanced players are doing and copy them. Imitation is a great way to get better and learn the game in a more in depth manner.4. Do NOT under any circumstances stop trying new things, just don’t test them out in ranked if you want to climb higher5. Learn the current meta and what your good matchups are.I try to have fun. This is a game after all and we play it to take enjoyment from our time.Just like any other PvP game, when you start losing you have a chance to go on tilt. If this happens you MUST take a step back, calm down and try again once you have a clear head. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve lost an additional 3 games in a row after I should have stopped for the night.When I play in tournaments I try to tone everything out except for a really good music selection and I try to keep the chat windows to a minimum.My main contribution to the Scrolls community so far has been my involvement with guilds. When I started there were no real active guilds and I had a hard time trying to find people who could help me get better without sacrificing my rating. I decided that I would create a competitive guild and drag all the top players with me to dominate the tournaments. I succeeded in forming a very good team with some amazing players. We had about a 2 month run where a member of The Think Tank won almost every event and the rest placed extremely well. A side effect (actually one I had hoped for) was that we awoke the sleeping beast in The Badger Guild. There were many discussions between Blinky and I about guilds and about our differing strategies. It was a bit dicey at first but now I am glad to say that I have made a damn good friend in Blinky and most of the members of The Badger Guild. The Badgers are at the forefront of the meta and they are also huge supporters of the community. Another side effect of TTT’s emergence was that we started a huge renaissance in guild membership. One of my main reasons for starting a guild was to always have friends to play with and bounce ideas off of. These two basic concepts seem to be at the base of all the new guilds core ideals and this makes me very very proud.My new project is actually creating a live 24/7 Scrolls based radio station. I have some amazing helpers and hopefully this project will be another way for all Scrolls players to share a common communal focal point along with rocking our collective faces off!I am a common streamer on Scrolls biggest Twitch channel, The Owl Stream. The Owl Stream is now a community run operation starring the biggest and best Scrolls personalities and players.This is my guilds Twitch channel. We are planning to start streaming more but we are a very busy guild with a lot of mature players with real livesStay tuned for “KBNK - Scrolls Radio” We are coming to the airwaves on a computer near you!Thanks for all of those people who have become my friends on Scrolls. I do all that I do to make sure my friends will always have an awesome place to play and have fun doing it with one of the most innovative and fun games I have ever played.

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