Hero Up! Super Hero Squad Online Card Game Discussion

[daredeville]

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Regardless, it doesn't change the fact that I have no interest in finishing the game. Were this the first time I've been sent multiple requests by ATM, I'd be more willing to consider it, but given the many Mission requests I also regularly get sent before the game has even finished loading for me, this is a trend I have no interest in supporting. I've already removed him from my Friend's List to stop getting repeated Mission requests and I'm content to concede the game to him. My competitive spirit is fine with it, as I stopped trying to win when I purposely stopped playing Mono decks and none of the leaders did.

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Bronn, Nader, and everyone else in the League – I think the crux of the problem here lies in a misunderstanding about how each other perceive the communication systems we have in place.

I've gotten to speak to 'Nader a bit about it and he did not mean to be forceful nor did he mean any ill will.
Bronn, I haven't gotten to speak to you about it yet, but I believe I understand your perspective since you have written about it in the thread here.
I've also been on both ends of this situation before, so I think I can shed a little light here and hopefully help us move forward.

But let me back up – please bear with me, and PLEASE read this, because I know for a fact not everyone understands this.
When a player sends a request for a Card Game to another player, they see a screen that reads something to the effect of "waiting for other player." We've all seen this before.
If the player accepts, then the Card Game loads and all is golden, and the match is played.
If they decline, then the "waiting" screen is ceased and the requesting player gets kicked back out to the Card Game hub screen, indicating that the Squad they requested is not interested in playing right now.
If they don't accept or decline, then the requesting player sits with the "waiting" screen until the other Squad makes a choice or the requesting player backs out of the screen to the hub.

Simple enough. I like the system because, for instance if I'm playing a couple of friendly matches with Mason, she is always good about accepting when she is game for another... and if she is not, she will click decline, and it kicks me back to the hub – indicating to me she is done for the night.

The problem is if the other player doesn't respond, the requesting player has NO idea what the other player's intentions are.
And if the requesting player also can't TALK to the other Squad in-game, then they have NO idea if they are getting their requests or not.
Then if they are idle... well, they could be waiting forever.

I've been on the requesting end of this situation many times on SHSO and in the League, and in particular with those players that leave their keyboard. It can be frustrating to try and set up a match and go to find that person in the general time we said we'd meet, and request a game only to not receive a response one way or the other. If the other player simply responds, then I can say, okay, they don't want to play and either wait until later or go about my day. To wait around and keep trying to request for a match is a waste of time.

On the opposite side, to receive multiple requests at a time can be annoying, particularly if someone is sending them one after another quickly. I completely get that. But if you simply respond one way or the other, in most cases they would stop.


I know we all have other things to do, and sometimes we leave the computer on, but we also have to be conscious that our fellow players have other things to do and can't be on all day waiting for their opponent. For instance, I'm typically on once a day and that's it. Right now, I can more or less get on any time of day, but unless you schedule me for a time, or we meet by chance, I'm not going to be online.

I know some people have kids and Safe Chat is the best option for that to keep them safe. But there has to be some form of communication otherwise people don't know when to meet up with each other... and if we can't PM each other, can't Safe Chat, and aren't online at the same time as our competitors, and when we are we don't respond to requests... then how do we know when to play the match?


I'm just saying, keep the lines of communications open, please!

Also -- people's games load at different rates. Mine is pretty slow, so sometimes I get a request before the zone has loaded, and I wait to see if it loads first, then the request fades, and I've missed that request. I usually send a new one after, and it works, but some people who have very fast connections don't always understand that. So people with fast connections and loading times -- please be patient!

I hope that helps clear some things up a little...?

[Dog]

Hooray for videos! Love 'em!

[edwardhorne]

Hey guys is there anyone on who wants to eat my trick deck for breakfast?
Would love to see how it holds up against the pros. I don't follow this forum often so I don't have you guys friended. I've got about 30 mins before morning meds kick in and send me back to bed.

Eddie

[The Tyrannical Mason]

Hey guys is there anyone on who wants to eat my trick deck for breakfast?
Would love to see how it holds up against the pros. I don't follow this forum often so I don't have you guys friended. I've got about 30 mins before morning meds kick in and send me back to bed.

Eddie

I'm your Huckleberry.... are you still up?

[edwardhorne]

I'm your Huckleberry.... are you still up?

OMG I love that line. I'm starting to get groggy but I'd like to give it a go. Loading up now. Not sure what time you posted but I hope you're still on.
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Nope I'm done for now. Tried to do troulebots and was falling asleep. Raincheck?

I probably won't be back on until late tonight.

Eddie

[The Tyrannical Mason]

OMG I love that line. I'm starting to get groggy but I'd like to give it a go. Loading up now. Not sure what time you posted but I hope you're still on.
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Nope I'm done for now. Tried to do troulebots and was falling asleep. Raincheck?

I probably won't be back on until late tonight.

Eddie

Let me know. I'm usually on late.

[spidavenger]

We have a make up match for this week, please pm me or post here, if you can play! I can play our match tonight at 7:00 pm CST, but after that I have matches with Fighting Raven and Astral Scythe Gecko! I can play after 8:00 pm CST, tomorrow night!

Thanks CUG!

[stubarnes]

The Bigger They Are is not working. Rabbit, I think you would have won anyway, but that card never seems to work.

[The Tyrannical Mason]

Week 22 Update
July 7 to July 13

News!!! Hello guys, as I sit here in front of this computer, I can't even fake excitement over this update. A week after a call to arms to recommit ourselves, we barely made a dent to the missing matches, we still have 19. If that was not bad enough, the current week with one day left in the week has 10 uncompleted matches. The commitment level of some of the best players in the game is waning, and my confidence and excitement over this project is going with it. If it was the newbies, it would be one thing, but to have the core of the league, not only not complete the matches, but not communicating, not asking for extensions, not making an effort to keep the League moving. If the veterans of a team don't lead by example, where does that leave the team, the League?
This is my lowest point and to tell you the truth on more than one occasion I have thought of disbanding the League...It takes alot of work to keep this together every week, and to be blunt it seems like you guys don't care....Sound off tell me what you think, cause I don't know what to think...
Here is your Week 22 update for those that care....

Sonic Koala vs Champion Urban Guard
Miss Planetary Girl vs Bright Breaking Ghost
The Tyrannical Mason vs Wombat Janitor
Astral Scythe Gecko vs Shocking Techno Girl
Hamster Linebacker vs Juggler Emperor
Night Gremlin Janitor vs Storm Builder
Mr. Puffin Rabbit vs Fighting Raven
Mars Troll Clock vs Astral Tornado Mariner

Fighting Raven vs Juggler Emperor
Night Gremlin Janitor vs Wombat Janitor
Bright Breaking Ghost vs Champion Urban Guard
Hamster Linebacker vs Mr. Puffin Rabbit
Astral Scythe Gecko vs Mars Troll Clock
The Tyrannical Mason vs Shocking Techno Girl
Astral Tornado Mariner vs Storm Builder
Miss Planetary Girl vs Sonic Koala

Make Up Matches Week 22
Wombat Janitor vs Astral Tornado Mariner
Astral Scythe Gecko vs Night Gremlin Janitor
Sonic Koala vs Mars Troll Clock

For all the missing matches see the link below as posted in Week 21's Update


http://forums.comicbookresources.com...1#post15426630

[B. B. Ghost]

Week 22 Update
July 7 to July 13

News!!! Hello guys, as I sit here in front of this computer, I can't even fake excitement over this update. A week after a call to arms to recommit ourselves, we barely made a dent to the missing matches, we still have 19. If that was not bad enough, the current week with one day left in the week has 10 uncompleted matches. The commitment level of some of the best players in the game is waning, and my confidence and excitement over this project is going with it. If it was the newbies, it would be one thing, but to have the core of the league, not only not complete the matches, but not communicating, not asking for extensions, not making an effort to keep the League moving. If the veterans of a team don't lead by example, where does that leave the team, the League?
This is my lowest point and to tell you the truth on more than one occasion I have thought of disbanding the League...It takes alot of work to keep this together every week, and to be blunt it seems like you guys don't care....Sound off tell me what you think, cause I don't know what to think...
Here is your Week 22 update for those that care....

Sonic Koala vs Champion Urban Guard
Miss Planetary Girl vs Bright Breaking Ghost
The Tyrannical Mason vs Wombat Janitor
Astral Scythe Gecko vs Shocking Techno Girl
Hamster Linebacker vs Juggler Emperor
Night Gremlin Janitor vs Storm Builder
Mr. Puffin Rabbit vs Fighting Raven
Mars Troll Clock vs Astral Tornado Mariner

Fighting Raven vs Juggler Emperor
Night Gremlin Janitor vs Wombat Janitor
Bright Breaking Ghost vs Champion Urban Guard
Hamster Linebacker vs Mr. Puffin Rabbit
Astral Scythe Gecko vs Mars Troll Clock
The Tyrannical Mason vs Shocking Techno Girl
Astral Tornado Mariner vs Storm Builder
Miss Planetary Girl vs Sonic Koala

Make Up Matches Week 22
Wombat Janitor vs Astral Tornado Mariner
Astral Scythe Gecko vs Night Gremlin Janitor
Sonic Koala vs Mars Troll Clock

For all the missing matches see the link below as posted in Week 21's Update


http://forums.comicbookresources.com...1#post15426630

I still care! Offer to help wherever I can remains extended in full.

[spidavenger]

Mason 2 of 3 my opponents are going to have our matches done by tonight! I have a week 20 match with Astral Scythe Gecko and a week 21 match with Fighting Raven, but Night Gremlin Janitor has not responded to me! He maybe on vacation or something, I'm not sure! You know that I care, and my confidence in my tournament is shaken dramatically with as many people that have quit it, but I still am hanging in there! I know what you are going through, but you know the advice you have given me! When it doesn't become fun, you need to take a break or quit! I've been following your advice ever since you told me that, so from one friend to another, I'm giving you the same advice you gave me! Your doing a great job! I can only pm or post to my opponents, but if they don't respond, I don't know how to get a match going!

I need an extension on my week 21 match with Night Gremlin Janitor!

[MissPlanetaryGirl]

Sorry Mason. I really am trying to get my matches in, but life is making that difficult. I have a very limited play time now. :(

I can typically only play 3-6pm PST now... :(

[stubarnes]

Mason, you do an amazing job. The difficulties are not your fault. The game itself does not provide very good communication opportunities, and it crashes fairly often. The long season you created for the league makes it hard for people to maintain their commitment due to real life issues and schedules. It was pretty much inevitable for some waxing and waning of interest and participation to occur.

For me, as evidenced by my inability to keep up with some of my matches and my blogging, I have a summer job that is extremely rewarding yet extremely exhausting. I am teaching Art Camp at the University of Miami at the Lowe Art Museum (with a $30 million dollar Monet painting in the building!)

There will be many reasons why people can't keep up sometimes, but none of them are your fault. Do the best you can, and flow around all obstacles.

[suedehead]

Mason we still care, I don't know maybe we ought to drop down to one game per week during the holiday season? 2 can be tough sometimes when timezones don't align, god forbid I get backed up against west coasters when I take my vacation, it'll take weeks to catch up. Thanks for all the effort you put into this.

Week 21: Fighting Raven defeats Champion Urban Guard 2-0
Week 22: Fighting Raven defeats Juggler Emperor 2-0

[spidavenger]

Mason we still care, I don't know maybe we ought to drop down to one game per week during the holiday season? 2 can be tough sometimes when timezones don't align, god forbid I get backed up against west coasters when I take my vacation, it'll take weeks to catch up. Thanks for all the effort you put into this.

Week 21: Fighting Raven defeats Champion Urban Guard 2-0
Week 22: Fighting Raven defeats Juggler Emperor 2-0

Good games Raven!