Make minimum number of deck 60?

[5dPZ]

And now from the replies, I see that many players LIKE the 40 card format; so how about make an addition game channel? (one remains at 40 card minimum and another one at 60 card minimum) so people would have a chance to choose for a consistent meta game or a variable, more luck based meta? This won't hurt either crowd?
Thanks (and I will also make an edit to the original post)

[NaharPT]

So your "ideal" game is a game that you make the same moves every turn and your opponent doing the same. So that everytime you see the match up, you can tell the result of the match 80% of the time; and may as well as predict how the game goes turn by turn? Is that the ideal model of game for you?

I think your view is a bit clouded.

What you state doesnt happen cause u are simply taking out of the equation 1 major factor: skill.

Skill will stop what u say from happening. Give a bad matchup to more skilled player, and he'll probbly win you.
That's how balanced this game is atm, and i'm very ok with it!

[Raphael Majere]

I have never played competatively, but the "random matches" online, every Zal and mages and lance etc i met around 280-300 runs exactly the same decks.

Zal:

1. wind and dust style (nod to kakamong) with snake, brut, dr, bs, 4 dr, Ed, no fatties.
2. Feed bomb, bazaar with feedback, no fatties
3. Traditional: bs, dr, pb, sl, dmt, garg, control type zal.
4. Hbm zal by etc fdl.
5. Hybrids: mix of trad and wind and dust style.

Elad:

1. Pure rush (k p p a) - with bs
2. Control type (Ka anson) - worms , aeon? Freeze
4. Tempo rush elad, with pol , retreat , and tome, no BS.
5. Portal elad.
6. Hybrids: versatile elad with skull born, sever ties and shrine.

Lance:

1. Traditional control style
2. Weenie rush
3. Hybrid: mix of 1 and 2
4. Myriad choice of allies and draw engines and approaches: ep or Raven? Pol or jas? Puwen or ns or both? Retreat or assassinate? Lily or TO or HD or bs?

Maj:

1. Control type with doU
2. Portal maj (various types)
3. Death race maj.

[Armoek]

I would jump on the test server if I was you. The new expansion has added a lot of variety if you ask me.

[Berdugo]

I have never played competatively, but the "random matches" online, every Zal and mages and lance etc i met around 280-300 runs exactly the same decks.

I think and believe the reason why you see them is not because the deck size is limited and no variety. As Raph pointed out,there are a lot of builds. The thing is that they find a build that is easy to play for grinding QM,mostly net decks. And as most say I think the larger card pool will make it more variable. I will tell you that even when it goes up to 60, they will just find/net deck a build that is easy to play and successful, then you will see it often on QM.

[Jao]

How about we remove the deck limit and just allow anyone to play any deck size? i would like to try out 20 card decks.

[Raphael Majere]

How about we remove the deck limit and just allow anyone to play any deck size? i would like to try out 20 card decks.

It used to be 30 and maj burn was everywhere. All 12 burn cards. Garg and pb. Couple of shriek, 4 tome.

[Berdugo]

It used to be 30 and maj burn was everywhere. All 12 burn cards. Garg and pb. Couple of shriek, 4 tome.

At a point wherein the most competitive Lance have 26 allies and 4 recon (CodeDomination's).

[5dPZ]

Zal:

1. wind and dust style (nod to kakamong) with snake, brut, dr, bs, 4 dr, Ed, no fatties.
2. Feed bomb, bazaar with feedback, no fatties
3. Traditional: bs, dr, pb, sl, dmt, garg, control type zal.
4. Hbm zal by etc fdl.
5. Hybrids: mix of trad and wind and dust style.

Elad:

1. Pure rush (k p p a) - with bs
2. Control type (Ka anson) - worms , aeon? Freeze
4. Tempo rush elad, with pol , retreat , and tome, no BS.
5. Portal elad.
6. Hybrids: versatile elad with skull born, sever ties and shrine.

Lance:

1. Traditional control style
2. Weenie rush
3. Hybrid: mix of 1 and 2
4. Myriad choice of allies and draw engines and approaches: ep or Raven? Pol or jas? Puwen or ns or both? Retreat or assassinate? Lily or TO or HD or bs?

Maj:

1. Control type with doU
2. Portal maj (various types)
3. Death race maj.

These are possible decks, but they don't appear on QM; >90% Zul, Elad, Lance, Maj are identical in QM. If you don't believe me, make an account ~300 rating and check out yourself.

I think and believe the reason why you see them is not because the deck size is limited and no variety. As Raph pointed out,there are a lot of builds. The thing is that they find a build that is easy to play for grinding QM,mostly net decks. And as most say I think the larger card pool will make it more variable. I will tell you that even when it goes up to 60, they will just find/net deck a build that is easy to play and successful, then you will see it often on QM.

This is also true; it's like Magic, where meta game is dominated with 2-3 arch-types decks differ by less than 5 cards. However, being a deck of 60, at least each "GAME" will be less alike and the games are less predictable.

[Raphael Majere]

These are possible decks, but they don't appear on QM; >90% Zul, Elad, Lance, Maj are identical in QM. If you don't believe me, make an account ~300 rating and check out yourself.

I am playing at 300.