Hey there!
We have
another update for you: Avacyn Restored drafting! With prerelease events taking
place all over the world, we thought it was about time to launch an MTG Booster
update on the very same day the new set hits stores
shelves. And here it is, ready for drafting.
Only time
will tell the real strength of each Avacyn card, so for now the simulated
players pick according to their judgment of how cards will perform, without
those cards having seen play ever.
So, if some opponent’s picks are a bit off, please be patient. In about two
weeks there will be another update to improve opponent’s gameplay, as the
experience with the new set will allow us to up-rate and down-rate some of the
cards. Especially the new Miracle mechanism will have to be explored.
More new features in MTG Booster: You can now freely choose the editions you want to draft. We have configured some typical presets (triple Innistrad, triple Avacyn Restored and Dark Ascension-Innistrad-Innistrad), but if you want to draft a different crazy format, go ahead.
Also we
have received some complaints about booster randomness. Players have reported
that the same cards keep showing up in the boosters. Truth is, we have not been
able to confirm and reproduce the bug. We tested this, programming a routine
that opens 1000 virtual packs and counts how often each card shows up. The
analysis shows that every card in the set shows up in a frequency according to
its rarity. In any case we have done some research on the topic of
pseudo-random number generation and have replaced the random-generator we were
using by a random-generator widely accepted as the one with most randomized
results. In any case, please let us know if boosters are still un-random and in
what way (repeating rares? Repeating double-sided cards? Always the same common
artifact?) and we will investigate the case.
And that’s
it for now. If you have any question or suggestion, do not hesitate to write us
an email. Enjoy drafting Avacyn Restored and take care.
Cheers,
AweDroid
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