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Fix the shuffling RNG

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Sahri
Sahri Member Posts: 29
10 Comments First Anniversary 5 Agrees Name Dropper

Too often the game has been giving me lousy starting hands and being unable to get the cards I need to get my team going. During the last match I had no less than 4(!) basic energy cards in my starting hand! This RNG is stupid and needs fixing pronto or I'm taking my money elsewhere.

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  • TechHog
    TechHog Member Posts: 2,900 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Maybe your list has too much energy?

  • Sahri
    Sahri Member Posts: 29
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    Only 10. That is not too many. I'm certain the RNG is flaky.

    Pokémon: 10

    1 Manaphy CRZ-GG 6

    2 Baxcalibur PAL 60

    3 Frigibax PAL 58

    2 Pidgeot ex OBF 164

    2 Pidgey OBF 162

    2 Origin Forme Palkia V ASR 39

    3 Chien-Pao ex PAL 61

    2 Origin Forme Palkia VSTAR ASR 40

    1 Radiant Greninja ASR 46

    1 Lumineon V CRZ-GG 39


    Trainer: 12

    4 Battle VIP Pass FST 225 PH

    4 Irida ASR 186

    2 Escape Rope BST 125

    2 Rare Candy SVI 191

    2 Skaters' Park FST 242

    2 Iono PAL 269

    3 Nest Ball SUM 158

    4 Superior Energy Retrieval PAL 189

    1 Super Rod PAL 188

    3 Ultra Ball BRS 150

    2 Pokémon Catcher SVI 187

    2 Boss's Orders RCL 189


    Energy: 1

    10 Basic {W} Energy Energy


    Total Cards: 60

    There is NOTHING wrong with my deck! NOTHING!

  • PachirisuFan1
    PachirisuFan1 Member Posts: 192 ✭✭✭
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    Why are you only running 2 rare candy in a deck with two stage 2s??? If that's where you're having problems making thinga line up you pretty much always want four copies of rare candy.

  • Sahri
    Sahri Member Posts: 29
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    @PachirisuFan1 I was going to. I haven't updated the deck list yet.

  • TechHog
    TechHog Member Posts: 2,900 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Er.................. No, there are definitely several things wrong with this list but that's a separate issue.

  • TechHog
    TechHog Member Posts: 2,900 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    So, to be completely clear, consistency is a problem with Chien-Pao already, and your list made it much worse. This deck isn't going to actually work well no matter how good the shuffling is.

  • Sahri
    Sahri Member Posts: 29
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    @TechHog Dude, this is my OLD deck list. I already changed plenty and it works better but no matter how good a deck is the RNG can still screw it up. And I think Chien Pao is a great deck but everyone rather follows the herd playing the best decks.