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Help me to get in the game

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I am trying to play this game since beta. From then to now whenever I saw a new trailer, video or artwork I got hyped, I update the game, start the game, play a match, lose the match, close the window, log out, few month later.. new trailer release, i got hyped again and so on.

and the loops continue...

Its happening from every-time. I really love the game aesthetic, UI and artwork, But don't like it how it plays. This is most probably I have only playing with beginner deck and have no idea how is the meta game. As I never won a single 1v1 game I cant get enough gold to buy packs as well as I see no free packs.

Release me from this hellish loop and guide me to the game

PS: currently, I am a regular MtgA player. played HS a year ago regularly. So not a new player to the genre.

Posted Jun 22, 2019, 9:56 PM UTC

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YejakasTomfoolery! Enough!•

Heyho,

first of all: Are you playing ranked? Matchmaking in casual games doesn't take player skill into account, so pro rank players can get matched with beginners.

It may be unintuitive, but play ranked and you should have higher chances of winning.

Unfortunately it is not realistic to just tell you all about Gwent in one post, so if you have any specific questions feel free to ask. The Gwent community is usually pretty nice and eager to help. :)

The 2 most common beginner mistakes I've seen are not paying attention to row restrictions and not knowing when to give up a round.

About ore, the "gold" of Gwent - you don't have to win a game. Every won "round" gives you a point for your daily crown. After winning 6 and 18 rounds total in a day you get 2 reward points respectively, which you can spend in the reward book for ore, scraps and other stuff. You progress even if you don't win a single game. If possible win at least 6 rounds a day.

For now you should check out some of these websites, maybe they help you with the first steps. Keep in mind, that we will get a new card expansion next Friday, so take the deck tier lists and meta snapshots with a grain of salt.

Beginner guide:

Articles/Deck guides:

Team Aretuza Articles/Guides/Interviews

Team Leviathan Articles/Guides

Meta Snapshots/Deck Databases:

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respwnOPHah! Your nightmare!•

Always try casual. I dare not touch ranked match as I will get blown away with beginner deck. Not a fan of losing, It kill the mood to continue playing. 1.I need a decent avarage working deck recipe, so that I can craft card accordingly. For example, I was totally new to MtG 6 month ago but after I craft the RDW deck, 15 wins every day since then.

2.Does the game offer weekly kegs for X amount of win?

3.any redeemable global code?

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shepherdmoon1:yen: You crossed the wrong sorceress!•

Really, as others have said, don't be afraid to play ranked! You will be matched against other new players with starter decks instead of veteran players with full collections (like you will get in casual) AND there is no need to fear a loss--you can never go down a rank by losing! You will lose less often, losses won't hurt you, and you'll get extra rewards for winning! Win-win-win, even if you lose!

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respwnOPHah! Your nightmare!•

I see, I will try rank next time. I usually start card game with quick play then slowly build up collection to try rank. Its seems it's the opposite way to go in gwent.

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Misiowaty97:caranthir: Cáemm Aen Elle!•

Always play ranked in Gwent, as @Yejakas mentioned, casual doesn't have a matchmaking so u roughly have a same chance to run into a begginer like you or a ProPlayer trying out their gimicky deck. Ranked matches you with players that are equal in skill to you, on rank 30 there is hardly any players that have some experience in the game since after each season we only get dropped by a couple of ranks, f.e. I got dropped from rank 7 to rank 12.

  1. "decent avarage working deck recipe" as you called it are your begginer decks, they've been updated a month ago and are quite good. Also on one of the sites Yejakas mentioned there is a guide for budget decks so search it up.
  2. You get 2 Reward Points for 6 won ROUNDS and another 2 for another 12 won ROUNDS and you can use those in a Reward Book to unlock leaders and gain ore for kegs, kegs themselves, scraps etc.
  3. Afaik no
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respwnOPHah! Your nightmare!•

I was hoping for some free goodies code, is it possible to play this game as f2p and complete 70% of the card collection?

Also one more question arise when I was trying the game last night. In HS I need 2 of each card, 1 if legendary. In MtG I need 4 of each card. How much of the card do I need for each one in gwent?

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Shadowdragon1025:dana: Baeidh muid agbláth arís.•

you can use up to 2 copies of each bronze card and 1 of each gold card

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Shadowdragon1025:dana: Baeidh muid agbláth arís.•

it's actually the opposite in this game, if you play ranked you'll get matched with other new players, if you play casual you can get macthed with anyone from a new player to a high rank person running a top tier constructed deck

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respwnOPHah! Your nightmare!•

This make sense.

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MagnesiumPantsDo golems dream of magic sheep?•

you don't have to win games to earn rewards in gwent. you just have to play the game.

with the rest... not sure how to help you. gwent is different than hs or mtg. much less rng, much more player agency and it's more about resources management and your decisions. so even if you play other card games, you would have to kind of start over.

you can check tutorials and newbie guides on team aretuza and team rankstar websites but your post kinda hints you just have no patience to learn the game (sorry if im misinterpreting it) and it's hard to help with that!

if you still want to try it out (and it's worth it, it's a great game) take it slow. starter decks are decent now, game showers new players with rewards. check tutorials I linked, check streamers like sir pumpkn, crozyr, trynet123 or shinmiri2 to get yourself familiar with the game's flow.

play ranked, not casual. check youtube deck guides to understand how decks are built, their weaknesses etc.

and if at the end of the day you still can't get into, it's ok. good luck :)

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respwnOPHah! Your nightmare!•

What rewards do I get for each win? Just the contract rewards? Its an mystry to me as I never won one lol.

Does a round won in a game counts?

Everyone recommending team aretuza guide to me. Will check if I can manage some time today. Its a long read from what I can see.

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MagnesiumPantsDo golems dream of magic sheep?•

team rankstar guide is a good one too. it will help you to manage your resources, explain general game rules etc. I highly recommend this one too.

There's many ways you get rewards in Gwent:

  1. "daily wins/crowns" - you get 2 reward points (= keg/100 ore) for 6 and then 12 round wins. rounds! not game wins

  2. "level up rewards" - you get 1rp (= 50ore) every time you level up

  3. "contract rewards" - every time you do an achievement you get various rewards. at a start you will unlock plenty easy achievements without even trying, helping you build up collection

  4. "reward books" - this is where you spend your reward points, exchange them for rewards you want: ore, scraps, dust, leaders, avatars etc.

  5. "daily quests" every day when you log in, you get a quest like "play 5 games", "play 40 special cards", "win x games with y faction" and rewards vary from 40 ore-60 ore.

  6. events

  7. GG rewards/match rewards - after each match you may receive and send small 5-10 ore GG reward (it's not detracted from your account) and a guaranteed small match reward. I think it's 15ish ore/scraps/dust/random card

As you can see, you can quite easily get 2-3 (or more) kegs/day. Fact you can choose last card of the best rarity from the pack helps you grow your collection fast. Decks consist of only 25 cards and you can use each legendary just once in a deck = cheap decks. Majority of gwent players are pure f2p, if we spend money it's just to support devs (and get cosmetics).

edit: when you reach prestige 1 (= lvl 60) from that point every time you open a keg you get a guaranteed rare in first 4 cards of the pack. Every time you prestige you get additional bonus.

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koko9000:ne: Neutral•

Play ranked as others have mentioned and feel free to use the starter decks. Since they got updated they play very well I've been told. Im a new player myself (started a week ago) and i made some great experiences with the monster deck. The Northern Realms startind deck however is not the best deck for beginners from what I've heard because they require a lot of hold card to play well. Also i've lost like every of the 10 matches I played with them.

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Ploogak:ciri: Don't make me laugh!•

If you find the spark that lets you enjoy new Gwent, then please tell. Love the artwork/style but i really disslike the gameplay compared to how it used to be.

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