The random rule is not okay

[Kharhaz]

That's not the case. A mid level deck will not give you a good level of success, for that you need a high level deck.
A mid level deck will give you a chance at success, which is a small upgrade over RNGesus smilling upon you.

The underlined part I found a bit ironic.

It seems you're mostly more interested in getting your own personal point across and being "right", rather than actually having a logical discussion. I'm not really concerned if you don't believe me, if you value your opinion so much that you are not willing to even acknowledge that there might be some sense to what another person is saying, I think you may be better suited to blogging than posting on forums. In any case, I based that statement off of personal experience, if you want to call it luck or assume I'm lying, then feel free to do so.

I feel like the players on this forum meet helpful advice with complete opposition.

[Hiruke]

Thanks for the feedback. We've been sharing it all with the development team.

Not very much time has passed since Triple Triad made it's glorious release, and it’s quite possible that the random rule feels a bit more difficult due to the fact that players do not have enough cards just yet.

If you feel it is posing a challenge, we ask that you venture throughout Eorzea to collect more cards and then try to challenge these opponents again! You’ll most likely feel a difference once you have more cards and are able to use higher tiers of rare cards in your deck.

Negative. These NPCs are still annoying because even with 30 or 60 cards, you can random into a deck of mostly 1 stars. Sure, people with under 30 cards probably shouldn't be challenging these NPCs, (certainly I wouldn't with that few cards), but having more cards doesn't change the fact that many times you will be handed an unwinnable deck with no concede button. Just not fun.

[SgtPepperUK]

Negative. These NPCs are still annoying because even with 30 or 60 cards, you can random into a deck of mostly 1 stars. Sure, people with under 30 cards probably shouldn't be challenging these NPCs, (certainly I wouldn't with that few cards), but having more cards doesn't change the fact that many times you will be handed an unwinnable deck with no concede button. Just not fun.

Agreed, I've got close to 45 cards but getting a random deck to anything like decent is rare. There is no real strategy to use against Landenel. His Odin card is especially devastating as he often won't play until last. 3 8s when I get 4 cards that have nothing higher than a 7 means he takes 1-3 cards on his last move regardless.

If it was random in combo with plus, that I could work with.

[Kharhaz]

I really do enjoy helping people, I made a TT linkshell on my server for this reason (as well as to make matches easier to set up). As I mentioned before, I'm not so inclined to going into a detailed explanation because most people in this thread are not interested, pretty much every single person in this thread has met every rational suggestion or attempt at an explanation of how it works with either skepticism, bad attitude, or an indication that they didn't even read the post.

It does no harm to simply hear people out and ask questions about the parts you may not understand. Stop being so quick to judge and close minded, stop immediately trying to disprove or belittle people, especially when you don't even read the entire post because then you are just proving your lack of reading comprehension.

I think you should all stop being negative assholes and own up to your responsibility of upholding a good community, try being a decent human being for once.

[Welsper59]

I really do enjoy helping people, I made a TT linkshell on my server for this reason (as well as to make matches easier to set up). As I mentioned before, I'm not so inclined to going into a detailed explanation because most people in this thread are not interested, pretty much every single person in this thread has met every rational suggestion or attempt at an explanation of how it works with either skepticism, bad attitude, or an indication that they didn't even read the post.

It does no harm to simply hear people out and ask questions about the parts you may not understand. Stop being so quick to judge and close minded, stop immediately trying to disprove or belittle people, especially when you don't even read the entire post because then you are just proving your lack of reading comprehension.

I think you should all stop being negative assholes and own up to your responsibility of upholding a good community, try being a decent human being for once.

Based on your replies in this topic, I think you actually come off as one of those people that kinda jump the gun, but in a passive aggressive manner (unlike some of our peers). The main complaint is sort of two-fold in this thread. NPCs don't suffer the random rule and that random draws are (obviously) RNG. The latter is obviously something that's a "tough, deal with it" situation. With the former though, even if the rules for the player don't apply to the NPC, it doesn't exactly disregard an unfair treatment of the game for the player. It'd be like if the tutorial stated that NPCs in racing were immune to the handicaps that items can cause and double the duration and effect of buffs, but just because it says it doesn't mean it's fair lol. Just because it's possible to beat them, doesn't mean the playing field is treated as even (even without Random).

That's probably the biggest gripe that people in the thread have, I think, the unfair nature of how TT was designed (namely with Random). I personally don't mind it, despite the obvious frustrations it can cause, but I'm not blind to the disadvantage the system intentionally gives the player, so I can sympathize. It is what it is right now though, so people just have to deal with it. Many suggestions were met with snappy replies simply because of what accompanied the suggestions and advice was things that most people already know, but made out to imply that the people giving it are claiming you don't know what you're doing. Implying people are bad because RNG has dealt them bad hands continuously? Not exactly the best person to get advice from when they don't even give any indication they know what the topic itself is about: Random rule. The rule that RNG dominates and basically determines whether you win or lose (includes draw) the match from before it even begins.

Still though, seeing you say "try being a decent human being for once" when your replies have been rather high nose with comments like "I'm not so inclined to going into detailed explanation" is unusual. Which just FYI, does come off as snooty and stuck up. Maybe reply in a way that actually helps people, rather than ignoring how someone else replied (the Lalafel player), regardless of relevant information, when they did so in a snarky manner that seemed to ignore the main problem. Being a decent human being also includes sympathy, rather than simply trying to be correct or "above" others about something.

[Aeyis]

I think you should all stop being negative assholes and own up to your responsibility of upholding a good community, try being a decent human being for once.

My quarrel was with the arguments you used, not with you. With that in mind, it might be a good idea to reread all of the posts in this thread.
My apologies for not covering my words in the smell of roses, but rather responding in a stoic manner.

[Shake0615]

If you feel it is posing a challenge, we ask that you venture throughout Eorzea to collect more cards and then try to challenge these opponents again!

I think everyone understood that this was the dev's intention, but it's still an unfair rule. NPC's get a superior deck every single time which is simply not balanced.

[Jesden]

Thanks for the feedback. We've been sharing it all with the development team.

Not very much time has passed since Triple Triad made it's glorious release, and it’s quite possible that the random rule feels a bit more difficult due to the fact that players do not have enough cards just yet.

If you feel it is posing a challenge, we ask that you venture throughout Eorzea to collect more cards and then try to challenge these opponents again! You’ll most likely feel a difference once you have more cards and are able to use higher tiers of rare cards in your deck.

The issue is, more cards would also have the potential to exacerbate the situation. It is a still larger pool of low level cards where you have a /chance/ at getting a 3* hand, shall we say. but there is still a higher chance that you will end up with a 1*/2* hand. and whilst yes, it is possible to win against some opponents with these hands, it turns more into a matter of pure luck than skill, with the odds slated against you in a vastly higher manner than against a normal NPC.

[Kharhaz]

The issue is, more cards would also have the potential to exacerbate the situation. It is a still larger pool of low level cards where you have a /chance/ at getting a 3* hand, shall we say. but there is still a higher chance that you will end up with a 1*/2* hand. and whilst yes, it is possible to win against some opponents with these hands, it turns more into a matter of pure luck than skill, with the odds slated against you in a vastly higher manner than against a normal NPC.

What exactly are you basing your statements on?