Random rule is broken, please fix

[HaelseMikiro]

kinda feels like I should buy another retainer on Mog Station and use it to store all my 1 and 2 star cards instead of using them to fill out my collection, leaving a smaller pool of 'good' cards for TT matches.

[FunkyBunch]

a npc who gives out tons of 600 mgp cards shouldnt have a 3/4 win rate anyway, it would be totally broken

her reward is already quite high and further increasing it would just break all other gold saucer related stuff

The problem is not the win-rate, the problem is that the ability to win is completely RNG. I'd be happy if they lowered the drop rates on the cards but made it possible to actually beat her.
There's nothing more frustrating than having a hand so poor it's literally impossible to win. And then having that hand 10 games in a row and then having the window to play her close. Most of my cards are 3+ stars and I still only get 1-2 star cards when playing against her. When you're strongest card is a Tonberry, 10 times in a row, it makes me want to throw my controller out the window.

[Beckett]

get better cards? I've full 2/3 star decks the most time, when I play random

Getting more, better cards does help, but it's still a bad system. For example, if I've already got 60 cards, I have absolutely no reason to collect any more 1 star cards. All collecting new low cards does is make my odds of getting bad cards in Random higher. When a card game is punishing you for collecting new cards, the system is broken.

[Tint]

i think they missed an important part wich the FF8 triple triad had.

the ability to change the rules by yourself. and all the rules at the same time xD

the most important rule triple triad has is the plus rule. without plus it is just an unbalanced "who has the higher numbers on his cards?"
with plus (and same) the game will become more balanced, more fair, more strategic, wins depth and is more fun. even with random hand and a deck full of 1star cards it is not an instant lose... (yes, i think plus turns triple triad into a complete different game)

instead of removing random hand they should add plus and same to every NPC o.o/ or at least the option to implement it by yourself if you want to

[MilesSaintboroguh]

Why would you want every single NPC to have the same exact rule set? It sounds like just a one deck strategy for them at the sound of it.

[ServerCollaps]

Getting more, better cards does help, but it's still a bad system. For example, if I've already got 60 cards, I have absolutely no reason to collect any more 1 star cards. All collecting new low cards does is make my odds of getting bad cards in Random higher. When a card game is punishing you for collecting new cards, the system is broken.

collect 3/4 and 5 star cards if you dont want 1 star cards

[Tint]

Why would you want every single NPC to have the same exact rule set? It sounds like just a one deck strategy for them at the sound of it.

thats what random hand is for. and the npcs still have different decks. and there are more rules besides plus wich can vary.

and yes, i liked tetra master much much more than triple triad - and the rules in tetra master were always the same and never changed. so i see no problem here xD

[Myon88]

Frankly I don't think Triple Triad is intended to be a 'skill' game at all. Certainly you can make good decisions that will up your winrates compared to someone playing blind, but only by a little bit and there'll always layers of randomness present (outright random rules, random card drops, etc).

Collecting cards is meant to be more a long term effort - for some cards much longer than others. Which is an attempt to draw out the lifespan of content so you're farming cards over the course of an entire expansion, or what have you. Otherwise we'd collect everything the first week of an expansion and then quibble about having nothing to do.

I'm not saying that's good or bad, it's just what it is. It works out well if you're fortunate enough to only care about TT semi-casually, but if you're in a "Must have EVERY card right now" kind of person and go after them in an ocd manner you're going to have a bad time.

[Andrea]

collect 3/4 and 5 star cards if you dont want 1 star cards

Do you understand what the word random means?

I have almost 100 cards and I still get a full hand of 1 and 2 stars at least 60-70% of the time.

Any NPC atm that has random as a rule has more luck than skilled involved.

[BlatantPyre]

Sorry folks..but I thoroughly enjoyed Lewena. If you know what you're doing, it's not impossible. If you're looking for guaranteed wins...I don't know what to tell ya, TT might not be for you. I HOPE it is...but it's not about a free hand out. The random rule is there for the spontaneity - some of us enjoy that.

ServerCollaps has the best point. Lewena's rewards are high, she shouldn't be a push over.