Alters are broken!
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Posted on Dec. 18, 2018, 5:42 p.m. by ParanoeX
Okay, there's been some questions about alters not working. What i read is that a new one might take a while. But A LOT of people are having this exact same problem: the alter just isn't showing up!
So a while back (few months i think) my Zur the Enchanter
stopped working... (It should have Pokemon Mew in it) That is supposedly the altered version, but as you can see, it's not working... When i uploaded it, it worked immediately, but then it broke...
And i just uploaded a new alter earlier and it's not working, either... It could just take a while, as someone said in an older thread, but even if it starts to work, my Zur is still broken... Here's the new one and it's not working either as you can see... Mathas, Fiend Seeker (it should have an altered art of Bog Wraith in it)
Also, I know how formating works, so the problem isn't that! I tested that the alter in the formating help page still works! Llanowar Elves
So, some old alters are gone, the oldest ones seem to be working and new ones don't work! What can i/we do? Can upgraded members fix this issue or should i/we contact Tappedout?
Thank you for your reply! I understand :/ I'll wait eagerly for the new version :)
PS. I hope my two aren't too bad offenders xP
December 19, 2018 3:48 p.m.
SmashPortal says... #4
Can confirm that alters still seem to be broken almost half a year later.
Femme_Fatale says... #2
The alters database needs to be wiped clean in all honesty, and be redesigned and managed in a different way. Many alters are visual duplicates of one another, many fail the judge test, many don't have their source, many are trolls, many are really low quality, many are alters that people are trying to sell, many are promos, spoilers or art alterations that shouldn't be added.
The alters database was my idea and I was quite happy for it, but now after a few years I've come to realize that an open-source database just results in a lot of false data and ends up becoming a nightmare to manage.
So if something doesn't work, it doesn't really matter, because it needs an overhaul, and I'm thinking of a different method of implementing it. But it'll be a while before anything happens as the alters database is pretty low on the list of priorities. I need to fix the issues with the main card database that is causing the alters database to be used as a personal card database in the first place (ie, basic land alternate printings and promos).
December 19, 2018 3:02 p.m.