Deck Hub/Format Subscriptions
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Posted on Aug. 7, 2012, 2:16 p.m. by yeaGO
Hey there,
I recently added the ability to follow a format on TappedOut. This adds a new tab for you to check out on your front page, but it also adds some new lists on the Deck Builder homepage.
Should I extend this so you can subscribe to particular Deck Hubs? Does anyone use any of this stuff?
Epochalyptik says... #3
I'm also liking the favorites tab. I've been using it for a day or two now to keep up on EDH help.
August 7, 2012 2:34 p.m.
I agree with the streamlining, but everyone emails and says that a million different things are popular in this format or another. When do you cut off? I was of the same mind as you till I started dealing with the hubs
August 7, 2012 3:15 p.m.
Epochalyptik says... #5
You have to draw the line somewhere. I would put it at the netdecks/archetypes. If you try to make hubs for stuff as specific as "This deck has a Goblin Chieftain in it and I think that should be a hub," you'll be there all night trying to appease everyone who wants a hub for his or her favorite card. Too specific and hubs become useless - they're meant to be a way to group similar decks together and specificity should only be pursued to the extent that it promotes grouping, not hinders it.
August 7, 2012 3:31 p.m.
I personally like the modifications quite a bit and I always try to use the most accurate Hubs and such.
I do feel like subtracting the unnecessarily specific ones is the way to go. After all there are things like 'innistrad zombies' and 'innistrad vampires' in there when, realistically just Zombies, just Vampires or honestly Tribal would all work pretty well as Hubs for that.
Beyond that I think that the Archetypes should be the most important thing with only lasting net-decks making the list.
Powerful enabler themed decks like the Kiki Jiki hub the Puresteel hub are fine while I think that maybe an Enchantress hub (or similar) would be good. Things like that in my opinion.
(If this doesn't make much sense I've been awake for 20 hours and I apologize)
August 7, 2012 5:46 p.m.
Briannasaurus says... #7
I like the idea of keeping hubs for each color combination and for the major strategies.
In a perfect site where things weren't so much work to maintain, I think it would be cool to have a hub for each creature type- probably falling under Tribal.For example- Angels, Demons, Goblins, Humans etc. It would clear up some clutter within the hubs, lending itself to very clear and organized groupings, but it would also mean a lot of listings x.x
August 7, 2012 8:20 p.m.
well what I am getting at is everyone can stop bitching about hubs they don't like if they are able to subscribe only to the ones they care about =)
i just find the format subscriptions are kinda, like, overlapping with hubs. but i guess so what?
Epochalyptik says... #2
The hubs could probably use some streamlining. I personally use them because it doesn't hurt, but there are a bunch of duplicates and several unnecessary ones.
I think we should start at the basics one hub for each color combination, each major archetype (aggro, control, combo), and each major netdeck (Maverick, Delver, Stoneblade, etc.).
From there, we could do combinations of archetypes and expand by creating hubs like "Infinite Combo," "Budget," and "Competitive."
August 7, 2012 2:34 p.m.