Dice_Box
11-05-2016, 11:38 AM
As I am sure some of you have seen, of late that the data on offer from TC has dropped. This is largely to do with the slowing of Legacy events over the last few months and thus the contraction of available data. Last update I added two months together to get the update. Before that I had skipped the update altogether. With the changes to SGC (and thus the further reduction of data) I feel as though I need to look up updating the way the DTB is updated. Carrying forward from this month:
If the total sum of data for the decks played in a month does not exceed 1400 points the months total will be rolled into the next update. For an example of how often this happens, before August this year the last 3 times it had happened were June 2010, August 2010 and June 2014. This should be an anomaly. If it becomes the norm I will look into updating my metrics.
The total percentage needed to enter the DTB section will be reduced from 4.6% back down to 3.4% in the short term. I will look at the effects this has on updating the forum and make more decisions as the future presents itself.
If the months DTB numbers would be reduced to below 5 decks, a count of that months MTGO Data will trigger. In this case the decks performing well on MTGO will be noted and added as a stopgap measure to prevent the DTB forums becoming irrelevant. As of posting only 3 decks would make the DTB this month and only 3 made it the months of August and September.
If the numbers continue to decline, it may become necessary to look at other ways to update the DTB section. While I know there are issues with MTGO Data, I feel as though it is becoming disingenuous to continue to ignore it in the face of slipping paper data and a reduction in large paper events. If time permits, I may seek to start a separate thread in the forum just for the collection of that data, even though it is horribly incomplete thanks to Wizards publishing policies.
Any thoughts and suggestions are welcome. Please note I have heard your views on MTGO Data in the thread (http://www.mtgthesource.com/forums/showthread.php?31064-Updating-DTB-with-online-data) I started on that matter but I feel like it might become time for me to start compiling that anyway.
If the total sum of data for the decks played in a month does not exceed 1400 points the months total will be rolled into the next update. For an example of how often this happens, before August this year the last 3 times it had happened were June 2010, August 2010 and June 2014. This should be an anomaly. If it becomes the norm I will look into updating my metrics.
The total percentage needed to enter the DTB section will be reduced from 4.6% back down to 3.4% in the short term. I will look at the effects this has on updating the forum and make more decisions as the future presents itself.
If the months DTB numbers would be reduced to below 5 decks, a count of that months MTGO Data will trigger. In this case the decks performing well on MTGO will be noted and added as a stopgap measure to prevent the DTB forums becoming irrelevant. As of posting only 3 decks would make the DTB this month and only 3 made it the months of August and September.
If the numbers continue to decline, it may become necessary to look at other ways to update the DTB section. While I know there are issues with MTGO Data, I feel as though it is becoming disingenuous to continue to ignore it in the face of slipping paper data and a reduction in large paper events. If time permits, I may seek to start a separate thread in the forum just for the collection of that data, even though it is horribly incomplete thanks to Wizards publishing policies.
Any thoughts and suggestions are welcome. Please note I have heard your views on MTGO Data in the thread (http://www.mtgthesource.com/forums/showthread.php?31064-Updating-DTB-with-online-data) I started on that matter but I feel like it might become time for me to start compiling that anyway.