Black Deck User Reviews

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I enjoy the game but….

Its REALLY REALLY REALLY slow for free players. I’d probably spend a few bucks here and there for some boosters but, the shop offers are SUPER expensive in real money. It’s shocking to me that anyone would spend $50USD on a single package of items to barely improve gameplay odds when you can get an amazing, highly developed XBox game for about the same price. It’s ridiculous. I watch TONS of ads in this game but the ad rewards are very very low. Like, you need to watch a dozen of them for barely any increase. I’ll keep playing. Day by day cause it’s something to do. But I haven’t made any improvement in literally a month. If you’re free to play, I’d say: either expect to move really really slowly or, just go ahead and uninstall. If you’re spending $50 USD every week or more than that….. you’re an idiot. What a waste of money. Is it your mom’s credit card or are you just that rich?? 😂

*update after response from developer:
Your automated response didn’t address a single thing I mentioned. Why even bother responding at all? I’m ok with ads. I use them for little boosts all the time but those boosts are way too low. Watch an ad to turn 180 gold into 300 gold, when you need 50,000 gold? It’s pretty ridiculous. And for the record, when I “watch” the ads I usually put my phone down and go to the bathroom or something 😂
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Response from developer

Hello, we would like to apologize if our previous response seemed automatic. It definitely wasn't – your feedback means a lot to us. We know that the game's progression can be a bit slow for free players, and we're always striving to balance things out. We don't want anyone feeling forced to purchase in-game offers. Our ad rewards are also intentionally set at a level that keeps the game challenging while still giving you a little boost. Thanks for sharing your thoughts and for being a part of our gaming community. It's players like you who help us make the game better for everyone. We can't wait to keep improving and making your gaming experience better. Kind regards, Black Deck Team

Great game but come on be fair

Found this game to be addictive and fun, the challenges are in some cases challenging and the more you progress the more power, but power is not everything.
Ie. Deck power 112k defeated by a 45k? Something suspicious there.

There are some annoying aspects of the game where you manage to get into the silver league and you end up facing card deck twice your strength, you may find a few decks your strength and slowly move up towards the 2nd tier but it takes a few refreshes to do so. But then you wake up the next day to find you have been knocked back to the Stone Age, bugger it and Gomorrah.

What needs to change:
Allow essence to be free to collect over time so you can foil your cards. Some people do not have deep pockets.

Fairer system of pitting you against decks you stand a chance against. It’s not all about power.
But all those poor decks I have mashed into the mud climbing the ladder only to find double my strength opponents who laugh and send me back to the bottom league.

Some way off trading your useless bronze tokens in the town hall into either higher tokens, coins, diamonds, or Foil points. What’s the point of getting tokens you can’t use?

Overall it’s a great addictive card game to distract you from your daily chores.

Just be kinder to the poorer people out there.
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Response from developer

Hello! Thank you for sharing your thoughts with us on what can be improved. We understand your concerns regarding Arena matchmaking. The current system is not perfect and we are working on improving it. The improvements are now being tested in our beta version and will be included in the next game update, which will be released within a month. As for your suggestions regarding essence and tokens, we've already sent your feedback to the development team and we'll discuss what we can do about it for the future updates. Best regards, Black Deck team

Progress erased

Logged on today and almost all of my good cards and equipment were gone. Really was enjoying the game but after this, makes my effort into it pointless. Hoping there is a way to get everything I had back

Response from developer

Hello! We are sorry that you experience issues in the game. Please submit a ticket to our Support Team via the Support button in the game settings or contact us at hello@black-deck.com. Describe your issue in details and they will be happy to assist you! Kind regards, Black Deck Team

Fun, but…

The game is fun, but the problem is that after you reach a certain level, there is nothing much to do. The game tends to push you to spend money, otherwise you’ll be stuck on the same level for weeks.

The artifacts upgrade system is terrible. You can spend all your coins to upgrade 1 artifact (I just lost about 3000 coins attempting to upgrade an artifact that cost 245 coins). I deleted the game to save myself the headache.
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Response from developer

Hello. Thank you for your feedback. As you progress through each level, the game becomes more challenging and all in-game resources can be obtained for free, although it may require additional time and effort. As for the artifacts, to maintain balance and ensure a fair challenge, we've made the artifact upgrades a bit more challenging: the higher the artifact's level, the tougher it becomes to successfully upgrade it, because high level equipment gives you the highest strength improvement. We're continuously working on improving the gameplay experience, so we appreciate you sharing your thoughts with us and hope to see you back in the game sometime. Best regards, Black Deck team

Good game but could be great!

Really good deck building game. In addition to what others have already mentioned, more dungeons need to be added to help vary the game because it does become very tedious. Also, no idea when/if you get to join a clan, but it needs to be added to help create more game modes.

Response from developer

Hi, thank you for reaching out and sharing your suggestion with us. They help us make the game even better :) We're planning to release the first version of guilds very soon. Please stay tuned! Best regards, Black Deck team

Does anybody even play anymore?

P2W lacks ability to upgrade legendary cards unless you pay. Even if you luck out and get a legendary there is slim to no chance you are getting enough resources to. It only level it from 30 then upgrade then level to 40 then upgrade then level etc

Haven’t seen any decent new cards in ages. Almost no decent campaign rewards.
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Response from developer

Hello, thank you for the review. You are right, upgrading legendary cards can be really challenging, because they are the rarest and the strongest cards in the game. That is why it takes more advanced resources and time investment to them. However such efforts bring great outcomes for your deck. We appreciate you sharing your feedback with us. As we are constantly working on making the game better, our team is trying to take every player's feedback into consideration for future updates. Kind regards, Black Deck Team

so pay to win it’s unfair

i’ve been playing this game RELIGIOUSLY (like at least 4 hours everyday) for the last 4-5 months, and this game is so unfair. it is, i think, a really good game, but the developers are too greedy. i hate the bombardment of offers the second you open the game, the relentless ads that you technically have a ‘choice’ to watch but actually, if you don’t watch them, you’ll be so behind everyone else that you don’t stand a chance. and, if you wanted to grind some ads, they only let you watch 2, further encouraging you to make an in app purchase.
mobile game makers these days are only focused on one thing: profit. they don’t care if it makes it virtually impossible to play their game (and enjoy it) if you’re unwilling to pay anything. so unsatisfying :( i gotta delete it
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Response from developer

Hello and thank you for your review! We are sorry to hear that ads caused you frustration. Unfortunately, we cannot remove the ads from the game completely, as the ad revenue helps us to continue releasing new updates and developing new features. Thank you for sharing your opinion with us! We really hope to see you back in the game. Best regards, Black Deck team.

Nothing but ads and P2W

Tons of ads for literally every thing you do, and you can’t just open up the game and play, of course you’re forced to click off of about 10 sales pitches trying to get you to buy crap. Also, every time you return to the home base, one or two or three pops up. Garbage.

Response from developer

Hello, thank you for sharing your thoughts with us on what can be improved. We'll make sure the development team received your feedback about the pop ups frequency and they'll discuss what they can do with the amount of pop ups for the future updates. Best regards, Black Deck team

Love the game! A great addition to the card community

Think about joining our Reddit community r/blackdeckplayers we’ve just started and are already sharing tips on strategy and deck building.
Ive had a lot of fun playing mtg over the years, and it is so nice to get back to the bare bones of the game type. There aren’t millions of cards, but there are enough that it seems like no two decks are the same. They’ve really nailed it when balancing between ease of use and strategic fun! I can’t put the game down, and I really enjoy being part of a community that wants to hone the skill of deck building with me. Come join us!
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Response from developer

Hello, thank you for the review! It's great to hear that there is a Black Deck fan community on Reddit, we will definitely check it out ;) We would also like to invite you to join our official Discord server, there you can find a lot of helpful information, announcements and patch notes for the coming updates and also track known issues in the game and when they're going to be fixed. You can join it by pressing the button in the game settings or by following this link: https://discord.gg/tBGZTWUWV8 Looking forward to getting feedback from you about how we could make Black Deck even better! Best regards, Black Deck team

Money making scheme for developers

So many pop ups of the game trying to sell you things for money. Come to find out, spending real money is the only way that you can advance in the game. The upgrades on the equipment cost gold and fail more often the higher level it is. Trying to upgrade one piece from level 11 to 12 cost me over 6000 gold and it failed every time and it’s still didn’t upgrade. If you spend the gold which takes forever to accumulate, you should be able to upgrade your equipment. Then if you do spend real money to buy things out of the game, you waste it trying and not succeeding in upgrading equipment or getting multiple duplicates of cards you already have. This game is designed to rip off as much real money as it can to progress in the game. Don’t bother wasting your time and money on this game as you won’t get anywhere.
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Response from developer

Hello there! We're sorry if our game didn't suit your preference and we truly respect and understand your feedback about the game. Your opinion matters to our team as we take it as a suggestion for improvement. Best regards, Black Deck team

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