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General => Council of Cobra => Topic started by: Kralik on January 28, 2011, 11:16:01 AM

Title: How much do you use the card database?
Post by: Kralik on January 28, 2011, 11:16:01 AM
I'm not asking because I'm considering taking it away. :P

I'm asking because since I've started tracking statistics, the forums get about 1k page loads a day, but the card database gets... 15k-20k! :o

So... is it forum members or is it just the outside world that is using it so often?
Title: Re: How much do you use the card database?
Post by: tristelune on January 28, 2011, 11:21:38 AM
I use it regularly, maybe 5-10 times a week.
Title: Re: How much do you use the card database?
Post by: Yanko Markovic on January 28, 2011, 11:24:24 AM
I think it's mainly guests. I've heard that many people from different other forums and communities use it (it's such an interesting resource for anyone looking to know something of the game). Plus consider each time someone clicks on a card autolink in a message just to remember what the card does, which I think counts for A LOT.
Title: Re: How much do you use the card database?
Post by: legolas3333 on January 28, 2011, 11:30:12 AM
I've seen several other websites using it and linking to it, and I can't imagine any serious player using that much because of Zorbec's so... yeah
Title: Re: How much do you use the card database?
Post by: hrcho on January 28, 2011, 11:43:37 AM
I use it almost every day. Especially now that I've started trading. At first I used to see which card is which and what do they do. Now that I've practically memorized all the cards (at least in movie block) I use it to check the collector's number. It's much easier to come here and check it than going through the heaps of my cards.
Title: Re: How much do you use the card database?
Post by: ununtrium on January 28, 2011, 01:14:36 PM
I used to use it a lot. Kralik, are you still interested in my possible additions to the database? If so, please pm me. Thanks!
Title: Re: How much do you use the card database?
Post by: Yanko Markovic on January 28, 2011, 01:38:30 PM
Oh, and btw, I don't know if this is the right message, so please forgive me if I'm spamming. In the card Ugluk, Servant of Saruman (4R176) it says that it has a Lore and that the Lore says "I am Ugluk. I command." However the physical card nor the picture have any Lore, and what is even more curious, the version of Ugluk in MECCG has that very same Lore. Very strange, if this is a coincidence.
Title: Re: How much do you use the card database?
Post by: Legolis on January 28, 2011, 01:45:03 PM
I use it pretty often too, probably couple times a day. Mainly because of links in threads and trade lists.
Title: Re: How much do you use the card database?
Post by: ket_the_jet on January 28, 2011, 02:50:55 PM
I have the autolink to show the card image. Does that count if I scroll down a deck list and it shows me 71+ cards?
-wtk
Title: Re: How much do you use the card database?
Post by: Kralik on January 28, 2011, 03:17:11 PM
No, these are actual page loads--I know because of the ads statistics. ;)

So the hover/autolink doesn't count in this case. :-k
Title: Re: How much do you use the card database?
Post by: ket_the_jet on January 28, 2011, 03:20:30 PM
Oh, then almost never.
-wtk

P.S., spam them with ads then to raise revenue!
Title: Re: How much do you use the card database?
Post by: Kralik on January 28, 2011, 03:52:19 PM
P.S., spam them with ads then to raise revenue!

Maybe I will..... .........
Title: Re: How much do you use the card database?
Post by: Kenddrick on January 28, 2011, 06:59:45 PM
I use it 3-5 times a day to stare at cards! :D
Title: Re: How much do you use the card database?
Post by: MR. Lurtzy on January 29, 2011, 02:38:35 AM
I use it quite a bit. Shame it's not complete.
Title: Re: How much do you use the card database?
Post by: ScottieB on January 29, 2011, 03:20:31 AM
L O T S !!! 

:-D
Title: Re: How much do you use the card database?
Post by: leokula on February 01, 2011, 02:05:16 AM
I use it a lot, some weeks more than others.
Title: Re: How much do you use the card database?
Post by: rubbercarp on February 02, 2011, 10:40:20 AM
I use it a lot.
It's what brought me here actually. I was using the Database for quite a while I when I first got back into the game before I found the little link on the main page to forums =)
Title: Re: How much do you use the card database?
Post by: Kralik on February 02, 2011, 01:29:00 PM
I should make the forums link more prominent. ;)

The database ads are helping a lot -- I may see if there's a way to remove them for TLHH members and increase them for guests.
Title: Re: How much do you use the card database?
Post by: Kralik on February 02, 2011, 04:18:13 PM
It's the sort of thing you do along with a link that says, "Don't like these ads? Why not join the TLHH community?"
Title: Re: How much do you use the card database?
Post by: dougburton on May 25, 2011, 05:40:36 PM
I am now using the database regularly, as I am putting together a spreadsheet checklist of the cards.  I had one setup for the first 6 sets, but then when I changed jobs, I no longer played the game and got out of it.  Now my boys are getting interested in them, and I am wanting to get complete sets of cards.  But want to have a checklist to know which ones I have without going through them all the time.

Also, a question I have, is there a way I can get the database for offline browsing?  I don't always have access to the internet, and also want to have copies of the card images and text.

Thanks for putting the database together.  I am also liking this forum, that I just recently found.
Title: Re: How much do you use the card database?
Post by: JtheMonk on May 30, 2011, 07:00:23 AM
I generally only use the card database when browsing other people's decks under Lothlórien, to remind myself what the listed cards do. The database is how I found this site in the first place. It's awesome that you're hosting it and the old Cobra Cards stuff, which is also useful at times.