The Inkwell Gamers

We're a husband & wife duo bringing you competitive-minded @disneylorcana content.

[The Inkwell Gamers @InkwellGamers]

Finished in the Top 16 at the first DLC! I am just so grateful for the opportunity and the support I had along the way! See ya at Chicago! 💫

#DLCATL #lorcana #lorcanachallenge

[The Inkwell Gamers @InkwellGamers]

Imagine playing Hiram on turn 3 and then your opponent plays tramp, tramp, and chernabog to follow it up and you just sit there wondering what you are even doing

[The Inkwell Gamers @InkwellGamers]

@BSquared24 Why am I so bad at pokemon?? Lol

[JDZ Quest - Quest World Productions 🌎 @JdzQuest]

About to kick off the PPG summit weekend with a 5k Friday EVENTcome on through and rock withe the program! https://t.co/5KBCbrN9gJ

[The Inkwell Gamers @InkwellGamers]

@Xenulous 8-0 start man, you're an animal.

[The Inkwell Gamers @InkwellGamers]

Is something wrong with me or the format?? I'll guess it's me. Crazy disparity though lol

[The Inkwell Gamers @InkwellGamers]

THIS.

It’s wild how they announced it last minute with zero delay to give others a chance to see the change. Not everyone is on discord 24/7 to have been able to see that announcement.

[Dinh Khang Pham 🔜 NA Championship @DinhKhangPham]

The best solution was literally postpone the sale by 1 day or even few hours and post the link on social media, so everyone can actually see it.

[The Inkwell Gamers @InkwellGamers]

@limitedteddy_

[The Inkwell Gamers @InkwellGamers]

Crazy how I went from playing in continentals to not having a reason to be competitive for a whole year. And that's if I even get a ticket to Richmond. Absolutely sucks.

[Tomasz, Stone Dragon @StoneDragon_]

Starter decks and the gateway product should come with instructions on how to create a Discord account

[The Inkwell Gamers @InkwellGamers]

How can you announce at the last minute that tickets will be moved to an entirely different site and not expect things to go so poorly? Beyond shocked at how much worse this experience was compared to last year lmao

[The Inkwell Gamers @InkwellGamers]

Ravensnberger wants Contineltald and Worlds to remain small and exclusive. At the same time, they're working to improve each DLC by increasing the number of invites in each even, aiming to address the concers that the previous structure was too "highroll."

[The Inkwell Gamers @InkwellGamers]

@BDecandio7 Always with the best brews.

[The Inkwell Gamers @InkwellGamers]

@illumiteers The percentage of people making the best deck has to be small. There are so many cards in this specific format and so many color combinations that figuring out the perfect build in an hour seems improbably.

[The Inkwell Gamers @InkwellGamers]

Played this pile of random cards to a top 8 finish! Deck was so much fun, and it did some sick stuff. Probably gonna run it back next week with some changes!

[The Inkwell Gamers @InkwellGamers]

Bubbled first set champs playing a 🟣⚪️ with dwarf package. Hated that and brought this the next day!
R1: 🔴🟡 mufasa otd 1-2
R2: 🔴🟡 mufasa old 2-0
R3: 🔴🟣 otp 2-1
R4: 🟣⚪️ aggro otp 2-1
R5: ID
4th seed
Top 8 🔴🟣 otp 2-0
Top 4🔴🟣 otp 2-0
Final 🟡⚪️ diggy dig otd 2-0.

[The Inkwell Gamers @InkwellGamers]

@BDecandio7 This deck looks soooo sick

[Rebekah Quests ✨ @rebekahquests]

After the weekend of @DisneyLorcana NA Champs, I have been reflecting on this amazing game and the past year of fun we've all experienced together.

Not just the Challenge events, but everything about the game. And... while I am generally a positive person that doesn't means there's no room for criticism

Any critical feedback I have abt this game, the events, etc. comes from a place of love for this game, the community, & a desire to continue to see healthy growth for YEARS to come.

We all want this thing to be around a long time.

There are a handful of things which I think deserve some criticism. Not just for the sake of complaining or to be negative, but bc Ravensburger needs to hear the good AND the bad from the community so they can take that feedback & (hopefully) make adjustments for the good of everyone. The game, the community, the bottom line. All of it.

And so, I want to offer some feedback about some things I've noticed recently...

let's start with the biggest elephant in the room:
Where is the info about Worlds?

There are ppl qualified for an event that doesn't have dates. We have an entire community holding off on personal plans so they can arrange travel to be there for the biggest Disney Lorcana celebration of the year! A big trip like this is difficult to make with less notice. Airline tix get more $$, hotels become unavailable, PTO gets used, etc.

I understand there may be things preventing an announcement from being made - but more communication is always better than just... nothing

Even a simple: "we are *hoping* to hold Worlds within X timeframe, & we're still working on X to make it happen & hope to have info soon!"

It would show you're engaged with & listening to the community. Right now, the silence is speaking for itself. Which I will say is not typical, actually. This lack of communication seems to have started a few months ago, and I don't know what caused that.

and speaking of Worlds...
Where is the info about Disney Lorcana Quest???

At D23 one of the biggest announcements was this new way for social players to engage with the game and the community has been CLAMMORING for Quest ever since.

Quest promises to be a HUGE extension of the game & a brilliant way to reach Disney fans & social players & we. are. excited!! Fans want to engage with the game in a "con-like" way, and Quest seems like it's going to bring that aspect and is going to help grow the game in new and exciting ways!

But we also want to know what it is & when? D23 said there would be a taste of Quest at Worlds... so we cont to wait...

a lot of my criticism is a lack of communication, including...

Where is the Lorecast? And if there wasn't going to be one for this set, where are the things we usually see in the Lorecast?

new Story Trailer
Card Reveals
reveal of the Trove and Single-Player Decks

the announcements at the EU and NA Champs were the bare minimum & what I keep hearing in all corners of the community is how disappointed people are to not have more about the next set.

speaking of what comes next... Besides just the info for Worlds, when will the new Challenge season begin?

As much as competitive players love Lorcana, I imagine they'll start dropping off & going to other games if they don't have another event to look forward to soon. There is an *incredible* amount of momentum that has been built this past year, and it would be unfortunate, and at worst a big hit on the game to not continue to see these amazing events happening at a good cadence.

other things...

why were IDs allowed in EU & not in NA? why were players told the day of?

when will an official judge program happen?

Why no prize wall at NA Champs? (players sat across from empty tables bc ppl just got their participation cards & left)

and most importantly... where is all the communication?

It feels like we have less & less official communication and more and more questions, which feels completely backwards for a new game like Disney Lorcana that is trying to become established and grow.

I think it's important that Ravensburger hears from the community, and criticism isn't a bad thing.

Again, it comes from a place of care for this community and the game so that we can all hopefully continue to enjoy our fun Disney cards for years and years to come.

Lastly, I want to say Thank You to the team at Disney Lorcana. I know you've all done so much and worked tirelessly behind the scenes. We appreciate you. We just also hope you're listening.

[The Inkwell Gamers @InkwellGamers]

@Xenulous It's only a matter of time!

[The Inkwell Gamers @InkwellGamers]

@LorcanaGoons Aye we come back next time even better!!

[The Inkwell Gamers @InkwellGamers]

@ActualNoimnot That was a super tough room to be in. Just gotta look forward to next year!!