How hard would it be...
TappedOut forum
Posted on Nov. 14, 2012, 10:17 p.m. by Ohthenoises
...To add a Promo option?
How * F * makes for Foil would it be possible to get a * P * option for Promos? Adding just the rare promos would be a huge step.
Thoughts?
Ohthenoises says... #3
I mean I'm not saying to add the Acidic Slime or Tectonic Edge promos but Restoration Angel etc should be able to be displayed.
November 14, 2012 11:04 p.m.
The problem is that not only there are promos, but promos for different things.
You have MPR, Game Day, FNM, Prereleases and Judge Gift program. There is a LOT of promos out there. Don't forget all the random stuff like Grand Prix, Champs, and random store and product promos. (I own the Walmart promo or Terastodon !)
November 14, 2012 11:08 p.m.
Hrm. Have you asked yeaGO! and/or squire1 ? Yeago handles a lot of the programming for the site and Squire1 handles most of the card-database images.
The problem right now is that T/O currently doesn't have (m)any promo images in its database.
November 14, 2012 11:10 p.m.
Ohthenoises says... #6
True but just narrowing it down to rares wouldn't congest it as much as if he had the Boneyard Wurm or Acidic Slime promos as well.
November 14, 2012 11:11 p.m.
Ohthenoises says... #7
Haven't asked them just wanted to get a general feeling of what to approach them with rather than go to them with an unpolished thought.
November 14, 2012 11:12 p.m.
Ohthenoises says... #8
Just simply marking it * P * in a binder would help.
November 14, 2012 11:13 p.m.
If outsourcing some of the database images is acceptable, then Magiccards.info seems to have a lot of promo card images. But for now, I agree that being able to mark it with a letter code like P would be great.
On a similar note, could we mark non-English cards using a little country flag beside the card name? We could have two or three letter codes like JP, IT, or ESP, RUS, etc, and then we could have more information without adding more card.
November 15, 2012 2:24 a.m.
Again, it comes down having the card images. Adding 4 languages' worth of cards would literally mean 4x all of the work done on the entire database.
If you want to help, talk to squire1 . No guarantees, but that's the best place to start,
November 15, 2012 2:31 a.m.
Read the comment more carefully, please. I said to add flag icons to the binder markup to indicate cards in other languages, so that the information can be communicated without scanning cards in additional languages.
November 15, 2012 3:53 a.m.
Ohthenoises says... #12
That's exactly what I meant x754. Add flags to decks/binders/etc so that no one wold have to scan images in.
November 15, 2012 8:13 a.m.
Sounds great! I actually tried that originally when entering my cards and was shocked when that didn't work! It seemed so natural. Awesome idea.
tempest says... #2
I think yeaGO! should do it. And add the pictures of the recent tokens while he's at it. :P
November 14, 2012 10:55 p.m.