BestDeal Clan

In 20 months of running the BestDeal Clan we have now won a total of over 200.000 packs in MTGO Events. This is a big achievement which reward us the 4th place on top5 Clans. We are currently aiming to reach the third place within 2 months and second place within 6 months.

How did you get there? Aren't clans useless in MTGO?
The MTGO Client itself does not offer many "clan features" apart from a channel where we can all chat. In the recent days, a new member of the clan has been helping me improve the community feeling of the clan; we have now a ventrilo and soon will have a more complete website (with forums, videos, streams, etc) rather than just the BestDeal's store.
In terms of business we offer a few "services" to clan members. We will match any better offer from other bot (higher buying price or lower selling price), so our members don't require to spread credits all over the competition, we offer clan discounts on the BestDeal's store and plenty of advice to new drafters on how to maximize profits or minimize losses while playing competitively.

A considerate portion of my bots Customers are clan members and that's one of the many reasons for my success. Do you have any of yours to share?

New Features for MTGO Library V4 (Part1)

In these series I will share my wishes (and yours) of new features that we want on MTGO Library V4. Some of these have been 'promised', others are yet to be revealed and 'requested'. Feel free to share  your ideas about these new features discussed or to give new ones for the next posts. Thank you.

Clan Members / Buddy discounts 

Is it possible?

This feature is very much possible on the current MTGO V3, as the game as both a special icon for Clan members and Buddy.

The process of giving extra % on buying and a % discount on selling 'seems' also easy to code, would just be another percentage adjustment on top of ML Bot correction, personal percentages, etc.

It is likely that MTGO V4 will also have some form of indication of a clan member or buddy so this feature seems to be very much possible to add.

Pros and Cons?

This feature would benefit in some ways, such as getting your regular customer "stuck" into just using your bots, would also give long lasting loyal customers a reward. Between the "profitable" reasons you also have the help of boosting your clan's number of members and position on clans leader-board (which in a way, is free advertising).

Its not all good news, as this would also mean that Non-clan/non-buddy customers would feel left out if they knew someone else gets extra tix for their cards on your bot, resulting in the 'loss' of some potential new customers. This would also mean that a clan member seeing the bot's prices advertised on classifieds or Wikiprice will not see the real price he will get, Making him choose to get a certain card on other bot for 41tix because you bot sells for 42, unaware that with the discount would just be 40 or less. 

 Will this feature be in the MTGO V4?

As far as conversations about this gone with Albert (the maker of MTGOLibrary bots) it seems to be a very likely scenario that this feature will be present in MTGO Library V4 bots. 

What are your thoughts on this feature? Will it have any use for your bots? Any new features you would like to see discussed for next part? Leave a comment bellow!

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Clan Support

Setting Out From The Pack

There is a laundry list of things you can do to set your bot apart from others. It can be tedious at times but you should do your best to apply every advantage you can to improve your relationship with customers. Associating yourself and your bot chain with a prominent MTGO clan can lend some authority and respect to your business.

Clan support gives you a few advantages on competition. Clan members, clan events and a clans reputation all can have an impact on how people view your bot and influence the outcome of trades.

Clan Members

Clan members themselves can be a great source of inventory and sales for your bot. A clan that drafts will have plenty of cards they don’t need and want to offload. Many of them will want to support the clan bot even if it is not the best value for their cards because the spirit of comradely. Why give a faceless bot owner all your good cards when you can help out a clan member and help promote the clan?

Clan Events

Clan events can also lend some credence to your bot chain. By sponsoring or running events with your clan you can expand your sphere of respect to non-clan members. This also draws people to your bot who normally would never have visited.

Clan Reputation

A clan’s reputation also can have an impact on your bots performance. If you have a clan that is notorious for being particularly effective in standard for example, people may notice your bot within the clan and expect that you’ll have a respectable standard inventory. Of course this only introduces people to your bot and you will indeed have to have an exceptional standard inventory to keep people coming, but getting a foot in the door is half the battle.

Picking the right clan for your chain might be a difficult process but it may ultimately help you secure your corner of dominance in the MTGO marketplace. Post your experience with your bot and clan interaction in the comments! We’d love to know what kind of success and failure you’ve had!