So saw some realy old threads under this topic but i thought i bring it up again, now when most people having decent webcams or phones with good cameras on them what do you guys think of this topic?
Discussion Play pokemon tcg over discord/webcam?
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It is an option.
I used to play over old messengers, in the early 2000's. No web cam, just using the honor system. Using webcams still requires the honor system; cheating is a lot easier when your opponent has a fixed vantage point through a device you control. Of course, kind of pathetic to cheat over games for fun.
Back then, clear communication was a pain. It was too easy to misunderstand an opponent's move as you couldn't see it for real; you either took notes and/or had a representation of their deck set up on your side; having a webcam going is better but that gets back to the fixed perspective issue; be prepared to hold a lot of things up to the camera, and remember you have to pick it up and put it back without disturbing anything else. XP
Oh, and as I learned, having enough room for your deck to be all spread out can also be difficult. Easier than when I was doing the above on a desktop computer, but I still think I might prefer some of the other options for online play.
Good luck. ^^
I used to play over old messengers, in the early 2000's. No web cam, just using the honor system. Using webcams still requires the honor system; cheating is a lot easier when your opponent has a fixed vantage point through a device you control. Of course, kind of pathetic to cheat over games for fun.
Back then, clear communication was a pain. It was too easy to misunderstand an opponent's move as you couldn't see it for real; you either took notes and/or had a representation of their deck set up on your side; having a webcam going is better but that gets back to the fixed perspective issue; be prepared to hold a lot of things up to the camera, and remember you have to pick it up and put it back without disturbing anything else. XPOh, and as I learned, having enough room for your deck to be all spread out can also be difficult. Easier than when I was doing the above on a desktop computer, but I still think I might prefer some of the other options for online play.
Good luck. ^^
haha, well atm i just place my webcam on my monitor and it gives whoever im playing a good look over my playmat, using discord or skype for communication