[{"text":"Players routinely message us and recommend some new features that can be incorporated into the website.&nbsp; Often,&nbsp; these features have already been implemented, and they are standing by waiting to be used!&nbsp; This article will attempt to explain many of the tools we have made available to you."},{"header":"useful links"},{"text":"Many of the features discussed here are available from the Links menu, located at the top of the page. "},{"image":[{"src":"cap620618capture.png"},{"caption":""}]},{"header":"events calendar"},{"text":"We are continually updating our events calendar so its worth checking every now and then to see if an upcoming event interests you.&nbsp; We often get complaints from players who claim they didn't know about an upcoming tournament, although it was on the calendar for more than three months."},{"image":[{"src":"cap561580capture.png"},{"caption":""}]},{"header":"image database"},{"text":"Our https:\/\/www.dcdeckbuilding.info\/ website has a wealth of card and main character images at your disposal.&nbsp; You can do quick name searches, or do advanced searches using filters."},{"image":[{"src":"cap517251capture.png"},{"caption":""}]},{"image":[{"src":"cap198702capture.png"},{"caption":""}]},{"header":"creating a super villain stack"},{"text":"Creating a SV stack for competitive play is relatively easy.&nbsp; First, sort all of your SVs by cost and shuffle the individual piles.&nbsp; Next, head over to our website where we'll tell you how many, and of what cost, to use to build your SV stack.&nbsp; All that's left is to pull the required SVs from their respective stacks and you're good to go.&nbsp; Keeping the SVs face down will help make sure that nobody knows who you're up against! https:\/\/www.dcdeckbuilding.com\/sv\/"},{"image":[{"src":"cap97964capture.png"},{"caption":""}]},{"header":"rulebook"},{"text":"There is a wealth of knowledge available via our rulebook, which can be quickly searched to find rulings. https:\/\/www.dcdeckbuilding.com\/rules\/ "},{"image":[{"src":"cap479219capture.png"},{"caption":""}]},{"header":"personal statistics"},{"text":"Want to check your own score, or perhaps review your past games in more detail?&nbsp; All you have to do is follow the link. https:\/\/www.dcdeckbuilding.com\/playerInfo\/ From your personal page you can review your ranked games rating as well as your trivia rating.&nbsp; (Note the blacked out areas will be fully visible on your personal page.)"},{"image":[{"src":"cap432643capture.png"},{"caption":""}]},{"image":[{"src":"cap402346capture.png"},{"caption":""}]},{"text":"From your personal page, you can also get a more in depth review of your past matches by following their hyperlinks."},{"image":[{"src":"cap321698capture.png"},{"caption":""}]},{"image":[{"src":"cap316319capture.png"},{"caption":""}]},{"text":"From here you can see the names of all players in the game, their VP, and which MCs they played. All great info to review as you prepare for an event where you expect to see some familiar faces."},{"header":"player statistics"},{"text":"The leaderboard is viewable here and shows the top performing players.&nbsp; Clicking a player's name will load more information beneath the table (similar to how it worked on the MC stats page).&nbsp; Curios how many games it took someone to achieve their rating, interested in how often they play?&nbsp; All these answers and more are available from here. https:\/\/www.dcdeckbuilding.com\/ratings\/"},{"image":[{"src":"cap438523capture.png"},{"caption":""}]},{"image":[{"src":"cap732395capture.png"},{"caption":""}]},{"image":[{"src":"cap860238capture.png"},{"caption":""}]},{"header":"reviewing main character stats"},{"text":"The DCDB metagame often goes through fluctuations as time goes by, and the top tier team you played two weeks ago may have fallen by the wayside.&nbsp; How's a player to keep up with the latest trends?&nbsp; Head over to the MC stats page and you can see the latest rankings.&nbsp; You can find the most played MCs, those performing the best, and which aren't doing as well overall.&nbsp; This information is there to help you prepare for events, and know what teams are doing well so you can test and find their weaknesses! https:\/\/www.dcdeckbuilding.com\/chars\/"},{"image":[{"src":"cap930456capture.png"},{"caption":""}]},{"header":"historical mc stats"},{"text":"The default search is for the current season, but you can look back at past seasons and see which MCs were the top performers.&nbsp; While this information may not appear helpful, (After all that was several seasons ago so why would those old stats matter?) remember that the tier list changes each season, and you may soon find yourself trying to remember who such and such MC was paired with last year when they were tier'ed higher or lower. https:\/\/www.dcdeckbuilding.com\/chars\/"},{"image":[{"src":"cap662777capture.png"},{"caption":""}]},{"image":[{"src":"cap613211capture.png"},{"caption":""}]},{"header":"advanced mc team search"},{"text":"Are you interested to find out who your favorite MC is being played with, and how those teams are doing? What you need is the advanced MC page!&nbsp; Choose up to any combination up to a full team of MCs to see a recap of all their matches. It is accessible via a link near the top of the MC Stats page. https:\/\/www.dcdeckbuilding.com\/chars\/adv\/"},{"image":[{"src":"cap689362capture.png"},{"caption":""}]},{"image":[{"src":"cap91415capture.png"},{"caption":""}]},{"image":[{"src":"cap924474capture.png"},{"caption":""}]},{"header":"cube details"},{"text":"Information pertaining to what cards are legal, banned, MC tiers, etc can be found by following these links:"},{"image":[{"src":"cap897161capture.png"},{"caption":""}]},{"header":"engage with us"},{"text":"We host two social media groups, one on Facebook and the other on Discord.&nbsp; Facebook is great for non-interactive thoughts, or for posting pictures of game winning plays.&nbsp; If you prefer discussing the strategy portion of DCDB then we recommend you hop into the discord group, which is a better platform for carrying on a conversation as well as finding other players looking for a game. Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/1563115643985775\/ Discord: https:\/\/discordapp.com\/channels\/416485839422357505"},{"image":[{"src":"cap783486capture.png"},{"caption":""}]},{"header":"trivia"},{"text":"From your personal page, you have quick links to many of the pages we've discussed above, as well as to DCDB trivia. Trivia is a fun way to compete against other players by answering a series of questions about DCDB.&nbsp; You can read more about trivia here: https:\/\/www.dcdeckbuilding.com\/article.php?id=10833"},{"image":[{"src":"cap873188capture.png"},{"caption":""}]},{"header":"conclusion"},{"text":"Hopefully this has provided an overview of the features available to you.&nbsp;&nbsp;If you have any recommendations for further improvements you are welcome to request them by emailing us at contact@dcdeckbuilding.com or contacting Robert Green in the discord group."}]