The fact that Spelltable quit @spellbot.io is a blessing in disguise; I tried @convoke.games's product and was extremely surprised with just how much better it is than spelltable: more features & stuff actually working.
Try it out for your next #EDH #Commander game: convoke.games/en
Server data related to SpellBot games including fill rate, total games, unique players, monthly active users, repeat player rate, and a game activity chart.
Server analytics command is live. Mods and admins try out /analytics and you should get a page like this demo page spellbot.io/demo/ with data specific to your server.
Poll: What should I work on next for SpellBot. Let me know what you'd like to see added to the bot.
The TCC Discord's looking for games section runs completely off of @spellbot.io
Spelltable's decision to disable access has greatly hurt the community and games we foster. This is a very disappointing and unfortunate situation, as SpellBot drives over 900 people to Spelltable every day.
Here's a full write up about the situation with SpellTable.
Long story short: I will soon be turning off support for SpellTable. It's been great 7 years y'all! Thank you to everyone who has been a part of this story <3
SpellBot itself is not going away! We still work with other sites.
There appears to be an issue with SpellTable link creation. It’s past midnight for me now, but I will be able to investigate more in the morning.
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So it's real clear, if it wasn't before...
Fuck ICE.
Fuck racism, transphobia, homophobia, and and hatred based bigotry.
Fuck government inaction.
My format, my discord, my DMs, and my presence have and will forever be a haven for those in need.
Fuck with the flock I tend and you will find out.
It seems there's some Discord issues right now with users not being able to get messages. This has been affecting SpellBot. Please check discordstatus.com for updates.
NGL, it's cool to see more streamers giving @convoke.games a try. In my limited experience with it thusfar, I think it's the truth.
I'll be at SCGCon Portland looking for Commander Pods next weekend! Hope to see y'all there!
Wednesday is TRANSPHOBES ARE TRASH DAY!
Congratulations to those who celebrate this wonderful day.
Also, every other day is also Transphobes are Trash Day, I forgot to mention that.
Solidarity with Minnesota. Abolish ICE.
A SpellBot LFG post showing a orange heart next to the user's name to indicate that they are a patreon supporter.
New feature for Patreon supporters who link their Discord account. I can add some swag 🧡 to your name when you /lfg.
Read more in my Patreon post: www.patreon.com/posts/more-b...
And it’s supported on SpellBot too 🤘
Suggestion for webcam Magic players, especially steamers:
Play your games on convoke.games instead of Spelltable. Development is active instead of stagnant. A lot of cool tools and features are already available. There are plans for more quality of life improvements. Easy to log in and use!
Happy new year! I've got some SpellBot branded dice and stickers to give away! 🎉
www.patreon.com/posts/free-d...
SpellBot now supports up to 10 players for services that support that many players. I also added the Horde Magic format.
Convoke already supports up to 8 players!
Just use `service:convoke` when running your `/lfg` commands.
convoke.games/en/
Check out convoke.games/en/ - A website like SpellTable but actively being developed! I’ve added support for it to SpellBot already. More features to follow soon!
Graph showing the amount of time in seconds it takes SpellBot to create a new SpellTable game. The left side has a lot of spikes, even up to 45 seconds! The right side shows a significant dip and is more flat.
Hopefully everyone is enjoying a faster more responsive bot! Here's a graph of how long it takes the bot to spin up a new SpellTable game. Things get a lot less spiky and drop to around ~2ish seconds since the recent maintenance was completed. 🎉
Heads up! The bot will be down for a bit this weekend, Saturday night, for scheduled maintenance. I'm not sure for exactly how long. We're migrating to a new cloud provider.
That is how the bot worked up until about 7 months ago where that integration was broken without notice.
Screen capture: SpellTable Feature Survey - Sorry, the maximum number of responses has been met.
Sad I wasn't able to respond to this survey in time even tho I responded in like 5 minutes after I got the email.
One thing I would love to see is the integration with the SpellTable API restored so that SpellBot could create lobbies directly on behalf of Discord users. @magic.wizards.com
I'm aware of an issue affecting the bot from being able to create SpellTable games. I have a fix on the way now!
Shows the command /lfg rules: no mox please, real cards only being used in Discord with SpellBot causing a new lobby to be created displaying the provided additional rules.
There's a new rules: option for /lfg where you can stipulate additional rules for your game lobby. This will affect matchmaking! So users that just run /lfg with any rules will NOT be put into your lobby. People can of course still join your game if they click the Join button though.
It’s my birthday today 🥳
Check out @gavinverhey.bsky.social newest video on Commander & brackets. SpellBot is mentioned! 💜
www.youtube.com/watch?v=P38D...
Having some issues with our database today. My service provider is attempting to remedy the issue now.
The SpellBot logo in the trans pride flag colors.
Happy Trans Day of Visibility!
