Eredan's World

If it's like the last event that had this kind of buy, you can count on getting regular rares or uncommons at least as often as anything on the list of special cards. If I hadn't actually gotten some worthwhile rares and uncommons, I would have been rather annoyed -_-

Well, look on the bright side...Noz can always Dragon's Wit it?

To be misunderstood by every n00b with a keyboard who can neither read a disclaimer nor be bothered to read what your actual message is...oh, Nurvus, do I feel your pain -_-

While I personally agree with you, I think the answer is going to be the characters with a defense score are MEANT to win in the scenario you are presenting. So I'll play devil's advocate for a moment: From a design standpoint, it can be argued that defense (and spirit, especially on characters that are not mages) isn't simply about keeping your characters alive, it is meant to consistently reduce your opponent's score by reducing how far into the negative an opponent can push your health score when they kill you. In the current game state, this is also why two decks that both achieve reducing the opponent to exactly zero get there different ways...do decks that increased their own attack or decreased the opposing defense incrementally deserve the same score as a deck that use a 'defense = 0' card?

While I personally agree with you, I can understand why the Feerik designers wouldn't...it's comparable to difference ways of scoring Go. Which way you prefer is a personal choice, there isn't really a right/wrong answer without talking about personal preference, opinion, or emotion (which means there simply ISN'T an objectively right/wrong choice).

Personally not fond of this. I love the idea of the level 1 kids fighting together, then splitting to train with their respective castes. But the fact that it restricts them from being in the same deck in their level 2 & 3 versions is just bad. Especially since there IS a way to fit Witchblades into Dragon Knight decks (but then, who actually plays The Dragon's Awakening anymore?), even though we can't do the opposite! Doomed to never be reunited or serve Draconia together... -_- bleh. Please, please, PLEASE, find a way to make these two the exception to the split-evolution rule (and thus pave the way for similar characters in the future!).

Would also love to see an event version or otherwise special-attainable that is brother and sister together again...but I'm afraid it would either be gimp [abilities taken away] or overpowered [too much awesome for one character].

Nah, it's a style that goes through fad cycles. Certain cultures and time periods put what would currently be considered very effeminate to be the height of cultured masculinity...just be glad he isn't wearing pink.

My Jewish friends rather disagree with you. Some of them rather vocally, and many with a fair bit of snarkiness.

You are correct that the word is used among friends as a show that they are comfortable enough with each other to use it...but this creates a double standard of the worst kind. If you have actually suffered from prejudice, then you should know the difference between a coincidence where no offense is meant and someone actually trying to hurt you; and how incredibly profound that difference is. So no, you're not getting any credit with that argument.

[edit for irony]Oh, pardon me, I was so busy being a reasonable human being, I forgot to respond the way you would: "What do you MEAN, 'u may but ***bip*** white'?!" Seriously? That doesn't sound even the slightest bit like the pot calling the kettle black? Prejudice and racism surprisingly do not care about your ACTUAL color or creed. But by all means, go ahead and say that YOUR pain is greater than than anyone and everyone else's. Or, you could actually think before typing, or do some actual research, and find out that hate crimes and the vitriol are just as bad no matter who they're against.

So I went in with Elfines for some easy deal damage twice points...he's brutal enough that I have yet to last six turns with this deck, so only 3-5 points per match, depending on luck. I though I would make this easier on myself by including Ivory Bow for Magic Poison, just in-case, you know, his spirit gets neglected but his attack and defense go up. Twice now this has WON ME THE MATCH before turn five, because something about the magic damage is bugged. The first time I went "W-T-F, mate" at my over 100 score, moved on, tried again. Here's a screenshot from the end of the second match:

So, because something about this bugged, and I assume will do the same for any damage-sticky (like Vital Syphon), one of the few worthwhile strategies for getting that particular trial out of the way is broken. THANKS. Any other kinks I ought to know about? At least you warned us we can't get credit on the Endurance trial by using Tempus characters...

[edit]And it's not like I need to use this as an exploit for perfects to get 70 crystals and NO CARD for 5 energy. If I REALLY want to do that, I'll go beat up some Zahal missions for an easier time[/edit]

In other words, people WILL find things to be offended about, even though they know the intention was not there...by definition, making them even more of a moron than an actual racist. But hey, stupidity has yet to be criminalized, so...

I liked Assault on Bramamir overall, but it was pretty punishing for those who didn't purchase favors. Still, I'd love to see another event like it!

I agree with others, I think Lost Temple was a really great design with attainable, worthwhile prizes. I WOULD complain that I got skunked on end rewards that weren't the Kuar, but I got a lot of useful (albeit not expensive) uncommons and commons from across all acts, and a Wakazashi and Quintessence

Pack is my reliable win to farm the last mission for cards, Eclipse got me the hidden trophy. I don't have the cards (or crystals) to build a guaranteed swift-win deck, so once I got in my good kill I'm back to burning energy and hoping to get lucky with my slow-but-steady method. If you're careful, you can get Brutus's defense high enough to just shrug everything off, and use Dances With Volk for emergency healing. I could modify to go balls-to-the-wall defense, but have found that two Lunations, Neither dead nor alive, With Evil Intentions, his natural stat buff, and a Wolf Paw does fine...so why bother with all the other stuff? Maybe my laziness is why I don't have the crystals for that Eclipse deck...

Rise of the Phoenix won't work, nor will most powder stuff, because they are treated as fire spells for the purpose of damage. Basically, you should treat the two critters as though they always have a Dark Stone Heart attached...the only actual spell that should work in any way against them are ones that modify YOUR stats, and Root...although I haven't tested whether Root actually keeps them from chaining or not. It always seems to work on MY characters even if they attach Dark Stone Heart before the Root is played, but hey, no-one said Feerik had all the bugs out of the system yet -_-

I'm using my Pack beatdown on the "Find Malandrin" mission. If you do it right, it takes 6 turns to complete, so it makes it easier on my impatient self to use fire-work appearances as cues to move the fight forward.