Forum Brawl #4 - Round 5 - Voting Phase

[JonathanCrazyJ]

Hate to be the one to point it out...but Frostbite guys, why isn't your art in card?

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Any size restriction for Artist?

The final submission ought to include the new art within the card; in other words, you have you use the CI&A card image editor to import your pic and write down the card's text and stats (thus recreating the card). Since it will be imported, it will be resized by default (however, you can include the original art in a spoiler or something).
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I don't see that as part of the task description on main page?
EDIT: Just says recreate card ART as far as I can see :S if people want to see it in the actual card I'm sure we can post it but as far as the description of the task goes it only said card art?

[ddevans96]

Hate to be the one to point it out...but Frostbite guys, why isn't your art in card?

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Any size restriction for Artist?

The final submission ought to include the new art within the card; in other words, you have you use the CI&A card image editor to import your pic and write down the card's text and stats (thus recreating the card). Since it will be imported, it will be resized by default (however, you can include the original art in a spoiler or something).
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Something that important should have been put into the OP.

[andretimpa]

Guys, this isn't War, there's a bit of leeway about what is right and wrong.

[ARTHANASIOS]

Guys, this isn't War, there's a bit of leeway about what is right and wrong.

^this
The phrase "ought to" is definitely NOT equal to "have to". I can see Frostbite losing some votes because they didn't put their art within the card while every other team did, but this is not an excuse to jump in a Frostbite-Art-submission-is-illegal bandwagon, if you know what I mean.

[Treldon]

We ain't no ban'wagonin' sir, we be just askin' questuns

[ARTHANASIOS]

We ain't no ban'wagonin' sir, we be just askin' questuns

Good to know.

[andretimpa]

So much action

[OldTrees]

So much action

Thanks. I thought it was tomorrow. I was almost taaardy  .

Team Vote Round 5 by

Boss Ragnarok Gravy Train Co. Artist Red Stars Meaning of Life CD Frostbite Meaning of Life DB *** *** FE Meaning of Life Red Stars OT & Writer *** *** Challenge A Red Stars N/A Challenge B Red Stars N/A

Boss:
Meaning of Life - Change Life from underused by answering its weaknesses. (I think it accomplishes its goal)
Frostbite - Adjusts the speed of the meta and weakens a common type of deck. (I don't think the speed would adjust much)
Ragnarok - Quanta fixing to create trios and quads. (Quanta effects tend to be underestimated in their impact)
Red Stars - I don't know what the intended impact was. (I don't see any reaching impact of this card.)
Gravy Train Co. - Negate many defenses. (This would shift the Rush - Stall RPS)
I don't have much experience with the current metagame, however I think Quanta effects and OP counterdefense probably have the biggest impact.

Artist:
I think Pointillism is hard to do with white as evidenced by Gargoyle and to a lesser extent Solar Shield.

Card Designer:
The cards were all over the place making it hard to compare them apples to apples.
Gravy Train Co forgot to give their card stats.
Ragnarok and Frostbite chose dangerous designs that are better suited to untimed events.
Meaning of Life made an Lockdown. Seems like an oversight.
I am not sure what Red Stars was intended beyond the lobo effect.

Forum Expert:
I was the first Idea Guru. The title was created in an attempt fold an unofficial group(ask ZBlader) into an official subforum and fold what I did in my freetime into a staff position. The folding did not succeed for long. So yes, the Idea Guru official position should disappear.

Challenge A:
Illithids dominate! Even I have my irrational brain short circuits.

Challenge B:
I don't like "Unique". It is an arbitrary limitation in a family of such limitations that I have grown all too tired of.

[majofa]

I am not sure what Red Stars was intended beyond the lobo effect.

Now you know why I was sad about Echidna

[russianspy1234]

Just noticed our CD task is missing the attack and defense stats...
They are 4|1  and 6|2

[OldTrees]

Just noticed our CD task is missing the attack and defense stats...
They are 4|1  and 6|2

Makes sense.

I am not sure what Red Stars was intended beyond the lobo effect.

Now you know why I was sad about Echidna

Yeah.

[theelkspeaks]

Team Vote Round 5 by

Boss Red Stars MoL Artist Red Stars MoL CD Frostbite Red Stars DB MoL Red Stars FE Red Stars Rag. OT & Writer Red Stars Frostbite Challenge A Red Stars *** Challenge B Red Stars ***

Boss - Red Stars card seriously buffs healing effects and provides an interesting twist, while MoL buffs life away from its weakness of  being too easily prevented from attacking.

Artist - Red Stars and MoL look like actual creatures from myth or fantasy, and manage to supercede the pointillist limitations to look amazing!

CD - I really like Frostbite's card here, thought it might be a shade overpowered it would certainly be interesting!  Red Stars lobo and playfulness make it a strong pick as well.

DB - MoL's doesn't rely on AI idiocy and is actually pretty playable.  Using quints to protect the low HP Dejas and deal spell damage is a cool combo and probably the most playable of all the decks.  Red Stars is a playable deck that manages to be ridiculous to anyone who's ever played the game.

FE - Ragnarok seems to have the most well thought out solution other than my own.  I was disappointed that no one else discussed adding positions.

OT/Writer - Red Stars had the most readable submission.  Most of these were actually pretty hard to read and went overboard on the redactions.  Frostbite's had clever EtG references and thus gets my second vote.

Challenge A - I can tell what the Mind Flayer is supposed to be.  Needed the caption to identify the Fire Spirit.

Challenge B - I just can't see Avatar of Caution NOT getting out of hand in a fractal deck, especially one with a spammable ability on the fractal target.