Post by: ZephyrPhantom on October 17, 2015, 11:33:24 pm
Inspired by the previous Idea Guru Threads (1) (http://elementscommunity.org/forum/design-theory/ask-the-idea-guru/) (2) (http://elementscommunity.org/forum/design-theory/ask-the-new-idea-guru/), we'd like to present Ask a Fellow Designer!
This thread acts like Ask a Simple Question, Get a Simple Answer (http://elementscommunity.org/forum/general-discussion/ask-a-simple-question-get-a-simple-answer/) for design - simply post any quick questions you have about design here; we strongly encourage fellow card designers to respond to the latest questions on this thread!
While all EtG game design questions are welcome, we recommend questions here be focused on card design and questions that would help/benefit card designers new and old the most.
Happy asking and answering!
Post by: 1011686 on April 16, 2016, 03:59:19 am
Is this intentional? And how would you balance such a card if it existed?
Post by: Solaris on April 16, 2016, 04:07:13 am
Elements doesn't have a single card that directly reduces a creature's attack.(Unless you count antimatter)Not sure if intentional, really. I can't imagine that Zanz had a reason not to have one, probably just didn't cross his mind.
Is this intentional? And how would you balance such a card if it existed?
I would balance it off
. Seeing as how they cost 8 | 6, I would immediately think to balance it to 4 | 3, since it's reducing half the amount of attack on a target that Antimatter would. However, then I realize that this new card would not heal, and drop it to 3 | 2. I would probably give it to a CC-less element, like Light.
Post by: Manuel on April 16, 2016, 04:08:15 am
Elements doesn't have a single card that directly reduces a creature's attack.(Unless you count antimatter)
Is this intentional? And how would you balance such a card if it existed?
it exist in open etg, the name is "pacify", and is a :light spell that cost 3 | 2 and set the atk of the target creature to 0
is really soft cc, since the card can still use the skill, but in a element without cc at all, can work
http://etg.dek.im/ <--- open etg
Post by: OldTrees on April 18, 2016, 01:05:23 am
Elements doesn't have a single card that directly reduces a creature's attack.(Unless you count antimatter)Curse was a :darkness card idea that was an inverted Blessing. There was a :darkness Shield suggested that reduced attack by 1 per attack.
Is this intentional? And how would you balance such a card if it existed?
In all these cases reducing the enemy's attack is akin to damage prevention and similar to regeneration. Remember that most CC has damage prevention as a side effect.
Post by: Monox D. I-Fly on April 18, 2016, 03:38:16 am
Elements doesn't have a single card that directly reduces a creature's attack.(Unless you count antimatter)
Is this intentional? And how would you balance such a card if it existed?
Huh? I've played this game for some years and yet I didn't realize this kind of thing at all. :o
Post by: 1011686 on May 28, 2016, 06:10:38 am
Post by: Sera on May 28, 2016, 06:13:30 am