| | War Standings As of November 22, Aether is in the lead! To find a more detailed look into the standings, click here! | General Newsletter Notes- Despite the fact the next Newsletter will be late in its posting, as this one was, there will be a greater push for change!
- I'm gonna need as much community support as possible, as the next Newsletter will be a semi-community project!
- This means that there will be much more user created content.
- So, you better get excited.
What to expect in the next Newsletter! (Is this even news?) - The Elemental Column - Expect Sign-Ups soon!
- Elements the Comic - Expect even MORE Sign-Ups!
- Weird, intense Elements FanFic! SIGN UPS SOON!
- That last one is fake! Sign Up to talk about it!
| | | - Avatar is -still- happening! Check it out, fool!
- Go here for a cool Warhammer (?) .gif and congratulate MegaroN for his success in King of the Hill!
| - Not to be a party pooper, but this section will soon be replaced if somebody doesn't do anything about it. PROMISE!
| | | | - Battle League :: Championship [3/2013]
- 1 - dragonsdemesne :: Calindu
- 2 - BeefSupreme :: Odii Odsen
- 3 - xyan :: MegroN
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- So, it seems that there was a search for a couple Warmasters recently.
- I'd say that I would post them here when the news is released, but the last time I said that, nothing happened!
- I'll be sure to hope to congratulate them?
Tea Time with Giants: Marsu!
Below is a portion of the interview: Q:Marsu? What's a Marsu?
A: Hehe. The name is actually the short form of 'Marsupilami', which is a character originally out of the French comic 'Spirou et Fantasio'. You can see how it looks from my avatar here. It's a funny and friendly guy living in the jungle, but if it feels threatened it knots part of its tail and uses it to punch the aggressor. (Its tail is nine metres long, by the way - that, in combination with the fact that in German, the word for 'tail' is the same as the word for 'penis', had me accused of having cheap phallus symbolism in mind when choosing this name. This was, bien sûr, not the case.) You should definitely check out the comics if you don't know them already.
Q: When did you start playing EtG and what effect has it had on your life?
A: I started playing EtG early on, when it was still a very young game. However, I didn't join the forum for about two years, as I was content with the game on its own and didn't really like game forums in general before (and still don't, with the exception of this very forum).
To be honest, it had no impact at all on my life: Simply because had I not found Elements, I would have played something else. So computer games in general had quite some - in retroperspective: too much of an - effect on my life, but I can't blame Elements specifically. 
Q: You're the Master of Life now. What does that feel like to you? How had it changed the way you look at the game, forum, or players?
See what else he has to say by clicking here! | |
Deck Idea of the Month
Ballmare by TribalTroubleThis deck review was written by Deck Helpers, Calindu and inthisroom.Hover over cards for details, click for permalink 710 710 710 710 710 710 710 718 718 718 718 718 718 71a 71a 71b 71b 71b 71b 71b 7th 7th 7th 7th 7th 7th 809 809 809 809 8pt
The deck presented this month is mainly a fun deck for pvp matches, but it also does very well versus AI3 and even Silver and gets you a fair share of EMs.
Card by card:
Bone Pillar: We've been trying to work out what that one's for but we really have no clue.
Deadly Poison: After much debating, we finally agreed that this card was probably used to build up damage necessary to beat your opponent.
Arsenic: As Deadly Poison alone often isn't enough, early Arsenic helps building up damage.
Bonewall: First key card and your main protection, you can use it early to stall your opponent if he has a fast start or if you're still waiting for the Nightmare/Ball Lightning combo.
Nightmare: Key card number two, nightmare as many Ball Lightnings into your opponent's hand as you can and watch them discard or - especially when it's AI - watch them play their hand full of Ball Lightnings in front of your Bonewall, making it grow. The fact that nightmaring creatures into your opponent's hand also gains you HP (yes, yes it does, read the card) makes you more difficult to beat and allows for quite frequent Elemental Mastery.
Ball Lightning: That looks just like the third and last key card in this deck. If you're really desperate, throw it out and enjoy the one-time 5 damage, but those 4 Ball Lightnings will not be enough to beat your opponent, so don't just throw them out there when you have no Nightmare or Bonewall in hand or when your opponent has one lonely card spot open, no, you do it right, you put up your Bonewall, Nightmare your Ball Lightning, and read again what happens then by returning to the Nightmare card description right above.
Strategy:
Hope for a good draw (Mulligan loves this deck), spam Deadly Poison, hope for an early Bonewall/Nightmare/Ball Lightning combo and good quanta, spam deadly Poison, play Arsenic whenever you can unless you need to hold your quanta for a Bonewall (don't be stupid, play smart), spam Deadly Poison, when your opponent has a few card spots available in his hand, play your Bonewall, Nightmare a Ball Lightning, and imagine them banging their head onto the keyboard while deciding whether to discard the Ball Lightnings or make your Bonewall grow, spam Deadly Poison, hope to win.
Strengths:
Well, it's fun to play, it can be pretty fast, decks with few creatures will have a hard time beating this.
The biggest strength is probably that it's annoying, you don't play this to get a Platinum League special spin, you play it to make your opponent rage.
Weaknesses:
Sanctuary, obviously. Swarm decks or Adrenaline can be a problem also, as usual for decks that rely on Bonewall.
As poison is pretty much the only damage Purify is not your friend, too much healing kills it also.
The biggest weakness is probably the tendency to fail draws, Mulligan doesn't like Ball Lightnings.
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Many thanks go out to inthisroom, Drake_XIV, and Calindu for all of their work on this newsletter. There wouldn't be nearly as many fun things to read about.
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