Elements 1.4

[TribalTrouble]

So, is the new look for ingame marks final? I can't say I like it, and frankly, I much much much prefer the old style...

Strange, because I actually like the change.

[Keeps]

It has been discussed in the past about the finances of EtG

Originally this was a portfolio project, servers were funded by donors, donations helped fund the game, etc.
With signing with Kong, this became a profitable game,  in the form of ad revenue is enough for Zanz and his partner to make a nice nest egg on.
EtG is still not Zanz's primary job, he still disappears for large amounts of time.
The additional things such as these forums and chat and that, come from other sources, they are community funded.
The community remains to have a strong bond, with the ownership (Atleast I suspect as long as Higgs is here.)

[antiaverage]

The additional things such as these forums and chat and that, come from other sources, they are community funded.

Yep, at the moment all community stuff is hosted and maintained by me and paid for by an anonymous community member.

Higurashi is the community builder, the grand matriarch to us all, and the closest thing to a direct line to the creator/owner of the game.

[OdinVanguard]

Everything totally ROCKS! I can't wait till we can start testing out the various NPCs people have been submitting. This is AWESOME.

[Keeps]

You know you can at any time by going to the trainer or the development pages right.

[OdinVanguard]

I just had an awesome idea for how to make use of the 900 hp cap for a cool rare NPC encounter... and a Kong badge to go with it:

NPC name: Overloaded Phase Dragons
Stats:
hp = 900
mark multiplier = 1
draw multiplier = x2

Spoiler for Deck:

Hover over cards for details, click for permalink

Deck import code : [Select]

4vj 74f 7do 7n1 7n7 808 808 808 80a 80f 8pi

Spoiler for Story:

You spot two phase dragons off in the distance heading your way. They are known for their wisdom . Perhaps you can reason with them... As the close, you realize something is wrong, chaotic energies crackle along their skin. They speak in a paniced voice: "Run mortal, we can't hold the rift any..." Their appearance suddenly turns feral, the arcing lightening building stronger.The energy is too strong to contain...You must either run or ride out the storm... They're gonna blow!

Kong Badge: "Riders on the Storm"
(for those who don't know the song reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riders_on_the_Storm)
To earn the badge, you have to: "Find and take down the 'Overloaded Phase Dragons' before the deck runs out."

Its deck size is 10 cards, which bumps to 20 after the multiplier, so to beat the NPC you only have to survive for about (20-7)/2 = 6 turns... Having tested it out, thats not really too hard as long as you put out some creatures to absorb all the damage spells.
Taking down that many hp before its deck runs out, however, should be a fun challenge (likely requiring some clever deck building).

[Keeps]

Or four turns with SoBr and Dials and no risk...
Just saying

[dragtom]

kongregate never gives a single game more than 4 badges.

[antiaverage]

kongregate never gives a single game more than 4 badges.

Yeah, so probably would be better as an in-game achievement system. Doubt that would happen any time soon, though.

[Squidymon]

kongregate never gives a single game more than 4 badges.

Yeah, so probably would be better as an in-game achievement system. Doubt that would happen any time soon, though.

And besides. That's fairly easy and doubt it would happen.

[andretimpa]

Its deck size is 10 cards, which bumps to 20 after the multiplier, so to beat the NPC you only have to survive for about (20-7)/2 = 6 turns... Having tested it out, thats not really too hard as long as you put out some creatures to absorb all the damage spells.
Taking down that many hp before its deck runs out, however, should be a fun challenge (likely requiring some clever deck building).

Since it has no PC you can easily keep it from decking out with RoL + nightmare + Eternity. This should give you time to play 900 damage more easily.

[J6U]

I just had an awesome idea for how to make use of the 900 hp cap for a cool rare NPC encounter... and a Kong badge to go with it:

NPC name: Overloaded Phase Dragons
Stats:
hp = 900
mark multiplier = 1
draw multiplier = x2

Spoiler for Deck:

Hover over cards for details, click for permalink

Deck import code : [Select]

4vj 74f 7do 7n1 7n7 808 808 808 80a 80f 8pi

Spoiler for Story:

You spot two phase dragons off in the distance heading your way. They are known for their wisdom . Perhaps you can reason with them... As the close, you realize something is wrong, chaotic energies crackle along their skin. They speak in a paniced voice: "Run mortal, we can't hold the rift any..." Their appearance suddenly turns feral, the arcing lightening building stronger.The energy is too strong to contain...You must either run or ride out the storm... They're gonna blow!

Kong Badge: "Riders on the Storm"
(for those who don't know the song reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riders_on_the_Storm)
To earn the badge, you have to: "Find and take down the 'Overloaded Phase Dragons' before the deck runs out."

Its deck size is 10 cards, which bumps to 20 after the multiplier, so to beat the NPC you only have to survive for about (20-7)/2 = 6 turns... Having tested it out, thats not really too hard as long as you put out some creatures to absorb all the damage spells.
Taking down that many hp before its deck runs out, however, should be a fun challenge (likely requiring some clever deck building).

What about shard of wisdom too? It gives moar lightning effects for the dragon.