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Distortion https://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php?topic=11638.msg142989#msg142989
« on: August 21, 2010, 01:11:29 am »
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well, i had no message in the body, so i thought i had to upload the pics again, which explains the double pics :P

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Re: Distortion https://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php?topic=11638.msg143103#msg143103
« Reply #1 on: August 21, 2010, 04:15:29 am »
First comment is about wording - creatures do not have abilities, they have skills. It's a minor difference, but the official word for it is skill.

Second comment is about function - does Distortion remove all skills, both active and passive, from all creatures (immaterial would not be affected), or does it only remove active skills from all creatures?

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Re: Distortion https://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php?topic=11638.msg143333#msg143333
« Reply #2 on: August 21, 2010, 01:52:13 pm »
all skills, passive or not

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Re: Distortion https://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php?topic=11638.msg143367#msg143367
« Reply #3 on: August 21, 2010, 02:35:43 pm »
Also I would modify your original post to take out the double images, and use the official template.
http://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php/topic,5039.0.html
It's also better to upload the images to a site like http://imageplay.net and post the direct link inside an image tag than to simply just attach the image.

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Re: Distortion https://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php?topic=11638.msg143423#msg143423
« Reply #4 on: August 21, 2010, 03:57:38 pm »
How does one go about removing an attachment on this forum?  Also, what is the best site to upload to, one that doesn't have expiration times on uploads?  I'll edit and make it good and proper at a later date, but for now, how about just feedback on the card itself, and not how I posted.

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Re: Distortion https://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php?topic=11638.msg143454#msg143454
« Reply #5 on: August 21, 2010, 05:30:03 pm »
Well, it seems like an okay enough card, if not a tiny bit expensive.
It's basically like a mass lobo I guess.
But it also seems somewhat situational, and it's high cost makes it a bit less usable compared to, say, pandemonium.
Lobo is used in decks because it is a very useful ability that boosts your win rate with a relatively low upkeep, and if you don't need to use it, at least it still does damage.
If you add in an effect that damages creatures that have their effect removed, like maybe 1 or 2, it would be much less situational and give more of a reason to add it to your deck.
EDIT: I reread the card, and since it affects your creatures too, I would definitely make it less expensive, or make it target opponent's creatures only.

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Re: Distortion https://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php?topic=11638.msg143487#msg143487
« Reply #6 on: August 21, 2010, 06:25:24 pm »
An expensive way to shoot yourself in the foot and hurt your opponent?

Needs a serious change. No one will use this. Except in a maybe Mono-Entropy deck that doesn't use creatures with skills.

Reduce the cost to maybe 4 :entropy and 3 :entropy. The fact that it affects all creatures balances it's cost in my opinion.

 

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