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Re: Alchemist | Witch of Spite https://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php?topic=54542.msg1137002#msg1137002
« Reply #12 on: May 20, 2014, 12:37:37 am »
Single target spells aren't a major issue (at least with just one of these in play)... mass CC spells are.

Lightning storm becomes firestorm with one of these in play. I think mass CC just gets too powerful with this. It lets you wipe the field for about 2 quanta... I shudder to think about the voodoo dryspell combo.

Comboed with voodoo dolls the upped version is clearly more powerful.

Heavily buffing mass CC cards upstets the balance of the game a bit too much for my tastes. It overly favors :gravity and :aether which can defend against it easily.

The upped version is a little more tame. It adds a pretty big boost to direct damage though. The fractal combo may be a little too abusable with such a low casting cost. At 3 :fire for +5 damage the fractal fire bolt combo is bit too strong.

I do hope you only mean for this to apply to spell cards and not all spell damage. SoW and psions don't need that kind of a buff!

I do like the idea of making spell slinger decks a bit more competitive but this card probably needs a little balancing so it won't make them OP.
« Last Edit: May 20, 2014, 12:39:52 am by OdinVanguard »
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Re: Alchemist | Witch of Spite https://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php?topic=54542.msg1137067#msg1137067
« Reply #13 on: May 20, 2014, 08:27:40 am »
Just direct damage from spell cards, Odin.
So SoW and Psion aren't buffed. I play with SoW, it's hilarious watching people kill themselves with thier own shriekers, it doesn't need a buff.

Okay, let me rework the card a little bit...

Okay, so each version costs +1 :fire, and the unupped version doesn't deal additional damage anymore.
I've added "chances happen more often" to each card, which makes stuff like freeze and mutate happen more often, and the spells no longer have to deal damage to get the buffs.

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Re: Alchemist | Witch of Spite https://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php?topic=54542.msg1137116#msg1137116
« Reply #14 on: May 20, 2014, 06:19:40 pm »
Good, balanced card. However, unupped ability is a bit boring as it doesn't deal damage anymore (though it's common for creature ideas to trade mechanical complexity with flavor, and your card already has flavor) while upped ability seems a bit restrictive. Can't make everyone happy, I guess.

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Re: Alchemist | Witch of Spite https://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php?topic=54542.msg1137240#msg1137240
« Reply #15 on: May 21, 2014, 05:30:36 pm »
Eeeh, I feel that this card has reached its maximum potential.

I wouldn't say the card's restrictive (anymore), per se, but... It's just missing something. Some kind of... utility.

 

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