Card Design Competition: Shard Revolution

[Marvaddin]

Just to say, I dislike this shard invasion. Shards are supposed to be OP and able to be used by all elements. This will possibly turn normal 'shardless' strategies in something useless.

That said, I will give some shards a shot, trying to make them balanced. I hope shards dont destroy the metagame.

[Bloodshadow]

I updated my post in the third page. Yes, it's a creature shard. I just have to do that in any shard contest.

I don't care that shards are supposed to stack like pillars. Zanz didn't say no creature shards.

[TheManuz]

I updated my post in the third page. Yes, it's a creature shard. I just have to do that in any shard contest.

I don't care that shards are supposed to stack like pillars. Zanz didn't say no creature shards.

I guess there's nothing wrong with being creative!
But i'm not sure to understand how the switch works. How would you use that shard, for example?

[10 men]

This "based on real-life virtue" thing seems a bit restrictive to me. Is Divinity a virtue? Also the existing shards are all from good aligned Elements. Darkness Elementals might consider things a virtue our modern civilisation wouldn't... Imo it should just be an attribute that fits to the Element.

[SnoWeb]

moderation
(http://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php/topic,28846.msg395472#msg395472)

[Marvaddin]

Just wondering... what if I would like to submit 1 idea for more than 1 element. Am I not allowed? What could I do? Find someone else to submit it?

[moomoose]

pick your best idea and submit that one. theres a limit of one idea per person, so i wouldnt try to worm your way to submit more than one idea.

[Marvaddin]

Why would be a problem if I get someone else that think a idea is worthy submitting? Why having more options is bad? Of course we arent near the deadline, but until now I dislike all options of some elements.

In fact, Im thinking about create a thread to post ideas Im not allowed to post in the competition thread, and where other people can do the same, so people can post them, with modifications or not. Its like... inspiration But I still dont understand why creating 8 shards is a single competition you cant have more than 1 entry. Really could be a different competition to each shard, at least it makes sense to me.

[karis]

i'm think i'm seen thalas post something like you said in this

http://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php/board,6.0.html

 

[moomoose]

"In fact, Im thinking about create a thread to post ideas Im not allowed to post in the competition thread, and where other people can do the same, so people can post them, with modifications or not. Its like... inspiration But I still dont understand why creating 8 shards is a single competition you cant have more than 1 entry. Really could be a different competition to each shard, at least it makes sense to me."

read the competition voting process.  hell, ill sum it up here for you: first each element's shards are voted on and then the best shard from each element are voted against eachother.  so yes, at first the competition is element based, but it goes past that- there can be only one.  as such, they cannot permit people to make more than one submission in the overall process. if you want to make shards of virtue and put them in level 0 and not in the competition, much like thalas, nothing is stopping you (in fact i may do so as well if i think of any more shard ideas).  just put the shard you like the most as your entry into the competition.

edit- my kinda, sorta, not really copyrighted non-competition shard ideas: http://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php/topic,28937.0.html

[ZephyrPhantom]

Reserving Temperance...

EDIT: Done! (http://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php/topic,28846.msg395100#msg395100)

[LongDono]

I know I did some crying about the death shard and the other shards that may come but I thought about it and it could.... dare I even say it..... save the game?
Mono's of every element should be more playable and give rainbows a run for their money.
Also if the turns get reduced I will admit that the death shard is balanced. 2 turns is not enough to chain it forever, 3 it COULD but still not a sure thing but even with chaining you need another win condition because it drains all but death quanta. So it will only be uber good in mono death unless you play a few other certain combos with it. It is still a powerful card but when you look past ability, and go to practicality it really is not OP.

Also these shards will be rare and in case you did notice rare has been given meaning again thanks to arena. ( did I not say Zanz would make more rares after top 500/arena was put into effect? It was only logical. ) People will want these shards, and thus they will play the game ( mostly top 500/arena ) and when they get a shard it will be a very happy day. This could give life to this game again. ( It seemed to me that interest in the game was going down. )

GO NEW SHARDS!