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[OldTrees]

What are your thoughts on an Elements that's much "softer"?

Example:
Cards that are played (creature, permanents) only last a maximum of 10 turns before going from the field to the bottom of the deck. Spells automatically go to the bottom of the deck after being played.
Effects ("destroy", "steal", stat buffs, healing from spells, etc.) only last a maximum of 10 turns.
If you have no cards in your deck and attempt to draw, you lose 10 HP instead of decking out.
Players heal 10 HP per turn.

Softer games tend to last longer and have greater opportunity for the endless game problem. Harder games tend to be shorter and put too much emphasis on biasing attrition to favor you. I like the hybridization EtG and many other games have settled upon where they try to strike a balance between ensuring recovery potential and inevitable victory in a duel.

[Jocko]

Could you tell me why this (http://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php/topic,26887.0.html) has been on crucible for 5 months, hanging in there around 4th-2nd place, and now it seems like its going to drop out? What do you think of the card, and is the cost balanced? I did it on a rush for a comp, and it seemed right that time around.

[OldTrees]

Could you tell me why this (http://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php/topic,26887.0.html) has been on crucible for 5 months, hanging in there around 4th-2nd place, and now it seems like its going to drop out? What do you think of the card, and is the cost balanced? I did it on a rush for a comp, and it seemed right that time around.

Element Book: Gain the ability of the target permanent.
Competitors: Weapon Slot, Electrum Boost, Soul Pillar, Quantum Locket, Quantum Harmonizer, Omnitron, Metamorphosis, and Discard

The reason I would assume it has not advanced yet is that it (a good card suggestion) was facing against Soul Pillar, Quantum Locket and Quantum Harmonizer (3 great card suggestions) when it was new and then it was old and some of its followers forgot it or passed it up for a newer card. Try getting people excited about the card again.

I think the card was well designed. However it repeats a slight modification of the Endow ability rather than taking a new approach.

[rowcla]

your thoughts on the balancing of http://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php/topic,34047.0.html

[OldTrees]

your thoughts on the balancing of http://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php/topic,34047.0.html

For 5 |4 +1card you summon as many creature abilities as you want (hand limited) for a cost of 0 +1card each.

Theoretically Pacificism would cost (quanta cost + card cost) around the average quanta saved - the average attack lost.
Crusader: 5 -3 attack = 2 per Endow summoned. Balanced at 3 Endows per Pacifism.
Light Nymph: 9 -1 attack = 8 per Luciferin summoned. Might be balanced at 1 Luciferin summoned.

This repeats for almost all non nymph vs nymph comparisons. Pacifism is balanced for a few non nymphs or 1 nymph. Cost reduction might work better since nymphs have higher casting costs.

Sidenote: It sets both current and full but not original attack to 0. Original attack is not a variable of the creature.

[EmeraldTiger]

Thoughts on Cardinal | Cardinal (http://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php/topic,34224.0.html)

Theme:

Balance:

Complexity:

Other Comments:

[OldTrees]

Thoughts on Cardinal | Cardinal (http://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php/topic,34224.0.html)

Small other creature
Cardinal Affinity: If Mark is  Cardinal gains Immaterial. If Mark is  Cardinal gains Momentum. If Mark is  a card is drawn. when Cardinal is played, If Mark is  Choas Seed or Chaos Power is cast on Cardinal.
4 :Cardinality: Target in hand card's cost is reduced by number of cards in your hand.

Theme:
Pun. The activated ability does not fit all of the cardinal element themes.

Balance:
Cardinal Affinity and the base stats alone deserves a slightly higher cost. ~1.5 , ~.75 , ~1.5 , ~1 . A casting cost of 3-4|3 would   more expected for Cardinal Affinity + Stats.

Cardinality is ... potent. As an Aetheric effect it will see usage with Fractal. Since it uses  quanta it will be used with Quantum Pillars. Estimated conversion would be 4 -> -8 casting cost. A Dragon fractal would cost 4 + 2 per Crimson Dragon.

Complexity:
Cardinality and Cardinal Affinity might work better as separate cards. On the other hand they might not.

Other Comments:
Cardinality is ... potent.

[ZephyrPhantom]

Considering the expanding of Cardinality to the other Element 'rings', what are your thoughts on:

Spirituality
  Heal 10 HP when played.
  Heal 2 HP and generate each turn.
  Comes into play Cloaked.
  Infects a random enemy creature.

Materialism
  Starts with : Dive (Creature), ability costs 1 less (Permanent)
  Deals 2 extra damage per turn.
  Gains + 0 | + 5 (Creature), generates per turn (Permanent).
  Has a 25% to avoid harmful spells.

[OldTrees]

Considering the expanding of Cardinality to the other Element 'rings', what are your thoughts on:

Spirituality
  Heal 10 HP when played.
  Heal 2 HP and generate each turn.
  Comes into play Cloaked.
  Infects a random enemy creature.

Materialism
  Starts with : Dive (Creature), ability costs 1 less (Permanent)
  Deals 2 extra damage per turn.
  Gains + 0 | + 5 .
  Has a 25% to avoid harmful spells.

The spirituality effects are balanced at 1quanta+1card so a skill value of +2 would fit.
Life and Light could benefit from less used effects however the theme fits like a familiar glove.

Materialism
Dive is powerful and already used twice.
Earth probably should be increased to +6hp.
Fire, Earth and Water seem also balanced on a +2 skill value.

[EmeraldTiger]

Thoughts on Cardinal | Cardinal (http://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php/topic,34224.0.html)

Small other creature
Cardinal Affinity: If Mark is  Cardinal gains Immaterial. If Mark is  Cardinal gains Momentum. If Mark is  a card is drawn. when Cardinal is played, If Mark is  Choas Seed or Chaos Power is cast on Cardinal.
4 :Cardinality: Target in hand card's cost is reduced by number of cards in your hand.

Theme:
Pun. The activated ability does not fit all of the cardinal element themes.

Balance:
Cardinal Affinity and the base stats alone deserves a slightly higher cost. ~1.5 , ~.75 , ~1.5 , ~1 . A casting cost of 3-4|3 would   more expected for Cardinal Affinity + Stats.

Cardinality is ... potent. As an Aetheric effect it will see usage with Fractal. Since it uses  quanta it will be used with Quantum Pillars. Estimated conversion would be 4 -> -8 casting cost. A Dragon fractal would cost 4 + 2 per Crimson Dragon.

Complexity:
Cardinality and Cardinal Affinity might work better as separate cards. On the other hand they might not.

Other Comments:
Cardinality is ... potent.

We were looking to this (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardinality) when we came up with Cardinality.
any thoughts on a better mechanic?

[OldTrees]

Thoughts on Cardinal | Cardinal (http://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php/topic,34224.0.html)

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Other Comments:
Cardinality is ... potent.

We were looking to this (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardinality) when we came up with Cardinality.
any thoughts on a better mechanic?

I do not know why the Cardinal elements were named Cardinal rather than another name. I sent a PM to Bloodshadow asking for clarification.
It might have been referring to a more abstract nature in those elements.

[Pineapple]

The thread for my card idea, Eden | Eden (http://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php/topic,33274), seems to show that "this type" of idea garners positive feedback.

The question is, what makes Eden one of "this type" of idea? What exactly is "this type" of idea?