Exploding Pot | Exploding Cauldron

[ZephyrPhantom]

ZBladers preliminary review

All the strengths have already been listed.

All the weaknesses seem to have been listed, but I find that another problem is the whole Debate with HP. *Pulls up an infinite immaterial Phase Shield for safety*  I think that even though that the card was approved, there was still an ongoing debate on HP was and thus some people (I don't mean to offend anyone, but remeber, I have a Phase Shield) decided that it might have been troublesome to find a perfect medium for HP and thus it got dumped.  Otherwise, this card should be in the Armory.

Gracias mon amigo.  This will be added to the list.

[EmeraldTiger]

So, OldTrees and Zblader did the break down of what went right and what went wrong.

What is the advice you would give to someone making a similar card?

[ZephyrPhantom]

What is the advice you would give to someone making a similar card?

For a similar card, I'd advise the creator to try to balance the threat level of the ability with the cost.       seems to have not been a popular duo at the time this card was made, as well as thematically fit, so this card was acceptable.    is also another good choice for such a card, since a pot is made out of metal, and other creatures of elements could possibly interpret this as a "mini-volcano".

[Scaredgirl]

What is the advice you would give to someone making a similar card?

For a similar card, I'd advise the creator to try to balance the threat level of the ability with the cost.       seems to have not been a popular duo at the time this card was made, as well as thematically fit, so this card was acceptable.    is also another good choice for such a card, since a pot is made out of metal, and other creatures of elements could possibly interpret this as a "mini-volcano".

I chose because of the "ticking time bomb" effect and the fact that it goes to a time bubble. I chose because it ignites the "fuse". I really don't know any other elements would fit without making some drastic changes to both the theme and mechanics.

My main beef with this idea is that having a pot with 10 HP makes very little sense. Less HP would have made the theme better, but it would also have been quite a big nerf, so I don't know.

It's a shame that I didn't push this idea more and kind of let it die alone. I do think that Elements needs a "time bomb". Cards that have that kind of delayed effect are really cool because they are great at building suspense. !Omg, it's going to explode soon!".

[Werdbooty]

It's a shame that I didn't push this idea more and kind of let it die alone. I do think that Elements needs a "time bomb". Cards that have that kind of delayed effect are really cool because they are great at building suspense. !Omg, it's going to explode soon!".

I get a quiet little thrill whenever Unstable Gas hits the field.

I'd also like to say I enjoy what has been done here: a card fails in the votes, gets cast aside, is revived, picked apart, advice is given to newcomers.

Perhaps a particular thread where a set amount of cards (2 or 3) are pulled from the archives each month. These cards are then discussed and possible improvements/tweaks/changes are suggested. Any new cards related to the original must also go thru this "Revival Stage" before going into the Crucible, to avoid spamming multiple cards that all do approximately the same thing.

Further to this, I would suggest that the original creator of the cards be present (if possible) on the forums when said cards are "Revived." This might avoid people thinking their idea was stolen, so to speak.

EDIT: I probably should have posted that here (http://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php/topic,18831.msg256503#msg256503).

[headshrinker]

Hi~SG~Why not make it use  and cast a Chimera to enemy(may be both player if it's OP) ?
6 damage is deadly~Chimera have huge attack and HP,but time can easy deal with Chimera too ~want to clear the battlefield ? both methods can be done

[aqwsz0]

might make a good duo, fire/time

[oblivion1212]

i'm not sure if anyone else has already posted this..

and hi, ms. SG!! XD

anyways, onto the card, maybe make it explode when it dies??
it will get the feel of a real bomb, destroy it, BOOM! XD