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Title: Which Quanta Denial Mechanism Do u HATE most?!!!
Post by: halfdelita on October 21, 2015, 06:46:19 am
 >:( 3 votes per person, come vent here!~~
Title: Re: Which Quanta Denial Mechanism Do u HATE most?!!!
Post by: Espithel on October 21, 2015, 06:50:11 am
You forgot gravity nymph.

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Post by: entropystarrover on October 21, 2015, 06:57:30 am
I really love it when I play  rainbow decks with over 10 quantum pillars, and the other guys gets  a Discord. It's like, (http://i2.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/000/325/428/264.jpg)
Title: Re: Which Quanta Denial Mechanism Do u HATE most?!!!
Post by: halfdelita on October 21, 2015, 07:02:00 am
You forgot gravity nymph.



added gravy to ur mashed potatoes  :-*
Title: Re: Which Quanta Denial Mechanism Do u HATE most?!!!
Post by: Mr Muffin on October 21, 2015, 07:02:35 am
Quote
I really love it when I play  rainbow decks with over 10 quantum pillars, and the other guys gets  a Discord.

Do you care if they play a black hole?  ;D
Title: Re: Which Quanta Denial Mechanism Do u HATE most?!!!
Post by: entropystarrover on October 21, 2015, 07:06:09 am
Do you care if they play a black hole?  ;D
I usually pack sancturaries with this decks...so naah
Title: Re: Which Quanta Denial Mechanism Do u HATE most?!!!
Post by: Submachine on October 21, 2015, 09:33:25 am
Earthquake. Nuff said.
Title: Re: Which Quanta Denial Mechanism Do u HATE most?!!!
Post by: Higurashi on October 21, 2015, 11:56:10 am
While a mono Discord rush and Devtal are always strong in restricted metas, Disc+EQ and Disc+BH are strong in the most variations of metas. In the upped environment, the same applies to DBHbows, especially if they pack a few Quicksands.
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Post by: Zyardran on October 21, 2015, 11:59:01 am
Nothing.
Title: Re: Which Quanta Denial Mechanism Do u HATE most?!!!
Post by: Zawadx on October 21, 2015, 12:00:33 pm
I personally find Nymph Queen very annoying. It's denial AND it's luck based to collect grrr
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Post by: iancudorinmarian on October 21, 2015, 01:07:11 pm
I personally find Nymph Queen very annoying. It's denial AND it's luck based to collect grrr


Denial? 0.0
Title: Re: Which Quanta Denial Mechanism Do u HATE most?!!!
Post by: dragtom on October 21, 2015, 01:10:41 pm

like so (http://elementscommunity.org/forum/trio-quartet/why-can't-i-hold-all-these-nymphs-%28fun%29%28bronze-ai3%29%28pvp2%29%28watertime%29/msg1119601/#msg1119601)
Title: Re: Which Quanta Denial Mechanism Do u HATE most?!!!
Post by: AD TienzuStorm on October 21, 2015, 04:21:44 pm
Well, define denial.

I mean, Pulvy is on the list. That is PC. Is Deflag denial?

Are creatures denying you of your health like what even is this

I'm running a denial deck consisting of half pillars and half pendulums they're denying you full EQ potential ooh spooky.

Like what counts as denial here.
Title: Re: Which Quanta Denial Mechanism Do u HATE most?!!!
Post by: Solaris on October 21, 2015, 04:42:35 pm
Well, define denial.

I mean, Pulvy is on the list. That is PC. Is Deflag denial?

Are creatures denying you of your health like what even is this

I'm running a denial deck consisting of half pillars and half pendulums they're denying you full EQ potential ooh spooky.

Like what counts as denial here.
It says Quanta denial in the title...  ::)
Title: Re: Which Quanta Denial Mechanism Do u HATE most?!!!
Post by: Monox D. I-Fly on October 21, 2015, 05:03:38 pm
Does Steal also count as Denial?
Title: Re: Which Quanta Denial Mechanism Do u HATE most?!!!
Post by: AD TienzuStorm on October 21, 2015, 06:22:25 pm
Well, define denial.

I mean, Pulvy is on the list. That is PC. Is Deflag denial?

Are creatures denying you of your health like what even is this

I'm running a denial deck consisting of half pillars and half pendulums they're denying you full EQ potential ooh spooky.

Like what counts as denial here.
It says Quanta denial in the title...  ::)

Yeah, that entire thing was just an elaborate way to basically say "Pulvy and Poseidon shouldn't really be on a list of QC, EQ maybe but still iffy"
Title: Re: Which Quanta Denial Mechanism Do u HATE most?!!!
Post by: ddevans96 on October 21, 2015, 08:11:07 pm
Yeah, that entire thing was just an elaborate way to basically say "Pulvy and Poseidon shouldn't really be on a list of QC, EQ maybe but still iffy"

Pulvy shouldn't be there, but Earthquake and Poseidon are absolutely quanta control. Their only real purpose is destroying cards that give quanta (ignoring Poseidon's 4 damage, on the low end of rare weapons - but that's not a focus of the card).
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Post by: dawn to dusk on October 22, 2015, 05:02:50 am
There is no relic I am disappointed

I hate it when I deny my own quanta with Relic, it's so annoying
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Post by: willng3 on October 22, 2015, 12:18:32 pm
After playing in several Wars where 0-3 soldier upgrades is the norm, you come to hate Discord with a burning passion (unless you're one of those silly Entropy elementals of course).
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Post by: Zyardran on October 22, 2015, 02:48:06 pm
After playing in several Wars where 0-3 soldier upgrades is the norm, you come to hate Discord with a burning passion (unless you're one of those silly Entropy elementals of course).
>_> willu...

Why?
Title: Re: Which Quanta Denial Mechanism Do u HATE most?!!!
Post by: antiaverage on October 22, 2015, 04:31:00 pm
I think your poll is diluted with Poseidon, it's just Earthquake on a stick. Same goes for Amber Nymph, it's just Black Hole on a stick.

I also struggle with you having Pulverizer but not Deflagration. Why one and not the other? They both cost 3 (2 upgraded) quanta to destroy a target permanent. In a way, Pulverizer is just Deflagration on a stick swapping Gravity quanta cost and Fire quanta cost.

And while PC can be used as a form of QD, you're starting to make a stretch for what it means to be the most hated QD mechanism. You might as well include Steal and Butterfly Effect at that point.

The reason Earthquake is PC that counts as QD is because it specifically only targets quanta generating permanents. So ultimately I think Pulverizer should also be removed.

Shard of Focus is the most difficult for me to decide whether it should stick around as a possibly most hated. It's just general PC, but then it does become a Black Hole, but you already have Black Hole on the list... I would go with removing Shard of Focus from the list, but it's certainly a stickier one.
Title: Re: Which Quanta Denial Mechanism Do u HATE most?!!!
Post by: dragtom on October 22, 2015, 09:00:09 pm
Nightmare could be used as quanta denial, though that is in very specific situations.
Title: Re: Which Quanta Denial Mechanism Do u HATE most?!!!
Post by: Zawadx on October 23, 2015, 02:11:53 am
Nightmare could be used as quanta denial, though that is in very specific situations.

Hmm, how is that? By not letting them draw a pillar?
Title: Re: Which Quanta Denial Mechanism Do u HATE most?!!!
Post by: dragtom on October 23, 2015, 05:27:17 pm
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This deck used the mechanic very well, but it's broken now SoFo costs in-element quanta.

Basically, you enforce the ai to play a certain (useless) creature, causing it not to have any quanta for other things.
Title: Re: Which Quanta Denial Mechanism Do u HATE most?!!!
Post by: Zawadx on October 24, 2015, 12:42:58 am
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This deck used the mechanic very well, but it's broken now SoFo costs in-element quanta.

Basically, you enforce the ai to play a certain (useless) creature, causing it not to have any quanta for other things.

I believe there is the 'suspicious' code against that now as well? AI treats nmed creatures as Suspicious, and might not play them at all. This even happens in case of sparks/RoLs, prolly more likely for 6 cost SoFos?
Title: Re: Which Quanta Denial Mechanism Do u HATE most?!!!
Post by: Monox D. I-Fly on October 24, 2015, 05:57:17 pm
Nightmare could be used as quanta denial, though that is in very specific situations.

Hmm, how is that? By not letting them draw a pillar?

So does Silence.
blarg: Discord