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Forge Archive / Re: Shard | Shard of Citizenship
« on: August 23, 2010, 09:09:25 pm »
Ok now I think is ready.
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Anvil Archive / Re: Dragon Power | Dragon Power
« on: August 20, 2010, 07:46:17 pm »
Ok now I think the formatting is right.
Obviously this card is a concept idea because it is a little complicated to balance.
This card has some background. My first name for the card was Dragon Breath but we couldn't find all elemental breath ideas, by imagining the dragon doing its ability. We already thought of making the card that neither ability could target the player, but we leaved it as it is just to read what people think about it. For each element we had 1 or more effect ideas. Here they are:
We didn't think about the cost much because this is a spell for big creatures, not like butterfly effect. Probably because this card's type is other the cost should be raised. The coding of this card is not something of another world. For Amend there could be a code that stores the order of the cards destroyed, something like a graveyard or discard pile like in other card games.
Obviously this card is a concept idea because it is a little complicated to balance.
This card has some background. My first name for the card was Dragon Breath but we couldn't find all elemental breath ideas, by imagining the dragon doing its ability. We already thought of making the card that neither ability could target the player, but we leaved it as it is just to read what people think about it. For each element we had 1 or more effect ideas. Here they are:
 | Shockwave, ligthningstorm |
 | Siphon Life, steal creature for x turns, |
 | Deadly Infection, Necromancy (Revive target creature when it dies to your side) |
 | Strenghten, burrow target creature |
 | Fire Lance |
 | Destroy, Gravity Force, basilisk blood, protect artifact |
 | Improve, Biogenesis |
 | Blessing |
 | Delay for 3 or 4 turns, rewind, Amend |
 | Ice Lance |
 | Chaos Gene, Chaos Seed |
 | lightning (only for the case in which Dragon Power could target immaterial creatures or immaterial could be worned off) |
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Anvil Archive / Dragon Power | Dragon Power
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Competitions / Re: Card Design Competition: Shard Madness!
« on: August 13, 2010, 09:52:31 pm »
I made this card thinking on mono color decks. Personally I think this card is really broken, so I thought of making it a spell or a non-cumulative effect like eclipse.
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Forge Archive / Re: Shard | Shard of Citizenship
« on: August 13, 2010, 09:46:22 pm »
The initial cost I thought fair was 5, but when thinking on a strategy I thought that 6 was fair.
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Design Theory / Re: Mechanics of Card Cost - Creatures
« on: August 11, 2010, 05:20:31 am »
Yey this is my first post!!!! Sorry, I had to say that.
Nice analysis. Your explanation is quite good. I made my research too inspired on what you have said and made an equation based on your analysis and added some of my analysis to the equation. And also this equation is only a guideline. Here it is:
Cost = 1*attack + 1(If HP-[Element Bonus if aplicable]> 5) + 1(If HP-[Element Bonus if aplicable] > 7) + 1(If HP-[Element Bonus if aplicable] > 9) - 1(If HP-[Element Bonus if aplicable] < 4) - 2(If HP=0) + Ability Rank - Element Bonus (If applicable) - 1(Duo ability) +1(Cheap Ability Cost) - 1(Additional Ability Cost, like sacrifice) - 1(If ability is conditional) + 1*quanta generation.
This equation is a little complicated, but solves some anomalies in the math made for some creatures. I will try my best to explain. In the case of Otyugh, Devourer, Stone Dragon, Phoenix, Phase Spider, and Phase Dragon, this is how it goes for my analysis:
Otyugh 4 = 0 attack + 2 (kill) + 3 (both stats grow) - 1 (Kill and growth are linked(Conditional ability))
Devourer 2 = 0 attack + 1 (quanta drain) + 1 (quanta generation)
Stone Dragon 10 = 8 attack + 2 (HP-1[Earth HP Bonus] > 7)
Phoenix 7 = 7 attack +1 (rebirth) - 1[Fire Attack Bonus]
Phase Spider 3 = 4 attack - 1(HP<4)
Phase Dragon 13 = 8 attack + 8/2(Immaterial) +1 (HP > 5)
I clarify that Immaterial is a passive ability just like momentum, but Immortality is an active ability like lobotomize.
I think that Immaterial is an ability that depends on the amount of attack it is protecting; and that rebirth discard all of the HP analysis on the equation. For each 2 attack in the creature, immaterial adds 1 to the sum. This could be the truth about phase dragon.
Also, I think that all creatures in life and fire have a +1 attack bonus, and all creatures in light, gravity, and earth have a +1 HP bonus. That explains the math done inside the () where the calculation of HP is done.
Ok, im tired and I dont know if I left something out. Please reply me if you want me to explain.
+KARMA FOR PHANTOMFOX
Edit: (HP<3) changed for (HP<4)
Nice analysis. Your explanation is quite good. I made my research too inspired on what you have said and made an equation based on your analysis and added some of my analysis to the equation. And also this equation is only a guideline. Here it is:
Cost = 1*attack + 1(If HP-[Element Bonus if aplicable]> 5) + 1(If HP-[Element Bonus if aplicable] > 7) + 1(If HP-[Element Bonus if aplicable] > 9) - 1(If HP-[Element Bonus if aplicable] < 4) - 2(If HP=0) + Ability Rank - Element Bonus (If applicable) - 1(Duo ability) +1(Cheap Ability Cost) - 1(Additional Ability Cost, like sacrifice) - 1(If ability is conditional) + 1*quanta generation.
This equation is a little complicated, but solves some anomalies in the math made for some creatures. I will try my best to explain. In the case of Otyugh, Devourer, Stone Dragon, Phoenix, Phase Spider, and Phase Dragon, this is how it goes for my analysis:
Otyugh 4 = 0 attack + 2 (kill) + 3 (both stats grow) - 1 (Kill and growth are linked(Conditional ability))
Devourer 2 = 0 attack + 1 (quanta drain) + 1 (quanta generation)
Stone Dragon 10 = 8 attack + 2 (HP-1[Earth HP Bonus] > 7)
Phoenix 7 = 7 attack +1 (rebirth) - 1[Fire Attack Bonus]
Phase Spider 3 = 4 attack - 1(HP<4)
Phase Dragon 13 = 8 attack + 8/2(Immaterial) +1 (HP > 5)
I clarify that Immaterial is a passive ability just like momentum, but Immortality is an active ability like lobotomize.
I think that Immaterial is an ability that depends on the amount of attack it is protecting; and that rebirth discard all of the HP analysis on the equation. For each 2 attack in the creature, immaterial adds 1 to the sum. This could be the truth about phase dragon.
Also, I think that all creatures in life and fire have a +1 attack bonus, and all creatures in light, gravity, and earth have a +1 HP bonus. That explains the math done inside the () where the calculation of HP is done.
Ok, im tired and I dont know if I left something out. Please reply me if you want me to explain.
+KARMA FOR PHANTOMFOX
Edit: (HP<3) changed for (HP<4)