Guest posts by Astaroth

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Elements Articles / Re: Using Quanta Index to determine the optimal number of Pillars in a deck

« on: April 23, 2010, 01:25:06 pm »

Yeah, this is definitely a nice look into how many pillars are needed in a deck. I have a question though. Wouldn't decks with quanta-producing creatures show a much higher index than what it really is? For example, that Dark deck has 6 quanta-producing Devourers. Wouldn't its QI be a bit lower?

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General Discussion / Re: [Poll] How many nymphs do you have?

« on: April 22, 2010, 01:53:35 pm »

I just moved my vote to 3-5. I won a Purple Nymph a few days ago, then I won a Green Nymph today. 

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Competitions / Re: Vote: Design a Competition

« on: April 20, 2010, 03:16:22 pm »

This was one of the toughest competitions to vote for in my opinion. Some of the entries had one or two GREAT ideas, but the third seemed lacking or dull. Here are some of the ones that definitely stood out, but they didn't get my vote because one of the ideas was weaker.

Entry One - I liked the screenshot idea, and the Jellybean Jar competition sounded like a lot of fun. However, the card idea competition didn't appeal to me. In fact, any card idea competition that focuses on the "Others" doesn't appeal to me. Like others (no pun intended) have pointed out, the Other is more for miscellaneous cards, and it should have very few cards.

Entry Three - The screenshot idea was pure genius, and I hope it gets used by the event organizers in the near future. But, I couldn't vote for it because the other ideas didn't seem fun or interesting. The PvP League competition was a good try at getting more people into the leagues, but it would require quite a bit of time just to participate. Plus, it seems like it's an "everyone is a winner" competition.

Entry Four - The card idea and screenshot competition was pretty good, but I despise the idea of a "fastest loser" competition. Everyone would just use the same time deck to deck out, making it completely luck-based.

Entry Six - The Holiday Card competition is a great idea, as is the photo competition. The screenshot competition just seems boring. Doable? Yes. Fun? Meh... not so much.



After a long thought process, I voted for these two entries.

Entry Five - All three ideas stood out. They were feasible, appealing, and anyone (newbie or veteran) could enjoy all three. Quanta craziness definitely seemed fun, but I would have liked the specification of forbidding the use of PvP screenshots.

Entry Ten - Same as above. They're doable and fun. Plus, I would really like to see what kind of creature models people create using everyday objects.

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General Discussion / Re: [Poll] How many nymphs do you have?

« on: April 16, 2010, 01:26:21 pm »

I just won a purple Nymph. I'm up to TWO now. 

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Trial of Time / Re: Phase 1 - Vote for the person who would make the best Master

« on: April 15, 2010, 08:16:10 pm »

Astaroth, please try to be less negative in these delicate threads.  It's unfortunately easy to insult someone.

Hopefully no one gets offended just by me saying I had never heard of them. And Kael's a tough (and smart) guy, so it hardly affects him. The only thing I fear for Kael is that if he does in fact become the master of Time, followed by becoming the Grandmaster, it might go to his head. He's got some decent ideas sometimes, but other times..... not so much.

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Trial of Time / Re: Phase 1 - Vote for the person who would make the best Master

« on: April 15, 2010, 05:48:59 pm »

I voted PuppyChow, and here's why. I'm not too fond of Kael Hate's attitude and thoughts concerning some things. The other three... I've never even heard of them. 

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Competitions / Re: Competition: Design a Competition

« on: April 13, 2010, 11:26:02 pm »

The only thing wrong with using my idea as an example is that my idea is extremely difficult. Can you think of a way to finish a game with no permanents, creatures, or cards in your hand? This competition is obviously for the first person who does it. It would take a lot of skill to design a deck that could do this successfully.

Is it really that hard? SuperNovas, Ball Lightnings, Bolts, Poisons, and Lightning. You could even choose to use creatures and just destroy them using your own cards. It sounds like it could be tedious at first, but it wouldn't take too long to do.

EDIT

I already won. It only took me one try against AI 3. 

(http://www.screenshotdumpster.com/)

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Card Art / Re: Pegasus Tribute

« on: April 13, 2010, 02:57:30 pm »

Pepo, it looks absolutely amazing. I can barely draw a stick figure, but can I give some criticism too? I know some people like to hear some criticism as well, as to improve it or consider the critiques for later works.

1. It does look a bit sad. It doesn't have to be enraged either. We don't want it to "dive" off of a bridge though... 

2. The length of the body looks a bit short. Is that because the point of view is a bit angled? The head makes it look like a side view, but the body reflects an angular view.

3. It looks off center, but I think you were trying to show the full wingspan. A little bit more of the wing going off-image wouldn't have hurt if it meant the pegasus would be centered.

Take those criticisms with a grain of salt, because I'm no artist. Still, it looks incredible.

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Competitions / Re: Competition: Design a Competition

« on: April 13, 2010, 12:38:58 pm »

2. Void
Post a screenshot of yourself winning a game with no cards on your field or in your hand. AI 1 and above.

I have a question/complaint towards a lot of people's screenshot competition. Demagog, I'm certainly not trying to pick on you... it just so happens that you were the most recent example.

Taking Demagog's screenshot competition for example, what determines the winner? Do people vote? The problem with that would be that everyone has the same entry (poisoned AI, or bolting the AI to death). Or, is it the first to post the screenshot? If that's the case, then that's a fast and boring competition.

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Competitions / Re: Competition: Design a Competition

« on: April 12, 2010, 02:44:24 am »

I hardly ever give karma, but dang it Kami... +1!

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Competitions / Re: Event: USA vs. The World (Rules and Signups)

« on: April 11, 2010, 10:37:02 pm »

Seriously... all of these rainbows disgust me. Let's get some originality in here please.

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General Discussion / Re: [Poll] How many nymphs do you have?

« on: April 11, 2010, 09:42:33 pm »

I've only gotten the Auburn Nymph from the Oracle. I am very unlucky apparently...