Guest posts by Valcero

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Card Ideas and Art / Re: Goblin Laborer | Goblin Captain

« on: December 27, 2010, 05:51:07 pm »

Nice card, I like the concept of sacrificing pillars instead of quanta to use special abilities.
That being said, I think 3 damage is a bit too much, I'd personally go with 2.

Pillars are usually plentiful, so it's not like your sacrificing a major card.

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Introduce Yourself / Re: Hey everyone!

« on: December 27, 2010, 05:10:49 pm »

Thanks for the welcomes everyone.

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Crucible Archive / Re: Gentling Touch | Breaking Touch

« on: December 27, 2010, 05:08:34 pm »

Nice version of the card Valcero(nice name hehe) so i was think since BB(Basilisk Blood) adds +20 amount of hp to your creature and you can't play for 6 turns unless you adren your creature(comparing) your card should lower there attack for 5 turns i think, Note they can still use there ability if you think about it.

I took your advice for the upped card, which now lasts 5 turns.

Very UP, because compared to Freeze creatures can still use abilities.  Change the cost 1  | 1  , make both versions reduce attack to 0, and then it would be ready for curator review.

Done and done. ^^

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Card Art / Re: Card Redesign Whoo Hoo

« on: December 27, 2010, 04:48:54 pm »

I actually like the card design a lot, seems more "modern".
The only thing that's really bugging me is the bold white outline around everything, perhaps try playing with that a bit? Maybe change it's color to a slightly lighter shade of blue than the card itself? I dunno, the white just pops out too much.

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Crucible Archive / Re: Gentling Touch | Breaking Touch

« on: December 27, 2010, 07:34:47 am »

A bit better, but still a bit expensive.

Compare:




I would make it last for potentially up to 4/5 turns, with about 1-3 cost.

Congeal is better as it stands now, because it also stops the use of the ability.

Point taken. xD Fixed again.
Thanks for your help.

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Crucible Archive / Re: Gentling Touch | Breaking Touch

« on: December 27, 2010, 06:22:29 am »

A bit underwhelming IMO.

Either increase the amount reduced, or lower the cost to like... free...

I originally had the normal card reducing the targets attack by 2, but would that be too overpowered?

No way it would be Overpowered.

There are cards that can potentially kill a creature for 1 quanta. Cards that can delay a creature for many turns for 1 quanta.

Heck, even skull buckler costs 1 quanta and it effectively decreases the attack of ALL your opponent's creatures by 1, AND it's permanent, and it's considered one of the most underwhelming cards in the game.


You really need to increase the amount of attack lowered.

I would suggest something like reducing the attack to 0 for a certain amount of turns.

Unless, actually, you meant that it loses 1 attack per turn. Then it would actually be pretty good, but you need to change the card text to something like "Target creature gains -1/-0 each turn."

Or perhaps the upped card would decrease the attack by 1 plus the number of light quantum divided by 4?

If that doesn't sound good, then I could run with the 'lowers to 0 for x turns'.

EDIT: Modified both cards- better, worse?

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Crucible Archive / Re: Gentling Touch | Breaking Touch

« on: December 27, 2010, 06:05:39 am »

Noob question:This is permanant right?

Nope it's a spell and if it was a Perm don't you think it would be Op.I love the card alot along with its art and card type.

Exactly.
Unless the target creature has a grow ability (in which case they would still be able to gain attack, they would just be down by 1)

Thanks for the feedback!

A bit underwhelming IMO.

Either increase the amount reduced, or lower the cost to like... free...

I originally had the normal card reducing the targets attack by 2, but would that be too overpowered?

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Crucible Archive / Gentling Touch | Breaking Touch

« on: December 27, 2010, 05:47:56 am »

NAME: Gentling Touch ELEMENT: Light COST: 1 TYPE: Spell ATK|HP: TEXT: Lower the attack of the target creature to 0 for 4 turns.	NAME: Breaking Touch ELEMENT: Light COST: 1 TYPE: Spell ATK|HP: TEXT: Lower the attack of the target creature to 0 for 5 turns.

ART: Valcero IDEA: Valcero NOTES: Gentling an opponents beast one point at a time buys you time, and preserves your HP. If the target creature's attack is already 0, there is no effect on said creature. Gentling touch lasts one more turn than "Freeze", but allows creatures to use abilities. SERIES:

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General Discussion / Re: What mark has the best art?

« on: December 27, 2010, 03:25:35 am »

Hmm...
I'd have to choose either Aether or Water. They seem to have the 'neatest' looking polished design. (Not to mention the soft blue/green used is awesome)

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Introduce Yourself / Hey everyone!

« on: December 27, 2010, 03:18:42 am »

Hello!
My name is Valcero, although some may know me as 'Clairehof' from Kongregate.
I don't have much else to say, except that I love Elements, and I look forward to getting to know the community here!