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Aether / Re: Round 3: Decks
« on: June 20, 2010, 12:11:51 am »
Ok...
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Rainbow Decks / Re: Rainbow Golem Rush Thread (unupgraded)
« on: June 19, 2010, 11:19:28 pm »
Well, they're two entirely different kinds of decks. If someone wants to make a Speed Rainbow compilation, they can feel free to.
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General Discussion / Re: PvP League Scoring System
« on: June 19, 2010, 11:12:10 pm »
Definitely +2/-1.
+1/0: Basically, the more active you are, the more you win. No penalty for losing = active members have more chances of winning. This is the reason I didn't join the League in the first place (until bojengles out-betted me).
+1/-1: Fine, I guess, except that it's rather discouraging to see your score flatlining or even in the negatives.
+2/-1: Best of both worlds. Active members don't have as much of an advantage and you still feel good about yourself.
+1/0: Basically, the more active you are, the more you win. No penalty for losing = active members have more chances of winning. This is the reason I didn't join the League in the first place (until bojengles out-betted me).
+1/-1: Fine, I guess, except that it's rather discouraging to see your score flatlining or even in the negatives.
+2/-1: Best of both worlds. Active members don't have as much of an advantage and you still feel good about yourself.
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Rainbow Decks / Re: Rainbow Golem Rush Thread (unupgraded)
« on: June 19, 2010, 11:08:46 pm »
Yes, that's a different category.
A "Golem Rainbow" usually involves 5-6 Immolations, 5-6 Targets (usually Spark or Photon, sometimes upgraded Phoenixes or Ash Eaters), 5-6 Golems, 3-6 Novas, and any number of cheap cards from a variety of elements.
A "Speed Rainbow" usually involves 0-10 Quantum Pillars, 6 Novas, and any number of relatively cheap but strong cards from a variety of elements.
A "Golem Rainbow" usually involves 5-6 Immolations, 5-6 Targets (usually Spark or Photon, sometimes upgraded Phoenixes or Ash Eaters), 5-6 Golems, 3-6 Novas, and any number of cheap cards from a variety of elements.
A "Speed Rainbow" usually involves 0-10 Quantum Pillars, 6 Novas, and any number of relatively cheap but strong cards from a variety of elements.
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Forum Game Archive / Re: Usurper by Essence
« on: June 19, 2010, 08:21:16 pm »
Us going to die very soon if us don't rethink our strategy!
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Rainbow Decks / Re: Rainbow Golem Rush Thread (unupgraded)
« on: June 19, 2010, 08:18:31 pm »Code: [Select]
4vh 4vj 4vj 4vj 4vj 52q 55q 590 5c1 5f6 5f9 5f9 5f9 5f9 5f9 5f9 5fa 5fa 5fa 5fa 5fa 5fa 5l9 5l9 5l9 5l9 5l9 5l9 5og 61qThis was the one I started with.
1) I hardly thought 6 Novas necessary, so I took 2 out.
2) I tried to budget my quanta costs so I didn't take more than 2 quanta from each element (except
, of course). This helps me get stuff out VERY quickly. Every one of my elements follows that rule, except 
if I Grow my Spirit enough and 
(Graboids are too good to resist).3) 1 weapon and 1 shield were prudent. Again, I kept with my low-quanta cost rule and decided to take an Arsenic. I find that Vampire Stilettos are better, but I need the
for my Lycanthrope. I chose Fog because it's cheap, and it helps a lot.Upgrade order: Immolations --> Golems --> Arsenic --> Everything else. DO NOT upgrade Novas or Forest Spirit. Photons and Lycanthropes need not be upped. If playing this deck upped, I actually like Giant Frogs better than Spirits.
Hope you like it. I think it works better than dragon's, but that's just opinion (and the fact that I see lots of doubled cards, quanta-heavy Lobo, and clunky Chrysaora)
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League Archive / Re: Championship League 2/2010
« on: June 19, 2010, 08:14:10 pm »
Icybraker 2
Azumi 0
Azumi 0
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Game Suggestions and Feedback / Re: Fractal nerf. Increase cost when 6 or more in play
« on: June 19, 2010, 07:59:05 pm »Quote
isnt aether also good at stall the game? And 10 cards is something pretty fast, isnt it? 20, maybe in a poorly constructed deck, or with some severe bad luck.Yes. But packing in
Shields in a Fractal deck further expands the number of cards. 10 cards is a lot if you think about it.Quote
4 mass creature control? Hmmm, I assume you are counting Unstable Gas and Thunderstorm, together to RoF and Plague. Dunno if they are really that efficient to "crush" Fractal. They are a mere delay against Minor Phoenix, and against RoL, they really dont count, once a clever player will still have a RoL and a Fractal in hand for an emergency. Pests can burrow, and have 4 HP, so really not easy to eliminate.5, actually. Gas, Plague, RoF, Fire Shield, Thunderstorm.
Have you actually used Thunderstorm against a RoL+Fractal or a Phoenix deck? It's pretty insane. Try it yourself. A Thunderstorm deck totally shreds apart Minor Phoenix. The same applies to Unstable Gas.
Plague is a bit slower but can help take down bigger things like Frogs or Pests.
Rain of Fire is very effective, too. Although you may keep a RoL in your hand, we have more than 1 RoF, too, and yours takes a long time to work effectively.
99% of Fractal Pest decks do not use Burrow. It's simply too inconvenient.
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Because people like fast games, maybe? Dunno how this argument can help to prove that Fractal is not OP. And as rush decks usually have poor or no control, so yeah, Fractal decks have potential to defeat rush decks, even with Dim Shield, and with Hope and Lobotomizer its even much easier.This is to dissuade people from saying that Fractal rush decks are OP because they're not as fast as normal rush decks.
Rush decks usually have quite a bit of control. Examples: Shrieker with Earthquake or Reverse Time. Golem with Explosion or Rage Potion. Rainbow with Lightnings, Congeals, RTs, Explosions, Steal.
Of course Fractal decks have the potential to beat a rush deck. But rush decks also have the potential to beat Fractal decks, and a greater chance of that as well.
If Fractal is OP, then so is Lava Golem, Giant Frog, Graboid, and Immolation.
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Forum Game Archive / Re: Usurper by Essence
« on: June 19, 2010, 07:48:19 pm »
'xactly. Random killing isn't a very good strategy at all - not for this game, at least.
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Forum Game Archive / Re: This or That
« on: June 19, 2010, 07:45:40 pm ». No contest.In terms of being a WORSE series:
Inheritance Cycle or Twilight?
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Forum Game Archive / Re: Usurper by Essence
« on: June 19, 2010, 07:03:48 pm »
Yeah. DG, please use your skill next round, I'm a pretty valuable character. If you want to PM me, feel free. Purity_Riot can attest to my innocence as a Usurper.
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Forum Game Archive / Re: Usurper by Essence
« on: June 19, 2010, 06:59:30 pm »
Scorpio tried to kill me. 