I can't remember when, but at least 2 or 3 years ago.. Maybe longer, idk. I suppose it was actually around the time this game first came out then? Anyhoo, I had an obsession with dumb flash games on the internet, as did a girlyfriend I had at the time
We both liked to play games on Kongregate, and when she found Elements, she was hooked. She showed it to me and insisted that I play it with her. After an agonizing 10 minutes or so of intense deliberation, I settled on
as my starter element. Entranced, I used the default deck to complete all of the beginners quests, and then after some tweaking ("Hmm, I don't really need these
cards, or these quantum pillars..What are they here for anyway?) I farmed AI2 like a PRO to get that 500 score.
At this point, I had earned my first rare weapon from said score. Once again, I found myself faced with the most difficult decision of my life. I was sincerely under the impression that whatever weapon I chose, I would never be able to get any of the other ones. And I made what I thought was the biggest mistake of all time. Despite being a proud mono
elemental, I did not choose Vampire Stiletto. I chose Lobotomizer. I hadn't even HEARD of RoL-Hope, or bothered playing
at all. I didn't even know why I picked it; I just thought that the stiletto looked weak.
My mistake would haunt me for the rest of my Elements career, as the Stiletto became my most sought after card. It would be years before I got one.
Around this time, I decided that I should actually explore deck making instead of mindlessly grinding AI. I put together what I thought was a great life deck; 6 forest scorpions, 6 heals, 6 thorn carapaces, and 12
towers.
mark. #YOLO. The girlyfriend insisted that we face each other in
Mortal Kombat PvP, and I used said deck. I beat her. Every time. She cried and said poison was OP. I felt more horrible than I had ever felt in my life and stopped playing Elements for a while. xD
Fast forward a while. Don't know how much later, probably at least a year. I'm on Kong, hunting badges. I realize I never got the badge for slaying a false God. Spend hours trying to kill false god's with a deck that can't reliably grind AI3. Finally get lucky. Leave game again.
Fast forward another while. Hear classmates talking about EtG. Flip out cuz I know what they're talking about. Start playing again. Discover, without any outside influence or inspiration, the badassery that is devtal. Pwn classmates with it. They quit due to my awesomeness. Try to get some of my friends to play. They do, for a while. And they loved it. Until they got bored about a week later. Alas. Around this time, I, in my mindless AI3 grinding with devtal, got enough money to up my first card. I decide that I MUST fully up my devtal. I start with an obsidian tower. Rejoice!
Stopped playing. Come back. "Why the hell did I up this obsidian tower? *sells*"
Somewhere in between all of this getting bored, coming back, having other things to do irl, coming back, making alternate accounts to "try out" other elements ("What? I can just have all my cards on one account? I don't need to restart? MADNESS!") etc. I accumulated much wealth and cards. Don't even know how. Frankly, the majority of my serious Pro mode EtG-ness only happened in the last year or so, in two noticeable chunks. I joined the old forum about 2 or 3 months before the move. I didn't post much, but I used the available resources. After the forum move, I quit playing for a bit. I had other things IRL to attend to. Then I came back. Still haven't left yet.
Epilogue: I'm still missing 1 unupped stiletto. And I have more lobotomizers than any man could ever want.
