Phase 3 - Community Vote

[Dragoon1140]

Due the, apparently, popular reception of this question in chat...

Please link a thread of you helping a newbie out on the forums before the Trials started.  There are no wrong answers to this question, though, so if you think it's helping somebody, link it!

[thatnewguy]

http://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php/topic,18109.msg246335#msg246335 - Here is one showing Sir Rebel to the fractal chargers thread for deck inspiration.

http://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php/topic,17947.msg244255#msg244255 - Showing frlaa the basic firestall build.

http://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php/topic,17922.msg243963#msg243963 - Showing how to import a deck code (sort of)

http://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php/topic,17903.msg243786#msg243786 - Just the ttw thread where most new players are refered to for help in choosing an AI3 grinder.

I have done small things (mainly deck help) and I will always help a new player when he/she arrives in chat. (I have much more helpful stuff in chat that's not recorded  )

[MrBlonde]

Q: Death has a lot of cards in its arsenal (more than any other element actually).  Based on critique regarding the quality of the Death element, if one Death card was ‘killed off’ from the catalog, what would you remove/change and why? Do you think that having the variety of cards is great, or do you think that the bloat is causing some balance issues?

I personally think the variety is great and although certain cards aren't played much like skull shield and skeletons i still feel they fit in somewhere. If i was to discard a card from Death's stable based on the game at this moment i would get rid of Soul Catcher. Currently this card just does not fit in well IMO. Death really does not need a ton of quanta to run most decks. The Schro. Cat seems to be it's synergy card but it just doesn't make sense to have Soul Catcher used with it. If i was to run an entropy deck i would use the Cat for making my BW bigger or creating skeletons but not creating quanta.

I feel that Death is fairly balanced currently. We could use some healing, a little better CC, or some PC but so could many other elements. We rush well, we stall well, and have good cheap midrange hitters. So really, no complaints here.

Why would you pick death over the other elements, and why do you view it as the best?

I pick Death because i truly enjoy playing this element and i have been fortunate to have been the last one standing in my 2 trials which has enabled me to lead 2 Wars. I view it as a great element that complements many other elements and can compete with them toe to toe. I really hate using the word "best" i this kind of situation.

What is death (the fenomenon not the element)
Why is death the element for you

Death is the end of life. It is a reminder to cherish the Life you have and to live it well. Death is the element for me because it fits my play style and i know the ins and outs of it.

Please link a thread of you helping a newbie out on the forums before the Trials started.  There are no wrong answers to this question, though, so if you think it's helping somebody, link it!

In this admittedly i am lacking. I really have not posted much as of late and when War was running i mainly just posted in the War section. I know i have helpful posts but most of them are a few months old. Recently i did try to help Azn out with his trial of Air in chat and generally do try to be helpful with others when asked.

[QuantumT]

I'm going to take this in a bit different direction than most and ask you a little about deckbuilding.

What (war legal) decks would you build to defeat these two decks?

The decks should be all unupped and preferably not involve and nymphs as you don't know who will have to face down the decks.

Also, though the decks should be targeted counters, they shouldn't fall apart against other decks.

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EDIT: Slight change on the wording to clarify.

[MrBlonde]

I'm going to take this in a bit different direction than most and ask you a little about deckbuilding.

What would you build to defeat one of these two decks (a war legal deck obviously)?

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4vj 4vj 4vj 4vj 4vj 4vj 4vl 4vl 4vl 4vl 50u 50u 50u 50u 50u 590 590 590 590 590 590 593 593 593 593 5f6 5og 5oi 5oi 61qI'm not looking for some completely tested deck that totally owns them, more a deck that should in theory work as an expression of deck building creativity.

Interesting question. In the end this is pretty easy since deck #1 is really easy to counter.

Anyhow for deck #1

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[10 men]

What types of cards does Death need in game to finish covering the Element Death?

I'm a little surprised at some of the answers to this question, so I'll ask the following question:
How would you explain to a new player why the Element of Death is like maybe the 8th-best Element for killing creatures?

[einherjar145]

Hello!. I got a couple of questions for u guys.

1. Which of these qualities should a Master have and why?(Pls choose one from the list.)
   
    Honesty,Compassion,Passion, Diligence,Integrity,Patience,Respectful,Attitude or Others.(if any)

2. Which of these qualities should a Master NOT have and why?(Pls choose one from the list.)

   Boastfulness,Proud,Laziness,Disrespectful towards others,Dishonesty,Ill-Tempered, or Others.(if any)

[einherjar145]

Hey guys!. I got a deckbuliding question for u guys too.(Have Fun!)

What kind of deck(s) would You use to counter the decks below.

The decks should be all unupped and preferably having no nymphs as you wont know who would have to face the decks.

You would have to use your own element and another element to make the deck. Try and make a deck which ppl would understand how to use it easily.

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[thatnewguy]

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4vj 4vj 4vj 4vj 52o 52o 52o 52o 52o 52o 52q 52q 542 542 542 542 542 542 542 592 592 5f6 5rk 5rk 5rk 5rk 5rp 5rp 5rp 5rpIn theory both of these decks should work great, both being 50% death. Btw, I love deck building challenges

How would you explain to a new player why the Element of Death is like maybe the 8th-best Element for killing creatures?

I would simply explain to them that, while death has CC it is extremely slow and needs to take place over multiple turns, while elements like darkness/fire/aether/water all have spells that kill with either gathering quantum, by waiting several turns for it to build up, or a one time shot like thunderbolt. Just because we are an in game element called death doesn't mean we are the best at killing, we just flourish of other people demise.

Hello!. I got a couple of questions for u guys.

1. Which of these qualities should a Master have and why?(Pls choose one from the list.)
   
    Honesty,Compassion,Passion, Diligence,Integrity,Patience,Respectful,Attitude or Others.(if any)

2. Which of these qualities should a Master NOT have and why?(Pls choose one from the list.)

   Boastfulness,Proud,Laziness,Disrespectful towards others,Dishonesty,Ill-Tempered, or Others.(if any)

1. It's honestly almost impossible for me to choose one quality as a master should show honesty in all that he/she does, compassion as well as passion for his/her element, integrity to show he is a well trusted leader, respectful and attitude is a biggy, nobody wants a mean master now do they

2. A master shouldn't have all of these except for being proud, one should always be proud be their element in every way shape and form. All others shouldn't be a quality of a master for the reasons in answer #1.

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For this deck just basically use a poison stall deck w/ earthquake.
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Use a speed poison variant, let poison build purify and repeat while he get's poisoned to death himself.

 

[hrmmm]

ok, question from me to earn another vote 

wich deck did you liked the most, team death played in war2?

(almost)All War 2 Decks, gathered by team fire - might takes a while to load! (http://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php/topic,14666.0.html)

[DrunkDestroyer]

Due the, apparently, popular reception of this question in chat...

Please link a thread of you helping a newbie out on the forums before the Trials started.  There are no wrong answers to this question, though, so if you think it's helping somebody, link it!

http://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php/topic,1881.0.html
First showed up arund page 11 to help with CCYB. Came back to help occasionally. Have fun going through all of it 

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Deck one Calls for a Creatureless death deck.
This could only be used by a Liutenant, but I figured it would be a more interesting deck than my other one.

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4vi 4vj 4vj 4vj 4vj 4vj 4vj 52g 52g 52g 52o 52o 52o 52o 52o 52o 52u 52u 542 542 542 542 55q 5f6 5lf 5og 5on 5rk 5ur 61qWanted to go sundials and poison with some CC cards and novas, and then looked downwards and TNG's post just before. I'm not so sure about this build, but in theory should survive the EQs. (play pillars hesitantly) All the excess death will get discorded off to other elements. Not 100% sure about deathstalkers here, but I figured whatever.

How would you explain to a new player why the Element of Death is like maybe the 8th-best Element for killing creatures?

Does death itself shove the poison down the throat of the humans? Death waits patiently. Death is not unfair. Death can single one out, but always leaves warning. Once those poison counters are on you, you have been marked, but it is still in your power to do whatever you want. Death's killing is unstoppable. Anything else, 'meh, it didn't kill me, so it makes me stronger'. But death's curse will follow you forever. One day, it will catch up to you.
If all else fails "Because, it would like, you know, be Over-Powered if death could like, kill stuff because then they'd win! and that's just like totally uncool!". But for the sake of the trials, I would never, ever say something like that.

1. Which of these qualities should a Master have and why?(Pls choose one from the list.)
   Honesty,Compassion,Passion, Diligence,Integrity,Patience,Respectful,Attitude or Others.(if any)
2. Which of these qualities should a Master NOT have and why?(Pls choose one from the list.)
Boastfulness,Proud,Laziness,Disrespectful towards others,Dishonesty,Ill-Tempered, or Others.(if any)

Your question says which, but you say pick only one. I am going to proceed as if my only options were those presented to me, and I could choose one from each (and not pick opposites which would essentially make it one question)
I think a master should have Passion most of all out of the first one.
In ther second one, I think Disrespectful is the worst one. (Dishonestly is more difficult to evaluate online, so I placed it a near second)

Hey guys!. I got a deckbuliding question for u guys too.(Have Fun!)

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So all I have to do here is counter the decks posted. How would one go about countering a deck with 48 cards with a maximum of 4 damage per turn?

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Another deck-out deck would be unoriginal here (however most 30 card decks would be able to deck it out due to rewinds, with PC or CC), and again TNG has stolen my idea (even though I saw his response before I even read the question)

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wich deck did you liked the most, team death played in war2?

My favourite War deck from Team Death. Uses my two favourite elements, and Wings + Recluse is a great combination.

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[Shantu]

What do you think of the two current cards in development (Mitosis and Acceleration) and their relation to Death?

Which Death card is your favorite, and why?

What is your favorite meal? ()