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Title: Phase 3 - Community Vote
Post by: xdude on January 22, 2011, 03:18:02 pm
Phase 3 - Community Vote
Phase 3 has ended

It's time to vote for your favorite Master candidate.

Every community member has one vote. You can change your vote at any time as long as there is still time on the clock.

Vote based on who you think would make the best Master of that element. Do not vote based on who is the best player or who you know personally. Try to pick someone who you think would help the community the most.

Feel free to ask the candidates difficult questions to help you make your decision.
Title: Re: Phase 3 - Community Vote
Post by: kev on January 22, 2011, 03:24:54 pm
Title: Re: Phase 3 - Community Vote
Post by: Dragoon on January 22, 2011, 03:26:58 pm
First off, I would suggest not voting for me.  My chances of winning are really slim.  The other two could really use the extra cards depending on who you think should be the Fire Master/Mistress.  So with that out of the way, who should you vote for?

Well, both players are worthy in my opinion.  Napalm is a talented and fun luvin' gal.  She has War experience and a growing PvP experience.  We don't know yet her leadership and organizational skills which are critical for War, but I think she would do alright.  Overall, I think it would be a lot of fun to work with her in the War.

However, I think kevkev is a great choice as well.  He's got as much or more PvP experience and skill.  He puts a lot of time into crafting and fine-tuning his decks.  I'm talking about calculating probabilities of drawing cards and then extrapolating his quanta production/usage from that.  He seems to be very much detail-oriented which is an absolute plus when it comes to War.  Of course, he has shown himself to be a capable leader as well.  And at the same time, he's a fun guy to be around.

Both are very active and I'm sure Fire would benefit in different ways.  They're both skilled, smart, and fun and I wouldn't be disappointed to have either as Master/Mistress.  But my vote goes to kevkev.  Good luck to both of you.


Edit: I'll be gone very likely till Thursday so I may not respond to any questions.
Title: Re: Phase 3 - Community Vote
Post by: 7wavemaster on January 22, 2011, 03:32:19 pm
Damn it you guys answered my questions already  :(.
Title: Re: Phase 3 - Community Vote
Post by: ~Napalm on January 22, 2011, 04:05:56 pm
I'm going to steal this post before more ninja's get meh before I can find a good speechy thingy to put in here. For your amusement, I shall post a few comics :D

(http://www.collectedcurios.com/SA_0043_small.jpg)
(http://www.collectedcurios.com/SA_0159_small.jpg)
(http://www.collectedcurios.com/SA_0304_small.jpg)
(http://www.collectedcurios.com/SA_0547_small.jpg)
(http://www.collectedcurios.com/SA_0674_small.jpg)
Title: Re: Phase 3 - Community Vote
Post by: Higurashi on January 22, 2011, 05:31:49 pm
Simple questions, feel free to write as much or as little as you want. I'll read everything before I decide.

What does Fire symbolise for you?
What will you do for this element as a Master? What is your vision?
Title: Re: Phase 3 - Community Vote
Post by: OldTrees on January 22, 2011, 05:37:50 pm
What types of cards does Fire need in game to finish covering the Element Fire?
Title: Re: Phase 3 - Community Vote
Post by: 918273645 on January 22, 2011, 06:01:00 pm
Many people see Fire as destruction and evil. How could you prove them wrong?
Title: Re: Phase 3 - Community Vote
Post by: kev on January 22, 2011, 06:20:41 pm
What does Fire symbolise for you?
Raw power, damage and destruction.

What will you do for this element as a Master? What is your vision?
My vision is simple:  win the War.  Once my vision is complete, I'll develop a new vision:  win the next War.  Team Fire fell short of my expectations for the second War (2nd in win/loss ratio), and that falls on me.  For the third War I'll need to be more proactive, organized, and anal-retentive than I was last time around.  And to that end I started preparing for the third War mid-way through the second War.  I've spent a little time every day since, and I just hope to be given the opportunity to put all this work to good use.

What types of cards does Fire need in game to finish covering the Element Fire?
You could add a little icing, but the cake is already done imo.  zanz burnt it, but I still like the taste.

Many people see Fire as destruction and evil. How could you prove them wrong?
There's nothing evil about it.  But fire is about destruction.  Revel in it.   :fire :fire :fire
Title: Re: Phase 3 - Community Vote
Post by: Kuroaitou on January 22, 2011, 11:49:48 pm
Disclaimer: Not answering this question will probably result in me not giving a vote to you, regardless of your standing.



I'm sensing a lot of tension in this thread. Let's loosen that up with my second random question. :D

Q: How would you react if an angry 68-year old woman tried to set you on fire?  :o

I had a dream about an old lady setting some poor guy on fire a few days ago, which inspired this question.  :-[
Title: Re: Phase 3 - Community Vote
Post by: ~Napalm on January 22, 2011, 11:52:37 pm
Disclaimer: Not answering this question will probably result in me not giving a vote to you, regardless of your standing.



I'm sensing a lot of tension in this thread. Let's loosen that up with my second random question. :D

Q: How would you react if an angry 68-year old woman tried to set you on fire?  :o

I had a dream about an old lady setting some poor guy on fire a few days ago, which inspired this question.  :-[

As I do when anybody tries to set me on fire... I'd flee shrieking in terror, searching for a nice Fire Extinguisher to fight back with. Oh Fire is fun alright, but take it from me, you don't wanna be on fire IRL.
Title: Re: Phase 3 - Community Vote
Post by: Svenningen on January 23, 2011, 12:24:19 am
Q: Your neighboring house is on fire, and you can hear the muffled babyscreams from inside, what do you do?
Title: Re: Phase 3 - Community Vote
Post by: ~Napalm on January 23, 2011, 12:55:48 am
Q: Your neighboring house is on fire, and you can hear the muffled babyscreams from inside, what do you do?
I take of my shirt and wrap it around a nearby stick and make myself a torch of fire to lead the way to the cutie, then I snuggle and jump out the window! Then hurry back to my house and find a new shirt... lol
Title: Re: Phase 3 - Community Vote
Post by: Svenningen on January 23, 2011, 12:58:36 am
Q: Your neighboring house is on fire, and you can hear the muffled babyscreams from inside, what do you do?
I take of my shirt and wrap it around a nearby stick and make myself a torch of fire to lead the way to the cutie, then I snuggle and jump out the window! Then hurry back to my house and find a new shirt... lol
I...dont even!

Why in the world would you need a torch in a burning house?
Title: Re: Phase 3 - Community Vote
Post by: Higurashi on January 23, 2011, 01:04:39 am
Who cares? She's topless!
Title: Re: Phase 3 - Community Vote
Post by: Svenningen on January 23, 2011, 01:13:45 am
Who cares? She's topless!
LAWDY LAWD!

*glomps*
Title: Re: Phase 3 - Community Vote
Post by: ~Napalm on January 23, 2011, 01:25:55 am
You need fire for everything! Duh! Hooray for being attacked by a hug!
Title: Re: Phase 3 - Community Vote
Post by: OldTrees on January 23, 2011, 01:48:18 am
It is one thing to know thyself.  It is another to know thy enemy.
What is Water?
Title: Re: Phase 3 - Community Vote
Post by: QuantumT on January 23, 2011, 11:05:36 am
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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4vj 4vj 4vp 4vp 4vp 4vp 4vp 50u 50u 50u 50u 50u 50u 50u 50u 50u 52o 52o 52o 52o 52o 52q 52q 52r 52r 52r 52r 52r 542 542
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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.

EDIT: Slight change on the wording to clarify.
Title: Re: Phase 3 - Community Vote
Post by: einherjar145 on January 23, 2011, 01:00:33 pm
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)

Title: Re: Phase 3 - Community Vote
Post by: einherjar145 on January 23, 2011, 02:41:27 pm
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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Title: Re: Phase 3 - Community Vote
Post by: kev on January 23, 2011, 11:06:16 pm
Q: How would you react if an angry 68-year old woman tried to set you on fire?  :o
I'd stop her.  She's an old lady.

Q: Your neighboring house is on fire, and you can hear the muffled babyscreams from inside, what do you do?
I'd take off Napalm's shirt and use it to swaddle the baby the F out of there. 

It is one thing to know thyself.  It is another to know thy enemy.
What is Water?
In terms of War, Water has been the least organized and therefore least feared team.  If that changes, the cards at their disposal would make them respectable.  It's well known that they're one of the best stall elements; without ways to speed up quanta accumulation and/or value-oriented creatures it won't be a proper rush element.

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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4vj 4vj 4vp 4vp 4vp 4vp 4vp 50u 50u 50u 50u 50u 50u 50u 50u 50u 52o 52o 52o 52o 52o 52q 52q 52r 52r 52r 52r 52r 542 542
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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.
I'll post a couple decks from our second War starting vault that could easily handle the above two.
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52o 52o 52o 52o 52o 52o 52q 52q 5f0 5f0 5f0 5f0 5f0 5f0 5f0 5f0 5f0 5f0 5f0 5f4 5f4 5f4 5f4 5f4 5f4 5f5 5f6 5f6 5f8 5f8Could mod it with less CC and more deflags, pillars, etc., but it's not really necessary.
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4vh 4vj 4vj 4vj 4vj 4vj 4vj 52q 590 590 590 590 590 5c1 5f0 5f0 5f0 5f0 5f0 5f3 5f3 5f6 5f6 5fb 5fb 5fb 5fb 5fb 5fb 5ogYeah, our novagrabby (the original btw, credit goes to Antagon, I helped him test it during the first War  ;) )Btw I liked this question.  It was one of the few I'll be looking at to effect my own votes in other elements.  Props to QT.

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)
I was going to post almost exactly the same question in one other element, but I realized my horse was lame points-wise.

I think all of the above are qualities a Master should have.  Some, like Diligence and Patience, effect a team's chances at victory.  But I think the others are more important because they ensure a fun event for all participants in the War.  Many players are just hoping to get into the War, but I was blindsided by the number of pros who did not elect to go the Mercenary route during the second War.  If I'm ousted, I will be serving only the Masters who are respectful of both teammates and opponents.  For evidence that I possess that quality, I recommend you talk to my previous War teammates.

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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4vc 4vc 4vc 4vc 4vc 4vc 4vc 4vc 4vc 4vc 4vc 4vc 4vc 4vc 4vc 4vc 4vc 4vc 4vc 4vc 4vg 4vg 4vg 4vg 4vg 4vg 4vi 4vi 4vj 4vj 4vj 4vj 4vj 4vj 4vk 4vk 4vl 4vl 4vn 4vn 4vp 4vp 55v 55v 55v 55v 55v 55v
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55q 55q 55q 55q 55q 55q 5rg 5rg 5rg 5rg 5rg 5rg 5rg 5rg 5rj 5rk 5rk 5rk 5ro 5rp 5rp 5rp 5rp 5rp 5rt 5rt 5rt 5rt 5rt 5rt
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5f0 5f0 5f0 5f0 5f0 5f0 5f0 5f0 5f0 5f0 5f0 5f0 5f0 5f0 5f4 5f4 5f4 5f4 5f4 5f4 5f6 5f6 5f6 5f6 5f6 5f6 5gi 5gi 5gi 5gi 5gi 5gi 5gi 5gi 5gi 5gi 5gi 5gi 5giThere you go.  That's as close to a 100% winner as ever existed. :)
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5f0 5f0 5f0 5f0 5f0 5f0 5f0 5f0 5f0 5f0 5f0 5f0 5f0 5f2 5f2 5f2 5f6 5f6 5f6 5f6 5f7 5fa 5fa 5fa 5fa 5fa 5fa 5gi 5gi 5giJust threw this together.
Title: Re: Phase 3 - Community Vote
Post by: doublecross on January 24, 2011, 02:26:02 am
Every candidate: Tell your best 3 fire related jokes.
Title: Re: Phase 3 - Community Vote
Post by: vrt on January 24, 2011, 04:11:15 am
Question: What does your ideal fireplace look like?
Title: Re: Phase 3 - Community Vote
Post by: kev on January 24, 2011, 04:10:28 pm
Every candidate: Tell your best 3 fire related jokes.
Love is a fire. Whether it will warm your heart or burn down your house, you can never tell.

Q: If there is H2O on the inside of a fire hydrant, what is on the outside???? A: K9P.

Give a man a match and he'll be warm for a minute, but set him on fire and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.
Question: What does your ideal fireplace look like?
(http://imageplay.net/img/m7Gbd128379/fireplace.png)
Title: Re: Phase 3 - Community Vote
Post by: xdude on January 26, 2011, 09:37:46 am
GG is a girl as well, just saying.
Title: Re: Phase 3 - Community Vote
Post by: GG on January 26, 2011, 01:39:48 pm
Question 2: The previous position of fire master was held by Kamietsu then Antagon, and then kevkev60614. If you took the rank of master :fire, you would be among the first women to take the role of "master".

Do you find any significance in that fact? Or does it matter at all to you?

There is no significance unless it's the first time happening :P I devoured all the significance.



Anyways, another random question.

I used to be in the winning Team Fire during War #1, but now I'm with Gravity. What is your opinion on me?
Title: Re: Phase 3 - Community Vote
Post by: kev on January 26, 2011, 04:40:00 pm
Quote from: DesertKnight link=topic=20047.msg275176#msg275176
Question 1: Please tell me a story of a time in chat/forums/during the game that gave you the most joy and pleasure.(does not have to relate to :fire)
Question 2: Consider the scenario: You continue to be the master for :fire in the next war, it is time to bid and call forth your team.

The situation is set up that you have a "all or none" option here: You can either choose "veterans/pros who are of yours friends"but they will cost a detrimental amount to your vault (completely hindering your chances), OR you can choose "beginners/newcommers/but still friends of yours" but with little compromise to your vault.

In this scenario, please choose between the veterans or beginners; you may not combine or mix from either side. This is an "all or none" situation.

Pick, and explain your choice. If you have a different strategy that can fulfill the scenario above please state so
Question 3: Consider this scenario: you loose the position of :fire master and was not chosen in the next war.

Give a possible strategy or brief summary of what you would do at that point in time.
I'll answer even though I think you may have already made up your mind.

Q1: Tie between my victory over Dragoon in Phase 3 of the second Trials (http://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php/topic,11490.msg152437#msg152437) and my first ever War match (http://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php/topic,7707.0.html).  Actually I'd give the edge to the Trials matches.  If playing Napalm is anywhere near that amount of fun we're both in for a treat.

Q2: It sounds like you're phrasing the question "Would you rather draft friends and lose or draft friends and have a shot at winning?"  lol.  Regardless, I'll only be drafting players that will make the event fun for everyone as well as give my team the best chance at victory.  I wouldn't consider drafting someone if it compromised our chances.

Q3: If I lost and was not drafted I'd probably offer to be a Warmaster.  I'd want to be involved in the War in some capacity.
Title: Re: Phase 3 - Community Vote
Post by: BC on January 27, 2011, 05:11:30 am
:fire has too many good candidates and I have only 1 vote. and that vote goes to kevkev. His concise resume and abyssal crawler fireplace got me, d'oh. ::)

Best of luck to whoever faces kev in the final battle.
Title: Re: Phase 3 - Community Vote
Post by: jmdt on January 27, 2011, 06:14:08 pm
Voted for Kev, the greatest :fire master ever.
Title: Re: Phase 3 - Community Vote
Post by: Boingo on January 28, 2011, 07:35:36 am
Voted for kevkev.  I swear it had nothing to do with my sig.
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