New Posts For Thread: 02/08/2012 Stf: "Creature Combat"http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75842/28904215/02082012_Stf:_Creature_CombatThis thread is for discussion of this week's Savor the Flavor, which goes live Wednesday morning on magicthegathering.com.I mostly agree with this, with one main difference. I don't think the planeswalker card in your deck represents a spell to summon that 'walker, but instead a beacon to send a message to him wherever he is. The planeswalker cards are like a multiversahttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75842/28904215/02082012_Stf:_Creature_Combat?post_id=516165807#516165807I mostly agree with this, with one main difference. I don't think the planeswalker card in your deck represents a spell to summon that 'walker, but instead a beacon to send a message to him wherever he is. The planeswalker cards are like a multiversaThu, 09 Feb 2012 23:18:17 -0600My assumption is that you made a prior pact with the Planeswalker in question, which involved learning/acquiring the spell to summon him (perhaps you paid Sorin, Lord of Innistrad $50 for a copy). When you remembehttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75842/28904215/02082012_Stf:_Creature_Combat?post_id=516165491#516165491My assumption is that you made a prior pact with the Planeswalker in question, which involved learning/acquiring the spell to summon him (perhaps you paid Sorin, Lord of Innistrad $50 for a copy). When you remembeThu, 09 Feb 2012 23:01:03 -0600Its like having a collection of dirty magazine (Mana) and going "Heeeeeey SORRRRIN! Yo I got some of them good stuff if you want some!... I'll TRADE!" Sorin comes in and say "Oh ****! YOU FO REALZ!" Kinda like that.http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75842/28904215/02082012_Stf:_Creature_Combat?post_id=516164291#516164291Its like having a collection of dirty magazine (Mana) and going "Heeeeeey SORRRRIN! Yo I got some of them good stuff if you want some!... I'll TRADE!" Sorin comes in and say "Oh ****! YOU FO REALZ!" Kinda like that.Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:55:29 -0600None of the combat flavor in the article really works for me. I'm perfectly fine with how the game handles combat, because abstraction is necessary to make good gameplay, but the flavor of "let's take turns attacking each other" is atrocious.The wayhttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75842/28904215/02082012_Stf:_Creature_Combat?post_id=516114615#516114615None of the combat flavor in the article really works for me. I'm perfectly fine with how the game handles combat, because abstraction is necessary to make good gameplay, but the flavor of "let's take turns attacking each other" is atrocious.The wayWed, 08 Feb 2012 16:17:16 -0600That's fine, I mean it's all just our own interpretations based off the little flavor compendium we had.I'd like to see more interpretations, too. I'm always up for being persuaded if the idea makes more sense.http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75842/28904215/02082012_Stf:_Creature_Combat?post_id=516112647#516112647That's fine, I mean it's all just our own interpretations based off the little flavor compendium we had.I'd like to see more interpretations, too. I'm always up for being persuaded if the idea makes more sense.Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:30:26 -0600