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9 months ago ::
Aug 31, 2012 - 10:47AM
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I hope for one or two cheap goblins at least.
It's an okay-ish mechanic for undercosted creatures, hope they make some more interesting interactions with this mechanic in higher rarities though.
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9 months ago ::
Aug 31, 2012 - 11:00AM
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At first glance, I'm disappointed, as it doesn't seem very exciting. Of course, we have yet to see what else Rakdos has in store, and I'm sure it will prove nifty somewhere down the line, so I'll withhold judgment until then.
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MMORPGs, raking in money by the dumptruck full. Many options, tons of fans across many audiences, massive resources allocated to development.
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You're not really making much of an argument when you compare something to a MMORPG and assume people think that means bad. Lets face it, they make the money, have the audience and the budget. We here on this board are fans of TTRPGs but lets not try to pretend none of us play MMORPGs.
Adding options at the system level is good.
Adding options at the table level is hard.
Removing options at the system level is bad.
Removing options at the table level is easy.
This is not complicated.
Something like Tactical Shift is more magical than martial healing.
Telling someone to move over a few feet is magical now? :|
I weep for this generation.
Given the laziness and morbid obsesity amongst D&Ders, being able to convince someone to get on their feet, do some heavy exercise, and use their words to make them be healthier must seem magical.
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9 months ago ::
Aug 31, 2012 - 11:26AM
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It'll be interesting to see if cards of a higher rarity will reward you for putting a +1/+1 counter on it. For example if this creature entered the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter then do some action.
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9 months ago ::
Aug 31, 2012 - 11:28AM
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It'll be interesting to see if cards of a higher rarity will reward you for putting a +1/+1 counter on it. For example if this creature entered the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter then do some action.
That is what I was thinking. Someone mentioned if something with unleash was able to utalize removing the counter. I could see something like,
"remove +1/+1 counter ~ is unblockable until EOT""
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9 months ago ::
Aug 31, 2012 - 11:34AM
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I actually think it would be more interesting if it was just a bonus for having the counter. Having a built-in way to remove the counter takes away too much of the risk.
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9 months ago ::
Aug 31, 2012 - 11:46AM
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Removing a +1/+1 counter from a creature with unleash flavourwise doesn't seem to fit the Rakdos as they like being chaotic and impulsive and don't care about the consequences. Being able to remove a +1/+1 counter seems to imply that the Rakdos are thinking about their actions or at least the consequences of their actions.
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9 months ago ::
Aug 31, 2012 - 11:47AM
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Wow, this mechanic sucks.
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9 months ago ::
Aug 31, 2012 - 11:50AM
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Removing a +1/+1 counter from a creature with unleash flavourwise doesn't seem to fit the Rakdos as they like being chaotic and impulsive and don't care about the consequences. Being able to remove a +1/+1 counter seems to imply that the Rakdos are thinking about their actions or at least the consequences of their actions.
Ok then how about another line of text that says, "as long as ~ has a +1/+1 counter it has intimidate"
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9 months ago ::
Aug 31, 2012 - 11:56AM
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Ok then how about another line of text that says, "as long as ~ has a +1/+1 counter it has intimidate"
I was thinking of something along those lines as well as it rewards you for choosing to unleash the creature.
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9 months ago ::
Aug 31, 2012 - 12:01PM
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Ok then how about another line of text that says, "as long as ~ has a +1/+1 counter it has intimidate"
I was thinking of something along those lines as well as it rewards you for choosing to unleash the creature.
Yeah, it also allows for more swingy effects. This would help especially with big creatures, where getting an extra +1/+1 is really not exciting.
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