Always liked Gen 4 and was hoping that we would get somekinde of remake. I also do not have a problem with the Art Style they chose. I kinda like it :)
My only hope was that they will not make it into a Let's Go game and as far as we know it is a Core Pokemon Remake and not a Let's Go Title. So, im pretty happy about it.
Would it have been cool if they implemented something new to the story etc? yes, but maybe they will but even if they don't im still happy about the remakes!
The series has been around for 25 years, but as an RPG it really still caters to the youngest audiences for the game, with fairly simplistic mechanics, easy bosses, etc., and very little new or different from game to game. That's fine, of course, and gives a new audience their Pokemon experience every few years, but there are tons of richer RPG titles for people who have aged out of that and want a more challenging experience. Pokemon shows no real interest in aging up with its older fans.
With that in mind, it's hard for me to get excited about a Pokemon remake. It plays on nostalgia to sell games to people for whom the game is certainly too easy today. As much nostalgia as I have for Pokemon, today the experience feels worn out.
I agree. I am going to buy the game simply because it is a Pokemon game and it makes me feel nostalgic. The ancient experience doesn't bother me very much, and that might be because of all the MMOs I have played. My biggest issue with the game is the weird toy like graphics and the console itself. If I ever have an RPG itch to scratch my go to series isn't Pokemon. I would play Baldur's Gate or Divinity: Original Sin.
The original Gen 4 games are my absolute favourites in the series.
The remakes, however, look like garbage. The novelty of the 3D gimmick has worn out, so from the looks of it we're just getting 3D remake of the same game, which effectively just loses all the charm the original artstyle had, leaving us with basically just an inferior version.
At the same time, these are remakes of D&P...and not Platinum...which is the actual good game that fixed most of the huge issues that the originals had and given that Gamefreak seems to just not give a single fuck at this point I doubt that they've actually put in the effort to iron out those flaws for the remakes.
Basically, what is even the point of paying for these remakes if I can just play a superior game from a decade back that I already own.
These are all just Secrets with the trigger "At the end of your opponent's turn." Of course, they are easier to play around than Secrets because the information isn't hidden, so they are going to be slightly more powerful for the Cost. That doesn't really make them more interesting though. The most important difference from a design perspective is that they can have varying Costs, and I'm 100 percent certain that's how this whole idea came about.
I hope that this is the start of the Dev Team exploring "permanent enchantments" as well. It would be great to see the "secret tree" as a way to implement permanents similar to MtG, as it creates new layers of game play experience.
I haven't actually seen a lot of Secret Rogue in the last couple of months on the NA ladders, I guess maybe I was lucky cuz I'll be real - Rogue secrets are hard to play around
I do not think the minion healing aspect of this card will be very relevant. How often do you trade overtime into a big minion against priest? Rarely because priest can also heal their minions. You would have to trade everything into it in one turn.
The series has been around for 25 years, but as an RPG it really still caters to the youngest audiences for the game, with fairly simplistic mechanics, easy bosses, etc., and very little new or different from game to game. That's fine, of course, and gives a new audience their Pokemon experience every few years, but there are tons of richer RPG titles for people who have aged out of that and want a more challenging experience. Pokemon shows no real interest in aging up with its older fans.
With that in mind, it's hard for me to get excited about a Pokemon remake. It plays on nostalgia to sell games to people for whom the game is certainly too easy today. As much nostalgia as I have for Pokemon, today the experience feels worn out.
Glad to see they are trying to slow DH down a bit. There may be no direct counterplay, but you can certainly play around it. Would have been better as a Secret, and I suspect the same will be true of the other Sigils they reveal.
I wonder if it was necessary to make it take up a secret slot. I feel like the mechanic would be better as an aura. Or, at the very least it could have it own symbol instead of the triggered effect symbol.
Edit: Of course, sigils taking up a secret slot will make no difference because DH doesn't play any secrets, but with the new secret tech it may be debilitating. I also just dislike the way it looks in the photo. I still think its a cool mechanic.
Oof, I wonder if websites based in Thailand are like that in general. I once had to track a package from Thailand - the postal tracking site was painfully slow to load or just timed out. I later used a VPN server based in Thailand and that seemed to work a little better.
Not only is healing for 8 pretty good, Lightshower Elemental also has Taunt, protecting minions you already have on the board AND can help you keep your minions out of reach while they're value trading.
patch 20.0 is highly likely to come next Tuesday, and Sylvanas has yet to return to the store. I guess Blizzard finds out how much people want her and decides not to release her in patch 19.6 (so that later she could be put in an expensive bundle with card packs).
Thanh Reveals a New Forged in the Barrens Priest Card - Condemn (Rank 1)
This is a good AOE spell, it just gets better as the game progresses.
with Mo'arg artificer in rotation this is a potential 4 mana deal 6 to all enemy minion combo.
And that's if Priest doesn't use any of their spell discounting shenanigans from Darkmoon Faire
New Neutral Minion - Horde Operative
It's not the death of anything. Secret hate has never been widely played in the past, and this will be no different.
No matter how powerful you make the effect, it's still just a Spider Tank in more than half of your match-ups, so it's not worth the slot.
Opinion on pokemon brilliant diamond and shining pearl?
I personaly am thrilled about the remakes!
Always liked Gen 4 and was hoping that we would get somekinde of remake. I also do not have a problem with the Art Style they chose. I kinda like it :)
My only hope was that they will not make it into a Let's Go game and as far as we know it is a Core Pokemon Remake and not a Let's Go Title. So, im pretty happy about it.
Would it have been cool if they implemented something new to the story etc? yes, but maybe they will but even if they don't im still happy about the remakes!
They can't come soon enough :)
Opinion on pokemon brilliant diamond and shining pearl?
I agree. I am going to buy the game simply because it is a Pokemon game and it makes me feel nostalgic. The ancient experience doesn't bother me very much, and that might be because of all the MMOs I have played. My biggest issue with the game is the weird toy like graphics and the console itself. If I ever have an RPG itch to scratch my go to series isn't Pokemon. I would play Baldur's Gate or Divinity: Original Sin.
Opinion on pokemon brilliant diamond and shining pearl?
I'm gonna be real here.
The original Gen 4 games are my absolute favourites in the series.
The remakes, however, look like garbage. The novelty of the 3D gimmick has worn out, so from the looks of it we're just getting 3D remake of the same game, which effectively just loses all the charm the original artstyle had, leaving us with basically just an inferior version.
At the same time, these are remakes of D&P...and not Platinum...which is the actual good game that fixed most of the huge issues that the originals had and given that Gamefreak seems to just not give a single fuck at this point I doubt that they've actually put in the effort to iron out those flaws for the remakes.
Basically, what is even the point of paying for these remakes if I can just play a superior game from a decade back that I already own.
New Neutral Minion - Horde Operative
If you can't beat em join em.
Demon Hunters Get a New Spell Mechanic in Forged in the Barrens - Sigils! Here's How They Work And What They Could Be
These are all just Secrets with the trigger "At the end of your opponent's turn." Of course, they are easier to play around than Secrets because the information isn't hidden, so they are going to be slightly more powerful for the Cost. That doesn't really make them more interesting though. The most important difference from a design perspective is that they can have varying Costs, and I'm 100 percent certain that's how this whole idea came about.
New Priest Spell - Condemn (Rank 1)
Very solid card for priest.
New Priest Minion - Lightshower Elemental
Very nice card.
New Priest Minion - Lightshower Elemental
Strong taunt, nice deathrattle. Hopefully no more Res priest support :)
Demon Hunters Get a New Spell Mechanic in Forged in the Barrens - Sigils! Here's How They Work And What They Could Be
I hope that this is the start of the Dev Team exploring "permanent enchantments" as well. It would be great to see the "secret tree" as a way to implement permanents similar to MtG, as it creates new layers of game play experience.
New Neutral Minion - Horde Operative
Solid tech card
PCGamesN Reveals a New Forged in the Barrens Card - Horde Operative
I haven't actually seen a lot of Secret Rogue in the last couple of months on the NA ladders, I guess maybe I was lucky cuz I'll be real - Rogue secrets are hard to play around
LaoZhongYi Reveals a New Forged in the Barrens Priest Card - Lightshower Elemental
I do not think the minion healing aspect of this card will be very relevant. How often do you trade overtime into a big minion against priest? Rarely because priest can also heal their minions. You would have to trade everything into it in one turn.
Opinion on pokemon brilliant diamond and shining pearl?
The series has been around for 25 years, but as an RPG it really still caters to the youngest audiences for the game, with fairly simplistic mechanics, easy bosses, etc., and very little new or different from game to game. That's fine, of course, and gives a new audience their Pokemon experience every few years, but there are tons of richer RPG titles for people who have aged out of that and want a more challenging experience. Pokemon shows no real interest in aging up with its older fans.
With that in mind, it's hard for me to get excited about a Pokemon remake. It plays on nostalgia to sell games to people for whom the game is certainly too easy today. As much nostalgia as I have for Pokemon, today the experience feels worn out.
New Demon Hunter Spell - Sigil of Flame
It will probably be ok against agrro.
New Demon Hunter Spell - Sigil of Flame
The end is coming!*
Glad to see they are trying to slow DH down a bit. There may be no direct counterplay, but you can certainly play around it. Would have been better as a Secret, and I suspect the same will be true of the other Sigils they reveal.
*Unless you have 4 or more Health
New Demon Hunter Spell - Sigil of Flame
I like the mechanic of the new "secret" but it has a drawback. It´s easy to play around imo, not sure which deck to put it into.
New Neutral Minion - Horde Operative
Strong tech, mostly in wild.
Slow Site Reveals a New Forged in the Barrens Demon Hunter Card - Sigil of Flame
I wonder if it was necessary to make it take up a secret slot. I feel like the mechanic would be better as an aura. Or, at the very least it could have it own symbol instead of the triggered effect symbol.
Edit: Of course, sigils taking up a secret slot will make no difference because DH doesn't play any secrets, but with the new secret tech it may be debilitating. I also just dislike the way it looks in the photo. I still think its a cool mechanic.
Slow Site Reveals a New Forged in the Barrens Demon Hunter Card - Sigil of Flame
Oof, I wonder if websites based in Thailand are like that in general. I once had to track a package from Thailand - the postal tracking site was painfully slow to load or just timed out. I later used a VPN server based in Thailand and that seemed to work a little better.
New Priest Minion - Lightshower Elemental
Not only is healing for 8 pretty good, Lightshower Elemental also has Taunt, protecting minions you already have on the board AND can help you keep your minions out of reach while they're value trading.
New Warrior Minion - Mor'shan Elite
curves perfectly from sword eater for ur midrange/anti-aggro dream.
NGA Reveals a New Forged in the Barrens Legendary Hunter Card - Barak Kodobane
tutor 3, specifically a secret and petting zoo (+ maybe study? tracking? hunter's mark?) plus a 3.5 mana body is good for 5.
Hearthstone's Sylvanas and Thunder King Heroes Are Returning to the Shop
patch 20.0 is highly likely to come next Tuesday, and Sylvanas has yet to return to the store. I guess Blizzard finds out how much people want her and decides not to release her in patch 19.6 (so that later she could be put in an expensive bundle with card packs).