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    Old God Fanatic 1745 2912 Posts Joined 03/25/2019
    Posted 4 years, 6 months ago
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    Old God Fanatic 1745 2912 Posts Joined 03/25/2019
    Posted 4 years, 6 months ago
    Quote From Zeratia

    Submitted my card, hopefully can make it to finals this time. :)

    Pro tip, ask for feedback in the discussion thread first. We get a couple of days to perfect our card before submitting, take advantage of that time

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    Old God Fanatic 1745 2912 Posts Joined 03/25/2019
    Posted 4 years, 6 months ago

    Nifty, if you are going to start a thread with the sole purpose being to prove to everybody that you were right about something, then expect people to downvote you. It doesn't matter who was right or wrong, saying "I was right see? Even though everybody doubted me, I am still smarter than all of you" isn't a great way to become popular.

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    Posted 4 years, 6 months ago

    Some people had issues with flavor, which is understandable. Accidentally killing your client shouldn't get you more money. So I redid the card a bit while still keeping the same flavor. Let me know if this is too powerful.

    Now you get paid for doing a good job and not killing your client. I am not too sure about having six coins, but I needed an X on the card. Ideally, it would be a lot smaller and give you a single coin. If I can think of a way to tone down the card and keep the X then I will do that.

    Now, as promised, some feeback.

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    @Linkblade (btw, nice profile pic), I prefer Plague Doctor. The toxins are a cool idea, and it uses X in a way I don't think a lot of people would use it. I think for the most part we are going to see a lot of "excess", "extra", and "except" so something like Toxins feels different in a good way. Some things to consider changing, 3/5 seems kind of big considering the amount of value these toxins could give you, I am not sure it would go over well playing 15 lackeys followed by 10 toxins. Also, I don't think you need to say "Toxin card", you could just say "add a random Toxin to your hand".

    @MenacingBagel, I like Mr Chu. It feels like a very fair card. It is just interactive enough to be a much more attractive card than something like Wrenchcalibur which just shuffles bombs and that it is. It has the ability to punish your opponent hard, but they also have time to deal with it before it shuffles too much damage.

    @Demonxz95, I don't like Felfire Fury because the X feels a bit forced. Normally a card like would read "Choose a minion, deal 2 damage to all other minions". That being said Soul Enchantress isn't bad. Though I don't think you need the word "enchantments" in there.

    @grumpymonk, I like Keeper Remulos better, but I am not sure if it is safe to go all the way to 12 mana crystals. I think you could reduce it to 11 to make it a bit less scary and it would still be a very powerful and interesting card.

    @Pokeniner, This is an interesting card. One thing that kind of bugs me about it is that it is a 1 health minion that automatically dies as soon as you play it which makes it feel a lot like a spell. This may not be an issue for a lot of people, but if you wanted you could change it to Rush instead of attacking a random enemy minion. Also, you may want to clarify exactly how the excess damage is dealt. Is it distributed randomly, or do all enemy minions take an amount of damage equal to the excess? One last note, 3 mana 4 attack is pretty good as a neutral card. I would either stick it in a class or bump it up to 4 mana.

    @CursedParrot, I really liked Forced Summoning, it is really unique. I think if you just fixed up the wording then it would be great. For one you don't need to say "and has excess mana" because if they didn't have any excess mana it wouldn't trigger just like how Snake Trap won't trigger unless you have a full board. But then there won't be an X on the card. Don't worry, I have come up with a solution, though it would require a small adjustment in flavor. Instead of having the spell token and golem token, you could make it say "Secret: After your opponent casts a spell, spend their excess mana. They get Armor equal to twice the mana spent." and you could change the name from "Forced Summoning" to "Forced Casting".

    @DestroyerR, I would say this is a dumb joke card and don't submit it, but I can see you already have so, best of luck brother.

    @Valor1204, If you think the effect is too wordy or weird you could change it to "deal excess damage to a random enemy minion". I would also reduce the cost to 2 mana given that [Hearthstone Card (unwillign sacrifice) Not Found] is a card.

    @BloodMefist, Corpse Explosion isn't legal because the X can't be part of the cards name. If you want to use Corpse Explosion then I am sure there is a way you could adjust the effect a little to get the word "extra" to fit. I don't think Terrorguard Devastator is the right card to go with because I feel like the effect is really obvious and we are going to see a lot of cards like this. Dark Harvest is a super interesting Heal card. And while it looks really good on paper, remember that we had a very similar card with Dark Pact and that was only used in a single deck and mainly because it was 1 mana. Also, I can't imagine a reason to run this over Plague of Flames.

    @anchorm4n, There was a card just like yours a while back, only it was a Legendary minion and a 5 mana 5/6. It made it to the finalists with an impressive 3.5, but then got a score of 2.8 in the finalists. If history is any indication, I don't think this card will win.

    @TheHoax91, I really like Aldor Artificer for a few reasons. It is simple, it is a playable card, and it uses the X in a way that feels natural. I would bump it up to a 3/3 though just because I think that would look more even, playing a 3 mana 2/3 just feels kind of bad. However, I don't think many people would care about that as much as I do.

    @MrRhapsody, I agree with anchorm4n that you should use the "family friendly" version but keep the name Abusive Mistress. Nobody will get upset if your succubus is wearing clothes, but it might offend someone if she is practically naked. As for the card itself, I would both increase the Health by one or two, and also increase the damage by one or two. It is tricky because you don't want it to deal so little damage that it won't every hurt itself, but you also don't want it to deal so much damage that it dies just about every time. Play around with the numbers and see what people like.

    @meisterz39, I am not sure if this effect is worth being 6 mana and legendary. It does have the potential to deal a lot of damage, but it would take so much setup from both sides of the board that this card would be unplayable. I would reduce the rarity, and also either reduce the cost or tag the effect onto a minion. Also, don't forget the wattermark!

    @Cg8889, This is a risky card. Either people will think this is super awesome and give it 4/5 stars, or they will think it is too OP/unrealistic and give it 1 star. In my opinion, simpler cards that are easier to evaluate are better because people can get a better sense of how powerful the card is and feel more comfortable with their vote. About the balance, I would make it 4 mana or maybe a 5 mana and slightly adjust the stats. Getting an extra Hero Power can provide a lot of extra value and flexibility. Infinite value is scary.

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    Posted 4 years, 6 months ago

    I would rather starve. You'd probably live longer eating nothing than eating McDonalds every day.

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    Posted 4 years, 6 months ago

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    KANSAS - Up to three Coins for Rogue sounds like bad things are about to happen. I'd either make it one coin altogether if it deals excess damage or at least make it only able to target enemy minions, otherwise the abundance of Lackeys seems like a balance issue to me. But I do tend to judge combo-able cards by the worst case scenario, so you might want to wait for more feedback.

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    It's a cool idea but I don't understand why the Goblin would get more money if he took out more teeth than he was supposed to so the flavor is a little bit off imo.
     
    @FrostyFeet, I don't think the combo potential is a big deal because Umbral Skulker already exists and can create those combos. 
     
    @anchorm4n, He is a goblin. He doesn't care if he did a good job or not, he is going to take your money. Especially if you are knocked out and can't catch him snatching a few extra coins.
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    Posted 4 years, 6 months ago

    Well this is an, odd theme. The restriction didn't give me too much inspiration so I decided to take this opportunity to use some art I had on my computer that I haven't been able to use anywhere else.

     

    "Let me just get that tooth out. Don't worry, I'll be gentle. *WHACK*! Oh my, sorry about that."

    What do you think? Is it balanced? Is everything worded and formatted correctly? Is the flavor good?

    I'll get some feedback out a bit later when a few more people have posted.

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    Old God Fanatic 1745 2912 Posts Joined 03/25/2019
    Posted 4 years, 6 months ago

    Their reprinting Sad Robot! Now I don't have to pay an extra $3.00 for every one of my non-green commander decks.

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    Old God Fanatic 1745 2912 Posts Joined 03/25/2019
    Posted 4 years, 6 months ago

    The first time I won an MTG: Arena giveaway, you were giving away a code for Godzilla sleeves and I was one of ten valid entries. This time there were 15 entries, but you were giving away 10 codes so I was more likely to win than not.

    That being said I won't be able to use my code since I already redeemed one on my account. Someone else who plays MTG:A and won't be getting a pre-release kit can have it.

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    Posted 4 years, 6 months ago

    HEY! I WON!

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    Posted 4 years, 6 months ago

    I didn't know I wanted to play a Tribal strategies so much until I thought about Totems in Battlegrounds.

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    Posted 4 years, 6 months ago

    EDH (Elder Dragon Highlander), or as it is more commonly known, Commander, is one of the most popular game modes in Magic: the Gathering. The way it works is you pick a Legendary Creature to be your "commander". The commander doesn't go into your deck, but instead is in a special zone where you can always play him as if he were in your hand. You also build a 100 card deck, with only one copy of each card, centered around your commander.

    So I was thinking, what if we had something like this in Hearthstone? You could pick a Legendary minion, and then build say a 50 card deck with only 1 copy of each card. The legendary minion wouldn't be shuffled into your deck but would instead go into a separate zone where you could cast it whenever you had the mana for it. 

    Decks would be really inconsistent because you are playing with 50 different cards, but you also get to pick one Legendary who you get to play every game which increases consistency. You would have to adjust the UI a bit to make room for the "commander", but I think it would be pretty fun. 

    The main downsides is that Highlander cards would be no-brainer inclusions, but you could always ban them in that format. I am not sure if that is the best fix, but it would solve the problem. 

    I am not sure if this format would work in Hearthstone, but I thought it would be fun to speculate. It may be really broken getting Deathknights on curve or always having Shudderwock whenever you need him, but it could also open up a lot of room for brewers like myself to have a lot of fun. What do you think? Could Elder Dragon Highlander be a format in Hearthstone?

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    Posted 4 years, 6 months ago

    My favorite wild deck is my Spiteful Summoner Hunter. I got to Legend with the deck the first month of the new ranked system.

    I intend to update the deck soon, but I will have to play around some more before knowing which cards to change.

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    Posted 4 years, 6 months ago

    All of these cards look great. I am very excited for this set. However, it does feel weird having a brand new set coming out when I haven't had a chance to get my hands on a single Ikoria card.

    Also, Mill is an official keyword, yay! Although that may very well mean that they are going to print more support cards, which means Mill decks may become a real thing, which is annoying.

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    Posted 4 years, 6 months ago

    @anchorm4n, Thank you for reminding me to make a token! Also, I think you are right that 4 might be a bit of a stretch on turns 2-3 so I reduced the Present to a 0/3. I kept the Windup Beast at 4/4 because I think a 2 mana 3/3 that requires you to waste 3 damage and possibly wait a turn or two wasn't worth it.

    I changed the art on the card and made tokens, 

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    But since you can only submit a single token, I thought this design might be better, 

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    Posted 4 years, 6 months ago
    Quote From Hydrafrog

    I just crack them to be honest.  I tried keeping track, but I have the attention span of a gnat so that obviously didn't work. 

    Sometimes I think I should keep track of pity timers, but unless you are constantly buying from different sets all it does is give you an excuse to be salty when you get to around 30+ packs without a Legendary.

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    Posted 4 years, 6 months ago

    My favorite Commander (right now at least) is Kroxa, Titan of Death's Hunger. He is the first commander deck I made by myself, and the deck is tons of fun to play. I really like how you can cast him over and over again and not have to pay command tax, and also draining your opponents of their resources just feels so good.

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    Posted 4 years, 6 months ago

    I'm going to put my card here and ask for a bit more feedback before submitting it.

    FEEDBACK:

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    @Xarkkal, As Linkblade mentioned, the downside won't be relevant often. You either play this when you want to trade away the entire board, or when you are going to kill your opponent. I really like the flavor, but I think you should change the card a bit to make it a bit more relevant. Instead of giving them raw stats, I think giving them keywords might be a bit better. Maybe give them Divine Shield and possibly Rush? Giving them Divine Shield encourages trading, and it also keeps the downside relevant. Rush allows you to play it on the same turn as other minions which makes the card much more usable, and it also fits with the flavor.

    @CursedParrot, The card feels a bit clunky with the start of game and battlecry which both temporarily change your Hero Power. If you made the card so that it just said "Start of Game and Battlecry: Give 2 random Beasts, Dragons, and Murlocs in your deck +1/+1" then you still get the same effect but the card is a lot simpler. Aside from that the card looks great! I approve of anything to support menagerie decks.

    @Inconspicuosaurus, I don't really like the randomness of it. I think if he were 10 mana and just summoned all of the warriors on your side of the field he wouldn't be overpowered. 

    @Leolph, Your card is interesting. I like the deck-building restriction, but I don't think the payoff is enough to justify not playing any Legendaries. Maybe if it let you discover 3 Legendaries instead of getting 3 random ones it would be better. Or maybe if it gave them all stat buffs. Also, I would try to find some art that fits with Hearthstones style a bit more. I believe the one you art you are using now is from WoW, but the quality isn't great.

    @Meisterz39, The flavor is there, but the card is super weak. Maybe if he made a "grilled meat" (or something) token whenever he killed a minion and the token would restore Health to your Hero. Or maybe he could just create the token at the end of the turn.

    Cg8889, I like Make a Toast better. Though I don't see why it has to buff all of the minions in your decks. I think if it was 1 mana and it just restored Health and drew a card it would be fine.

    @Pokeniner, I don't like many aspects of this card. For one, I do agree with Echo and Inconspicuosaurus that shuffling 10 dead draws is a lot, and also the wording is a bit misleading. I also don't like the "if it is your birthday" bit. I understand that it isn't meant to be taken seriously, but I think the designs for this competition should be realistic. Maybe not as realistic as the other competitions, but still believable. If it just shuffled a single card into the opponents deck, and it also gave the opponent some incentive to play it, I think this card would be a lot better.