Had a bad morning and decided "fuck it, I'm gonna buy + install Lies of P." But, while waiting for that, I found a demo for Unicorn Overlord on the Switch and got sucked into a completely different game than I intended today lol.
As I've stated multiple times, I have a problem with half-finishing stuff lately. I need to see about updating my medication or somethin', because either ADHD is really kicking in or my depression is keeping me from finding motivation to stick with games. It's like I have a wandering eye, trying to find the perfect experience that'll make me feel better.
@FortyDust I haven't looked into Unicorn Overlord, but I love SRPGs like FF Tactics, Tactics Ogre, etc. I'll have to research it more!
Edit: Had a bad morning and decided "fuck it, I'm gonna buy/install Lies of P." But, while waiting for that, I found a demo for Unicorn Overlord on the Switch and got sucked into a completely different game than I intended today lol.
Not necessarily a fan of the real-time aspects, but it reminds of the indie game Symphony of War: the Nephilim Saga, which I quite enjoyed. It is definitely not FF Tactics or Tactics Ogre, but I can get behind it anyway.
I'd also really like to play linkblade's Hero Power Druid in Standard, but I don't have Fog anymore :/
Zok Fogsnout is not the greatest card; it probably shouldn't be in there even with the Hero Power package being the goal of the deck. For every time he's created two 7/18s or whatever that truly save me, there are other instances where he just sits dead in hand because he costs too much or the Taunts get ran over because I gave up the board.
I'm assuming you could replace Zok with a major Taunt minion of your choice or some other stabilization tool and still be fine. Siamat's back in Core, or you could go with Greybough, Night Elf Huntress, Eonar, the Life-Binder, Primordial Drake, etc. I would consider stripping out the Audio Amplifier as well, if you do that - it's only there to make Zok better. Hell, I might remove them both anyway: lack of consistency for an oft-underwhelming result equals "bye bye".
If you want to get even sillier, there's always Cho'gall, Twilight Chieftain to consider hehe. I've looked through the list: it's not all that bad, with only the "+1 Health to a minion each turn" being a one-sided bonus not in your favor.
I'm back on the Baldur's Gate III train. Started over, this time with fem-Tav as a Sorcerer/Warlock, Lae'zel as an Eldritch Knight, Shadowheart as a Tempest Cleric/Paladin, and Karlach as a 4-Elements Monk. Attempting to make a "storm"-themed comp, focusing on Lightning, Cold, and Thunder damage. It's...currently not as good as just straight-up hitting things, but I'm only level 5 so the best stuff is waiting for me ahead.
Hearthstone is there too but I kinda gave up on Marvel Snap again, if only because my attention has been elsewhere. Lots of spinning plates to maintain already between BG3, Hearthstone, health concerns, a mentally-taxing job, and other IRL responsibilities.
Still haven't finished Armored Core VI or Sea of Stars; barely even started them, really, if you consider the total time required to complete them.
Nothing too exciting for April in terms of new games I want, but next month is Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door on May 23rd. Definitely playing that, so everything this month is kinda just "filler".
I've been going back and forth between my two Day-1 creations: "Rainbuff" DK, and "Hero Power, Round 2" Druid.
The Death Knight deck was intended to build upon the BBU Handbuff recipe, making it better by replacing some Core cards and other subpar choices. My version is a Rainbow deck, although Northern Navigation is the only Frost card. I stormed out of the gate with it on Day-1, and while the deck still performs admirably, it's a "known quantity": DK is all about being no-fun with the Plagues, or Handbuffing, so when they queue into you it's not hard to decipher what's about to happen.
Meanwhile, the Hero Power Druid is entirely my own homebrew-design. It uses the Festival of Legends package (Free Spirit, Groovy Cat, etc.) and combines it with a few choice pieces that came out over the past year, like Sing-Along Buddy, Celestial Projectionist, Popular Pixie, and Joymancer Jepetto. You remove threats by driving your face into them, slamming the opponent directly when you can; eventually, they run out of steam (and/or leave an opening) and you give 'em the ol' KAPOW with a 28+ damage combo: Sing-Along Buddy -> Hero Power -> Popular Pixie -> Hero Power again.
The deck is very fun, seems to perform well, and no one expects it. The other players all assume you're running Dragons or Spell Damage; when you play Free Spirit on turn 1, there's a notable pause of confusion and they hover over it like they've never read the card. The lethal combo catches a *lot* of people off guard. The main concern is that a knowledgeable opponent will catch on that you can only HP one enemy at a time, and they flood the board to overwhelm you. Not always a problem - that's what the rest of the deck is built to deal with - but it still happens.
Finished the month at Platinum 6 without many stars to aid me in the back half (I don't think I lack stars because I'm bad; I just don't play enough). Not the best deckbuilder, so it could totally be refined more, but regardless it seems better than the Druid decks Blizzard "expects" people to be playing. Last I knew class winrates were in the dumpster, and yet I'm doin' just fine :)
They buffed Frost Lich Cross-Stitch's Mana cost, but quietly dropped the damage by a point as well. Couldn't just straight-up buff it; no, had to be a trade off of some kind :/
Crazy to think that, of the past 30 years of The Elder Scrolls, almost half of it is Skyrim alone! Helps when you're on basically every game system under the sun lol.
To celebrate, I found this video: an hour's worth of classic dragon-fighting music!
This is the deck I'm currently running, if anyone is curious/interested. Zilliax is a Perfect/Recursive Module combination. Maybe I'll remove Wrath for those Audio Amplifiers.
Cicigi was my preorder Signature, Projection Orb was my preorder Golden. All told I got:
Signature: Cicigi Golden: Shudderblock, The Galactic Projection Orb, Raza the Resealed Normal: Dr. Stichensew, Magtheridon Unreleased, Pipsi Painthoof, Shoplifter Goldbeard, Hagatha the Fabled, Game Master Nemsy, Inventor Boom, Splendiferous Whizbang, The Headless Horsman, Botface, Wheel of Death, Hemet Foam Marksman. Free: Colifero the Artist, Li'na Shop Manager, Joymancer Jepetto (Diamond).
I also crafted Zilliax Deluxe 3000.
Took me 143 packs, IIRC; not a bad haul. I wanted Timewinder Zarimi and Sonya Waterdancer, but I've got time and both spots on the track left. Edit: Pulled Sonya from spot 20 on the track, so that was awesome.
Yesterday I spent all of my dust trying to curb the ever-growing list of cards I'm missing from the Collection: I thought 80,000 would do significant damage, and while I now own every Standard card, I totally forgot I would need some of that dust for these rotating cards. Whoops. Should'a waited until later today.
I have unlocked all weapon cards on my save file; it'll be fun to locate + use the nine new weapons so I can add 'em to my collection :D
Oh and the game happens to be on sale for $20, if anyone out there is interested. It's super fun!
Had a bad morning and decided "fuck it, I'm gonna buy + install Lies of P." But, while waiting for that, I found a demo for Unicorn Overlord on the Switch and got sucked into a completely different game than I intended today lol.
As I've stated multiple times, I have a problem with half-finishing stuff lately. I need to see about updating my medication or somethin', because either ADHD is really kicking in or my depression is keeping me from finding motivation to stick with games. It's like I have a wandering eye, trying to find the perfect experience that'll make me feel better.
@FortyDust I haven't looked into Unicorn Overlord, but I love SRPGs like FF Tactics, Tactics Ogre, etc. I'll have to research it more!
Edit: Had a bad morning and decided "fuck it, I'm gonna buy/install Lies of P." But, while waiting for that, I found a demo for Unicorn Overlord on the Switch and got sucked into a completely different game than I intended today lol.
Not necessarily a fan of the real-time aspects, but it reminds of the indie game Symphony of War: the Nephilim Saga, which I quite enjoyed. It is definitely not FF Tactics or Tactics Ogre, but I can get behind it anyway.
For "This Day in History" afficiandos, Microsoft Corporation was officially found on April 4th, 1975. Next year will be their 50th anniversary!
Zok Fogsnout is not the greatest card; it probably shouldn't be in there even with the Hero Power package being the goal of the deck. For every time he's created two 7/18s or whatever that truly save me, there are other instances where he just sits dead in hand because he costs too much or the Taunts get ran over because I gave up the board.
I'm assuming you could replace Zok with a major Taunt minion of your choice or some other stabilization tool and still be fine. Siamat's back in Core, or you could go with Greybough, Night Elf Huntress, Eonar, the Life-Binder, Primordial Drake, etc. I would consider stripping out the Audio Amplifier as well, if you do that - it's only there to make Zok better. Hell, I might remove them both anyway: lack of consistency for an oft-underwhelming result equals "bye bye".
If you want to get even sillier, there's always Cho'gall, Twilight Chieftain to consider hehe. I've looked through the list: it's not all that bad, with only the "+1 Health to a minion each turn" being a one-sided bonus not in your favor.
I'm back on the Baldur's Gate III train. Started over, this time with fem-Tav as a Sorcerer/Warlock, Lae'zel as an Eldritch Knight, Shadowheart as a Tempest Cleric/Paladin, and Karlach as a 4-Elements Monk. Attempting to make a "storm"-themed comp, focusing on Lightning, Cold, and Thunder damage. It's...currently not as good as just straight-up hitting things, but I'm only level 5 so the best stuff is waiting for me ahead.
Hearthstone is there too but I kinda gave up on Marvel Snap again, if only because my attention has been elsewhere. Lots of spinning plates to maintain already between BG3, Hearthstone, health concerns, a mentally-taxing job, and other IRL responsibilities.
Still haven't finished Armored Core VI or Sea of Stars; barely even started them, really, if you consider the total time required to complete them.
Nothing too exciting for April in terms of new games I want, but next month is Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door on May 23rd. Definitely playing that, so everything this month is kinda just "filler".
I've been going back and forth between my two Day-1 creations: "Rainbuff" DK, and "Hero Power, Round 2" Druid.
The Death Knight deck was intended to build upon the BBU Handbuff recipe, making it better by replacing some Core cards and other subpar choices. My version is a Rainbow deck, although Northern Navigation is the only Frost card. I stormed out of the gate with it on Day-1, and while the deck still performs admirably, it's a "known quantity": DK is all about being no-fun with the Plagues, or Handbuffing, so when they queue into you it's not hard to decipher what's about to happen.
Meanwhile, the Hero Power Druid is entirely my own homebrew-design. It uses the Festival of Legends package (Free Spirit, Groovy Cat, etc.) and combines it with a few choice pieces that came out over the past year, like Sing-Along Buddy, Celestial Projectionist, Popular Pixie, and Joymancer Jepetto. You remove threats by driving your face into them, slamming the opponent directly when you can; eventually, they run out of steam (and/or leave an opening) and you give 'em the ol' KAPOW with a 28+ damage combo: Sing-Along Buddy -> Hero Power -> Popular Pixie -> Hero Power again.
The deck is very fun, seems to perform well, and no one expects it. The other players all assume you're running Dragons or Spell Damage; when you play Free Spirit on turn 1, there's a notable pause of confusion and they hover over it like they've never read the card. The lethal combo catches a *lot* of people off guard. The main concern is that a knowledgeable opponent will catch on that you can only HP one enemy at a time, and they flood the board to overwhelm you. Not always a problem - that's what the rest of the deck is built to deal with - but it still happens.
Finished the month at Platinum 6 without many stars to aid me in the back half (I don't think I lack stars because I'm bad; I just don't play enough). Not the best deckbuilder, so it could totally be refined more, but regardless it seems better than the Druid decks Blizzard "expects" people to be playing. Last I knew class winrates were in the dumpster, and yet I'm doin' just fine :)
It seems our glorious leader will be...unavailable for a time ;D
They buffed Frost Lich Cross-Stitch's Mana cost, but quietly dropped the damage by a point as well. Couldn't just straight-up buff it; no, had to be a trade off of some kind :/
I spotted a bumper sticker a couple minutes ago that said "I hope something good happens to you today." In potentially related news:
"the next installment of the Borderlands series is currently in production."
Woohoo!
Frost Lich Cross-Stitch never should have cost 5 to begin with, so I'm glad to see it on the buff list.
Crazy to think that, of the past 30 years of The Elder Scrolls, almost half of it is Skyrim alone! Helps when you're on basically every game system under the sun lol.
To celebrate, I found this video: an hour's worth of classic dragon-fighting music!
Oof, switching gears and going silent for a long time is usually not a good look, in games, movies, or whatever really.
Don't you see? Enhanced Dreadlord has evolved beyond demonhood.
Top-decked Yogg as the Shaman just as my DK opponent dumped their entire hand of big minions. Easy pack lol :D
This is the deck I'm currently running, if anyone is curious/interested. Zilliax is a Perfect/Recursive Module combination. Maybe I'll remove Wrath for those Audio Amplifiers.
Carbot made a cartoon about it!
Cicigi was my preorder Signature, Projection Orb was my preorder Golden. All told I got:
Signature: Cicigi
Golden: Shudderblock, The Galactic Projection Orb, Raza the Resealed
Normal: Dr. Stichensew, Magtheridon Unreleased, Pipsi Painthoof, Shoplifter Goldbeard, Hagatha the Fabled, Game Master Nemsy, Inventor Boom, Splendiferous Whizbang, The Headless Horsman, Botface, Wheel of Death, Hemet Foam Marksman.
Free: Colifero the Artist, Li'na Shop Manager, Joymancer Jepetto (Diamond).
I also crafted Zilliax Deluxe 3000.
Took me 143 packs, IIRC; not a bad haul. I wanted Timewinder Zarimi and Sonya Waterdancer, but I've got time and both spots on the track left.
Edit: Pulled Sonya from spot 20 on the track, so that was awesome.
Yesterday I spent all of my dust trying to curb the ever-growing list of cards I'm missing from the Collection: I thought 80,000 would do significant damage, and while I now own every Standard card, I totally forgot I would need some of that dust for these rotating cards. Whoops. Should'a waited until later today.
Indeed: may all your desired Legendaries be Golden...and/or Signature haha