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Angel catch me, l'm a falling sparrow. After all, don't let my soul wings diiiiiiiiiiie!~
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The dual class HS arena thing going on at the moment really highlights kinda why l'm not a big fan of factions/classes in CCGs.
Having a bunch of cards that are only ever allowed to interact with a certain subset of cards really limits the game especially when it comes to deckbuilding.
lf you go with one faction your just entirely lock out of some playstyles arbitrarily by the whim of what's printed in those factions or classes in the name of "class identity."
Yet... Magic has no problem with the colours each having their own distinct identities and their own feel. But As there is nothing in the game that says "you must play blue and only blue" you can just find some many new combos and ways to contrust a deck cause there isn't that kind of a limiter.
Dunno, l guess l understand why people like having things like but but lt honestly feels rather limiting to me from a gameplay standpoint and l find just so much less space to explore, express myself etc... in the game. lt honestly might be why HS and similar games with factions and classes are so easily netdeckable cause the viable decks etc are just found so quickly as there's nowhere for them to hide.
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lt's less about there being a lot of archetypes and more that l like to tinker and doctor stuff. l like experimenting and trying to do more interesting things to some extent.
Note, the deck l played for the most part in HS... was Evolve Shaman which for the longest time was just janky silliness l cobbled together cause l thought Evolve was a super fun silly card. ((befoer it was wrapped into jsut general mid-rangey shamans.))
There just feels like so much less room to express yourself in those kinds of games cause classes so so... beholden to their "class indenties" and the combos and synergies the game designers say we're allowed to use. One can't jam any card into any deck lol.
Like... l don't like that kind of enforcing. lt just feels lame and like we don't get to find cool things within the game. Things feel so much more surface level and a lot of mystery just doesn't exist or that it's not as deep in any case. Hmmm, l dunno. lt just strikes me so much cause it does sorta actively diminish my enjoyment of something. -
As far as I'm concerned I don't really mind playstyles and archetypes being the trademarks of a specific class each. But I do agree that there's at least one problem with classes as they currently are in HS: balancing. It's excessively difficult to make all classes worth playing to the same extent. At some point Shaman used to be so powerful, recently it has been Druid, Paladin and Priest have powerful options as well... and on the other hand Warlock is not particularly strong. Don't get me wrong, it's ofc still possible to do well with Warlock. Heck my best friend is a lot better than me and her fav class is Warlock. But there are some balance issues that I don't remember seeing between colors in MTG (that said I haven't touched anything MTG related in years).
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Ye in a sense, lt helps in magic that you can make up for your colours weaknesses by dragging in other colours that make up for them. Say you need removal, get Black.
Being able to mix and match cards for different core factions or themes l feel is what can make balancing less of a chore by allowing such things because those factions can still have their identities, but you can compliment them with cards from another.Anyway, l don't mean to say that it's something conceptually l'm at odds with, l'm cool with it there. l get boiling things down to such things and that some players enjoy being able to more closely identify like that. Hell it still happens in Magic even. People will still find their fav colour and even if they play decks with colour pairs they will still probably refer to themselves as "a Blue Player" etc... Though Ravnica and ones that have named colour pairs have made people identify with those as well. Just from game design it feels... problematic.
((also as a note, l'm just like your friend to some degree. l was the dude playing Shaman in HS when it was utter trash garbage. Before the Tunnel Troggening and aggro shaman was runnin' amok.))
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l'm just an adorable cinnamon bun that needs cuddles to survive ;~;
and definitely not a cuddle demon or something. -
Hmmm, guess l'll have little Halloween spirit. Halfway through the month but better late than never l suppose~
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*types loudly about how his eyes constantly watering is getting super annoying cause he can't see ANYTHlNG AHHHHHHHHHHHH*
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Ahhhh, new avvie to celebrate pull of one of me fav characters.~
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TFW first card you get in the expansion for Hearthstone is a legendary... ((and one of the Death Knghts. Sadly... it's Garrosh a.k.a Warrior a.k.a expensive the deck.))
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You know... kinda enjoy that covers are really easy to use gifs for~ ((also was about time for a change))
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Alrightly then~ The first RP l've made in a clean forever. lt's one inspired by a series l've really come to enjoy in the past year or two. Further l've combined it with Darkest Dungeon a game l also love for some extra fun~
Hope you enjoy this little mashup of Darkest and Castlevania, stop on by the thread and if ya feel up to it make a character! ((might be a tad advanced of an RP as a warning but l'm willing to help out anybody who signs up if they need it.)) -
Anyway, silliness from earlier aside, l will be releasing the new semi-secret RP, my return to hosting, Tomorrow~
So whether you're old blood of the RP sub-forum or maybe you've never set foot there, swing on by and check it out~As a heads up, slots will be SUPER limited for this RP. So if you want in, you're going to have to fight for it. Good Luck, muhuhu~
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Hmmm, weird an avvie change. Wonder what it could mean? Mayhaps it's a hint for my upcoming RP...? Naaaa couldn't be.
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Hmmm... perhaps it is time for me to come out of my hiatus as an RP host.
To yet again tell a tale of an old dreary castle. However... this one... Owned by a very different prince of night then the last.~
((basically... be on the look out for a Hukuna RP or at least an interest check for one...soonish. As for what it is, well let's just say it'll be my little take on a franchise l love.))-
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@Flux, probably more than it's ever been honestly. Why l feel like l'm missing out XD. All the new blood makin' me feel like l needa step up my game XD
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*pins yet another RP idea to the giant board of ideas he'll never finish because he keeps starting things and making new ones*
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See you took little time to find me there~ Hello again lady of the winds. l see they've brought you back here again. *huggles*~
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You know there's a lot of times l consider why l write and if l should just move on... but...
There's a lot more times l find myself just sitting in the shower or something when l got downtime. And l just get lost in my own little worlds and just devise amazing shit out of thin air. And l realize l'm just fucking made for this... muhuhu~ -
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You know... it's probably the stupidest thing ever but... I'm glad Mario Odyssey is a thing because it gave us Bowser in a suit.
Like... that shit just gives me life he's such a DAPPER BOY AND IT'S WONDERFUL! ((also that main theme is just so fuckn' good.... I'll probably never play it, but man I'm glad it exists XD.))-
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"The great Koopa king in a sharp, white tuxedo. Bowser is forced into marriage with Princess Peach by Count Bleck, who plots to wipe out the universe with the Chaos Heart. Although it's all part of Count Bleck's plan, Bowser doesn't seem to be displeased with the prospect. This might just be the last time we ever see Bowser in a tuxedo." -Wedding Bowser Description, Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Well, I guess this might be the last time we see Bowser in that sort a get up, for real this time.
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It still amazes me how one of the dopiest reoccurring bosses in the entire FF series has like one of the best boss themes of the series. I almost think that makes me love it more though? Gilgamesh... you crazy.
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Maaaaaaaaaaaan I feel like garbage. Stomach stuff is the worse. Like nothing like being in a a state of "Will I vomit? Won't I? Whoooooo knoooooows!?"
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Hmmmm, honestly might have to get a Sanaki Avvie at this rate considering she keeps being like a super mvp on my teams. ((and has been all of Tempest Trails cause she invalidates Veronica's existence.))
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TFW you just roll a single in FE: Heroes for the Memes and you actually end up rolling a copy of one of your 5* units with perfect IVs. K den...
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My luck for F2P has been pretty gross honestly.
5*s I've rolled that I remember off the top of my head: 2 Sanaki's [who I was just talking about.], Takumi ((who I don't use cause tbh... I don't think he's that good.)), Bride Cordy, Charlotte, Hector, Ike, Lyn, Ryoma, Camilla, Ninian, Eldigan ((who I used for Fury fodder)), Genny, and Linde.
oh and a Roy I immediately turned into TriAdept paste cause it's all he's good for. -
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God Damn I love Gav's music... this dude deserves so much more attention, he feels depsit ehaving as much as he does like such a hidden gem.
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tfw making bad decisions...
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I do love the cycle of people hyping themselves up like crazy for Pokemon announcements and then getting super salty when it turns out it's not the crazy pipedream they wanted.
Liiiiike... folks need to stop setting themselves up to just be knocked down cause there's no world that can live up to their expectations.
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I mean, why would you hype yourself up over a nintendo direct before they revealed any games? all I can hope is that they don't reveal everything about ultra su/mo. and if nothing else Pokken for the switch. not sure why they added Decidueye over Incinerawr tho, I guess the Rowlet meme reached even Nintendo
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Probably wanted more light agile fighters? I think they are pretty set on the bigger dudes. But I don't follow Pokken so I don't remember.
and I mean ye it's clear people do that. They are already speculating all kinds of new Alola forms from like.... 15 secs of trailer. Like... at least WAIT until there's some actual info out there. Like you're just setting yourself up for the fall. -
