tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post7335684018506338538..comments2024-03-11T02:32:15.295-04:00Comments on Goblin Artisans: Weekend Art Challenge Review 083013—Theros SpeculationUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-72757377127623196472013-09-05T09:31:44.945-04:002013-09-05T09:31:44.945-04:00I don't know, now you say it super sized human...I don't know, now you say it super sized humans sounds awesome. :)Antn'yhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17035147365945927034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-46197125860772218062013-09-04T21:17:32.454-04:002013-09-04T21:17:32.454-04:00The combination of fighting and the double-block c...The combination of fighting and the double-block clause felt like the best representation of athleticism in red (as per his story as some sort of Olympic champion), but it may tell a simpler and clearer story to just make it intimidate. <br /><br />I don't know that that would improve the gameplay either, though I'm not sure that matters much. Most flashy limited bombs aren't generally known for improving the games they appear in.metaghosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18301191638894756414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-8897350940307185792013-09-04T20:51:36.999-04:002013-09-04T20:51:36.999-04:00Generally I agree with what Jay said, but there ar...Generally I agree with what Jay said, but there are a few other things I'd like to bring up:<br /><br />It's okay to have cards that don't make sense in a vacuum, but Dakra Archipelago doesn't click even when you have context. You could make the card less parasitic by giving it an actual mana cost with reminder text telling players not to pay for lands, but unlike Mirrodin's artifact lands players wouldn't grok why they might care.<br /><br />Lanathos' fighting capabilities will mean opponents need to leave back even more creatures to block him since otherwise he might fight one of their two untapped creatures and leave them unable to block. I'm not positive that improves gameplay, but it certainly makes the card more dynamic.<br /><br />Perisophia is cool for players who recall the heyday of Preordain, but it probably feels pretty hot-glue-gunned to newer players. I, for one, am not convinced that Preordain is a high-profile enough callback to justify the confusion. While it was incredibly powerful, only the uppermost echelon of tournament players ever regarded it as a major component of the decks it inhabited.<br /><br />Phalanx Formation is something I don't want to see on heroic enablers. 99.99% of the time you will target all of your creatures and none of your opponents', so barring heroic it makes no sense for it to read differently from Bar the Door. I'd feel differently about a card that gave, say, +1/-1 (though that might be too math-y).<br /><br />Squish isn't problematic in and of itself, but given that red-black is the next most similar color pair after green-white, we should work harder to differentiate the colors. -X/-X can be a combat trick, but 90% of the time Squish plays just like a burn spell.Juleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13784920130399590671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-3398786565174367782013-09-04T18:46:50.898-04:002013-09-04T18:46:50.898-04:00As Nich commented upon above, part 2 of the Planes...As Nich commented upon above, part 2 of the Planeswalker's Guide to Theros covered the human city-based cultures of Theros, so none of the art pertained to the monsters.<br /><br />This assumes, of course, that there are no humans that can supersize themselves into giants.metaghosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18301191638894756414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-12221308100419201142013-09-04T18:00:14.515-04:002013-09-04T18:00:14.515-04:00This looks like a really good challenege, and brie...This looks like a really good challenege, and briefly looking over the cards it seems like everyone did a good job. I really loved Lanathos, Prowling Amazons and Akroan Flamespeaker in particular.<br /><br />Heroic obviously has a lot of potential, though I wonder why there wasn't more monstrosity cards.Antn'yhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17035147365945927034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-48647559673303895462013-09-04T13:50:14.070-04:002013-09-04T13:50:14.070-04:00I am really surprised how many takes on Heroic, or...I am really surprised how many takes on Heroic, or triggers for it there were. It is the easiest mechanic to design, so maybe it was that. It could also be the fact that there weren't a lot of monsters in Prt 2 of the Planeswalker's Guide. Part 3 has nothing but monsters, and I can't help but wonder what we would have seen if this challenge was a week later and had that mix of art to choose from.Nich Graysonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08686832423418814443noreply@blogger.com