prolix
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Ok, I take this back, because I just got the “Unite” bonus on Runic Lycanthrope even though I haven’t previously. Maybe it is bugged.
sinnick
1742
I think you can get it if the first card played wasn’t a soul gem. If you try to get a Unite bonus off two soul gems it doesn’t work.
Which I still think is weird.
This is correct.
Basically, think of Soul Gems of all having a 6th card type: Soul. So a soul gem isn’t Lifebound or Enlightened or anything. However, it can still have a Unite: Lifebound affect. Similarly, if you get Dhartha, playing him doesn’t actually count as playing a Enlightened card.
So soul gems will never trigger a Unite, because it isn’t a Lifebound card. It’s a soul card. But a Lifebound card can trigger a Soul Gem’s Unite, because the Soul Gem has the same ability, but a different type.
Also, when a card asks you to discard/banish a card (Souls Unbound, Shadowcaster, etc), you can’t use a Soul Gem for that. You have to use a regular card.
It makes sense and seems consistent so far (I haven’t tested all situations, like trying to get the Tower Askara’s discard bonus on an “enlightened” soul gem, but I assume it won’t work) so we’ll have to assume it is by design. I just think it’s an odd choice. The faction-specific bonus is a irreducible part of the card’s value, so it’s weird that some cards get a (minor) nerf when they become soul gems and other’s don’t.
I would just like to see a re-release of Runic Lycanthrope in general to be honest. Throw away the old cards, release new ones that do a true Unite, and if you feel this makes him OP, bump him up to a 4/2 value card or something.
I feel like the Soul Gems were made so that they could package up 10 of them at a time and then they can sell it at Wal-Mart, next to the Magic and the Yu-Gi-Oh cards…
That’s fine with me though, because I love Ascension and how smooth the game is, and I think the SB guys were hella busy with SolForge.
Plus, can u imagine how many Soul Gems we could potentially receive during Christmas?? :D
Just a little plug here for Penny Arcade. We are starting up a new month and always looking for more players. We give out trophies there (well, virtual trophies) which is way cooler than here;)
Back to the topic at hand, I’m thinking that while the combos with soul gems can be nuts, given that they are random keeps me from really devising strategies around them. As such, they feel like they push the game more in Penny Arcade direction of boss loot rolls. I like both games, but not sure I want my chocolate in my peanut butter as it were.
Perhaps I’m just being curmudgeonly. I will admit thought that it has me excited to play again, so that is all good.
[B]May Playoff Finals
Pacman triumphs over Justin Fletcher 2 games to 1
Game 1: pacman 72 - 53 Justin Fletcher
Game 2: pacman 75 - 82 Justin Fletcher
Game 3: pacman 135 - 65 Justin Fletcher
[/B]Game 1 I gained a decisive edge in monster slaying. Game 2 the mechana constructs just kept coming and I couldn’t quite keep up with Justin. Game 3 was one of those everything falls in place games, where Justin kindly let me play it out and have my fun, even after it was long past clear I was going to win. In particular I liked the turn where I used Adayu to get Dream Machine, a brazer drone to put it in my hand, then bought PRIME, then played Dream Machine to pull PRIME into my hand, and then acquired a Socket Altar. Good games Justin :-)
Ugh. I think I lost game 3 when I took an early Eye of Destiny over the Tower Askara. That plus your Axe spelled doom for my rune strategy, especially when you were able to take Adayu a couple of turns later.
Good games!
Wow, pacman is killing it these days huh? Dominant in the league this month. Well done, sir.
He’s destroyed me in every IH we’ve played. Clearly he knows something I don’t.
Getting two Soulshapers on turn 1 helps too :).
Wacky IH hijinks: vs opkopk, I’ve banished all but 1 Militia and 3 Apprentices in the first 4 rounds.
When it comes to IH, I assure you I have no secret insight and have lost my share… Just not against you :-)
Although one piece of knowledge to remember is: two soul shapers on turn 1 + void event = awesome. It means you can banish a card from your discard pile to draw a soul gem!
I didnt really get you on this one at first, and I still am not sure if it is especially crazytown, but I do know what you mean! I had a last round where I bought 5 Arha cards in the round and drew 5 extra cards! I didnt think that the event effect was able to apply more than once a turn! It was super fun :D
Btw guys, you know what is also really crazytown? Rise of Vigil. The energize mechanism is seriously insane :)
When that shit hits SB Ascension Online, we are all gonna be on that ish harder than crack.
Not sure my results should count this month. Here’s what I know:
JF over CLWheeljack
JF over bigdruid
JF over MrDannimal
JF over prolix
JF over ankamela
JF over Pastose
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Everyone who said they beat me on the chart, beat me.
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Defeats that aren’t on the chart: sinnick, Dave, ddtibbs.
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I beat BeKenny in the first game of three but never received a challenge for Game 2.
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The listed GC for JonathanRasmussen (marvxx134) is not recognized by GC, so I can’t send a friend request.
Other than that, I can’t confirm playing anyone else. However, it’s very possible that I lost and didn’t take a screenshot given the amount of losing I did this month.
I’d say to just zero me out, but I don’t want to take wins from all the folks who destroyed me in June. I’ll go with whatever you decide, Dave.
just played today, iron! I agree!
32?! power on this hand
loved your last turn on the non-IH game JF!
almost as much as your Facebook research :D
(actually your 500 step last turn on the last IH game looked pretty fun too…)
bigdruid squeaked by emos 66-65
I’m done with my June games, so I’m gonna send out some funzie IH challenges
