Mickleberry said: Devs, I'm begging you... steal this.
Corn Noodles said: So... this is your blog now?
I for one appreciate you taking the time to construct and post your ideas on the forums. Don't be surprised when you are greeted with a few snarky remarks. That's what us forum trolls do I do think you would get more viewership and positive response on your EXTRA SWAPS "blog" if you contributed to other people's threads on the forums and were a more well known voice.
Anyway, on to your thoughts:
1. Training Grounds: Totally agree on your first one. It's hard to gauge how well your event decks are playing out if you are running into infinite loop Kiora decks, deploy decks, etc. Give us the ability to choose the format. D3 doesn't even necessarily need to up the prizes you can earn (although that would be nice)... just give us more options.
2. Event Objectives: I don't necessarily think that newer players should be able to get all objectives. Good games require some progression, and we don't really want newer players immediately able to compete for top prizes in PvP events. There are other ways for them to progress like story mode, PvE events, or just progression in PvP. However, I do agree with you that event objectives should be fun. Casting 5 vehicles isn't fun. Casting 5 vehicles and ending with 20 or less life in enraged is just terribly un-fun.
I actually think the objectives in Trial of Strength (the intended ones) and Trial of Ambitions are quite good. My only gripe is that they get repetitive. In the original Terror in the Shadows, the colors would rotate around the wheel each week. So sometimes you are casting spirits in white, sometimes in blue, etc. This added a lot of variety and kept the game interesting. You rarely had perfect scores in the first month or two that the event ran. I have no idea why they abandoned this concept, but I wish they would bring it back.
3.Vizier of Tumbling Sand - Erm... I disagree. To me it is just a solid sideboard against white decks. But the reality is in cycling decks you almost certainly are running support destruction, you probably can 1 shot them with a drake or GR stack, and Vizier is not a powerhouse engine like Shefnet Monitor. I would argue he isn't necessarily any better than horror of the broken lands. Regardless, the RUN AWAY best card with cycling is Cast Out. It's not even close.
4.Dovin Bane - Again, I tend to disagree. DB is great for locking down certain opponents, and of course he can cycle forever. But nothing about him makes him stronger than Kiora except the use of cast out. However, if you are running monitor, draven, cycle deck... you will never even give them a chance to do anything. You can pretty much go infinite. Kiora also has a lot more recoverability and variety with the cards she has access to, including another powerhouse card Rishkar's Expertise. I do like DB... but I don't trust him like I do Kiora.
Oh, and good luck with your Hiberium interview. We could use some inside help
Hixus does not belong in your deck. Swap it for Lay Claim.
Steeme said: Hixus does not belong in your deck. Swap it for Lay Claim.