Notthevictim
My take on forum "controversies" and BETA STARTS TODAY
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, 08-01-2010 at 07:24 AM (3578 Views)
Hello fellow Shadow Era fans, I would love to give my take on some of the "controversial" cards being discussed in the forums. Mostly the Bloodlust card and the Bad Wolf card. If you are keeping up with the forums, you would have noticed they were hot topics! Discussions abound, and differentiating opinions are thrown around (but all in good nature of course , cause we're all just here to have fun)
Let me start with Bloodlust, I don't have too much to say about this card. If you've seen it, which I've bet you have, you would have noticed that it is a bit... suggestive. Of course this isn't the only card like this in Shadow Era, in fact, most that I have seen are... suggestive. It's giving me the impression that this type of art is being relied upon a little too heavily. It's not that I object to it, but I'd hate to see sex as the selling point. As I said in my post, I would recommend that this card remained more "under-wraps". If I see a free game, I normally look at screenshots right away! I think that if this card, or cards like this, are heavily-marketed they would give people the wrong idea about the game. There is so much talent that goes into this game and I would love it if everyone could appreciate this game for it's art and gameplay rather than how risque it can be! But don't take this as a slam to the artist, because I really love the artwork! It's very well done, and I'm extremely impressed!
Now onto a different issue. Now most of you have probably got your say in the forums about the Bad Wolf card. Looking at it the first time, it doesn't seem like there's anything wrong. But many questions have arisen about the text on the card.
Originally, the text said "Bad Wolf heals 1 damage each turn". This has been confusing for some, while not for others. After complaints, the text has changed to "At the start of your turn, Bad Wolf heals 1 damage from himself". There were many different opinions about this text, so here's mine:
I actually was a bit confused by the original text. When I hear that someone (or something) heals 1 damage, I automatically assume that he is healing something else. The revised edition clears up a bit, but also seems poorly worded. I now know that it occurs at the beginning of my turn, rather than every turn, which is really nice to know! But my only complaint is that now it seems a little more complicated. When I here "from", I usually assume it is taking something away, but that isn't what the card is doing at all. Like someone else mentioned, "regenerate" would be a good way to replace "heals" and "from himself".
"At the beginning of your turn, Bad Wolf regenerates 1 health"!
Also, I'm a fan of consistency. I believe it can confuse when text isn't consistent. In the Bad Wolf card, you say "each turn" (originally), in the Engulfing Flames card, you say "per turn". This may seem more like nitpicking, but it is possible that things like this could lead to confusion. I think it would help a lot if terms were consistent, so anyone reading can compare and contrast multiple cards, to know exactly what each card does without having to try them out first!
Oh look at me, I must come across as very pessimistic! I'm really not, I'm just trying to make the best out of this game, and I wanted to give my 2-cents on the "issues"!
One last thing! I'm guessing we all are extremely excited for the beta today!!! I for one can't wait! It looks like it's shaping up to be a great game, and I really love being apart of it. I hope everyone has fun in the beta! I guess I will meet you all on the battlefield
-Notthevictim
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