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    A Change to Kill Effects

    So I was discussing concerns of mine about how some of the game mechanics work now and how I think they should work with GDC on Telegram earlier today, and eventually, it was brought up on how effects instantly kill allies (ie Tidal Wave, Yari Marksman, Boris) work.

    Currently, they work by dealing enough damage to bring its health to zero. GDC said that he could change it making their health simply reduce down to 0, rather than take damage, when they are hit with an effect that kills allies directly, and said it also would not be a hard change to do as well. He also asked me to set up a poll to see what you all think of this.

    The only ramifications of this would affect cards that prevent damage all together (Like Celestial Armor) or effects that trigger off of being dealt damage (Like Decoy Trap, Molten Destroyer, and Twisted Familiar). This will in result be a nerf to them, but most of those cards (Aside from Decoy Trap) are rarely used if ever. So the impact would probably be minimal.

    What do you think?
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    I chose yes simply because autokill cards state nothing about dealing damage.

    The cards should do exactly what they state they do. Nothing more, nothing less.
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    imo the nerf will be huge to decoy trap.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Kruxes View Post
    imo the nerf will be huge to decoy trap.
    In theory, Decoy Trap could still be changed to cover it, by responding to "about to be killed" as well as reducing damage which would be a new trigger. I think actually hunters could handle the nerf though.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Romantic Gunner View Post
    I chose yes simply because autokill cards state nothing about dealing damage.

    The cards should do exactly what they state they do. Nothing more, nothing less.
    While I agree to a certain extent, you can't have the rule book up on every card.

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    You can't have every draw effect have all the possible consequences of drawing on them. It's much cleaner to just write 'draw X cards' and have the rulebook define the rules in details. Same goes for healing, etc.

    I'm fine with killing meaning 'deal enough damage to bring the ally to 0'.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Romantic Gunner View Post
    I chose yes simply because autokill cards state nothing about dealing damage.

    The cards should do exactly what they state they do. Nothing more, nothing less.
    I agree
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    Quote Originally Posted by Gondorian View Post
    In theory, Decoy Trap could still be changed to cover it, by responding to "about to be killed" as well as reducing damage which would be a new trigger. I think actually hunters could handle the nerf though.
    well, if the wording is changed in decoy trap that will be relly awesome, because is not fun when you have 2 cripplied allies and oponent just keep casting marksman, but i have to agree that killed should be treated as bring its health directly to zero and not taking damage equal to its hp.
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    Ok, I'm certainly not a rulesmith, but in the case of Celestial Armor , it prevents damage, but killing that ally that's protected by it, would be in effect causing enough damage to kill it, reduce to health to 0 whatever. Am I understanding this?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Kaos Dark View Post
    The only ramifications of this would affect cards that prevent damage all together (Like Celestial Armor) or effects that trigger off of being dealt damage (Like Decoy Trap, Molten Destroyer, and Twisted Familiar). This will in result be a nerf to them, but most of those cards (Aside from Decoy Trap) are rarely used if ever. So the impact would probably be minimal.
    Holy Shield would lose a lot of value too.
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    Quote Originally Posted by FDL View Post
    Holy Shield would lose a lot of value too.
    HS should prevent kiling whichever the définition of killing is.
    you are right that the definition of the rules book cannot be on the cards, i guess it's just counter intuitive that you have to spend damage to do an instakill
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