40enWed, 23 Nov 2011 15:32:49 GMTWed, 23 Nov 2011 15:32:49 GMTRescue are played so much and are so annoying is because they can make the biggest mistakes and still win the game...example:

My opponent (a top ELO player) drew Cliff, Glosh, Lea and Krash.
I drew Jessie Randy Gibson Tremorh

The first round ended with him playing a 0 pillz Glosh to my 1 pillz Tremorh response. Against any other clan this would practically be a sure win, 4 damage and one pillz up with very strong back up. But against Rescue, it isn't. I won this match but it was only through luck (could easily have ended as a draw/opp. win from the last 2 rounds).

If they draw cards like Cliff, Ghoub, Glosh, Anita etc. which can make big life gaps you nearly always need 3 rounds to win, which becomes so so difficult with their bonus - one mistake for you and it's over, but one mistake from them doesn't really matter.]]>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 14:17:16 GMTMon, 14 Nov 2011 07:39:25 GMT I've learned a lot about Rescue from DarkEagle and I'm looking forward to start playing them for the Ld.

And yes, An Imposter - they retain their abilities as Piranas and Nightmare has SOB as their clan bonus, which affects the clan bonus and not the abilities.]]>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 04:32:11 GMTRescue I won countless matches against other clans. While on the other hand, many times I have beaten Rescue using other clans as well. Then again, I have also lost plenty of matches using Rescue or against Rescue using another clan.

So your arguments are futile. Clans are (not perfectly) balanced. All in my opinion as well, besides, Rescue preserves their abilities fighting against Nightmare or Piranas, don't they?
]]>Sun, 13 Nov 2011 05:49:25 GMTScott Ld?]]>Sat, 12 Nov 2011 12:56:34 GMTRescue has the most ELO banned cards of any clan. Lemme check right fast...

(Checks) Nope, Roots with 4 and Rescue with 4.

So, several of the big hitters (Marco, Alec, Kerry, Sledge) are right out, with the others (Glosh, for instance) often getting voted out. Rescue can survive SOA (and has a gazillion 'Stop' characters), but SOB absolutely *ends* them. Rescue's my favorite clan, but having so many dang pirates around, they're barely worth playing these days. Breaks my heart.]]>Sat, 12 Nov 2011 10:49:20 GMTRescue is indeed a clan that people consider to be overpowered. However every clan can be beaten, and I've lost more matches with them than any other clan mostly because of their 6 powered "Beasts"]]>Sat, 12 Nov 2011 07:08:28 GMT
I never mentioned 4 SOA cards etc and there is very little possibility for any player to face 4 SOA cards unless Roots and GHEIST.
SOA cards which you will have at most 2 cards in any T1 deck allows you to void your opp's most effective ability, whether it be +Life, +Support Power/Life etc.
Most of Rescue depends on their abilities to win the game due to so many of them having reduced damage to compensate for their clan bonus and giving that they might face Nightmare or Pirana, Rescue is going to have a hard time to do anything.

I honestly consider Rescue to be one of the clans that are overrated due to the perceived superiority their clan bonus allows them and players not actually thinking about the mechanics and strategy involved with Rescue to win a fight.

I appreciate your opinion and please understand that this is only based on my opinion and I am always willing to be proven wrong. ]]>Sat, 12 Nov 2011 05:59:06 GMTFri, 11 Nov 2011 17:17:14 GMTGordon and he is played first in the round he gains 8 pwr.]]>Fri, 11 Nov 2011 16:20:02 GMTRescue card. + I only mentioned Suzie and Anita as lifegainers not as heavy hitters. But if you cant use Glosh unless he is played against a SOA card you will have a harder time playing almost every other clan.

You call SOA the great equalizer, so I guess every fight you fight you face 4 cards with SOA? if they face Roots/GHEIST their bonus will pull them through, if they face Piranas/Nightmare their abilities can hold their own. You mention Burdock as a card that beats most Rescue cards. But then he's a 7/4 double stop, so yes he can win, but doublestops are incredibly rare in this game and most dont even have 7 power and those who do are all in Roots (cept for Kristin, who's a conditional Doublestop)
Glorg 6/6 4* Dieter 6/3 3* Spycee 5/2 2* Leviatonn 6/5 3* Morlha 2/4 2*
and then the 7 powers
Nahi Cr 7/2 2* Burdock 7/4 4* Shakra 8/6 5* (elo-banned and courage based) Kristin 7/5 4* (confidence based)

So that's 9 cards that Rescue might have trouble with and you would need to think how to pill. and honestly if you dont know how to get around just soa or just sob, you wont be able to do much in this game.]]>Fri, 11 Nov 2011 12:10:38 GMT Read my post carefully; "I consider decent and stable = 7/5+ excl. abilities" - SOA is the Great Equaliser.
This is my opinion of all clans.

Suzie, Glosh, Marco Cr and a number of the others that you mentioned are incredible cards but very reliant on their ability to be effective.

I will mention 1 single character to substantiate my opinion: Burdock 7/4 SOB and SOA
Pill for pill he will most of Rescue by voiding their clan bonus and abilities.
Pill for pill he will will against Pastor, Sledg, Hax, Aurora due to his 4 stars.
Pill for pill he will lose/win to Suzie, Scott Ld, Krash, Alec Cr, Anita and Ash depending on star rating and/or attack order.]]>Fri, 11 Nov 2011 10:52:57 GMT how about
Cliff 5* 6/8 revenge: stop ability
Sledg 5* 7/7 protection bonus (you mentioned him)
Kerry 4* 6/6 courage: stop bonus
Ghoub 4* 6/7
Marco Cr 5* 5/7 support +1 power (so 9/7 or 8/7 in any Rescue deck worth playing)
Pastor 5* 7/6 -5 opp dmg -3 (you mentioned him)
Glosh 4* 6/6 stop: power +3 (it's a 12 stat ratio without it's ability and this for a 4*)
Benson 4* 6/6 confidence: +2 life
Hax 5* 7/5 Courage: Power +3 (you mentioned him)
Aurora 5* 7/5 +3 life (you mentioned him)
Alec Cr 4* 7/4 support: +1 dmg (so 7 or 8 dmg in any decent Rescue deck)

so you managed to mention 4 of the 11 cards that would reach your 7/5+ criteria (5 of which are even 4* so would be concidered good with 6/4+) and 6 power is plenty for a Rescue card, so I dont understand why you would concider 7 power to be a minimum for a Rescue card.

Add in Anita and Suzie as powerful lifegainers and Slyde and Steve as great DR's that can also go on the offense and I'd say Rescue require as much finesse as hammering a nail with a Hammer the size of a house.]]>Fri, 11 Nov 2011 10:01:25 GMTRescue needs an 8 powered character!]]>Fri, 11 Nov 2011 09:13:38 GMT My statement regarding Rescue was a bit hasty.
Let me clarify a bit more.

As I am still currently playing for Gail Ld and Fhtagn Ld (unable to play due to various external factors such a work, life etc.) I am playing dual Vortex/Upper T1 decks VS mono Rescue T1 decks.

I have noticed that there is a certain finesse required to play Rescue.
Rescue is only as strong as the opp. and even with their clan bonus that offers +12 Attack (mono deck) automatically they are effectively only 2 pills ahead excluding any attack/power manipulation from opposition decks.

The main failing with Rescue and please feel free to correct me, is the low damage.
Aside from a handful (Pastor, Sledg, Hax, Aurora) of characters that have decent and stable (what I consider decent and stable = 7/5+ excl. abilities) Power to Damage ratio.
This lead me to accept that Rescue needs a bit more finesse to pull off, their clan bonus is incredible but attack power only drives through damage, without the required damage, you can not create a sufficient lifegap to win.]]>Fri, 11 Nov 2011 09:06:46 GMTFri, 11 Nov 2011 06:04:23 GMTFri, 11 Nov 2011 02:53:48 GMTScott Ld in my collection. However it seems as though the missions are available for me to complete again. Is this accurate? Also if I do complete these missions will I earn a second Scott Ld?]]>Fri, 11 Nov 2011 01:39:12 GMTThu, 10 Nov 2011 22:37:04 GMTRescue is anybody that can afford them can win with them. I got Scott Ld last time without having to even think how I was going to pill, I just put random pillz on each card and played them in a random order and got him in half a day of playing. If they wanted to make this hard they should just keep these missions, but make it so you have to play em ELO . A lot of players will need more time if they cant use their Sledg, marco, Kerry,...]]>