40enWed, 13 Jun 2012 02:49:44 GMTWed, 13 Jun 2012 02:49:44 GMTNanook or Gaia, so a 9/4 and a 10/4 are pretty tough. They are typically use in halfdecks, so I wouldn't judge them in ELO. likewise, 3 clans are nearly immune to GHEIST and Roots... Unless if all stop... Even so, some cards, such as Liam, Spycee, and what not are immune(not that anybody uses them). GHEIST and Roots are good ways of countering themselves.

If you don't have a good way of countering soa clans, then you've brought the weakness upon yourself. Karen is a good counter, for Bangers youcan use Randal or Loocio for an 8/4, or Kluwn for a 7/5, so they are semi stable. Berzerk has Norman or Bernie. I'd say that Melanie is a fairly decent counter against most too. Fang pi has Nakata, where even without ability makes an8/5, which can easily be used. 2 hit ko with Heitachi(who is also stable against soa(fury to ko in elo)). Freaks have Mira, in which is normally a 7/4. Since people would be satisfied with an 8/4 no ability, I think that stopower + 3 has equivalancy to 1 power(same case with Karen) just depends how you look at it. Hula is an soa and sob avoider, and in desperate cases, bikini joe. Junkz has Archie, whom is like Mira and Karen situation. You also have stikko, for a good 8/3, and a stable ability.

Not to hard for stability if you look at most resistant cards. Just remember to have some defense against soa in elo and you should be fine.

Other examples include: Ashiko, beneccio, Wardog, Nahomi, Ivana, Jayzel, Wanda, Gianfranco, etc]]>Fri, 08 Jun 2012 20:04:25 GMTelo,low star cards rely on the ability alot like Ulu Watu whats the point of having high power if you arent doing any damage? Eddie is shut down completly]]>Fri, 08 Jun 2012 17:34:56 GMTRoots really only has good 3*'s.
In type extended, I'd say that they have some variety. Of the really good ones, I'd say Macumba, Shakra, Kiki, Rosen, Ojibway, maybe Amanie, maybe Gretchen, and especially Kiki Cr show their type extended respectable cards.

They have lack of cards however. While most clans have over 40, Roots still has about 38.

Main problem is in elo. Only useable 2*'s are Jeto, Arno, and Miken Moose. Arno is the only really good one, and he's banned. Considerable number of banned higher stars too...]]>Fri, 08 Jun 2012 07:11:54 GMTfathul.huda.94 xD Does even someone read the messages before they let them through in the public threads?

Now seriously, ghelas is perfectly right. A sweet balanced but good 2* is everything they need. And from today, this becomes uninteresting anyway, because the new LD will be released!]]>Fri, 08 Jun 2012 06:22:59 GMTFri, 08 Jun 2012 05:00:13 GMTFrozn now on the loose,
UR should release more Damage Reducer]]>Fri, 08 Jun 2012 04:43:37 GMTRoots literally has everything a clan needs, except for a great ELO-playable 2* card. And if a 2* that was too good showed up, it would disturb the delicate balance of UR ELO...

DR? Check, two great ELO-playable ones.
Solid 3*s? Check, I don't even want to try to count them all.
Solid pill forcers/round winners? Yep, check those 3* cards...
4 and 5* cards that can single-handedly determine the course of the game? Yep, there's Gretchen and Ojibway... And Amanie is really no slouch, either.

I'm so glad to see a few reasonable people speaking up and saying that they don't need some huge, epic release! A 2* that does decent damage, even situationally, would make the clan slightly OP in ELO. Another solid 3* would be redundant. A 4* wall? Doesn't really make sense for a clan with such great DR... Anything halfway decent with 8 power? Nope, it would be OP in any draw that also had Noodile Cr in it...

The reason Roots haven't been getting any releases is because they are really, really, really hard to balance, guys. And that is because they are already very good. If you don't see them much in ELO, it just means your ELO score isn't high enough. ]]>Thu, 07 Jun 2012 19:17:11 GMTThu, 07 Jun 2012 15:29:34 GMTFrozn New Frozn Pussycats.]]>Thu, 07 Jun 2012 09:50:42 GMTRoots half deck is still in the top tier of ELO, and they can still be used well past 1400, unlike many other clans at the moment. Giving them another card would just increase the amount of Roots, which is boring and will lead to the recycle of decks.

ELO at the moment isn't in a bad place, barring a few weeks where one clan completely dominates; a few adjustments and I reckon we'll have the fairest ELO seen in a long time ]]>Thu, 07 Jun 2012 09:46:33 GMTOjibway really]]>Thu, 07 Jun 2012 08:43:32 GMT a very high level, veteran player once gave me a solid piece of advice I'll give to the people who say "Gretchen is meeh, Roots need a 8/6 5 star card.. and that piece of advice is;
"apprends de jouer"
which roughly translates into; "learn how to play"

good luck practicing!
]]>Thu, 07 Jun 2012 05:07:07 GMTSheryl, Haaken, Bankee, and Tolliver in this update reminds me of what my father said when he tried to nail some shingles on our roof: "Crap, crap, crap, yay I got one right!"]]>Thu, 07 Jun 2012 04:28:37 GMTRoots and All-Stars are, despite the fact that they're in about 25% of the decks you face at 1350+. Let's give them both their own Spykes! 11 :]]>Thu, 07 Jun 2012 03:45:42 GMTRoots have become the "red headed step child" of UR.
Such a pity. Their life gain, clan bonus and DR are incredible.
I would love to see them get some nice power and damage balanced cards or perhaps a 2 star poison similar to Ivy or Cyb-Lhia (sp).

Stop ability cards are frequent enough to require a bit more damage from Roots.]]>Wed, 06 Jun 2012 19:21:14 GMTRoots, i would say 8/6 with stop: +3 power / stop:+3 damage
basically the ability is not needed, however, people would go for his solid 8/6 stats

or 8/6 protection damage (cannot be reduced by Pussycats, however still in even term VS All Stars)

you should remember why UR don't like to give OP card to Roots
since Roots has high power card (yes 7 is considered as high for SOA clan, look at GHEIST)

Roots gain very small love from UR, but that doesn't mean they should release another OP to satisfy people

I would go for card like Belgosi for their level 4, 7/5 -2 opp power min 5 (or even minimum 4)
for level 2, if you want good card, maybe 7/1 revenge -2 opp life min 0?]]>Wed, 06 Jun 2012 14:44:04 GMT lets hope friday next week a new Roots will come up.
Maybe it will be GOOD enough.

Just waiting for LD now]]>Wed, 06 Jun 2012 05:00:43 GMTBerzerk overrun Roots within just a couple months either, so i'd declare this as an impass. A 7/6 +1 life per damage isn't necesarily what I desired completely as what I wanted, but something that can hopefully reach 20000+ clintz level when price is stable. Last card of moderate type extended? Gretchin, who wasn't all that good, before that Rosen, who was ok, but still not very good, and Ojibway, who again was good, but ability wasn't completely OP'd.

An OP'd Roots card is really the only way to satisfly people, along with not needing to do some crazy event people desired, so i feel its necessary. A 3* 8/1 poison 3 min 5 would also be a great addition. Likewise, The new 2* is just about desired by lots of people. A 6/2 defeat: +3 life would make stability.

@proncekhlil, I'ts evident that Roots are very undersupported. I'm not the only one who sais this, so it is not just a single opinion, but a phenomenon]]>Tue, 05 Jun 2012 17:05:28 GMT The Roots already have plenty of Life gain + SoA; giving them a ridiculously more powerful one isn't going to solve their problem. The Roots used to dominate; they were one of the most used and most successful clans (alongside GHIEST) and the UR staff wanted to put a stop to that. That's why Arno is banned. That's why stop and backlash were brought in. And this is probably why the Roots haven't received a single actual release this year. The staff is afraid of letting an old clan run rampant and over-shadow the new ones. I would love a new Roots card, but an overpowered high-star isn't the answer. You mentioned their below-average two-stars, that sounds like something that most people would support: a new (usable) two-star. Anything better than Gudvibz would be fine by me.]]>Tue, 05 Jun 2012 14:48:05 GMTRoots this,Roots that]]>