40enMon, 20 Aug 2012 05:11:23 GMTMon, 20 Aug 2012 05:11:23 GMT
I only broke 1300 once, and that was with mono-Freaks a few years back.

Man.

I *wsh* I had that kind of trouble.]]>Mon, 20 Aug 2012 04:18:03 GMTRescue bans does prevent them from running 2 5*s forcing Rescue to choose between one 5*s and one 4* if they want to run the unbanned cards.

Now about Berzerk it'd be interesting to see a +pwr & dmg ability Berzerk, especially if it was unconditional. a 4* 7/5 with such a ability would be truly fearsome indeed yet not necessarily broken in any way(at the very least it's the same weakness Spyke had, SoA).]]>Mon, 20 Aug 2012 01:56:35 GMTFlanagan and Lehane aren't even comparable. The latter is in a much more powerful overall clan and has one more power. Lehane needed to be banned due to her OP nature and the over-use of the clan in general.

Draheera ban is okay in a vacuum, but when you consider that there's no real good four star replacements (Anibal isn't even comparable) then I don't agree with it, at least not totally.

Spyke is the opposite of Lehane in a way. Both are OP, though Sypke too a much greater extent, but Spyke was the only card putting Berzerk into ELO use. Without him they won't see any. Overall though, it was an obvious ban though.

The Rescue bans and unbans were totally fair. All four cards were overpowered and thus it leaves the clan in balanced use while shifting the clan usage to a more high star card focus.]]>Mon, 20 Aug 2012 01:34:52 GMT
Maybe if the developers are feeling ballsy, they could even introduce the first "natural" 9 power? That would be something to see.]]>Mon, 20 Aug 2012 01:18:33 GMTBerzerk, they did it for a lot of other non-attack/power manip clans.

2* 8/1 +2 power? (aka Berzerk Chan)
3* 8/3 SOB? (aka Berzerk Shifou)
4* 8/5 COB? (aka Berzerk futoshi)
5* 7/7 -12 opp attack min 8? (aka Berzerk Askai)]]>Sun, 19 Aug 2012 23:38:36 GMTELO play."

With Spyke, Berzerk had a solid half-deck lineup, but without him, they lack that excellent round-winner. And unless some clever new ability comes out, any round-winner that fills a similar role to Spyke is going to look like something that FPC, Freaks, or Junta already have.]]>Sun, 19 Aug 2012 21:44:04 GMTBerzerk a round winner I wonder? 7/5 + atk manip? How does one go about making a new round-winner card that isn't broken without copying Spyke in some way?]]>Sun, 19 Aug 2012 18:01:26 GMTSpyke but a bit more balanced.) A Stop card, even with 8 power, won't give them the great round-winner that they so desperately need right now.]]>Thu, 16 Aug 2012 17:04:20 GMTBerzerk need a good stop card if it's SoA's you're worried about. Possibly with 7 or 8 power seeing as how Berzerk are well known to be very OP in the power department usually. Yes, something that can still be used without being SoA'ed. Some would argue we already have these cards in the form of all the backlash cards Berzerk already has though.]]>Thu, 16 Aug 2012 03:33:22 GMTBerzerk desperately need something like Olga is because she holds up as a round winner against SoA.

If they get a great round winning card that's mediocre vs SoA, they're not going to have the versatility they need (Gus is a good example of this.)

If they get a high-star round-winning card that's stable against SoA, they'll be OP (Spyke is a good example of this.)

But a card with 3*s and about 3 damage that has good round-winning power inherently, and an ability to make her even more of a round-winner would do just fine, IMO.

Maybe their "Olga-like" card could be a 7/3 with Support +4 attack. That would make her great in mono and still pretty good in a split. It would also give people the first reason ever to run Berzerk mono.
]]>Wed, 15 Aug 2012 05:16:12 GMTFreaks already(Elvis-Bogdan, Miho-Magda to name a few) I think something that's actually a tad original would be great for Berzerk to differentiate them from some of the other clans, not something like a Olga clone. And hey, Gus isn't horrible if you want a decent 4* winner although the courage does make him very situational(he is more of a opener admittedly).

But in the end I'd have to agree, Berzerk could use some new 4* that doesn't suck. Ranesh was a missed opportunity in my opinion, one more power and 1 less dmg might've made him a more oft played card. A 4* Berzerk CoB with at least 7 pwr would be pretty cool though.]]>Wed, 15 Aug 2012 03:28:17 GMTSpyke are solid round winners, which is a must for a clan with a damage bonus. I think they need a card with the same exact stats as Olga, and a good 4* round winner that's not quite as mean as Spyke. A good copy card wouldn't hurt, either, but I think 8/5 may be just a bit OP (as it would basically be Futoshi Ld with 1 more damage.)]]>Wed, 15 Aug 2012 01:56:07 GMTLola despite having no real DRs. And Elvis and Cortez are pretty insane in the eyes of a number of people.]]>Wed, 15 Aug 2012 01:31:33 GMTRescue still has pretty good low stars
2*: Steve, Krash, Larry, (maybe Vinny)
3*: Anita (when not banned), Slyde, Buckler, Daussone, (maybe Pam, Wesley, and oana depanding how u look)

So they will still be quite common in ELO but not as strong]]>Wed, 15 Aug 2012 00:49:24 GMTSpyke better get one hell of a replacement, a clan with no Dr + very few power and attack manipulators already get's it's main attacker out of commision?

Better be like a 8/5 with copy opp bonus or something to that effect.]]>Tue, 14 Aug 2012 23:26:06 GMTRescue like that unless they have a plan to compensate with something else?]]>Tue, 14 Aug 2012 22:46:52 GMTRescue is hurt, quite a lot imo.
a good elo deck needs good low stars, since you need multiple copies to form the deck, and 4* and 5*, you probably only put 2-3. Plus I think Cliff is very good, which uses the one of two, if not the only one 5* spot. (well not like im saying Sledg is not good)
so when you already have a decent 5*, and now give you another one, but took away the key 2* and 3*, not worth it XD]]>Thu, 09 Aug 2012 06:16:12 GMTElvira and Lea hurt Rescue a lot but was offset (not completely) by th Kerry & Sledg un-ban. A little weaker not as strong.]]>Thu, 09 Aug 2012 05:03:25 GMTLehane: Good ban, something needs to be done to curb the plague of mono-sentinels, and Lehane is a good candidate for that. Is she overpowered in a vacuum? Probably not, but put her alongside the rest of sentinels' 8-powered lineup and it becomes a problematic deck for many people.

Draheera: Fair ban. Draheera makes a high-star mono GHEIST draw very hard to counter, plus taking him out does not hurt GHEIST half decks.

Spyke: like who didn't see that coming. But the staff need to start making better cards for berserk because they just lost the only card that makes their clan playable.

Rescue: releasing Kerry strengthened Rescue a *lot*, more than enough to offset the loss of Elvira and Lea. But hopefully, losing Elvira and Lea will stop the shameless double-olding so that Rescue can thrive toward becoming a strategic clan instead of a last refuge for brainless 1300 spammers.]]>Thu, 09 Aug 2012 03:04:55 GMTLehane: Understandable, but I feel a bit sad to see her go. 8 power and SoB in a clan with attack manip makes her an excellent utility card, a powerful wall, and a potential setup for a 3-round win. However, I feel her 2 damage kept her shy of being OP. Never have I said "darn, my opponent has Lehane, I guess this game is a loss."

Draheera: Again, understandable. 9/6 SoA means that she threatens KO with a lot of cards, makes a great fury counter, etc. because DR can't usually soak her up. But again, I never felt she was very OP. GHEIST did not have a whole lot of round winners, which means that running them mono was not terribly easy, with or without her.

Rescue bans/unbans: Oh my lord, what a mess. Whenever Cliff was out, Rescue was already a little bit on the OP side... Now they are even more OP. They have Buckler and Daussone which help make up for their low-star losses with their high gap power, and now they have high-stars that not only gap high, but cover Rescue's biggest weakness. A clan with such high attack manip should not be able to draw a had of cards that all gap for 5 or better. Rescue now feels like Montana with superior bonus, superior utility, and higher gaps. Where's the balance in that?]]>