| From: | Bull <chaos@*****.COM> |
|---|---|
| Subject: | Re: GAQS: Jim Nelson's reply to Brett Barksdale's post |
| Date: | Tue, 16 Sep 1997 22:44:35 -0400 |
[some NIPPY]
Brett, man... Relax... it's just a cardgame.
I REALLY don't know how you could have been screwed up so badly by one
little card. A card that, I might add, I don;t even use. I find it
useful, but I don't have room for it in my deck.
And the timing on the card is VERY simple. We've been told it several
times now, and it's been obvious to me since the beginning.
>You know, when I pay for a game, I expect a reasonably balanced
>rules system. Having lots of random cards with "cool" abilities
>(as Jim puts it) doesn't guarantee a good game - it just guarantees
>a random one. Sometime that's good - sometimes it ain't. In my
>opinion,
>
Personally, I really like the fact that they kept most of the more powerful
cards random, ESPECIALLY the "counterspell" card. Counterspell type cards
(LOTI, in this case) can screw up plans faster than anything...
>if there is EVER a card in a CCG game that is so powerful
>that it is a distinct disadvantage for any deck to NOT have it in
>their deck, then there is a game balance problem. GAQS pretty obviously
>fits this description.
>
HOW?
I still don;t know how, or why, you think this card is Brokena dn so
Unbalancing. So you get screwed and could POSSIBLY get the entire team
killed cause you're missing one runner, but if you rely that heavily on a
single runner, then you need to think about balancing your deck more.
>If FASA doesn't want to take responsibility and
>fix this problem, I guess that's ok. A bit disappointing, but okay.
>
What needs fixed. Other than hearing you whine (I apologize for saying
that, but it's true.) about how bad you think this card sucks because it
could send one of your runners home, I have yet to see a really solid
arguement as to WHY the card is broken.
>We can still use house rules and my collecting the cards for a set
>because the art is cool is certainly unaffected by the ruling. All
>it really hurts (destroys, in my opinion) is any chance of good
>tournament SRTCG play.
>
That's a real shame. One less oponent to worry about in the future, I
guess...
Gonna make playing with anyone outside your immediate gaming group a bitch
though.
>Two out of three isn't too bad...
>
2 out of 3 is 66%. That's flunking, or close to it, in School. I prefer
to average things a little higher...
Bull
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