Mage Mash - Round 20!

[vonflare]

action resolution will be coming at or before

7:00

8:00 PM EST

[Harkonnen97]

not this time you schmuck

[vonflare]

KuroiXHF mind controls STD to inferno faalcon

STD infernos faalcon

Harkonnen97 channels water

StaplerTowel fireballs kuroi

Faalcon meditates

Felissan channels water

Thurhame infernos kuroi

gigabyteTroubadour mediates

KuroiXHF | WWEAFF | 2

(!)

Save The Dragons | FAE | 4
Harkonnen97 | W | 4

(C)

StaplerTowel | FEAAA | 5
Faalcon | WWFEA | 2

(C)

(!)

Rhinox |

☠

Felissan | EW | 4
Thurhame | AW | 5
gigabyteTroubadour | WWFFEA | 5

[gigabyteTroubadour]

the politics in this game are too confusing, i feel like i had the teams backwards

just let me coast solo until endgame thx

[KuroiXHF]

So I see we have our first betrayal.

You've picked the wrong person, Thurhame.

[Harkonnen97]

VOTE: Thurhame

[vonflare]

added a cool skull icon instead of the word 'dead' for rhinox

[Save The Dragons]

Faalcon I know this sounds crazy but I swear my mind was controlled! I did not mean it! You've got to believe me...no! I am not crazy! My mind was taken over! No! Don't take me back there I'm never going back *taser sounds*

[KuroiXHF]

:/

[Rhinox]

added a cool skull icon instead of the word 'dead' for rhinox

Why not just tho?

[Thurhame]

^ Because that skull icon isn't cool

To be fair, Kuroi, you did threaten my buddy. I don't like when people threaten my buddies (as opposed to mere NAPs).

The only amicable thing I can do is step out of any disagreements. I'm not here to back anyone. My alliances are for purposes of not attacking each other. I won't attack you or Harkonnen.

And likewise, I'm not in an alliance with Stapler, so I may attack him.

[Thurhame]

Plus you were kind of "king of the hill" with that big pile of mana. It was making a lot of people I talked to nervous.

[gigabyteTroubadour]

hmm

vonflare, what are your thoughts on editing healing spells so people can target other players? Alliances are looking like serious business now and making them targetable looks like it would be a way to give them some more viability.

[Harkonnen97]

this game would be more fun if no outside of the game communication is allowed TBH

[Harkonnen97]

i came to play magicka, not GAME OF THRONES

[gigabyteTroubadour]

this game would be more fun if no outside of the game communication is allowed TBH

^^^

i mean the drama is kind of fun to keep up on but once more people betray each other it might become a shitfest, people being able to heal each other is kind of like putting duct tape over that issue because it just slows WHEN betrayal happens

maybe next time this is run people are in pre-determined teams of 3-5 and can strategize via PTs? and only 2 teams fight at a time

[gigabyteTroubadour]

this game would be more fun if no outside of the game communication is allowed TBH

^^^

i mean the drama is kind of fun to keep up on but once more people betray each other it might become a shitfest, people being able to heal each other is kind of like putting duct tape over that issue because it just slows WHEN betrayal happens

maybe next time this is run people are in pre-determined teams of 3-5 and can strategize via PTs? and only 2 teams fight at a time

hmm actually

vonflare, after this game do you mind if, post-game, I build upon this game and make something close to what I'm having in mind?

[Thurhame]

^If you do this, I've been creating a revised spell list to address some of the balance issues that have come up in this game; you can use it if you like. I also expanded it a little.

[Harkonnen97]

yea mind control is op and steam blast is garbage xd

other than that most spells are mostly balanced

[gigabyteTroubadour]

^If you do this, I've been creating a revised spell list to address some of the balance issues that have come up in this game; you can use it if you like. I also expanded it a little.

Sounds good, I'll PM you once I flesh out the idea bit more!

[gigabyteTroubadour]

yea mind control is op and steam blast is garbage xd

other than that most spells are mostly balanced

imo steam blast is only garbage because it costs too much and healing is usually a bad idea in a system like this

because the priority part of it is really situationally useful, it's like priority moves in pokemon for example. you use it on someone with 1 HP so they can't weasel out of dying

[Thurhame]

For the revised list I did nerf Mind Control (and Meditate). I also buffed healing/defense and gave each pure-element spell list a stronger defining identity.

[Thurhame]

Steam Blast is tricky. I don't think it needs more damage, but as it stands it's useless for combined attacks unless everyone uses it. I think I'll make its ability more of an "armor break" thing.

[StaplerTowel]

I think vonflare pretty much came up with this on a whim. The politicking here is something I also was not expecting. I mean, you cast spells and pwn each other; its suppose to be funneh. But instead, the strategy of the day appears to be ganging up on someone while maintaining your roost

[vonflare]

I was planning on having a balance discussion at the end of the game, and running another game of this.

But out of curiosity, why do you think outside communication shouldn't be allowed? because it allows people to synchronize their attacks? And if so, why is that bad?

And yes, I was definitely going to nerf meditate for the second run, I already have a few ideas in mind, we can discuss it more at the end of the game. And targeting other people with healing seems fun on paper, but you would never actually use it becuase only 1 person can win.

Maybe a team mode for the second game? Feel free to post your thoughts on the game.