Wrote this piece over at the Puzzle and Dragons Forum: http://puzzleanddragonsforum.com/threads/how-i-allocate-my-latent-tamadras-some-arena-team-latent-setup-links.86866/
Edit: I've decided to remove the copy here so I don't have to update multiple copies of the article. Please refer to the link for the latest copy.
Wednesday, December 30, 2015
Tuesday, December 29, 2015
Puzzle & Dragons: New Year 2016 Gacha Cards and my thoughts on them
Cards and info can be found in this list: http://www.puzzledragonx.com/en/whatsnew.asp?d=122615
Card art and REM gacha machine art: http://pad.skyozora.com/news/12/25-寵物圖檔更新-(20隻寵物＆正月抽蛋機)
NYAmaterasu will be available in MP shop for 300K MP.
GameWith ratings: http://パズドラ.gamewith.jp/article/show/21497
Game8 ratings: https://game8.jp/archives/41726
Event-themed REM are usually just filled with color-swapping event-themed art card but as this timing coincides with the new type-killer and co-op awakenings, this REM provides a way for "early access" to those awakenings.
The worst card is probably NYTengu. The only changes from the original Tengu was the sub-color which hardly mattered and the LS probably isn't good enough anyway. A more useful AS or more awakenings would have been so much better. Therefore, I think you are basically spending 5 stones for a NY themed-art of a descend-farmable boss.
Card art and REM gacha machine art: http://pad.skyozora.com/news/12/25-寵物圖檔更新-(20隻寵物＆正月抽蛋機)
NYAmaterasu will be available in MP shop for 300K MP.
GameWith ratings: http://パズドラ.gamewith.jp/article/show/21497
Game8 ratings: https://game8.jp/archives/41726
The worst card is probably NYTengu. The only changes from the original Tengu was the sub-color which hardly mattered and the LS probably isn't good enough anyway. A more useful AS or more awakenings would have been so much better. Therefore, I think you are basically spending 5 stones for a NY themed-art of a descend-farmable boss.
Saturday, December 12, 2015
Puzzle & Dragons: Christmas Gacha 2015
New card info, Game8 and GameWith Card ratings link from the first post I created over at the PAD forum: Xmas Gacha 2015: 12/14 00:00JST ～ 12/27 23:59JST
It looks the same as most other event gachas like PAD Academy or Summer, nothing that is absolutely necessary and just some color change of normal cards. I think the event is mostly to get some Christmas themed cards and it is nice that we do not get any non-event themed cards this time!
It looks the same as most other event gachas like PAD Academy or Summer, nothing that is absolutely necessary and just some color change of normal cards. I think the event is mostly to get some Christmas themed cards and it is nice that we do not get any non-event themed cards this time!
Saturday, November 28, 2015
Puzzle & Dragons: Shonen Sunday Collab
Details I posted over at PAD forum: http://puzzleanddragonsforum.com/threads/shonen-sunday-collab-gacha-11-23-10-00-jst-～12-06-23-59-jst.84705/
I love the artwork of this collaboration as they are all from manga. I don't think there's anything particularly interesting in this collab gacha other than perhaps Ushio & Tora, the light combo leader. Inuyasha is quite similar to Vegito but for attackers type instead. Due to the rarity lineup, it is similar to the FF Collab in which the gold rate should be quite high and you can expect some of the 5* MP to sell for slightly lower MP price. Silver egg Kagome has an interesting DQXQ leader skill but being a silver egg, I don't see her getting much use other than to keep her at 10 cost for low cost dungeon.
I love the artwork of this collaboration as they are all from manga. I don't think there's anything particularly interesting in this collab gacha other than perhaps Ushio & Tora, the light combo leader. Inuyasha is quite similar to Vegito but for attackers type instead. Due to the rarity lineup, it is similar to the FF Collab in which the gold rate should be quite high and you can expect some of the 5* MP to sell for slightly lower MP price. Silver egg Kagome has an interesting DQXQ leader skill but being a silver egg, I don't see her getting much use other than to keep her at 10 cost for low cost dungeon.
Puzzle & Dragons: PAD BT Collab buffs
Continuing the backlog of Collaborations that I missed. The good thing about being late is that I am able to look back now to see which the cards ended up being used a lot. Tinnin got buffed to something similar to HxH Gon's leader skill but I didn't really see her rise in popularity and that is probably due to her sub requirement being dragons and healers. Nevertheless, her new leader skill is still a much better improvement over her old one. All the other cards received stat boosts but I was really looking forward to a evolution for Yo and Siegfried which we didn't get this time. Hopefully, when PAD BT Collab returns again, he will get one.
Tinnin's buff: http://puzzledragonx.com/en/news.asp?nid=423
PAD BT Card stat buffs: http://pad.gungho.jp/member/151112_padbt.html
Game8 and GameWith Card ratings link from the first post I created over at the PAD forum: http://puzzleanddragonsforum.com/threads/11-16-10-00jst-11-22-23-59jst-pad-bt-collab-gacha.84449/
Tinnin's buff: http://puzzledragonx.com/en/news.asp?nid=423
PAD BT Card stat buffs: http://pad.gungho.jp/member/151112_padbt.html
Game8 and GameWith Card ratings link from the first post I created over at the PAD forum: http://puzzleanddragonsforum.com/threads/11-16-10-00jst-11-22-23-59jst-pad-bt-collab-gacha.84449/
Friday, November 20, 2015
Puzzle & Dragons: Fist of North Star Collab returns a 2nd time in Japan
A thread over at Puzzleanddragonsforum.com. I created with info about the new cards and ufo: http://puzzleanddragonsforum.com/threads/fist-of-north-star-collab-2nd-11-02-10-00jst-～11-08-23-59jst.83512/
I was away from my computer for about 2 weeks so this post came very late and the collab has long been over. It's always interesting to look back and see which cards from the gacha were really useful. I have only seen Mamiya used the most as a sub and is definitely a unique enough silver egg to roll for. The only other silver egg that I've seen used much after the collab was Shu, for the board randomisation, which can help clear locked orbs and the active skill is also generally useful in rainbow leader teams.
None of the new cards look outstanding other than the new gold egg, Yuria, who was also purchasable from the MP shop. She's basically the improved light version of Juggler. The UVOs both look strong but from GameWith's and Game8's tier lists, it seems Raoh is the more powerful one.
I'll be posting more on some of the other collabs that I missed while away as well as the latest Shonen Sunday Collab soon!
I was away from my computer for about 2 weeks so this post came very late and the collab has long been over. It's always interesting to look back and see which cards from the gacha were really useful. I have only seen Mamiya used the most as a sub and is definitely a unique enough silver egg to roll for. The only other silver egg that I've seen used much after the collab was Shu, for the board randomisation, which can help clear locked orbs and the active skill is also generally useful in rainbow leader teams.
None of the new cards look outstanding other than the new gold egg, Yuria, who was also purchasable from the MP shop. She's basically the improved light version of Juggler. The UVOs both look strong but from GameWith's and Game8's tier lists, it seems Raoh is the more powerful one.
I'll be posting more on some of the other collabs that I missed while away as well as the latest Shonen Sunday Collab soon!
Thursday, October 22, 2015
Hearthstone: Warsong Commander Balance Change (Update with another post-nerf Patron Warrior deck)
http://us.battle.net/hearthstone/en/forum/topic/19288409377
It seems really long since we had one of this, the last nerf I remembered being for Undertaker if I'm not mistaken. I personally quite like Patron Warrior as I love combo decks but this pretty much spells the end of the deck. I've seen Patron Warrior win by controlling the board with just a lot of Patrons but it will be very susceptible to board clears. I wonder if there will be any adaptation possible to keep Patron Warrior as a deck.
The other effect of the nerf is that we lost a powerful and relatively cheap deck for clearing Warrior quests. Some of the alternatives will be OTK Warrior involving Raging Worgen (http://www.hearthpwn.com/decks/267912-kolentos-otk-warrior-30dmg-in-one-turn) or Ostkaka's new Charge Warrior: Hearthstone Subreddit link
Update: Surrender, a Hearthstone player from Korea, is playing this new version of Patron Warrior as reported by Hearthstone Top decks: http://www.hearthstonetopdecks.com/decks/surrenders-season-19-new-patron-warrior/
Update#2: Xixo with another post-nerf Patron Warrior deck: http://www.hearthstonetopdecks.com/decks/xixos-season-19-new-patron-warrior/, the main changes was no Emperor Thaurissan which I agree as it's less of a combo deck but more midrange now and opting to use 2 Frothing Berseker which is still a powerful card that requires answering immediately when put on board.
It seems really long since we had one of this, the last nerf I remembered being for Undertaker if I'm not mistaken. I personally quite like Patron Warrior as I love combo decks but this pretty much spells the end of the deck. I've seen Patron Warrior win by controlling the board with just a lot of Patrons but it will be very susceptible to board clears. I wonder if there will be any adaptation possible to keep Patron Warrior as a deck.
The other effect of the nerf is that we lost a powerful and relatively cheap deck for clearing Warrior quests. Some of the alternatives will be OTK Warrior involving Raging Worgen (http://www.hearthpwn.com/decks/267912-kolentos-otk-warrior-30dmg-in-one-turn) or Ostkaka's new Charge Warrior: Hearthstone Subreddit link
Update: Surrender, a Hearthstone player from Korea, is playing this new version of Patron Warrior as reported by Hearthstone Top decks: http://www.hearthstonetopdecks.com/decks/surrenders-season-19-new-patron-warrior/
Update#2: Xixo with another post-nerf Patron Warrior deck: http://www.hearthstonetopdecks.com/decks/xixos-season-19-new-patron-warrior/, the main changes was no Emperor Thaurissan which I agree as it's less of a combo deck but more midrange now and opting to use 2 Frothing Berseker which is still a powerful card that requires answering immediately when put on board.
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