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January 25, 2010
January Chat Transcript Pt. 3
17:51:13 ‹Imperator› hah
17:51:14 ‹AL_Tyler› Mafia & everyone else- The more data you give us, the more you have tested, the more likely your designs go in.
17:51:27 ‹Larkin_Vain› cool.
17:51:31 ‹azoxystrobin› yes but devoted allows for some underhanded tactics by the han player
17:51:40 ‹Grim6› bump up the price, of course, or else jgolbez will be running them all over me...
17:51:46 ‹AL_Tyler› Han, underhanded ?!?
17:51:47 ‹jgolbez› All I'm saying is Devoted, as an ability, makes Terracotta worth the space. Its never been about point value, but 250 pts of unit still gives 2VP for dying and takes 2OP to order
17:51:54 ‹loucksj› Lies
17:51:57 ‹Imperator› price, as always, entirely depends on abilities.
17:52:03 ‹jgolbez› Oh, yeah up the points of course
17:52:10 ‹azoxystrobin› lol, underhanded will make a change to laden with crossbows and fireburst
17:52:23 ‹azoxystrobin› i think blue may simply bee too cheap
17:52:28 ‹loucksj› We'll just give devoted to the Yetis and be done with it.
17:52:37 ‹jgolbez› Sounds fine
17:52:40 ‹azoxystrobin› so yeah price (points wise) makes a big difference
17:52:40 ‹Larkin_Vain› heheh
17:52:59 ‹Grim6› they might get fielded...
17:53:00 ‹spacemonkeymafi› that's all good...I'
17:53:02 ‹jgolbez› Hardly use those either because with Cowardly they never roll white dice anyway ^.^
17:53:09 ‹azoxystrobin› make regen more available to terracotta?
17:53:25 ‹azoxystrobin› regen as in regeneration
17:53:32 ‹Grim6› more artificer?
17:53:39 ‹jgolbez› Maybe if Nuwa had Lady of Clay and could roll 1d6 for Terracotta
17:53:50 ‹spacemonkeymafi› the fluff seems to support more artificiers
17:53:54 ‹Larkin_Vain› Tyler I don't know if this was asked but when can we expect the next expansion?
17:53:56 ‹Grim6› whose Nuwas amte?
17:54:04 ‹Grim6› amte = mate
17:54:05 ‹jgolbez› Fuxi
17:54:13 ‹azoxystrobin› i think thats been hinted at larkin
17:54:18 ‹Grim6› thank you!
17:54:20 ‹Imperator› regenrating clay, eh? Spacemonkey's got a point that the flavor would go more towards outside repair
17:54:23 ‹loucksj› AZO - I've heard it said that Savros Kuznetzov wants Artificer.
17:54:31 ‹Larkin_Vain› ah any month noted AZ?
17:54:40 ‹azoxystrobin› i think nuwa should become a generic soldier rather than a character
17:54:46 ‹Imperator› what?
17:54:49 ‹loucksj› Ooo demotion
17:54:50 ‹Imperator› ok, that's just wacky.
17:54:52 ‹spacemonkeymafi› I definitely want Savros to have Artificer
17:54:55 ‹azoxystrobin› no, i mean the question has been asked
17:55:03 ‹jgolbez› why would nuwa not be a commander?
17:55:05 ‹Larkin_Vain› hahah ok got it
17:55:16 ‹AL_Tyler› Re: New expansion. I can
17:55:24 ‹Imperator› she is unique, hence she can't be a generic troop
17:55:30 ‹azoxystrobin› because nuwa makes terracotta better, but as commander can only bump few units
17:55:39 ‹garek365› maybe she has a sister? or sisters?
17:55:46 ‹azoxystrobin› if nuwa was a generic, then you could have several
17:55:48 ‹jgolbez› HOT SNAKE SISTAZ
17:55:51 ‹Imperator› no, she's a mythological goddess
17:56:02 ‹Larkin_Vain› @tyler.... you can tell us when?
17:56:03 ‹AL_Tyler› Re: New expansion. I can't announce anything formally, but I can say it's more likely to be a month starting with a "J" than a month starting with an "A"
17:56:05 ‹Imperator› the way to get to that is to make a green-circle artificer
17:56:06 ‹jgolbez› www.slitherhither.com
17:56:06 ‹Grim6› maybe have a toned down version of nuwa, like the hand of osiris equivalents?
17:56:07 ‹loucksj› Maybe we'll bring the Cleo actress back for inspiration jgo
17:56:11 ‹azoxystrobin› or maybe make a subcl### of nuwa, they call them lamia dont they?
17:56:16 ‹Imperator› that way you can have multiples without stepping on the fiction.
17:56:17 ‹mad monkey› Keep Nuwa as a commander, with 1d6 repair, make some naga figures to be unit enhancers with Nuwas present repair ability.
17:56:26 ‹azoxystrobin› omg "subcla-ss"
17:56:29 ‹Larkin_Vain› Thanks! Tyler... so June or July instead of August
17:56:30 ‹spacemonkeymafi› I think the fluff was saying she trained others in artifice
17:56:34 ‹azoxystrobin› oops, i mean naga
17:56:43 ‹Imperator› sorcerer artificers would be the way to go. naga had no power over clay.
17:56:43 ‹AL_Tyler› Yeah, something like that.
17:56:58 ‹Larkin_Vain› Any big gencon releases?
17:57:02 ‹azoxystrobin› drat
17:57:11 * pararamids joins Arcane Legions
17:57:15 ‹Imperator› naga would be damn cool soldiers though
17:57:16 ‹AL_Tyler› See above answers
17:57:17 ‹garek365› If han gets artificers does that mean egypt gets more lords of the dead?
17:57:22 ‹spacemonkeymafi› welcome pararamids!
17:57:25 ‹Larkin_Vain› heheh ok
17:57:25 ‹Imperator› take that, Minotaurs...
17:57:28 ‹azoxystrobin› new expansion; when?
17:57:38 ‹azoxystrobin› hi parararararamids
17:57:41 ‹Grim6› egypt has them - hand of osiris (or is it isis)?
17:57:45 ‹loucksj› Who's following us on twitter / facebook?
17:57:47 ‹AL_Tyler› 5 minute warning!
17:57:47 ‹Larkin_Vain› @tyler has WE ever thought of making prepainted terrain for AL?
17:57:50 ‹jgolbez› FB
17:57:58 ‹Grim6› I'm following on twitter
17:58:07 ‹Imperator› an alternate stat set for the necromancer chick could very well have less powerful lord-of-the-dead abilities if the testing stood up to scruting
17:58:12 ‹AL_Tyler› Larkin- We have thought about it, but I don't think its in the cards this year
17:58:13 ‹Imperator› scrutiny, i mean
17:58:29 ‹jgolbez› 3D Terrain isnt useful in AL yet, since all terrain is imp###able.. hithero's 3d stuff looks great but require house rukles
17:58:40 ‹garek365› Hand of Osiris are kinda bad when you see the only thing they can raise is 1 skelly a turn... need bigger undead for them to be worthwhile
17:58:45 ‹Larkin_Vain› @tyler thanks... while not useful it does provide a nice visual.
17:58:57 ‹AL_Tyler› Terrain might not always be imp@$$able. Just sayin
17:58:58 ‹Larkin_Vain› I'd fork over money for a 3d terrain pack.
17:59:05 ‹Grim6› 3d terrain interferes with the game (measuring). People like the ease of paper
17:59:26 ‹jgolbez› I'd love to seem more terrain types. Like Earthworks for defense, hills for high ground etc
17:59:28 ‹Larkin_Vain› @tyler i've always wondered why is AL played the long way instead of the wide wya on the table.
17:59:49 ‹Larkin_Vain› was the the original intention?
17:59:50 ‹loucksj› This chat has gone pretty well. I'd say we're going to try to do this at least once a month, if you guys are interested
17:59:51 ‹Culven› I like the portability of paper terrain. I also laminate it for durability.
17:59:56 ‹Grim6› more terrain types would be good, like water - not move, but does not interfere otherwise...
17:59:58 ‹jgolbez› I'd love to
18:00:04 ‹Imperator› Larkin: it's proximity of control terrain. We didn't want everyone immediately able to get on control terrain turn 1 without some abilities to make it happen.
18:00:08 ‹AL_Tyler› Larkin- We found that the opening of the game is really important and we want it to breathe
18:00:09 ‹Grim6› Once a month sounds good!
18:00:12 ‹jgolbez› It's a date! I'll have my people call your people.
18:00:14 ‹azoxystrobin› yes esay of 2D is nice, but some people have found it offputting
18:00:27 ‹AL_Tyler› LOL, same answer said differently
18:00:37 ‹spacemonkeymafi› Yeah, I'd like to see regular chats- maybe with some kind of theme you'd like to touch on for the first half and then free-for-all the second?
18:00:45 ‹Larkin_Vain› ah ok it works well.. i was curious on the original design aspect.
18:00:49 ‹AL_Tyler› Mafia - I like it
18:00:50 ‹Grim6› azo - it's a balance between appeal and ease of access
18:00:55 ‹jgolbez› maybe with an agenda, these chats.. ie, today we talk about proposed rule change
18:00:56 ‹jgolbez› etc
18:01:01 ‹AL_Tyler› For now, I want to leave you with the following orders;
18:01:17 ‹azoxystrobin› i like, honest, but i also like hills
18:01:18 ‹AL_Tyler› 1. We need ideas for how to get new people to play.
18:01:21 ‹Larkin_Vain› Thank you Tyler for your time.
18:01:29 ‹Imperator› 3d works just fine, because it's imp###ible. If it weren't, then 3d terrain would not work because you'd have to balance your base on trees or rocks or whatever. paper works in all situations, but the rules make 3d possible which I think improves the table look.
18:01:32 ‹azoxystrobin› ok see you guise
18:01:36 ‹Imperator› oops
18:01:39 ‹jgolbez› Thanks for your time
18:01:42 ‹azoxystrobin› you didnt tell us when the next expansiion hits
18:01:44 ‹Imperator› time to go.
18:01:48 ‹AL_Tyler› 2. Alternate stats. We will publish your designs if they are awesome and complete. So go forth
18:02:00 ‹jgolbez› well how alternate
18:02:05 ‹jgolbez› just dice? or what
18:02:11 ‹maverickman5› good night guys
18:02:11 ‹AL_Tyler› AZ- Probably this summer
18:02:16 * garek365 quit
18:02:17 ‹spacemonkeymafi› anything goes with alternates
18:02:18 ‹azoxystrobin› they said anything jgol
18:02:21 ‹azoxystrobin› thx
18:02:22 ‹Grim6› new abilities, or just restructure old abilities?
18:02:23 ‹Larkin_Vain› as you command!
18:02:23 ‹Imperator› alternate abilities are a good thing as long as they're not broken
18:02:27 ‹azoxystrobin› looking forward to it
18:02:31 ‹jgolbez› Okay. Got it
18:02:35 * centuriioapdani joins Arcane Legions
18:02:38 ‹azoxystrobin› like we ever make anything broken
18:02:38 ‹Grim6› Sounds good
18:02:39 ‹jgolbez› I will get crazy with the cheez whiz
18:02:56 ‹AL_Tyler› J- The more stats you give us, the easier it is for us to test and the more likely you get published
18:03:01 ‹Imperator› don't forget to think of it in a flavor frame. Something that's cool and works with the flavor beats something that's cool but turns the fiction on its head.
18:03:03 ‹azoxystrobin› wheres cybertune, he can make really strong cheez
18:03:04 ‹Grim6› take care, and thanks for the time
18:03:17 ‹jgolbez› Later!
18:03:26 ‹Imperator› thanks guys. later!
18:03:32 ‹spacemonkeymafi› thanks!
18:03:33 ‹loucksj› It's been great!