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Top 4'd the San Francisco kotei this weekend! Played Crab/ Scorpion splash. Lost in semifinals to eventual winner who was on Crab/Unicorn.
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I played in my first tourney (as opposed to organizing it). I went 0-3, which is what I was expecting given my limited higher level play. First match was against Crane, second was against Scorpion, third was against Unicorn/scorpion.
All three were dishonor losses for me, being too aggressive with my honor.
This seems like a bizarre decision. Either this pushes Scorpion to dominate again or none of these cards get played as they are worse than what they already have.
While racing light mechs, your Urbanmech comes in second place, but only because it ran out of ammo.
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Correct me if I'm wrong, but ...
- FFG still struggles with things needing to be printed reasonably far out from release
- Scorpion is a very popular clan
Therefore ... this is probably more about printing money and entertaining a larger percentage of the player base than something grounded in expected design VS competitive performance/balance
On a positive note, I like that the book is going to be Yojiro-focused. I always respected that fellow (only one of the very few Scorpion characters I could say that about), especially with his whole "eff it, if no one's going to believe what I say, I'm just going to always tell the truth" creed.
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Oh hey, so apparently GTM had a article about the upcoming cycle... And there were some cards shown there. (Overlapping so you couldn't see the full text...)
OH HI UNICORN-AFFILIATED NAGA YES FUCKING PLEASE
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So the new rumored Unicorn stronghold is a actually a Lion stronghold. Oh well, back to the binder Unicorn, you were almost playable.
Spoilers aren't allowed in the main sources of my info, but I think someone mentioned that the Unicorn one is going to be similar, just with a caveat that if you have more units than your opponent or something - as opposed to +5 mil strength.
So the new rumored Unicorn stronghold is a actually a Lion stronghold. Oh well, back to the binder Unicorn, you were almost playable.
Spoilers aren't allowed in the main sources of my info, but I think someone mentioned that the Unicorn one is going to be similar, just with a caveat that if you have more units than your opponent or something - as opposed to +5 mil strength.
That would be weird if they released two new strongholds with such similar mechanics.
While racing light mechs, your Urbanmech comes in second place, but only because it ran out of ammo.
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It can't copy the Let Go that kills it, so probably not.
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Then they're not using let go on other good attachments, like Cloud the Mind? Or anything splashed for, like Reprieve? Also that's a more valid complaint pre-RL, but now splashing Dragon will be a lot less common.
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Right now my focus is on the news about Netrunner, but what's going on does shed some light on why the new LCG Designer Journal series was started.
I haven't read it yet, but this article does have some things about L5R in it.
Pack 2 preview article up. Oh look, a bunch of Shadowlands and maho showing up at the same time as Kuni Yori? COLOR ME SHOCKED.
Excited to see Yori! I think he'll be good for a while. The maho/Shadowlands stuff actually seems more interesting to me as a splash outside of Crab. A more aggressive, province-breaking Scorpion deck would probably like them.
Also the goddamn ninjas are at it again, and there's two Scorpion previews in the previous Breath of the Kami article: Disguised Protector and Deceptive Offer.
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YAY NAGA!!!!
And man, those Scorpion cards are nasty if you fall into the Scorpion's traps.
tzeentchlingDoctor of RocksOaklandRegistered Userregular
Also the new Fire province is probably going in Scorpion decks from now on. "Oh, you're going to break this? Let me just Way of the Scorpion your best dude first."
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We knew it was coming. Yay!
All three were dishonor losses for me, being too aggressive with my honor.
Scorpion Clan Pack: Underhand of the Emperor. Slated for a October release.
Whispers of Shadow and Steel, the Scorpion book.
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This seems like a bizarre decision. Either this pushes Scorpion to dominate again or none of these cards get played as they are worse than what they already have.
- FFG still struggles with things needing to be printed reasonably far out from release
- Scorpion is a very popular clan
Therefore ... this is probably more about printing money and entertaining a larger percentage of the player base than something grounded in expected design VS competitive performance/balance
Perhaps I can interest you in my meager selection of pins?
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You know the exact timing of interrupts is gonna be vital for that. Can you cancel a cancel?
Yup.
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Game was super fun.
Nice! Can you post your deck list and strategy?
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https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/news/2018/6/6/breath-of-the-kami/
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Spoilers aren't allowed in the main sources of my info, but I think someone mentioned that the Unicorn one is going to be similar, just with a caveat that if you have more units than your opponent or something - as opposed to +5 mil strength.
That would be weird if they released two new strongholds with such similar mechanics.
It can't copy the Let Go that kills it, so probably not.
I haven't read it yet, but this article does have some things about L5R in it.
https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/news/2018/6/8/state-of-the-lcg/
Q3... so that's totally a GenCon launch, right?
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Undoubtedly so. I was expecting that ever since the beta.
Pack 2 preview article up. Oh look, a bunch of Shadowlands and maho showing up at the same time as Kuni Yori? COLOR ME SHOCKED.
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Matsu Seventh Legion
Even the Odds.
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Also the goddamn ninjas are at it again, and there's two Scorpion previews in the previous Breath of the Kami article: Disguised Protector and Deceptive Offer.
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And man, those Scorpion cards are nasty if you fall into the Scorpion's traps.