Old design choices that proved to be non-optimal

LivesByProxy wrote:

@James:
It's perfectly feasible and reasonable to have cards with 1 effect like Army of Rats, 2 effects like Govern, 3 different effects like Undue Influence, or the inf/inf/sup model of the Temporis and Melpominee cards.

Err, yes, we have all of those things in the game. That's not the point I was making. The point I was making was about full and partial success. Having to define full and partial success, giving you potentially six different outcomes, is massively more complex.

LivesByProxy wrote:

And your point about the space for card-text is mostly fixed by using keywords for commonly used game-phrases like:

Yes, because what V:TES really, really needs is even more terminology for new players to have to understand. Making players have to understand another bunch of keywords to interact with huge amounts of cards is not a "fix", it's exacerbating a problem V:TES already has in spades.

LivesByProxy wrote:

For example, just off the top of my head:

Important game design decisions shouldn't be made off the top of anyone's head.

@James:

Lech wrote:

"Sure, some cards would have binary success model, some cards would require more stealth to get full success and it should be on per card basis."

Which IMO, is the best way to go about doing it. The 'partial success' mechanic could be / should be on select cards. It could be an interesting design going forward, the same way playing with Discipline requirements (as shown previously) could be explored going forward.

James wrote:

Yes, because what V:TES really, really needs is even more terminology for new players to have to understand. Making players have to understand another bunch of keywords to interact with huge amounts of cards is not a "fix", it's exacerbating a problem V:TES already has in spades.

In my opinion, the terminology that's actually a barrier to entry for this game is all of the VTM specific stuff. Words like 'damage', 'steal', 'votes', 'stealth', 'intercept', etc. are all basically explanatory. The keywords I proposed: Permanent, Singular, Attachment, and Restricted are all easy to grasp because they adhere closely to their real-world definitions. But then you have the VTM terminology like "diablerie", "torpor", "antitribu", "chimerstry", "black hand", "liabon", "priscus", "ghoul", etc. Words that - if people have even seen them before - don't coincide with a dictionary definition because WW is fond of using obscure and archaic words and changing them to mean something else entirely.

I'm surprised you're arguing against the usefulness of keywords in the game - their functionally mnemonic devices.

Also, the words themselves were off the top of my head. The concept or 'game design decision' has been present in Magic since its inception, and FFG has used keywords like that since they started their LCGs in 2010 (since their inception).

The title misled me to believe this would be a thread on Imbued and MMPA enablers.

My mistake.....

The most productive ideas pointing out problems tend to be the ones addressing a solution that enables different decks and playstyles, as those relieve potential stagnation as well as experience less backlash than "ban govern" style arguments.

The second most productive are the pre-argument parts of addressing overpowered, as of yet unfixed things, such as.....

MMPA enablers exceeding 1 at any methuselahs disposal and Imbued.

I can still dream.......

(Can we go back to "this card should be like this per the fluff" threads? Those were fun, right?)

I think there is plenty options to design new cards.
Maybe:
+1 bleed. If the action is blocked and this minion is ready, your prey lose 1 pool.
as above with +1 stealth ( even if not needed yet ). If no one attempt to block, gain 1 pool.

A minion can use more then one effect during this action.
+ 1 hand size during this action
+ 1 bleed
+ 1 stealth

I liked the new keywords, but maybe we can stick to "unique" keyword and add a modifier:

Unique ( Methuselah ) - Unique PER Methuselah
Unique ( Minion ) - Unique PER Minion
Unique ( Vampire ) - Unique PER Vampire
Unique ( Combat ) - Unique PER Combat
Unique ( Action ) - Unique PER Action
Unique ( Turn ) - Unique PER Turn

[Note from Ankha]: I am very sorry, but I made a mistake and edited your message instead of quoting it. I'm leaving as much of the original message]

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Therefore, use of parentheses in "(limited)" is divergent from use in normal English because parentheses normally indicate a nonrestrictive element (which is done on many cards). In the case of "(limited)," parentheses indicate restrictive text, meaning it can't be removed without the meaning being altered (one could play more than one card if "(limited)" does not appear).

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