You know, it is amusing to me that I can't decide on which new hero deck I'm most looking forward to?
The best I can do is say I'm least excited for Lifeline, and that's mostly because everyone else is ranking in at 11's and 12's for "How excited am I" and he's only getting like an 8 on the list.
Now that we know the full story on Matriarch, it's kind of hard not to love the reformed Lillian. She was a teen with a bad attitude given immense power. She did horrible things. Then she served her time, and tried turning her life around. No one fully trusts her because she did such horrible things, but she doesn't want to be that person anymore, she wants to be better, and she's willing to go the distance to make it happen. How can I not love that?
Seeing Blade turn his mad science towards the other side. I can't wait! No other scientist in our roster is willing to build such potentially dangerous stuff, and we're fighting Aeon Men, so he can cut loose and it's going to be wonderful.
Akash'Thriya? Amazing story of the evolution of the spirit of the earth, combined with really interesting mechanics involving the environment deck and working slowly towards growing into a victory. That has got to be fun, plus I want to see what she's capable of.
Stuntman, just from the two cards we saw looks like he will constantly be interrupting other heroes to be doing things that lead to him being in the spotlight. That's going to be hilarious and awesome and I really hope he has at least one card for kill-stealing from another hero, just because that is going to make me bust up.
And down the list we go again.
I still hope that she gets redeemed in the RPG and becomes a hero. She deserves so much better than to be mocked and tormented by her compatriots.
Yes! I like this idea! Maybe as part of Daybreak? She seems like one of the younger Citizens to me, and a bunch of brash young heroes would probably need a lot of healing…
Yeah, I knew about that one. I guess it is probably as close as it would get to what I was thinking of which was much more "when a hero other than you would deal damage do XYZ" but that's probably a little too much for a co-op game.
Expatriette. My first hero was Adept, but I fell in love wben I first played Expat. From her "I don't need powers to beat you" attitude to the craziness of Flak Jacket and Unload, and the challenge of playing her when you don't get what you want. She has remained my favorite hero to play. Also she is really fun to make variants for, since you can really change her style when you do.
Fanatic. Love a character that selflessly charges into combat, determined to win or die trying. Love the economics of Sacrosanct Martyr and of course, the brokenness of ZEALOUS OFFENSE. Final Dive is my favorite card in the game. I don't play her as much because games tend to lack challenge when she is around, but I love every second when I do break her out.
For villains:
Akash. Love the idea of this big chaotic spirit of creation that decides to redecorate, only to find these tiny pests attempting to stop her. I think about her everytime I work in the garden and anger the ants that insist on living there.
Kaargra Warfang. Love a game where anything not broken is too weak, and she delivers. I like the theme of the fight, and really enjoy how incredible any proper variant of Fanatic is in the colosseum.
My favorite character lorewise is Fixer. I find him awesome and his style names are hilarious.
To play, I love Nightmist and Fanatic equally (all Fanatic variants, even Redeemer). I love the self sacrifice and unprediactability for extremely powerful effects. Though I have to say, I think Writhe is going to rival those two for my favorite once offically released.
My favorite villain fight is La Capitan. Always chaotic, usually a bunch of minions, and even when you win it often feels close and dramatic.
My favorite character is Tachyon. She was the first hero I played - I love her card play mechanics and her ability to do lots of things to help the situation. Lorewise, I like her background as a scientist.
Other top heroes of note for me: Mister Fixer, Chrono-Ranger, and Skyscraper. I think Haka must be a super fun guy to hang out with, too.
My favorite villain is, hands-down, Citizen Dawn. Somehow, her deck almost always feels like there's a human player behind it.
My favorites to play are Fanatic, Haka, And Argent Adept.
Haka is great throwing is weight( & Half his deck) around with his Haka's is always fun and the with Prime Wardens Haka suddenly He's a fantastic supporter. Argent Adept is already a fantastic support character that can really alter the flow of the battle to suit his allies, and playing Fanatic is always soo much fun. Helena is probably my favorite character to play as out of the three, though my usual group is probably tired of the incessent Dio puns.
My favorite Villains are La Capitan & Kaargra Warfang I always enjoy fighting those two however it comes out in the wash.
I love Nightmist, but I sometimes get aggravated with the random nature of her magic due to the mystic numbers. Seeing how Harpy has those tokens that you'll always be able to see, I wonder if she'll paradoxically feel a little bit more in control, because you always know what is coming when you play the cards.
NightMist by far. Love the 1920 Noir look, and the fact that she is a decective. The self damage is not a problem, years of playing magic has tought me that your HP is just a resource. I also have a soft spot for magic user. So that is why she is Bae. I thought Happy will replace her but not happing.
My second is La Comodora is my She look bad ass on Vengance La Capitan art. Acutaly Every art she has I think it is great, espaclly her battle outfit. Even though I hate time travel paradoxes (looking at you Doctor) I love them. I also Hand a load of questions for C&A, I hope OblivAeon Comes out before her epdisode So i can ask so many other questions.
Lore Wise I like vengance La Capitan, it seems like she is just pulling pranks and doing what ever she want. She has the most interesting card effect and art, (alt version of NightMist) and she makes the programers at Handalabra go crazy.
Good old BB is my second Favorite, can't go wrong with a Mad Scientist.
I realized today that I forgot to express my love for Sky-Scraper. Playing her is always fun, and after seeing her dialogue in the digital game, she is just precious and I love her. :D
I've always loved AZ, he can be so much fun... especially with a little support.
I've really grown to love Legacy, Tachyon (especially that one god-mode variant), Parse, and Visionary for what they can bring to a party. AA is awesome at that too, but it's more simplicity that makes these 4 get a bit of extra shine when setting up the game for a new group.
Wraith and Tempest get a little side note too. They are very good "Swiss Army Heroes." I would be hard pressed to find a senerio that would be made worse by adding either of these heroes.
On villians: The Ennead and Warfang are my favorite villians to fight. Fun and dynamic without many of the soul crushing reset cards... Okay Ennead has a couple that shut down some fun. Related to that Voss is a great intro villian, very little set you back ability, and tanky enough to hang long enough to get a grip in the game.
I can't wait to see Harpy and Stuntman!!! They look great!
Hm. Important enough to ask Christopher about? I say aye.
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From what I know, Devra is SOO much better. As in, screw storyline, she's shipped with my fledgling Virtuoso character in the RPG. (Sorry Benchmark, she's too good for you (jkjkdon'tkillme))
