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The average deck contains less than 10 Territory class enhancements and artifacts. the majority of a players deck, and of the game, are still characters and enhancements that activate in the battle phase. Just because you can do a wider VARIETY of things during the prep phase does not mean you inherently do MORE in the prep phase. Most of my prep phases are spent putting down characters to send in to battle.

The reason the battle phase doesn't get anything new is because it has what it needs already. The prep phase is what needed more stuff to do so it got more cards.

And keep in mind almost every card you play in your prep phase it usually for the purpose of eventually winning battles, so really everything new that comes into the prep phase will affect the battle phase.

I count 32. 8 of the "other" are list soul so that makes 40 and there are also 4 cards that are used in the battle Phase about half the time. So thats 36 out of 52 - 8 (lost souls really don't count for either phase) = 36/44 = 82%. You're right that IS unbalanced we need more prep phase cards.

I counted 33 cards that are used (or at least find the most use) during the battle phase in that deck. What do you propose be added to the game that is usable in the battle phase that we don't already have, beyond neutral characters? You can correct me if I'm wrong STAMP, but I think your problem with the game is less that there's too much in the prep phase, and more than the old way the battle phase would work (with both sides potentially playing two or three enhancements before someone finally lost) has all but completely finished.

I don't have problems.  I see trends.  I provide feedback to bad trends.  For a generation that prefers to waste away their days playing first-person shooter games, I find it comical that they might prefer a strategy that avoids direct confrontation at all.

So has anyone from the other side ever considered something new for the BATTLE phase?

Quote from: Alex_Olijar on February 03, 2012, 07:27:26 PM

I've literally never read any post that I can remember in which Stamp has admitted he was incorrect about his opinions about the game or the direction in which it is going.

Hahahahahahahaha!!!!  Has ANYONE admitted they were incorrect about their opinions??!   

Quote from: Chronic Apathy on February 03, 2012, 07:36:06 PM

Just because you see trends that you think are bad, doesn't make them bad trends. Just because you hold an opinion doesn't make it law. I actually find your comment about "a generation that prefers to waste away their days..." to be personally insulting.

If you're the 1 out of 10 that isn't then I applaud thee.  Now turn to the other 9 and tell'em Stamp is insulting THEM. 

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I "waste" some of my days shooting people on Call of Duty. Does that mean that I am wasting my life? Not at all. I would post examples of how I am not wasting my life, but in this Christian circle, I am leery it would easily be construed as being prideful.

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Quote from: lp670sv on February 03, 2012, 07:38:54 PM

I've actually spent more time in this debate in the past couple days than on playing video games. a lot more. I played madden for an hour today. The rest of the time I've been doing homework/other work/cleaning.

{...Stamp, ol' man, you need to be more subtle...they might catch on to your ulterior motive...}

Here's a great example of you being condescending and not helping anyone promote discussion. Check back here when you can engage in intelligent conversation without resorting to double entendres and other sarcastic remarks to veil your motives and points. It isn't helping anyone.

Thanks for not responding to any of my substantive criticism, by the way.