RaySpencer
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Sorry to all the people I have games going on with, my internet has been down for over a week, but im back and gonna kick some more ass! 
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Ascension: Chronicle of the Godslayer |OT| iOS Deck Building
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jessecuster
Member
So I am definitely ready and willing for more games, I many be playing slower than I was but I still like having moves to make!
I haven't been getting notifications for months.
RaySpencer
Member
Well Return of the Fallen finally came out, but I seem to have lost the few games I was currently playing, and cant invite friends to new games right now, haha.
Played a quick game against the AI though, and I like a lot of the new cards, seems totally different.
Played a quick game against the AI though, and I like a lot of the new cards, seems totally different.
RaySpencer
Member
Yeah, I bought it! It adds a whole lot of new cards and seems like it will take a little bit to formulate some new strats.
Ive played very little so far though, but what ive played ive enjoyed.
jessecuster
Member
Yay! Whoa, these cards are crazy, its going to take a while to figure them all out.
I am unsure of how I feel about the art, its a dramatic change, and so far it seems harder to distinguish them.
I am unsure of how I feel about the art, its a dramatic change, and so far it seems harder to distinguish them.
bigwinnerx
Member
Will wait on buying until server issues resolved. Can't see any friends, all games are gone and times out connecting to the server.
jessecuster
Member
I want games, too!
bigwinnerx
Member
Ah, learned via Facebook my issue is probably due to number of friends. I have 250 and above 85 seems to cause Gamecenter issues. Don't want to delete GAF folks, so, will wait for them to sort it out.
Ugh. Yeah f that. That was a problem early on but I thought it had been resolved. Don't really want to pare down my friends list again so hoping I can work around it some other way.
bigwinnerx
Member
Start another Gamecenter account?
They seemed to know it was an issue and would resolve it.
They seemed to know it was an issue and would resolve it.
you have to get to 80 or below, at least per the old bug
honestly i can't do that. i have like 50 people alone that i play carc with
Okay, thought it was 85, will try to get below 80 and try again. Thanks.
bigwinnerx
Member
I've been setting everything to 7 days on my invites.
How's it work if you invite someone to an expansion game and they don't have it? Do they get pushed to buy it? I've only been inviting people I see have changed their icon to one of the new ones.
Also do people like playing expansion only or a mix? I started some games with both card sets then some games expansion only. I haven't even played it offline yet so I don't know how the flow changes with the new cards.
How's it work if you invite someone to an expansion game and they don't have it? Do they get pushed to buy it? I've only been inviting people I see have changed their icon to one of the new ones.
Also do people like playing expansion only or a mix? I started some games with both card sets then some games expansion only. I haven't even played it offline yet so I don't know how the flow changes with the new cards.
Castor Krieg
Banned
So this is complete package, similar to real-life game, correct? Or did they cut some content/put IAP/etc.?
The basic game is the full game. The expansion is the full expansion except you can't play with 5 like you can IRL if you have both (NBD imo).
Just FYI, as someone who's played the actual card game and the iOS version to death, the expansion adds a lot of much needed variety to the strategies each faction employs. RotF makes Mechana/deck score a reliable and effective strategy. The new Void cards actually give you a reason to cull cards beyond apprentices and militia.
RotF balances a lot of the stuff that was off in the original game (even though it was a great game, it had its problems that would appear over the course of 100-200 matches).
RotF is also great to play on its own with only two players. More dynamic.
Gary Games is releasing the next actual physical expansion next week, so it's a good time to be an Ascension fan.
RotF balances a lot of the stuff that was off in the original game (even though it was a great game, it had its problems that would appear over the course of 100-200 matches).
RotF is also great to play on its own with only two players. More dynamic.
Gary Games is releasing the next actual physical expansion next week, so it's a good time to be an Ascension fan.
I've had that one for the past few weeks. Fun stuff, and the board is fantastic, but man there are a lot of cards now and even more concepts.
Castor Krieg
Banned
AstroLad, any tips for a new player? I like deck-building games, makes me wish Dominion had a proper iOS port. I played only the tutorial so far, and the game seems great. Going to read the rules in depth tommorow and start playing against A.I. for now.
I'm no expert! Game is really straightforward though once you play a few rounds. A lot of luck in terms of what cards come up when you have the right amount of runes/power but I like that.
http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/20...paign=Feed:+QuarterToThree+(Quarter+to+Three)
Tom Chick is doing a pretty neat series on his site right now. Looking at a new card a day and putting the Chick touches on it.
Tom Chick is doing a pretty neat series on his site right now. Looking at a new card a day and putting the Chick touches on it.
I just saw this. Good stuff. Chick is underappreciated for his ability to do the deep dive on offbeat games.
Gatekeeper
Member
Changed my game center nickname to Z3R0_5UM, add me if looking for games
MrCompletely
Member
Just started playing this a few days ago. I have zero experience with this type of card / deck building game, but I'm getting pretty hooked.
There's one concept I don't understand - banishing cards from your own discard pile or hand. Why would I ever want to do that if a card will give me an honor point at the end of the game? Why would I want to burn one, I can't find a card that hurts to own.
There's one concept I don't understand - banishing cards from your own discard pile or hand. Why would I ever want to do that if a card will give me an honor point at the end of the game? Why would I want to burn one, I can't find a card that hurts to own.
Because it will make your deck better. And crappy cards do, in fact, hurt you to own.
Every time you draw a crappy card, you're getting less that turn than you would have if you'd banished it. Think of it this way: would you rather have a deck with ten Apprentices and ten Mystics, or a deck with just the ten Mystics? Clearly the latter: you'll be able to buy great cards every turn.
Banishing bad cards doesn't feel like it's that big a deal at first, but it really is. Try it out: you'll be shocked at how much better a deck gets when you're constantly removing the chaff.
Not to mention that there are cards in the expansion that give you honor points when you banish them from your own hand or discard.
MrCompletely
Member
Thanks for the responses, I think I get it now... I'll start banishing the apprentices first and see if I can notice the effect.
I'm not playing with the expansion yet, trying to get comfortable with the vanilla game first.
I'm not playing with the expansion yet, trying to get comfortable with the vanilla game first.
I'll give you one tip: there's a slight delay between when you shift strategy mid game and when the cards you've started to purchase come up. So for example, when you get a board dominated by monsters halfway through the game, using all your runes on Heavy Infantry won't have a visible effect for three to four rounds. That said, if you're the first player to adapt to the board, it does put you at a serious advantage when you can start rolling over monsters before anyone else gets what they need.
In general, I like to start the early game primarily focused on Mystic/Heavy Infantry so I'm more adaptable late game. It's really attractive to pile up with center cards, but unless they're really useful early game (like Lifebound Initiate or Nairi, Henge Queen, for example), set yourself up for bigger plays in the mid-late game. I can't count the number of times I've been able to win on the last turn with an epic progression of my hand that I had been setting up all game long.