I'm really sad to read that the license doesn't allow material from the trilogy. I just finished reading the books for the first time (because the announcement of SW got me interested in this game which got me interested in reading the books) and after finishing I was really excited about Merry and Pippin. I really would have liked to see a Meriadoc of the Mark and Peregrin of the Guard heroes. So back to the original post for this thread, I don't think alternate forms of heroes is a bad way to go if the game keeps it's momentum, and on the same token they could make hero cards out of cards that are currently only ally cards (like Faramir). But I would hope that would wait a couple more cycles at least.
I wonder if we'll see...
Budgernaut said:
I'm really sad to read that the license doesn't allow material from the trilogy. I just finished reading the books for the first time (because the announcement of SW got me interested in this game which got me interested in reading the books) and after finishing I was really excited about Merry and Pippin. I really would have liked to see a Meriadoc of the Mark and Peregrin of the Guard heroes. So back to the original post for this thread, I don't think alternate forms of heroes is a bad way to go if the game keeps it's momentum, and on the same token they could make hero cards out of cards that are currently only ally cards (like Faramir). But I would hope that would wait a couple more cycles at least.
hell im just looking forward to them two anyways!
Budgernaut said:
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So back to the original post for this thread, I don't think alternate forms of heroes is a bad way to go if the game keeps it's momentum, and on the same token they could make hero cards out of cards that are currently only ally cards (like Faramir). But I would hope that would wait a couple more cycles at least.
Indeed.
In L5R it is done by giving the card a 'Experienced' version.
Example:
Saya's Basic Version and Saya's Experienced Version.
I really hope for a more war-like Éowyn and another version of Legolas.
cordeirooo said:
Budgernaut said:
[...]
So back to the original post for this thread, I don't think alternate forms of heroes is a bad way to go if the game keeps it's momentum, and on the same token they could make hero cards out of cards that are currently only ally cards (like Faramir). But I would hope that would wait a couple more cycles at least.
Indeed.
In L5R it is done by giving the card a 'Experienced' version.
Example:
Saya's Basic Version and Saya's Experienced Version.
I really hope for a more war-like Éowyn and another version of Legolas.
if FFG do/can go for this idea and can use trilogy material then they should DEFINATLY go for the bond between gimil and legolas, some thing like giving gimli an elf-friend trait that allow him to use elf allies better or somthing like that
cordeirooo said:
Budgernaut said:
[...]
So back to the original post for this thread, I don't think alternate forms of heroes is a bad way to go if the game keeps it's momentum, and on the same token they could make hero cards out of cards that are currently only ally cards (like Faramir). But I would hope that would wait a couple more cycles at least.
Indeed.
In L5R it is done by giving the card a 'Experienced' version.
Example:
Saya's Basic Version and Saya's Experienced Version.
I really hope for a more war-like Éowyn and another version of Legolas.
omg.. decipher games are so good it hurts... FFG wins as LCG is better than CCG imo, but man.. ALL the decipher games are like THE best card games ever.. period.
richsabre said:
booored said:
richsabre said:
i posted a similar post to this on another thread and someone asked if the timeline even mattered anymore given that we can pretty much take the storyline and smash it to pieces by having frodo go into moria etc....while i agree the game wouldnt be fun or even exist if there wasnt a considerable degree of customisation, i think there are still limits on what the devs can/should do
dosn't matter to me in the least.. I say use as much as possible.. the game dosn't need to be in any kind of "order" or w/e.. I say just theme it in lotr.. trying ot make it "correct" is a fail... as you said it is already compleatly broken for the purist. So what dose it matter...
well no ones more close-minded-purist than me, ill be the first to admit it, and i dont consider it broken- i enjoy the chance to play out different scenarios, but i dont consider them crossing any boundaries....if we start seeing 1st and 2nd age characters who are long dead crop up in 3rd age events, that just will start to take the p*ss..if however we see a 2nd age deluxe expansion set in the 2nd age, then great, i want all the material we can get
I'm not so much fan as you are of Tolkien's work. I really enjoy his books, his way of writing, his twisted mind and (please don't kill me) the Jackson's movies.
That being said, what do you think about the future release of Thorin Oakenshield as a Hero?
cordeirooo said:
richsabre said:
booored said:
richsabre said:
i posted a similar post to this on another thread and someone asked if the timeline even mattered anymore given that we can pretty much take the storyline and smash it to pieces by having frodo go into moria etc....while i agree the game wouldnt be fun or even exist if there wasnt a considerable degree of customisation, i think there are still limits on what the devs can/should do
dosn't matter to me in the least.. I say use as much as possible.. the game dosn't need to be in any kind of "order" or w/e.. I say just theme it in lotr.. trying ot make it "correct" is a fail... as you said it is already compleatly broken for the purist. So what dose it matter...
well no ones more close-minded-purist than me, ill be the first to admit it, and i dont consider it broken- i enjoy the chance to play out different scenarios, but i dont consider them crossing any boundaries....if we start seeing 1st and 2nd age characters who are long dead crop up in 3rd age events, that just will start to take the p*ss..if however we see a 2nd age deluxe expansion set in the 2nd age, then great, i want all the material we can get
I'm not so much fan as you are of Tolkien's work. I really enjoy his books, his way of writing, his twisted mind and (please don't kill me) the Jackson's movies.
That being said, what do you think about the future release of Thorin Oakenshield as a Hero?
i have seen the artwork of thorin, it both excites and puzzles me
do they have a timeline to stick to or not? thorin should be dead......or is the timeline basically anything that isnt directly in any of the books? i dont know. it excites me because if we are seeing a dead hero, then perhaps FFG doesnt have such a strict license as we all think, and hopefully we'll be seeing alot more material
again as my point above, if theyre going to start with one aspect of tolkien they should stick to it ie if we see thorin, then he should not be a randomly released hero, there should be a reason we see him
basically my point is, is that i do not have a problem as such with dead people cropping up, as long as ffg go the whole way and give us any and all material, i dont like all this timeline talk, then seeing otherwise, it should be one or the other
I've just been reading the timeline in the appendices to Return of the King, and, assuming the timeline of "between the end of The Hobbit and the beginning of The Fellowship of the Rings", it looks like there's still a huuuuuuuuuuge amount of stuff that can be used. Of course, this has me so excited now that I can't think straight while at work...
spalanzani said:
I've just been reading the timeline in the appendices to Return of the King, and, assuming the timeline of "between the end of The Hobbit and the beginning of The Fellowship of the Rings", it looks like there's still a huuuuuuuuuuge amount of stuff that can be used. Of course, this has me so excited now that I can't think straight while at work...
yeah the appendices are a fecking gold mine for tokien nuts
ps. man you must be having a late night in the office....haha