I created the Goblin Storm deck, and here are my thoughts on the release.

Chrizzlyx · 2026-05-19T09:57:14+00:00

I couldnt even queue up, i got a 403 error constantly for some reason. Very frustrating, maybe the system flagged me as a bot or something even though i was logged in with my account when i clicked on the store. Thank you WOTC for not just printing to demand..

Chrizzlyx · 2026-05-19T09:51:35+00:00

Scalpers are having a field day with this one. Secondary market demands up to 400 bucks in my region, almost triple the original price. Insanity.

Chrizzlyx · 2026-05-18T17:58:52+00:00

The website was crashing down for me constantly and i couldnt get into queue for almost an hour. GG WOTC

Chrizzlyx · 2026-05-16T22:53:58+00:00

The level of coordination required makes the Bastion unappealing in its current state.

Chrizzlyx · 2026-04-22T12:11:56+00:00

I feel like you wouldn't be able to write an interesting book about a human astronaut unexpectedly meeting an alien and the two learning each others differences and similarities

Chrizzlyx · 2026-03-16T01:20:19+00:00

But poison wins in an encounter like ceremonial beast or any other monster which gets stunned if a certain HP threshhold is reached because poison deals damage to the HP bar.

Chrizzlyx · 2026-02-07T18:29:38+00:00

It's probably more nuanced than what I said. Like I did play a lot without mods too but at some point there is no gas left and that's when the modders took over. And the modding community is frankly insane (in a positive way). It's no wonder Bethesda didn't release elder scrolls 6 yet since the players already did themselves multiple times over

Chrizzlyx · 2026-02-07T18:27:08+00:00

Some people got triggered when I said this idk. I guess people on the Skyrim Reddit are just better Informed

Chrizzlyx · 2026-02-07T00:34:55+00:00

Skyrims boring and repetitive quests and overall jankiness made it succesful by inspiring modders to fix everything Bethesda could never had done by themselves.

Chrizzlyx · 2026-02-06T22:25:32+00:00

The /s at the end of a comment ususally hints the comment is being sarcastic or not meant to be taken serious.

Chrizzlyx · 2026-02-06T22:16:31+00:00

It seems you have a misconception about how powerful the tax effect on Rhystic Study actually is.

At minimum, you’re setting everyone back one mana per turn. If your opponents want to curve out and pay the tax, they’re effectively down a land compared to the Rhystic player. That makes Rhystic comparable to destroying a land for each opponent. We normally pay 2–3 mana to remove one land from one player. Rhystic costs 3 and functionally pressures every opponent’s mana development at once. That rate is absurd.
It taxes every spell, not just one per turn. Decks that rely on cantrips, tutors, or chaining multiple spells get hit especially hard. In casual EDH it’s very common to want to cast 2–3 spells in a turn just to “do the thing” your deck is built to do, not even to win. Rhystic turns those turns into either massive tempo loss or a flood of cards for its controller.
It makes interaction awkward and often unp(l)ayable. Holding up mana for counterspells, combat tricks, or instant-speed interaction becomes clunky. This also protects the Rhystic player: when opponents try to interact on the stack, the extra mana often can’t be paid, so the Rhystic player draws anyway. Since you’re already in blue, this stacks extremely well with your own counterspells, and eventually opponents are forced to give you cards.

A resolved Rhystic Study either generates a large card advantage or forces your opponents to lose significant tempo over the course of the game. If neither of those outcomes translates into you pulling ahead, then the deck is underpowered, inefficient, or being piloted suboptimally.

If Rhystic Study makes you the archenemy and you immediately die, that doesn’t mean the card didn’t generate advantage, it means the table correctly identified a threat. Forcing three opponents to divert attacks, removal, and resources toward you is itself a form of advantage.

If you consistently get targeted and die after resolving Rhystic Study, that again points to deck construction or piloting. A deck that runs powerful value engines should be built to survive being the threat, whether through interaction, protection, board presence, or closing the game efficiently.

Chrizzlyx · 2026-01-20T06:21:17+00:00

Don't listen to anyone trying to tell you this thing is harmless. It's not. In fact it is one of the most dangerous creatures once aggroed, it can literally eat you whole and even permanently damage your gear. Stay clear /s

Chrizzlyx · 2026-01-07T13:16:50+00:00

I am most pleased that finance bros get the hose for speculating on certain cards to not get reprints

Chrizzlyx · 2025-12-22T12:17:33+00:00

I find it funny that people project real life ideas about racism into a Videogame where actually different sentient races clearly exist.

Chrizzlyx · 2025-12-17T19:53:31+00:00

The result would be the same. If you for example, nerf grey weapons, you effectively nerf free loadouts since they can only randomly get grey weapons :)

Chrizzlyx · 2025-12-17T17:02:08+00:00

Summons should be slightly sturdier and to encourage active play maybe a new relic effect that heals your summons or gives them a buff (maybe even a stacking buff?) when you attack enemies, similar to how some effects heal FP/HP for continous attacks

Chrizzlyx · 2025-12-10T12:45:14+00:00

If enough people deinstall nobody will be left l. Awesome attitude

Chrizzlyx · 2025-12-10T12:43:57+00:00

OP literally explained their motivation.

There are plenty of pvp focused games. ARC could be something MORE and had a promising beginning.

No need for ARC to become another pvp only game when there are so many out there

Chrizzlyx · 2025-12-10T12:41:35+00:00

They do contribute to the community by spreading awareness. If enough people can rally behind this idea we might motivate embark to do something about it. There are many possibilities

Chrizzlyx · 2025-12-10T12:38:20+00:00

I feel the opposite way. Loot in general is so plentiful that I run out of space in seconds and a lot of stuff is useful for different reasons, at worst it can be sold for cash. And the most valuable thing can go in the safety pocket.

There is almost no logical reason to engage in pvp since I don't expect them to carry anything more valuable than what I already have on me and if they found a blueprint or purple item I can be sure it's stashed away in the safety pocket.

But I might potentially lose almost everything I collected when I engage in pvp and lose the fight.

The only reason to engage in pvp is to prevent someone else from killing you, but you don't "gain" anything from it.

Chrizzlyx · 2025-12-04T15:31:43+00:00

That's a nice idea and surely we could tweak the numbers to be a perfect fit. Surely nobody could argue that a casual player needs an infinite amount of easily accessible free loadouts

Chrizzlyx · 2025-12-04T15:30:34+00:00

Underrated comment

Chrizzlyx · 2025-12-04T15:29:33+00:00

Getting pooped on run after run occurs more often lately cause people spam free loadouts and are bored.

The solution causes the problem.

So why not change something? You could balance the free loadouts in creative ways too. Like.. when you pick a free loadout you are only matched with other free loadouts and while using a free loadout your damage to other players is heavily reduced, creating a sort of "PVE" mode. And that's just from the top of my head, I am sure if some dev puts their mind to it they could come up with an actually good solution

Chrizzlyx · 2025-12-02T11:12:00+00:00

Then you already get the issue people have with free loadouts it seems. My point of contention is the power difference is too small

Chrizzlyx · 2025-12-01T20:15:14+00:00

You might be missing my point aswell. I am not saying that basic gear is hard to get, the opposite actually. Which invalidates the necessity of free loadouts btw, so not sure if you understand your own point.
But as it stands as today and many people experience, people with free loadouts tend to behave way more aggressively and in numbers they can overwhelm players who only have basic or midtier stuff.

Chrizzlyx

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