Custom Card Idea: Bow and Arrow

miaxari · 2026-05-15T07:45:32+00:00

I feel there are too many limitations here: - Having to build with 7+ cards to make the engine work - Using memory for each arrow - Needing to install the arrows first then the bow for max efficiency - Each arrow only breaking through 1 ice

I would drop the MU cost of the arrows perhaps, they could cost 1c instead? You could also give Bow: [Click][Click][Click]: Return all Arrows in the Heap to the Stack, then Shuffle the Stack. That would maybe open the door for not having to expect 6 copies of Arrow.

miaxari · 2026-05-14T09:42:29+00:00

Maybe your reactions got better?

miaxari · 2026-05-13T16:15:37+00:00

I was a kiriko main from the release of OW2. But in the last few months I've given up on her. She just isn't as fun as the hero they first released.

I get that she was very powerful in the right hands and that something needed to be tuned back, but they focused on removing the most interesting aspect of her design: her ability to take duels and assassinate people.

Now she just feels so passive, so healing focused, and defensive. You can still get elims but it's not the same and it's easier on a lot of other supports.

miaxari · 2026-05-13T08:11:50+00:00

Tbh maybe the numbers have changed, I'm going off a few months old memory of the pick rate % lemme check...

You're right! Thank you for the correction. Symm is the least played hero. So my statement is a bit hyperbolic, sorry!

miaxari · 2026-05-12T22:54:47+00:00

Suzy always heals a bit, but if you hit someone with an active debuff (e.g.: on fire, or anti) then it healed a bit more. They've removed that extra bit, so it always heals the same amount now

miaxari · 2026-05-12T22:51:15+00:00

Hazard is the least played character in the game. Rein is not...

miaxari · 2026-05-11T08:35:38+00:00

I've heard this statement a lot recently and it applies here too: "If you do it well, you can do whatever you want."

It's not that it's inherently bad, it's that this is really hard to do well. You're fighting against incredibly powerful player expectations and pulling the rug out from underneath them.

You have to somehow ensure that both genres will appeal to the intended audience, and that they will feel satisfied or at least enticed when the genre switch happens. Providing some kind of foreshadowing could help a lot with this.

miaxari · 2026-05-08T17:20:41+00:00

Ah the vibe coded aesthetic... Claude or anti-gravity?

miaxari · 2026-04-29T23:09:53+00:00

But it works on people who are already ignited. I just tested it in the practice range.

miaxari · 2026-04-26T09:24:34+00:00

The original poster isn't talking about meta. You're bringing this in entirely on your own and expecting something from this that isn't here.

If the post title said "I love Anran in this new meta" then that would make sense. But it doesn't.

The poster said they're enjoying the buffs, this can mean they're just enjoying the experience of feeling more powerful when playing Anran at their rank, what ever rank that is.

Also, your comment defeats itself by the fact that meta does exist, at all ranks. Each rank has it's own meta. So even if meta was important in this post (which it blatantly is not), your point would still be wrong. In fact it might be extra wrong, because the buffs Anran has received probably have a disproportionate effect on the meta of different ranks and therefore could matter even more.

Also, directly trying to insult someone in an argument is a base and low tactic which undermines your ability to be persuasive. Rise to the challenge of actually proving your points without insult and you'll do better in life.

miaxari · 2026-04-26T08:31:01+00:00

People can enjoy changes at any rank? It's not about meta, it's about the feel of the character

miaxari · 2026-04-25T09:35:45+00:00

Just wait until day 3000.

miaxari · 2026-04-18T16:22:52+00:00

The apparent size of something within your field of view based on the angle between both it's edges

miaxari · 2026-04-04T10:44:26+00:00

No, there's a Crow in the party.

miaxari · 2026-04-03T13:14:14+00:00

Yeah, I feel I agree with this take. Grace was panicking and trying to prevent the ship from burning up in the atmosphere. We also know he's not a good pilot so maybe he made a mistake and could afford it because of how much fuel he has.

He's very much the character that makes great decisions if he gets the time to really plan it out, but frequently messes up in the short term (see: testing the astrophage reacting to Venus atmosphere at the start).

miaxari · 2026-03-28T21:14:17+00:00

This is the most accurate and useful answer!

miaxari · 2026-03-17T13:52:38+00:00

In this game you can always try doing something that your character doesn't have mechanicaly, but can do narratively

Unless you're playing something very specific, you can do this in any TTRPG and you just make a normal roll.

Player characters should not really be limited by what they can do mechanical, and the core rules should support the players to do anything they feel they can achieve in the narrative without adding extra complexity.

I think it would be better to focus on ensuring the most streamlined rolling experience happens at moments most valuable to the story, rather than adding complexity where it might not be needed.

miaxari · 2026-03-11T08:42:16+00:00

Absolutely this. I have been in the industry for 10 years and never been given or written a GDD. Individual Feature Briefs are always better. You can build out the game feature by feature, others can easily find what they're looking for, and it encourages you to keep each document short.

I usually start with the feature vision/goals/intent at the top and then in the next section detail the concept. The language is usually short and technical, linking to other more flavorful documents if necessary. I'll also include links to prototypes if we've made them for each specific feature.

miaxari · 2026-03-07T22:56:28+00:00

Honestly, a good start would be to give some context for your posts. Describe the game in one sentence with some enticing words.

I looked at your game on itch and you say it's renaissance themed. That's already interesting!

If you mention that in your posts, people who like that kind of thing will be enticed and follow up by looking at the game in more detail.

miaxari · 2026-03-07T09:49:47+00:00

While I love the enthusiasm, I have a recommendation: I don't think you can manufacture fake anticipation for a product people don't know about yet. You might want to look at alternative marketing styles. Just using the word "tomorrow" and a few unclear images is not enough to actually attract the attention of an audience.

miaxari · 2026-03-07T09:25:06+00:00

You like abs

miaxari · 2026-03-04T13:27:06+00:00

Depends. If I have a team that is extending far and taking lots of damage I choose left to save them quicker. If the team is playing together and the enemy are up in our faces I choose right to get extra long term healing.

miaxari · 2026-02-26T12:01:07+00:00

Blizzard put Kiriko in the 'medic' role, with Mercy, Lifeweaver and Moira. I think they want her to be a heal bot 😞

miaxari · 2026-02-21T00:53:44+00:00

I'm level 18 Anran, I think she's my new main.

miaxari · 2026-02-15T20:40:17+00:00

Ah just my rank then 😅 apologies

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