RE: Steemmonsters Experiment Day 9 and 10: Bots Are Everywhere And Another Gold Foil
Congrats on your reward cards, and good job on the trades! It's actually quite exciting following you in your experiment. One thing I still can't relate to, though, are the epic (let alone legendary) cards. I agree, the ones you picked seem to be the best ones out there... still, I always felt like they are out of proportion to certain reward cards, which are similarly good, but a lot less expensive.
In the green splinter both the Mushroom Seer and the Javelin Thrower are at least as enriching as the Forest Magi, and only for a few cents each! In the Fire splinter I like the Naga Fire Wizzard, even though it takes twice the mana of the Fire Demon. In Life, I admit, there is nothing that can match the Air Elemental. The Sacred Unicorn is above and beyond anything, of course, but that is legendary too... In Death, the Phantom Soldier is comparable to the Dark Enchantress but so is the price. And in the Water splinter... I think we all know, nothing bites like the Sea Monster, except maybe the Frost Giant, but there is a considerable difference in price.
So yeah, after this comparative analysis, I'm even more skeptical about epic cards, though still open to be convinced. For now, however, I'm hoping for lots of Sea Monsters in my season reward, and even if not, I want to take advantage of the prices that I'm pretty sure will drop.
Wishing you also many sellable and usable cards, and a fantastic new season!
I must admit that my regular gameplay depends too much on the legendaries. Spirit of the forest at level 3 or 4 is amazingly powerful. Same goes for the Elemental Phoenix. And of course for the Steemmonsters version of 'My Little Pony'. What a card...
LOD is ok. Not a very big fan of the frost giant and I've only started to play Angel of Light earlier this week. In spite of what I first thought, she is not useless at all.
When it comes to epics, a Water splinter is not at its full power without the mermaid. The neutral Magi Sphinx is almost a perfect replacement, but not entirely. I do like Naga too
I agree on Magi of the forest. She's pretty lame for an epic. I do think the Swamp Thing is a must-have, though. Same for Air elemental from the Life splinter. Love that card.
I think the Phantom soldier is pretty costly at 8 mana. When I play the Death splinter, I use mostly commons and rares, actually.
I fell in love with the Fire Demon because of the Blast ability he gets at level 2 or 3.
You see, that's one of the things that are messing up this experiment. During these last couple of months, I've been playing with level 4 to 6 decks. I've developed a sentiment for certain cards, mostly based on how they act at those higher levels. As a result, I can't make objective choices when it comes to level 1 cards.
I can totally see your reasoning. I'd probably feel the same if I'd received the occasional epic/legendary card in my reward booster packs. But spending a dollar or so on one card (when you need at least five to level them up decently) it's just not worth it. Not so with reward cards. Even with the sea monsters I got at the end of last season (enough to bring it up to level 4), I don't want to sell the outstanding one, because I just might get a few more as quest rewards. So yes, I understand the sentiment towards cards that are proven to be useful.