Player Expansion Preview/Discussion (Protectorate Champions)

Regarding the Tortun (and some other champs) I wish Attack: Water were a valid choice. It would still be physical damage, I guess, but would sound better. If archers can have Attack: Arrow and snipers can have Attack: Gun, Attack: Water doesn't seem that far off.

 

is it just me or the artworks seem a bit low on quality. the resolution seems like a bit too sharp, it bugs me really much, anyone else?

 

First of all, I must say I agree.

At the time I suggested this, I was thinking to make really simple champion. Tough was simple choice for Blastoise as a reference to the move "withdraw" and "iron defense".

 

I think it makes it a little unclear that it is actually physical, you could think it was an elemental attack type like fire or electric .

I guess attack: gun is a little unclear as well since it isn't completely obvious that it's physical over fire (and some gun wielders do have fire attacks), but arrow is more straightforward.

I dunno, aside from the odd flavourful one (mouth lightening!), I'd be tempted to get rid of things like attack:gun and attack: arrow in favour of physical.

 

im confused why is there no sporegill related rune, it's what the people want sokobro! D:

 

so i'll give my suggestions for the st runes, with respect to their original creators I wasn't going to but I don't want to say I didn't voice my opinion and regret it later.


ice mage - he seems designed with the kf wizard/garu decks in mind only. I would of liked to see him get class shaman instead of wizard or maybe both shaman/wizard. not much to say about this guy as from an st perspective he's just another frost tosser which we have many of already and he's not really bringing much new to the table, but at least he's got frost cone.

ferren flame caller - no suggestions really, I'm happy to finally get a burst ability in st, combo's really with ice block. he's imo the strongest addition to st on this list and monks will love him.

Frostwing Icestriker - seems like a decent addition to amp or flying though he's a pretty boring addition, the only thing I could think of was maybe deep wounds instead of chill on his u1 fits in line with flanking and execute and we don't have any unit with that type of mechanic currently.

chirai dartblower - interesting design leoss getting a high range unit will really mix things up with them. not much to really add here either as the design is pretty good.

Frostfall Owzeloth (ST)- I suspect i'll get a bit of hate for this one as st players love their adaptive, but I was thinking either replacing adaptive or empowered defense with surge - tundra. all these frost fall champs generate terrain but almost never have any mechanics to play off of it, so Surge seems like a good fit for a brute with this design and gives snow breach a reason to be selected in u2 over calcify.

Amarok Frostborn - why is this guys cost so high? he seems like he really needs a negative ability to bring his cost down some. so he's not competing for the deploy at the same cost as white star. I'm not really sure what flavourfully would fit as a negative.

 

cal, havnt you got some games to be playing

 

no need to worry about that lol

 

~Jack, son of Sam

 

Thanks! I like how this one turned out! Wintertide Mage seems to fit if you like that name better. Also, is Frost Barrier meant to be Force Barrier?

 

Arrow eater should stay in UD...It is their faction specific ability.

 

Is Elusive the same price as Arrow Eater? That could work if Arrow Eater is for some reason ability-non-grata.

As for flavor, the original flavor-text showed that nature created a snake monstrosity as revenge for maraudering demons. Nature came up with its own "demon" to battle demons.

 

Elusive is 12 nora, while Arrow Eater is 14.