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"Orpheus" <orpheus.13@ERASERHEADfree.fr> wrote in message news:<4215d2a5$0$7852$636a15ce@news.free.fr>...
> "Gregory Stuart Pettigrew" <etherial@sidehack.sat.gweep.net> a écrit dans le
> message de news: 20050218062637.R60808@sidehack.sat.gweep.net...
> > > So, is there another discipline blessed with *2* cards along the lines
> > > of Death pact and Eyes of the Dead? Serpentis has Mummify, but
> > > everything else isn't quite *this* bad I think...
> > > The Lynxkitten
> > >
> >
> > Eyes of the Serpent?
> > Phobia?
>
> We still have Torment of the Soul, Grasp the Ghostly (come one, it doesn't
> look that bad, but who uses it, really ??), Soul Stealing (could have been a
> nice combo with that Harbingers chick but no)...
>
> So, I think we Necromancers still have the worst rata of bad cards !! At
> least it's a record....
😉
> Hope we'll get more good ones in K:MW. Sure need'em.
>
> -------------
> Orpheus, Necromonger anyway.
Sorry but I have to disagree here...
Serpentis has AT LEAST the same number of "useless" cards as
Necromancy has. But why do you always hear people say that Quietus is
the "worst" discipline in the game? (Ok.. Serpentis/Necromancy may
come in close second, but more people have said Quietus is really bad
in general than Serpentis and Necromancy put together). Because it
isn´t the number of bad cards a discipline has that makes it better or
worse in general. Its the number of GOOD cards that will make or break
a discipline. THAT`S why Quietus is generally viewed as worse, because
it doesn´t have any cards that are viewed as "power" cards like
Temptation or Call the Hungry Dead. Nor many cards that whole decks
are built around like Shambling Hordes, Jar the Soul or Typhonic
Beast.
Necromancy has far more useFUL cards than Serpentis. Serpentis usually
has a "Fame or Lame" tiwst to it´s cards... they are either very good
like Temptation, Form of Corruption and Enticement or never used like
Eyes of the Serpent, Phobia or Mummify (and Mummify IS the better of
the three, trust me).
Necromancy has more all-around good cards like Masquer, Shambling
Hordes, Possession, Daemonic Possession, Spiritual Intervention,
Haunt, Summon Soul, Whispers from the Dead, Call of the Hungry Dead,
Spectral Divination, Jar the Soul etc..
And with Breath of Thanatos, Necromancy (thus Necromancers) will be
hitting back in combat now. Think of it as a MUCH cheaper Coma for you
guys (yes, they can prevent it... but you cant have everything for
1blood).
So again, I have to disagree... if you really want a ride on the
non-competitive side of V:TES, try Serpentis for a while.
It won´t
be long before "Heck, it´s just a bunch of cards orbiting Form of
Corruption and Temptation!" passes through your mind. Of course that´s
not true, but sooner or later the thought DOES cross your mind.
Ironically, Necromancy helps Serpentis a lot (and the Setites) in
V:TES. Cards like Corruption, Venenation, Reformation and (to a lesser
degree) all that stealth you need to pass your actions taku up a LOT
of space in your deck. Space that can be saved with the strategical
placement of a few Necromancy cards and/or Carlotta/Sargon Fragments
and all that Nec/Gio stuff that´s so useful to get your cards back.
Let´s hope KMW gives Serpentis at least one more "OK, it´s good,
period." card.
(hope for a lot of good things for Necromancy too!!!
😀)
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