Drk-X
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Post by Drk-X on Nov 15, 2005 3:55:45 GMT -5
This is something rather odd to write a report on as I doubt it affects any of us but is still a good read nonetheless zoids-genesis.jump-ent.comTomy has updated their site with a new link. To those interested, visit the Zoids Card Colliseum News Report Page.
For those who are wondering, these are the same cards that come with the Itou Yokadou Limited Hayate Liger Special Edition release. The cards are for use with the Zoids Card Colliseum Arcade game. In this game, there are three types of cards to collect: Pilots, Zoids, and Battle Chance. By combining certain pilot cards with certain zoid cards, certain stats can be achieved in the game. Pilots and Zoids come from all four Zoid anime series. (Classic, Zero, Fuzors, and Genesis.) As for Battle Chance cards, they activate special abilities in the midst of battle.
By clicking on the 2nd button from the top of the site, you'll be taken to the FAQ Page. Here, pictures and photos show exactly how the game works. Gameplay is similar to that of Full Metal Clash except Zoids act on their own based on pilot and what zoid it is. By using Battle Chance cards, the zoid's course of action will be interrupted and the zoid will perform the actions stated on the card.
On the Card Usage page, the cards are given more indepth coverage. First we see a Zoid card, Liger Zero, with it's attacks and hit points listed. Next we have a pilot card, Irvine. Stat modifications and compatable zoids are shown on his card. In Irvine's case, he grants +150 to Beam weapons and is compatable with Command Wolf and Gojulas. Also, when using Command Wolf or Gojulas, having Irvine as the pilot automatically transforms them into Command Wolf IS and Gojulas G Ogre. The third card shown is Battle Chance, with E-Shield being an example. On it, it's battle effects are listed. On the top left corner of the card is the Battle Level. To find the overall battle level, you add the number for Zoid, Pilot, and Battle Chance. In the example, Liger Zero, RD, and E-Shield combine for a Battle Level of 20.
The arcade machines will be appearing in shopping centers all over Tokyo starting on November 19th, 2006. That's this coming Saturday.-DrkX You'll have to go to ZGO to see the links to the pages. To those wondering what the card that comes with Hayate Liger SE is for, now you know.
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Post by Phenotype on Nov 15, 2005 7:45:21 GMT -5
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Post by Tilly on Nov 15, 2005 8:24:48 GMT -5
Nice...
Hey, what is with that "CAUTION stay clear of control surfaces when any hydraulic system is pressurized" thing? I see it on stickers a lot, like it's stalking me.
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Post by Drk-X on Nov 15, 2005 9:28:29 GMT -5
^^ That works too ^ Don't really know about that....the yellow-ness stickers and stuff.. Keep in my mind this is different from Scramble although it looks more fun and easier. Scramble is more for people who play Magic and such. I'd cover Scramble but I need actual cards first so I can understand the game better. Oh yeah, Hayate Liger SE comes with the limited Shield Liger card, which can be used with Ban to gain Blade Liger and Blade Liger AB. Also, there appears to be starter sets, one containing RD and Liger Zero. RD can get Liger Zero up to Liger Zero Phoenix, which in turn, can upgrade to Liger Zero Falcon, which has a much higher battle level. All in all, it looks lots of fun. Sadly, the chance of this being released publicly in the US is next to none. Of course, you could always import the cards, save $1000, and buy the machine...
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Post by Silverliger on Nov 15, 2005 12:17:42 GMT -5
...this is old. I posted about that website some time at the beginning of this year. I can't seem to find the thread. ^^;
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Post by Tyrannotaur on Nov 15, 2005 12:48:07 GMT -5
Nice... Hey, what is with that "CAUTION stay clear of control surfaces when any hydraulic system is pressurized" thing? I see it on stickers a lot, like it's stalking me. I think it's a warning to prevent poor engineers from becoming Berserk Fuhrer toejam.. I spend too much money on cards already..so I am avoiding this..
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Post by Orange on Nov 15, 2005 13:38:39 GMT -5
Nice... Hey, what is with that "CAUTION stay clear of control surfaces when any hydraulic system is pressurized" thing? I see it on stickers a lot, like it's stalking me. A control surface is basicaly, something that manipulates the movement of something, usualy in regards to air flight. The three primaray control surfaces of a plan are the Ailerons, Elevators, and Rudder. When the hydraulic system is activated, it means that it's gonna push the control surfaces (a moving part) around, with little regards to fleshy bits. Dunno why it would be on a land zoid, though. It was probably taken from a model air-plane kit and re-used a lot, because it's nice and technobably english. That, and I guess you can say there are some control surfaces on a Zoid in regards to areodynamics.
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Post by KAndrw on Nov 15, 2005 14:22:43 GMT -5
Scramble seems aimed at the yu-gi-oh audience more than the magic audience. Magic is out to gouge people over the long term, so they try not to make subsequent expansions more powerful than previous. The fad CCGs are out for the quick profit, and every successive expansion introduces cards that are fundamentally better than the previous run. Scramble's got some interesting mechanics, and they are superior to YGO in my opinion, but they still lack the depth of those in adult ccgs. phen0type.proboards47.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=general&thread=1108461848&page=1edit: ah sh*t i'm sorry, i hit modify instead of quote *again* gah -_- why do they put the buttons so damned close to each other...
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Post by Yurei Avalon on Nov 15, 2005 14:54:37 GMT -5
dude, what the fark are you talking about? Magic as far as CCGs/TCGs is ana wesome game because it's soa ffordbale, unlike yugioh and others where it takes a good deal of investment money to buy decent cards (which in yugioh are almost always rare although i'm told that's changing) Magic you can drop at most $60 for a good deck compared to the hundreds it costs for yugioh
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Post by KAndrw on Nov 15, 2005 16:18:16 GMT -5
dude, what the fark are you talking about? Magic as far as CCGs/TCGs is ana wesome game because it's soa ffordbale, unlike yugioh and others where it takes a good deal of investment money to buy decent cards (which in yugioh are almost always rare although i'm told that's changing) Magic you can drop at most $60 for a good deck compared to the hundreds it costs for yugioh I'm talking about exactly what I said - Magic is a game designed to be played (and purchased) long term. Each successive expansion is designed to add strategy, not raw power. The designers make a conscious effort to avoid the sort of power escalation that characterises the mediocre fad games like yu-gi-oh. I haven't been buying MTG regularly for several years, but a year ago I bought the world championship winner deck (reprint edition, obviously!) to see what it was like. The deck was approximately 50% rare. I believe that the 2nd place deck had only a couple of rares. MTG learnt early on not to make rarity a balancing factor, and the tendency seems now to make rare cards the ones that are useful only for a specific strategy, with the result that some strategies can only be played with decks full of rares, whereas other strategies are obtainable by anybody. So yes, *a* good deck can be assembled for less than $60, but not *every* good deck can be made so cheaply. High level MTG players spend a lot of money. MTG is an exceptional game, which is why it has lasted for 12 years. VtES (also designed by Richard Garfield) is the only other game with that sort of pedigree. Obviously it's primary purpose is to make as much money as possible, but to do so over the long term - and in order to do so, it has to be good. The fad games are out to make as much money as possible over a short term, and for that, they only have to be good enough. For context, I played MTG seriously from 1994 til around 1998. I've been involved on the promotion and design side of several ccgs, and I am naturally cynical whenever I see marketing and gameplay pressures conflict. Sometimes I make poor word choices, like 'gouge'.
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Post by Orange on Nov 15, 2005 18:45:11 GMT -5
Ooh, Yurei gots SERVED. ::sizzle::
Expense is exactly why I avoid card games. I know that I would become obsessed and go crazy trying to asemble the uber-holocaust-omg-blacklotus-thingswithnuclearfire deck.
But it's also why I'm so happy to e-bay my buddie's card stuff for them, since I get such a nice cut of the action, and they are sooooo easy to set up on e-bay. Suckers all around. Heheh.
Anyhoo... No zoids card games for me. I doubt I would find anyone to play with anydangway.
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Post by Koneko on Nov 15, 2005 18:50:20 GMT -5
I have a load of the Zoids Scramble cards.. just 'cause they're fun to have and I have a thing for collecting non-model zoidy things. XD
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Post by Yurei Avalon on Nov 15, 2005 19:16:56 GMT -5
Ooh, Yurei gots SERVED. ::sizzle:: Expense is exactly why I avoid card games. I know that I would become obsessed and go crazy trying to asemble the uber-holocaust-omg-blacklotus-thingswithnuclearfire deck. But it's also why I'm so happy to e-bay my buddie's card stuff for them, since I get such a nice cut of the action, and they are sooooo easy to set up on e-bay. Suckers all around. Heheh. Anyhoo... No zoids card games for me. I doubt I would find anyone to play with anydangway. not really she's enforcing my point pretty much that magic's not an expensive game
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Post by Orange on Nov 15, 2005 20:15:08 GMT -5
Ooh, Yurei gots SERVED. ::sizzle:: Expense is exactly why I avoid card games. I know that I would become obsessed and go crazy trying to asemble the uber-holocaust-omg-blacklotus-thingswithnuclearfire deck. But it's also why I'm so happy to e-bay my buddie's card stuff for them, since I get such a nice cut of the action, and they are sooooo easy to set up on e-bay. Suckers all around. Heheh. Anyhoo... No zoids card games for me. I doubt I would find anyone to play with anydangway. not really she's enforcing my point pretty much that magic's not an expensive game Your just mad that you got served.
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Post by Yurei Avalon on Nov 15, 2005 20:19:03 GMT -5
oops, it's a he my bad. sorry Awrose, I looked too quickly -_-;
and no, i'm [expletive][expletive][expletive][expletive] mad at another site right now at some utter BS I was put through. Mad enough to go break things. Sopardonmewhileigoventinsomefittingwaythatwillprobablyresultinmeendingupbruisedandsoretomorrow.
on that happy note, are we getting any exclusive figures with this new card set?
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