If you’re aware it’s a possibility that the location could pop up then you shouldn’t get mad, it’s not like that it’s only a location customized for you. Forced is a stretch.
The issue is that the only answer to it is to play with random cards that have no synergy and don't benefit you in any way or retreat and play a different match. Arishem benefits you with extra energy and adds to your deck instead of completely replacing it. That's why one makes people upset.
"Add" is very different than "replace".
It could also be fun if I'm \*choosing\* to have random cards, people play with the Shield agents all the time after all.
Also also, +1 energy is very powerful, so you can probably play a lot of those wacky random cards that get shuffled in.
Yes, it will be memes, but it will also be chaotic fun mems.
It's also probably the fact that with Arishem, you are choosing to make your deck random - with District X, you're going into a game wanting to play a specific deck, and it gets ruined randomly. You have no say in it.
Indeed. And it's ALWAYS right after you make a new deck you wanna try.
Like cool thanks didn't want to play that deck anyway.
Ans right under that is dreamscape. I never tire of losing to people using My good cards lol
Yeah! It always seems to pop up when I create a new deck I want to try.
I hate Conquest Mode - I just don't like it.
I only play Ladder.
And whenever I switch to a deck I've not used before, in comes District X....
I worry about OP around a provocatively dressed woman (who has the right and should be able to dress how she chooses of course). Clearly they need to be taught what consent means.
I stand by the opinion they need to make a game mode that is District X. You find a match and you are generated a completely random hand. Make it like conquest so you get a couple matches to try to figure out some weird combos. If they did that I would completely get rid of District X as a location.
Mine is less the uncertainty and more like, it always seems to give me that location whenever I'm trying a new deck, it's usually the first games I attempt to use the new deck and it's very irritating.
For me it's the: fun of having random cards every game + one max energy + the possibility of having a cool inked or golden split for Arishem, so all the random cards have inked/golden splits too (like my Loki and thanos).
It's two different things, one (the location) gives you cards you didn't want, most likely, because you already had a deck planned out.
The other (the card) the player is aware they will be getting random cards, it would be the entire point of the deck they created....
You get to run Loki, Quinjet, tech cards, mockingbird just good cards and then also play with the randomness or replace them. Im not usually that prepared for district X.
Definitely getting him, is gonna be a lot of fun, here is my deck idea so far :
# (1) M'Baku
# (1) Quinjet
# (2) Okoye
# (3) Magik
# (3) Rogue
# (3) Phastos
# (4) Shang-Chi
# (5) Sera
# (5) Blink
# (5) Mockingbird
# (6) Blob
# (7) Arishem
Snap gameplay is shaped a lot by information asymmetry. That's why folks talk so much about deck archetypes, about how certain cards in T1-T3 gives you a lot of information about what's coming next. This is also why a lot of good decks try to mix archetypes or put an unexpected card in the mix, to create uncertainty, and why so many people put at least one or two counters to other archetypes in a deck, in case they get enough information to really confound the other person's play at a key moment.
(This is, by the way, what is so strong about Hela decks that a lot of whiners don't get--they complain that people RNG their way to victory, when the entire point is that a T6 Hela on a non-clogged board successfully preserves information asymmetry to the last moment. So many other decks, especially tech-heavy decks, depend on reducing information asymmetry in various ways--forcing the play into particular lanes, milling out cards, etc.)
District X creates significant information asymmetry about your own deck, especially if it pops on T1, which is a major disadvantage to any player. Arishem *leverages* information asymmetry--you still have a lot of information, but you also have some cards that can create uncertainty because neither you nor your opponent expected them to be there.
It's already hard to get the wright cards with a 12 cards deck, I really don't understand how Arishem will be fun to play, it'll kill all synergies and coherence, hard pass for me, I'm not spending 4 keys to lose 90% of the time
Reddit learning the difference between controlled randomness and forced randomness.
People not understanding consent? Not in my america!
Dont you dare tell me how to Freedom!!
I died at this! lol
Oh damn!
Same as Agatha vs Ego
I wonder if district x gave the extra energy if it would be as hated
Also if it added to your deck rather than replacing it. The two are honestly pretty different, and it's not really fair to compare them.
Add 10 random cards to your deck. Draw an extra card each turn. Gain +1 energy each turn.
If you’re aware it’s a possibility that the location could pop up then you shouldn’t get mad, it’s not like that it’s only a location customized for you. Forced is a stretch.
The issue is that the only answer to it is to play with random cards that have no synergy and don't benefit you in any way or retreat and play a different match. Arishem benefits you with extra energy and adds to your deck instead of completely replacing it. That's why one makes people upset.
"Add" is very different than "replace". It could also be fun if I'm \*choosing\* to have random cards, people play with the Shield agents all the time after all. Also also, +1 energy is very powerful, so you can probably play a lot of those wacky random cards that get shuffled in. Yes, it will be memes, but it will also be chaotic fun mems.
And you probably built your deck for it. Mbaku "the goat" of course, but maybe also blob, okoye?, etc.
Phastos too. :)
Good. Pure chaos build.
My list that I'm just waiting on Arishem to be released is Agatha, Thanos, Blink, M'Baku, and all the SHIELD-adjacent cards except Helicarrier
Don't forget Angel for when you get random destroy cards from Arishem.
And kang. Wouldn't want your deck to have too many cards.
With Pixie?
Plus add quinn jet for a discount on all those random cards.
Arishem + SHIELD seems like a bad idea. I'm in.
As someone that runs a deck with Quintet and every SHIELD agent card possible, I really hope I get more Quinjets and SHIELD agents with Arishem
It’s the 1+ energy that’s why
It's also probably the fact that with Arishem, you are choosing to make your deck random - with District X, you're going into a game wanting to play a specific deck, and it gets ruined randomly. You have no say in it.
With District X, you probably just made a new deck you're excited to try and now you can't 🫠
"Jesus/Eris take the wheel."
Indeed. And it's ALWAYS right after you make a new deck you wanna try. Like cool thanks didn't want to play that deck anyway. Ans right under that is dreamscape. I never tire of losing to people using My good cards lol
Yeah! It always seems to pop up when I create a new deck I want to try. I hate Conquest Mode - I just don't like it. I only play Ladder. And whenever I switch to a deck I've not used before, in comes District X....
More like the difference between adding and replacing
True!
Arishem will be fun enough, and with 12 more cards in your deck, your chances of drawing m'baku are much lower! Finally the m'baku buff we need
Could Arishem shuffle another M'Baku to your deck? Seeing both jump out to win two different locations would be dope.
Absolutely that could happen
Oops! All M’Bakus!
And they could both be 4 power with Phaestos
Also Uwatu. (Cozy's point, not mine)
And a indirect buff for darkhawk to be more in meta
Same as high evolutionary dead draw and also angel. Deck thinning with destroy package
Dw, he will start in your hand
Utau as well
Consent
I worry about OP around a provocatively dressed woman (who has the right and should be able to dress how she chooses of course). Clearly they need to be taught what consent means.
"Hmm, you claim to like showers, but when I spray you down with a fire hose in the middle of the street, you seem quite vexed."
I love how you used drake to emphasise this out of touch point of view! It's perfect, almost as if drake himself posted it.
People not really understanding the difference between chosen and forced.
I mean they were playing cards they are asking for it /s
People not understanding replace isn’t the same as add 🤣😂
I know it’s humor but you realize the extra energy is the point right…..
Not only that, District X **replaces cards**, Arishem **adds them on top of your already existing deck**.
You also choose to play Arishem yourself. With District X, shit just randomly pops up and ruins whole game
Ahhh true
It doesnt add them on top, it shuffles them in /s in case you thought i was serious
It's ight, g
Not for me, I'm here for the chaos.
Up next: Ego and Agatha
Arishem asks for consent before ruining a deck
People (me) who like the new card also liked district x. Id always snap on it. Fuck it, we ball ⚽
Arishem doesn't replace your deck, he adds to it. So you have 24 cards.
I think there are a lot of people that haven't realised this.
I stand by the opinion they need to make a game mode that is District X. You find a match and you are generated a completely random hand. Make it like conquest so you get a couple matches to try to figure out some weird combos. If they did that I would completely get rid of District X as a location.
I just can’t wait for the arishem+ thanos combo
Darkhawk can't wait too
And Ronan as well
Ronan won't benefit as much since opponent has more energy to play every card in their hand
True unless they bricked hard due to pulling too many high cost card
Darkhawk deck: Did anyone say more power?
I can't believe you did this meme without the Arishem emote. I've lost all faith in this sub.
Consent is everything
Arishem with Loki, Quinjet, etc, maybe even Pixie is going to be silly messy fun. I guess Rogue/Shang to kill their Darkhawk as well....
Well, I think the point is that you choose to have the new card while the location is random
Consent makes all the difference
I'm fine with District X if I get better cards than my foe.
I really like district X am i the only one???
No. It's an interesting feature of our species that we hate uncertainty. Some of us however are abyss gazers...
Mine is less the uncertainty and more like, it always seems to give me that location whenever I'm trying a new deck, it's usually the first games I attempt to use the new deck and it's very irritating.
Not really all that comparable
The difference is consent
Agatha Arishem
Time to make an Arashim Agatha deck for maximum rampage.
This is all about the Quinjet for me. Run Rogue, Enchantress, and Red Guardian. Gonna be fun. I’ve been saving my keys for this.
Shuffle 12 tandom cards in VS Replace your whole deck with random cards. They are very much not the same at all.
I wish there was a random game mode.
This. I want a District X game mode. Random deck for both players.
Yes please
Big difference though, one you are expecting for it, the other one just turn your excitement to play your deck into dust.
I like both actually
I just realized that cassandra nova is going to be a good counter to arishem, against him she is gonna be a 3/17 in almost every case
For me it's the: fun of having random cards every game + one max energy + the possibility of having a cool inked or golden split for Arishem, so all the random cards have inked/golden splits too (like my Loki and thanos).
It's two different things, one (the location) gives you cards you didn't want, most likely, because you already had a deck planned out. The other (the card) the player is aware they will be getting random cards, it would be the entire point of the deck they created....
Can't wait to run Darkhawk, Mobius, and Sandman in EVERY deck I make that week...
The Darkhawk nerf was a long con the whole time 🤔
People hate District X so much that I snap as soon as I see it and get a free concede like 60% of the time ^^^^itworkseverytime
arishem gives +1 max energy. givees you extra +12 cards and the most important you choose to add arishem.
the fact you didn't use the Arishem emote for the 3rd panel makes me very frustrated with you. Bad.
I very much like District X, roll the slot wheels
You get to run Loki, Quinjet, tech cards, mockingbird just good cards and then also play with the randomness or replace them. Im not usually that prepared for district X.
Damn I don’t even like seeing his freaky ass face in memes.
Arishem + Sersi is going to give me a gambling addiction
Having a choice via player agency is obviously the difference here.
OP idk why people are trying to argue with you I get that you were making a joke.
Definitely getting him, is gonna be a lot of fun, here is my deck idea so far : # (1) M'Baku # (1) Quinjet # (2) Okoye # (3) Magik # (3) Rogue # (3) Phastos # (4) Shang-Chi # (5) Sera # (5) Blink # (5) Mockingbird # (6) Blob # (7) Arishem
Forced to play vs choosing to play
I love district x games
No, I like District X too. I would play the shit out of a mode where both players had entirely random decks.
Two completely different things but okay.
I mean, with arishem you're asking for it
I would love to have a game where either me or my opponent runs arishem and able to get tons more energy due to electro and corvus glaive.
2 cards I'm waiting for this mf and the black hammer one don't know his name
Arishem+Thanos might actually be good
I need this card in my deck so damn bad
consent matters
Not the same people, bud.
Snap gameplay is shaped a lot by information asymmetry. That's why folks talk so much about deck archetypes, about how certain cards in T1-T3 gives you a lot of information about what's coming next. This is also why a lot of good decks try to mix archetypes or put an unexpected card in the mix, to create uncertainty, and why so many people put at least one or two counters to other archetypes in a deck, in case they get enough information to really confound the other person's play at a key moment. (This is, by the way, what is so strong about Hela decks that a lot of whiners don't get--they complain that people RNG their way to victory, when the entire point is that a T6 Hela on a non-clogged board successfully preserves information asymmetry to the last moment. So many other decks, especially tech-heavy decks, depend on reducing information asymmetry in various ways--forcing the play into particular lanes, milling out cards, etc.) District X creates significant information asymmetry about your own deck, especially if it pops on T1, which is a major disadvantage to any player. Arishem *leverages* information asymmetry--you still have a lot of information, but you also have some cards that can create uncertainty because neither you nor your opponent expected them to be there.
This card will be trash.
It's already hard to get the wright cards with a 12 cards deck, I really don't understand how Arishem will be fun to play, it'll kill all synergies and coherence, hard pass for me, I'm not spending 4 keys to lose 90% of the time
Yeah that's the fucking point of the card god damn 🤣🤣🤣 Man really thinks arishem will be used competitively
It can, with the right tools 😁
Ngl, I don't know why anyone expects Arishem to be playable. He's gonna be garbage if he releases in this state imo
You don't play random for cubes you play it cuz it's fun
Essentially every person I've seen talk about Arishem has said that it won't be competitive but it'll be fun.
🤓
I also don't know why you think he will be good When it's obvious it's just that fun experience he's bringing not some meta defining archetype.