tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7419437603615826921.post8204491438281449249..comments2024-03-18T23:06:07.873-07:00Comments on The BANG! Card Game Blog: Character Guide: Johnny KischMartin Pulidohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15744590692797682125noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7419437603615826921.post-9472674901673156812011-05-31T14:03:40.721-07:002011-05-31T14:03:40.721-07:00I have faith in your statements about him, though....I have faith in your statements about him, though. Just like I agree with Gary Looter having five lives (people who are not on his side avoid perpetuating his ability like the plague whenever he is in play), I know Johnny Kisch was deemed good enough to be a four life character. I just dislike playing as him, because I feel his ability is too sparse, a little to patient for my tastes. I share this preference and usually choose offensive characters over defensive ones when available (which is ironic, since I enjoy playing defensively in almost every other medium).<br /><br />I believe Claus' ability is the most powerful of the three simply because of how many cards he gets to deal with. I agree with you in saying he is terrible, but not in the same respect. I also greatly dislike the fact that it must be used, regardless, because like I said, it's terrible for the length of games and only gets exponentially worse as the amount of players increases. <br /><br />I will argue with the life points issue though on behalf of my usual group. Uncle Will had been, to my chagrin, in the character deck for a few months before I finally took him out. He is cherished among the group I play with and he is usually played so conservatively, on top of other players not attacking him to keep up the General Store flow, it just brings the game to a stand-still. I can only imagine how bad this would be with Claus the Saint. In games with more hardcore players, both cases I have no doubts that the two characters would be ruthlessly targeted as needed regardless of the potential loss of extra cards for other players.Hitman Spikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15271530854297841911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7419437603615826921.post-76693597331996465802011-05-31T13:30:46.226-07:002011-05-31T13:30:46.226-07:00I am surprised how much you like Claus the Saint. ...I am surprised how much you like Claus the Saint. I think he is terrible! Probably in my estimation, the worst character in the game. The fact that his ability must be used on his drawing phase, not by choice, is nasty. And with 3 life points, he doesn't last long.Martin Pulidohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15744590692797682125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7419437603615826921.post-37210716925640960662011-05-31T13:29:36.366-07:002011-05-31T13:29:36.366-07:00I sent you an e-mail. As for Johnny Kisch, I think...I sent you an e-mail. As for Johnny Kisch, I think he is an okay character, slightly better than Lucky Duke. Some games, when he is played by a veteran player, he is awesome. But he definitely isn't a great character for the beginner (like Elena Fuente).Martin Pulidohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15744590692797682125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7419437603615826921.post-41099033296880637182011-05-31T13:24:55.265-07:002011-05-31T13:24:55.265-07:00Personally, I don't find Johnny's ability ...Personally, I don't find Johnny's ability very useful at all. Whilst it is very handy under the right conditions, the opportunities always present themselves few and far between. I had even contemplated a house rule which granted Johnny an extra life in order to make him more worthy to be chosen. I continuously preach that his ability is just novelty, a similar way to which I regard Uncle Will. Of the three Bullet promotional characters, I would consider Claus the Saint only because it gives him a tremendous amount of control. However, I still condemn him and keep him along with Uncle Will and Johnny Kisch out of the character deck because he has a nasty habit of slowing the already long games, a trait he shares with Uncle Will.<br /><br /><br />On a side note, I have a generation of custom characters which I've been developing for well over a year now and each of them have gone through several permutations and still testing. I was wondering if you'd be interested in hearing about them and sharing your thoughts. If so, shoot an e-mail to hitman_spike@hotmail.com . I'd love to discuss them with a neutral third party (as opposed to a group of close friends) with experience such as your own.Hitman Spikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15271530854297841911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7419437603615826921.post-23669315224947580302011-05-31T10:38:45.001-07:002011-05-31T10:38:45.001-07:00This is actually a really bad price for modders. $...This is actually a really bad price for modders. $99 for a 6-pack? You can do far less with other PODs for short runs. Yours is only okay for larger runs, and even then, far from competitive with the prices.Martin Pulidohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15744590692797682125noreply@blogger.com