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Icy's quote gave me a flash of genius.


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[quote name='JoshIcy' timestamp='1291136593' post='4820496']
[i][Cannot Special Summon]. [Once during turn, Remove X amount of cards on the field for Y amount of ATK points]. [Cannot attack when using effect]. [When ATK hits 0, draw X number of cards]. [/i]

... It's possible to work a structured and balanced card with this but it's nearly impossible to do so without it being overpowered or underpowered. If you can make something balanced about it, kudos to you and I'm sure you'll receive mighty praise.
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[img]http://img257.imageshack.us/img257/3866/85880.jpg[/img]

[spoiler=Effect]
FLIP: This card cannot be Special Summoned from the hand or Deck. Once per turn, you can decrease this card's ATK by 300 to send 1 card on the field to the Graveyard. When this card's ATK is reduced to 0, remove it from play and draw 1 card.[/spoiler]

Jazin Kay's archive provided the image.
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Re-worded:

[i]FLIP: Decrease this card's ATK by 300 to send 1 card on the field to the Graveyard. When this card's ATK is reduced to 0, remove it from play and draw 1 card. This card cannot be Special Summoned from the hand or Deck. [/i]

The "once per turn" text is not needed. Because this is a flip effect, it happens once only. Proof lies in examples such as Man-Eater Bug. Once it is flipped, it does not set an ability that the owner can freely activate, this using the implication that it happens once. Also moved the summoning restrictions to the back, as it would generate confusion over a summoning condition linked to a flipping trigger, since it has no trigger.
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You didn't prove anything wrong o_O... I left my quote open enough to allow such things. I said it mostly to both motivate the member by giving them a challenge and something work off of. I sincerely doubt that's a problem.

Anyway, nice card? lol. Not exactly inspiring, but a good one nonetheless. I'll go back and reword that post if it bothers you so much.
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[quote name='Jazin Kay' timestamp='1291152716' post='4820973']
Re-worded:

[i]FLIP: Decrease this card's ATK by 300 to send 1 card on the field to the Graveyard. When this card's ATK is reduced to 0, remove it from play and draw 1 card. This card cannot be Special Summoned from the hand or Deck. [/i]

The "once per turn" text is not needed. Because this is a flip effect, it happens once only. Proof lies in examples such as Man-Eater Bug. Once it is flipped, it does not set an ability that the owner can freely activate, this using the implication that it happens once. Also moved the summoning restrictions to the back, as it would generate confusion over a summoning condition linked to a flipping trigger, since it has no trigger.
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Actually, I believe this card is based off of Worm Linx, where the effect is continuous, but only becomes active when the monster is flipped.
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[quote name='JoshIcy' timestamp='1291168768' post='4821562']
You didn't prove anything wrong o_O... I left my quote open enough to allow such things. I said it mostly to both motivate the member by giving them a challenge and something work off of. I sincerely doubt that's a problem.

Anyway, nice card? lol. Not exactly inspiring, but a good one nonetheless. I'll go back and reword that post if it bothers you so much.
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It didn't bother me, it just gave me a flash of genius (or rather, "decent-ish card-ius").
[quote name='slayer_supreme' timestamp='1291172457' post='4821691']
Actually, I believe this card is based off of Worm Linx, where the effect is continuous, but only becomes active when the monster is flipped.
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You are exactly right, I even used Linx as an inspiration when designing this card.
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