Firelands expansion is no fun at all

[David]

Hello everyone - As a season pass holder I played the firelands expansion for the first time today - although I won I thought the game was dreadful - it lasted less than 1 hour and the other 5 players all lost their lives - it did not feel like a real win - just a case of being the last survivor - you cannot get into this game and make a run for the crown of command - what do the rest of you think ?

[Gilga ™ |Yonaguni|]

Originally posted by David:

what do the rest of you think ?

Its a great expansion, i love it and enjoy it since the beginning.

[David]

Sorry Gilga - Have to disagree - I love Talisman and play 2 games a week - but I hated this expansion having played it for the first time today and I won it !!!!! - It didn't feel like a real win - just a case of being the last survivor - you cannot get your teeth into it and make a run for the crown of command - Doubt if I'll play it again

[Gilga ™ |Yonaguni|]

Since the DLC was released, i didn`t played a single game without it. Also most players are using every avaible DLC, because of this, the FIreland doesn`t have a great impact at all.

Dragons or Harbinger are more dangerous.

[potterman28wxcv]

If you dislike Firelands then wait until you experience Harbinger ;)

As Gilga said Firelands diluted with other expansions is OK. But when used alone, yeah it's deadly

[sithlordofsnark]

I love all the expansions,, including Firelands.

[bartolengue]

My first experience with Firelands was a disaster. Also played it as only expansion and me and the other AI chars respawned a lot (I'm looking at you Ifrit Sultan). But the other day I played it for a few times with the different characters of the expansion, also only expansion and it was fun. Also like others said having it with corners makes it more easier to deal with.

[arneb_nihal]

Originally posted by David:

Sorry Gilga - Have to disagree - I love Talisman and play 2 games a week - but I hated this expansion having played it for the first time today and I won it !!!!! - It didn't feel like a real win - just a case of being the last survivor - you cannot get your teeth into it and make a run for the crown of command - Doubt if I'll play it again

I acknowledge the fact that you didn’t like the expansion, but don’t you think it a bit extreme to judge it after a single game? To the point of saying that you doubt you’ll play with it again? I’d say, play a few more game with it, get to know the different cards, try to elaborate strategies around the most vicious ones. If after that you keep disliking it sure, stop playing with it.

[David]

Maybe you're right - Anyway I have to try it again as I'm thinking of joining the Talisman League so I will have to play it again

[Da' Vane]

The Firelands EP was supposed to be deadly, providing much more of a PvE element to Talisman. You can notice this as the Firelands games in Talisman: Origins are amongst some of the best designed - you get a real sense that the Ifrit are out to get EVERYONE, and merely surviving is a win.

Of course, it's worth noting that No Respawning is a House Rule, so everyone dying in the Firelands wasn't really supposed to be a game finisher in it's own right, at least until someone has reached the Crown.

[MNMNMMMNMNM]

It's like with every expansion: you have to get familiar with it, then you can handle it better.
I like it. :)

[Star-X]

Harbinger's so much worse. I'm of the honest opinion that Harbinger makes the game nigh on unplayable.

Firelands by comparison is mitigated hard by the other expansions. Harbinger just murders you regardless of expansions, and makes the game harder than frickin Dark Souls.

[Quartzquiz]

Originally posted by Star-X:

Harbinger's so much worse. I'm of the honest opinion that Harbinger makes the game nigh on unplayable.

Firelands by comparison is mitigated hard by the other expansions. Harbinger just murders you regardless of expansions, and makes the game harder than frickin Dark Souls.

Lately I've been turning off the Harbinger expansion (Aside from the characters) because I've found that it dominates the game too much, even when played with all of the other expansions.

[Da' Vane]

Originally posted by Star-X:

Harbinger's so much worse. I'm of the honest opinion that Harbinger makes the game nigh on unplayable.

Firelands by comparison is mitigated hard by the other expansions. Harbinger just murders you regardless of expansions, and makes the game harder than frickin Dark Souls.

By murder, is it the power of the Harbinger deck, or losing because of the Omens?

Dragon is similar, although not quite as deadly, because once you get a few scales, it becomes ridiculously easy to get more...

[potterman28wxcv]

Originally posted by Star-X:

Harbinger's so much worse. I'm of the honest opinion that Harbinger makes the game nigh on unplayable.

Firelands by comparison is mitigated hard by the other expansions. Harbinger just murders you regardless of expansions, and makes the game harder than frickin Dark Souls.

Harbinger is a lot of luck. It all depends whether you draw lots of events or not. It can be a peacewalk just like it can be literally hell breaking loose.