Archive for February 2013
Ninja Info Cards: You Gotta Keep 'Em Separated
This is the moment you've all been
waiting for it seems. After hyping up our final preview over the past
few weeks, Shino'sDad is proud to finally show it off to everyone.
Stormy Battle articles will continue on Saturdays until previews are
finished, and then we'll likely do an overall look at the set as a
whole and how it will effect the upcoming Jonin and SJC events for
the next Format, as well as a look back at some viable deck types and
new ones that have becomes possible with the release of the set. Now,
it's time to see just who our Super Rare Ninja preview is...
Stormy Battle: Preview Review Part 5 "Whites Eyes, Flashing Bursts, Cursed Blood, and Yellow Flashes"
Welcome to Week Five of the Stormy
Battle article series, which takes a look at the previews revealed so
far for Set 28 Ultimate Ninja Storm 3, and gives a brief review of
the cards and possible uses in the upcoming Format once Set 28
becomes legal. This week, we look over an array of different cards,
ranging from Byakugan, Cloud Ninjas, The Avenger himself, and the
flagship card of the set, Naruto Uzumaki (9 Tails Chakra).
Ninja Info Cards: Moving On...
Hello again readers, I'm glad you returned to Mull to Four today. I'm going to be going off of the assumption that you have our blog under your favorites or your bookmarks bar. If it is not in one of those locations, I highly recommend you do so now. But let's move on...
Stormy Battle: Preview Review Part 4 "It's What You've All Been Waiting for Ain't It?"
So far we've covered the Seven Swordsmen of the Mist, the Jinchuriki and their Biju, and everything that's happened to fall in between. Today, in this week's Stormy Battle, we'll wrap up the Jinchuriki theme—well, we'll really just do Kinkaku—and continue on to the four or five Ninja that has gotten everybody excited for this set. Hit the jump if you dare to enter this Stormy Battle!
Musing of a Hermit: Are We Not Credible?
So recently, I noticed a spike in traffic from two really odd locations. One of them being Saiyan Island Forums, a place that talks about anime and manga and stuff. The other was the Naruto Viz Forums, which is the forum that is directly connected to the Naruto.com website where you can watch week late subs of Naruto Shippuden. I thought to myself, why am I getting hits from such obscure locations that have nothing to do with the Naruto CCG? Investigating, I realized that it wasn't at all because of the Naruto CCG, at least not directly, but because of Ultimate Ninja Storm 3.
Apparently, ever since Bandai started posting previews on Facebook, the people who all are hyped up over the game have been using the previewed cards to help reinforce their speculation on the list of playable characters for the game. That makes sense I suppose, since Andy did say that all the images were from the game, so if there is a Ninja card of a character, they're in the game in some form. What I wasn't expecting was for there to be a large portion of forumites calling our exclusive previews out on being Fake. This sort of threw me for a loop. Why would they be calling our preview fakes? Apparently, because it wasn't posted on the official Bandaicg Facebook. So, first, I'd like to thank Andy for not at least giving everyone a heads up via the Facebook page that there were going to be other previews on other Credible websites. I can't be angry really, since I don't think anyone expected people to be so block headed as to assume "Not on Facebook not Real." It isn't like other card games dispense previews to other websites that aren't Pokemon.com or Wizards.com. Oh wait, yeah they do.
I don't know why, but I felt obliged to take 10 minutes out of my day to make accounts on both forums and attempt to fill everyone in on how they were mistaken. Saiyan Island seemed to take kindly enough to it, even though I was told not to talk off topic due to my post. I don't know how the Viz Naruto forums have received my mind blowing revelation yet though, but I'll be sure to at least check maybe later.
The point being is this though, is this website not credible enough for sources of information? Does our mere 34 Likes on our Facebook Page that I did offhand mean that we aren't popular enough to merit actually listening to what we have to say? (Or apparently even reading the part that says Exclusive Previews Given To Us By Bandai Directly). What should I do to increase our credibility? Should I make posters and stuff? Or would something as simple as asking Tylar or Andy to just say "Hey, places like Mull to Four and 2ezForums are legit sources of information about the game." Because apparently Pojo is official even though they aren't specifically endorsed by Bandai either. Seems a bit hypocritical to me.
If you hadn't caught on, it's still technically Monday, which means that this was my Monday Rant article. I'm going to happily link you to the forums I mentioned above, specifically to the pages that I discovered the dubious nature of human beings. Feel free to read them, and even make an account and let everyone know "Hey, Shino'sDad and MJM are cool guys who don't ever post fake cards" (At least not with the intent of saying These Are Real) [Ok I did that once or twice back on The Perfect Curve, but it was all in good fun].
You might have to read in a few pages for each to really get an idea of just how shallow these people can be, but it's worth it.
Saiyan Island Discussion about the Fake Mull to Four Previews
Naruto Viz Forums Discussion about the Fake Mull to Four Previews
After closer inspection, it seems that the same guy, -Haku Yuki- is the one decrying us in both instances. Let's give him a large round of applause for being a shallow misinformed human being.
MJM had a rant, but he didn't finish it. Maybe next week. Until then, stay angry on Monday everyone.
Apparently, ever since Bandai started posting previews on Facebook, the people who all are hyped up over the game have been using the previewed cards to help reinforce their speculation on the list of playable characters for the game. That makes sense I suppose, since Andy did say that all the images were from the game, so if there is a Ninja card of a character, they're in the game in some form. What I wasn't expecting was for there to be a large portion of forumites calling our exclusive previews out on being Fake. This sort of threw me for a loop. Why would they be calling our preview fakes? Apparently, because it wasn't posted on the official Bandaicg Facebook. So, first, I'd like to thank Andy for not at least giving everyone a heads up via the Facebook page that there were going to be other previews on other Credible websites. I can't be angry really, since I don't think anyone expected people to be so block headed as to assume "Not on Facebook not Real." It isn't like other card games dispense previews to other websites that aren't Pokemon.com or Wizards.com. Oh wait, yeah they do.
I don't know why, but I felt obliged to take 10 minutes out of my day to make accounts on both forums and attempt to fill everyone in on how they were mistaken. Saiyan Island seemed to take kindly enough to it, even though I was told not to talk off topic due to my post. I don't know how the Viz Naruto forums have received my mind blowing revelation yet though, but I'll be sure to at least check maybe later.
The point being is this though, is this website not credible enough for sources of information? Does our mere 34 Likes on our Facebook Page that I did offhand mean that we aren't popular enough to merit actually listening to what we have to say? (Or apparently even reading the part that says Exclusive Previews Given To Us By Bandai Directly). What should I do to increase our credibility? Should I make posters and stuff? Or would something as simple as asking Tylar or Andy to just say "Hey, places like Mull to Four and 2ezForums are legit sources of information about the game." Because apparently Pojo is official even though they aren't specifically endorsed by Bandai either. Seems a bit hypocritical to me.
If you hadn't caught on, it's still technically Monday, which means that this was my Monday Rant article. I'm going to happily link you to the forums I mentioned above, specifically to the pages that I discovered the dubious nature of human beings. Feel free to read them, and even make an account and let everyone know "Hey, Shino'sDad and MJM are cool guys who don't ever post fake cards" (At least not with the intent of saying These Are Real) [Ok I did that once or twice back on The Perfect Curve, but it was all in good fun].
You might have to read in a few pages for each to really get an idea of just how shallow these people can be, but it's worth it.
Saiyan Island Discussion about the Fake Mull to Four Previews
Naruto Viz Forums Discussion about the Fake Mull to Four Previews
After closer inspection, it seems that the same guy, -Haku Yuki- is the one decrying us in both instances. Let's give him a large round of applause for being a shallow misinformed human being.
MJM had a rant, but he didn't finish it. Maybe next week. Until then, stay angry on Monday everyone.
Ninja Info Cards: Useless Characters Unite
To all my fellow North Easterners, how are you holding up? I'm pretty much entirely snowed in thanks to a five foot wall of ice chunks in the front of my driveway, so I'm not going anywhere until I can get someone down here to clear it out. As for the Naruto related stuff, another Sunday means another round of
exclusive previews courtesy of Mull to Four! This week, we'll be
looking at two characters who have both not had very much screen
time, but none the less are somewhat important characters, I guess.
Hit the jump to find out more...
Stormy Battle: Preview Review Part 3 "Jinchuriki and Tailed Beasts and Ginkaku Oh My!"
So last week was the wrap up of the
Seven Swordsmen of the Mist and their Jutsu. This week was the
revived Jinchuriki and their respective Tailed Beasts and signature
Jutsu, as well as one of the Gold and Silver Brothers, Ginkaku. Hit
the jump and dive into this week's Stormy Battle Review!
Ninja Info Cards: The Mixed Child of the Seven Swordsmen
With the hair of an Uzumaki, the body of an Akimichi, the face markings of an Inuzuka, and the mouth of a shark, the collectively fertilized child was born! Hit the jump for the actual preview!
Stormy Battle: Preview Review Part 2
So this week, the week of Sunday, January 27th, we've had some crazy previews. They revealed most of the Seven Swordsmen theme, it's strange we're missing one, the reanimator himself, and started to reveal the Jinchuriki and their Tailed Beasts. Hit the jump for the reviews.