some kind of time joker

[viral patio]

your explanation feels like gobbledygook

[acoustic pumice]

is hard to put in words

[outer jolt]

this sounds way too complicated for a joker

[acoustic pumice]

play a good hand, sell this card, play the exact same good hand again

[languid loom]

So, when you sell this joker, redraw most recently played hand and gain +1 hand

This is a one time use repeat one hand, feels kinda weak because it’s one time

But too good if it’s unlimited

I’m torn

[viral patio]

it seems pretty good depending on when you get it

[dim isle]

If you can't explain what a joker does in 2-3 lines of text, your joker is too specific and doesn't synergize with others.

[viral patio]

I disagree with the last bit

but I agree that something that complicated doesn't deserve to be in the game

[dim isle]

It's not my words. It's LocalThunk's own words.

[viral patio]

proof?

[dim isle]

https://youtu.be/g86eP48WN78?t=516

[viral patio]

a specific timestamp?

im not watching a 20 minute video for this lol

[dim isle]

I sent the specific timestamp in the link

Starts at around the 8:30 something mark anyway

[viral patio]

thats just discord embeds being broken then. apologies

'no more than 4 lines of text', 'joker cards need to synergise with a broad range of game elements'

[dim isle]

There's also more after

"Jokers can only work in tandem with existing mechanics"

[somber sierra]

Hi tom

I might actually need glasses

[rich island]

Idk if the last hand is even saved in memory. The joker might not be possible, regardless of whether or not it's poor design

[viral patio]

that doesnt really matter

[weak coyote]

Feels very complicated, and a bit too meta for balatro. Feels like a rare item from something like inscryption

[weak coyote]

Ok, regardless of how I feel about the actual idea, that’s a bad reason to not add something to a game. If you need the data but aren’t storing it, you make a new variable. This isn’t MIPS, you’re not gonna run out of variables.