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Hi! And welcome in the second episode of "Double Critique!"
My name is Dnuht, and it's a real pleasure to see you again for this second episode
To begin, I'd like to thank you for your feed back on first episode
It was a very good reception and it made me very happy
I heard your remarks and I worked on it to improve this program
And so this is the result, hope you'll like it!
I think the problems of first episode are solved
Now, to avoid another one hour long program, let's go for the summary!
First, the News rubric, summary of french actuality
Then comes the Focus, which is dedicated this month to Krosmaster French Championship
It was this month event, impossible to not talk about it
I was there during 2 days and I filmed a lot
And so I made a report for you
Next is the Depth Study, and this month we'regoing to speak about Percimol
It's a character I really like so I decided to speak about him
Finally an all new rubric for this episode
"By the Fans, for the Fans", where we're going to discuss with Talden
I don't tell you more, I let you discover it
you can now discover an update of the program
because here is a summary which is completely clickable!
You want to watch "News"? Just click on "News"!
You want to discover the new Rubric? Click on "Par les Fans, Pour les Fans"!
This is now easier to watch "Double Critique!"
And now, here we go for the News!
Please note that these news are about french actuality
Let's start by remind everyone that the official carrying cases are now available
You've got the choice between the little one, with 8 slots, for tournaments, costing 45 €
and the Big one, with 42 slots, for your collection, costing 60€
For the time being, it's only available on ankama-shop.com, but it's comming soon to local shops.
We're now talking about the cartoon "Dofus, aux trésors de Kérubim"
because the DVD of the first half of the first season is comming out to FNAC (French stores) and ankama-shop.com on Novembre 20
Why am I talking about this cartoon in "Double Critique!" ?
Because like in Wakfu season 2 DVD box with Goultard the Barbarian, there is a Krosmaster figurine in Dofus DVD box!
This time, it's Grumpy, which is also gonna be available in Flunch restaurants promotion during December.
So, if you like dofus cartoon and Krosmaster, or if you can't wait December promotion, go buy it on Novembre 20! The price is about 25€
Let's remember what's going out in France on December
First, the Multiman! Stills a 6 figurines box, stills available in december, stills costing 35€.
If you want to learn more about them, go read Wakfu Mag 10, which contains pictures of their caracteristics cards, to know how to play them
because they are bringing new team building rules, we will discuss it in next month episode.
Also comming during December, the Flunch restaurants promotion from December 15 to January 15, 4 Figurines to collect in children menu
It's gonna be, in this order: Lou, Joris, Young Kerubim and Grumpy. You can buy it directly in Flunch restaurants for about 3€, without eating there.
We will also discuss it in next episode.
Krosmaster French Championship took place on November 2 and 3, and on this kind of event, you often discuss with officials...
..which is often the opportunity to learn some spoilers.
We eared some, and I can confirm you that a new set of cards will be released on september 2014 to update some characters
For example, it would allow once again Klor Ofil in officials tournaments, which is baned since July 2013, and will come back in September 2014
This new set will rebalance the game, making some characters strongers, and making some others weakier, and changing metagame.
still speaking about spoilers, in the next season of figurines, there will be a group of 5 figurines: the bandits
They were exposed during French Championship, and it is my pleasure to introduce to you, exclusively for Double Critique!: the Bandits from season 2!
This is the first time you can see them on one picture.
Personally I think they look absolutely awesome, and I'm sure you're going to love them too
The Knights looked very cool, but the bandits look very very awesome as a figurines family
So this is it for spoilers, hope you enjoyed!
To finish with the News, I'd like to wish welcome to "Bouton-pression", a french blog teaching strategies and metagame, articles and more.
it was launched a few days ago, and it is very interesting, well written and easy to read
So I encourage you to go visit this blog, which is written by fans knowing very well the game and sharing their knowledge
The adress is just here and also in the video description.
Finally, the monthly recap on two topics
First, about rules, the last version of extended rules is 1.4.2, which add few precisions on some rules
There is also a new version on tournament rules, the V3, which officially add Merkator and Captain Amakna to the legal figurines list, it was known but not written.
Then, about the online game, the last update is the add of the 3 Terminatot: Stasis, Wakfu and Goldenrod, for the lucky one who already have them
They are now playable online, and their cards can be consulted, so here is Goldenrod Terminatot card, which wasn't available last month
And now, the next update will probably be Multiman and Kerubim promotional figurines next month.
Now it's time for the Focus, which is dedicated this month to the event of the year: Krosmaster French Championship!
It took place on November 2 and 3, I was there during the two days and filmed a lot, did lots of interviews
and I made a report with all of this, so this is this month Focus: enjoy!
Paris, Boulogne-Billancourt, Boardgame National Center.
We're on October,2 and this is a historic day: Today, 105 players from France, Belgium and Switz came to compete in the first ever Krosmaster Arena French Championship
2 days of competition with, for the winner, the supreme title of French Champion
And it was not an easy task, because competition was very hard for everyone.
To begin the French Champion, they had to pass the first day, composed of 6 rounds in limited time, in order to select the 32 best players
for the second day of competition and his terrible test: the Draft.
I'm beginning: French Championship ambiance is awesome, I met other players and also forum users, it's great
Everyone know now I'm a rock (nb: private jock), the place is great too, and easy to find, so I'm having a good time!
For me i'ts going well, 3 victories, great games, it's cool
I'm very happy to be here, it wasn't expected. I saw the map on the internet, it was surprising but lots of people saw it
so it isn't a problem, and it looks good to counter some teams
To speak again of the map, it was supposed to be the big surprise to have an unknown map to compete
but it was revealed so I'm not thanking people who revealed it, it brokes a child dream, mine!
I also think the map would not have been revealed, it's a bit spoiling the championship
As a surprise, it would have been very interesting, but here we've got lots of inequalities between people who worked on it and the others
It's a shame it have been revealed before, it would have been a great surprise, but some people managed to adapt, and this is a Champion quality
For the first day, a lot of people, I met lots of them and I'm happy to discover faces of forum members
I passed the first day and played the draft this morning. It's a great way to play, everyone has a wonky and unusual team, it's very interesting
I didn't passed it, but it stills interesting, more relaxed and fun to play
I liked playing the draft, because it's unusual and I don't play it very often. I lossed, but I keep smiling!
I hope for next year two things: first, not reveal the map one week before the Championship, I hope so,
Then, I would really love to see commentators on high level confrontations on a huge scene, with a 1000 persons audience
Where everyone has fun following great confrontations with commentators screaming, it would be awesome!
Other players also had things to do, there was on sunday a qualifying tournament for next year championship
A second room was also available with lots of activities to do: try Duel Pack, Mifuchi, or next expansion pack Krosmaster Quest
I'm not gonna tell a lot about Quest, because the game is going to evolve and needs to be rebalanced.
I let the ones who try it give you their opinion on it
Unlike Arena, you need an afternoon to play Quest!
About the game, the only common point is the fighting system, it's a farming game, a cooperation and betrayal game
You can attack other players like you can need them, you're going to spend a lot of time farming, crafting and looting
And then try to finish a dungeon. It's an adventure game, it's very long with walking turns where nothings happened because you have to farm ressources.
The dungeon mode is my favorite, there's more action, no farming, it's a mode where few players are fighting one, controlling mobs
And you can be in a situation with 17 mobs on the map, versus 4 lonely warriors... But yes, I think we have to wait it!
finnally, 2 or 3 informations: the 5 characters are the ones on the box, the steamer can summon a firing tourret, and a new power allow you to throw 3 dices.
Tot was also present on Sunday, to face up to few players and allow then to win on of the 2000 limlited edition Goldenrod Terminatot
But to won one of them, you had to beat him, and it wasn't an esay task because he played exclusive figurines, not commercialised yet.
But the principle side event was definitely Skratchmaster contest, a figurines customisation contest, judged by Jérôme Peschard, Moo-Moo and -Kamuroishima-
15 participants exposed some of their prettiest creations, known or new, and in different styles: repaints figurines, diorama, sculpture.
The only rule was the size: it had to fit in a 9 cm (3.5 inches) side cube
Prizes where then allowed with four grades for the prettiest creations
Two participants finally reached the first place: Discordia and Ptite-mignonne
It's a real pleasure to reach first place! It takes me a lot of time to make it, and I hopped to win a prize, but I wasn't expected the first one, so I'm very happy!
Why this figurine? Well, with my boyfriend we are two krosmaster players, so we have to buy every figurines twice, and it's sometime becomming expensive
For this one, we found it without the card, so unplayable in tournaments, and I had an idea with her invocations so I decided to do it.
Beautifull prizes were reserved for the players, including promotional figurines, carrying cases and unpaint pieces of figurines to let them create freely
A very wise prize, very esteemed
For me, since the beginning, I think it's a great thing! Each time creations are posted on forums I react and support
It's about figurines, it's normal everyone wants to customize and personalised them!
The results we have with factory creation is nice, but you can do much better with hours and hours of work
And so there are beautiful pieces in exposition, very cute, I'm completely cheerfull with this contest, and I hope we can make others, with categories
solo character, battle scene, 14 years old and less, lots of things... It's sure now there is interest on it.
Still on artists, know that Talden, creator of Krosmaster Funnies and Zatno, author of Comics "Klor Krosmaster Klub" were here to meet players
and willingly signed autographs. It was the occasions for players who like their creations to tell them and thanks them.
You can although watch Talden's interview at the end of this episode, and Zatno interveiw on next month episode.
Comming back to competition, on Sunday. It began in the morning with the Draft, played in 3 rounds, limited time.
It's an interesting idea: French Champion would have to play very well his team, but also achieve to win with other figurines during Draft
At the end of these 3 rounds, there was a ranking with the 16 best players, going on last part of the championship:
unlimited times and direct elimination. After some games, they are only 4 left: Brainu Vs Arga3l on one side,
and Wescade Vs Dragonety on the other side.
finally, the two finalists are known: Arga3l and Wescade, fighting for the French Champion title
Finally, after a 40 minutes game, Arga3l won the game and became the first ever Krosmaster Arena French Champion
first of all, dedication for Seb
I would like to tank you everyone, great ambience during two days and it's awesome! See you next year!
My name is Yoel, 26 years old, and I played Srammy, Luk Ylook, Merkator, Fern Sock'em and Di Curey
Great Championship, really, I was scared of tension due to competition, but it went very well, everyone was very fair-play, it's great!
the last games were very, very hard! It's a dice game, so there is a part of chance, but it's great, with a good ambience. I'll be there next year!
Finally, what can we retain of this first Championship? A sympathetic event, on both sides Championship and side events.
And even if the early revelation of the map spoiled some players, the good ambience and the very nice community made these two days very pleasant
This first Championship is a success, our community answser massively to the invitation
Our community is very pleasant and fair-play, there isn't a big tension, just people who wanted to play and have fun on a game they all like.
The game is building a very beautiful community with fans sharing their passion and bringing new players, and we like that.
I'm very happy, 105 players for a first championship, it's very good. Perhaps it's missing decorations or animations, but it's a first try, I hope others are comming soon,
and in other countries too, to see more beautiful things in the future
French Championship, it's game, competition, discovery, challenges, meetings, it's putting faces on names and trying to learn some spoilers with officials.
To conclude, what can we expect for the future? Jérôme answers:
Is World Championship scheduled for next year?
Not for next year! To do it, every countries must have a local Championship, which is going to take one year, but we can imagine making World Championship on early 2015.
It's possible. But there is a lot to do to make it, and communities and officials must act in their countries, it's possible
Depth Study
Depth Study now. This month, I decided to tell you more about Percimol
Percimol is an interesting figurines to play, and also an interesting character in the Krosmoz
Percimol, that you can see here and here, is a puddly
And to understand the character, I have to explain a bit about puddlings
Puddlings are peacefull peoples, they are little creatures apparently made of water
but actually, they are made of a material like a mix of Boo material and Jelly material
So it's a material you can slash, it will reunite without damages. Puddlings can also liquefy and reform
So they are pacific people living in their small village, cultivating, picking fruits and vegetables, and living happily between themselves
because they also are fearful people, which is their big problem
because they are often invaded by bigger, stronger wicked creatures, like Taures for example, plundering whithout shame puddlings
And, as puddlings are very small and weak, they let Taures do what they want, saddly
But Percimol isn't a common puddly, because since he was a young little puddly, he's taught the Scarecrow stories
A puddly quick like thunder, strong like wind and resistant like stone, wearing a mask, a mantle and a two time bigger than him hammer
anyway, he's the only one who car carry this hammer
This Scarecrow is kind of legend, taught to young puddlings scared at night by darkness, telling them not to be scared because Scarecrow will come and help them if there is some danger
And some day, whereas his village is attacked by Taures, Percimol preferd face Taure, inspired by Scarecrow, than go praying the Great Water with others.
Saddly, he will be banned by the village chief, great adorer of the Great Water, who think Percimol's actions were an insult for Great Water
Percimol then went into exil and found by chance on Scarecrow's cave, where his outfit was hidden.
He take decision to take this outfit, to wear it, and to become the new Scarecrow to protect his village.
Percimol is a true Krosmoz hero, it's the proof that a little weak creature can rise and fight invaders, bigger and stronger than him.
Like David facing Goliath, a true Krosmoz hero who stayed in legends because if you watch Wakfu cartoon,
in fith episode of season 1, The Magnificient Five, the main characters traveled to a puddlings village, also attacked by Taures.
If you watch carefully, you can see a Percimol statue in the center of the village, and inspire the others puddlings
In Krosmaster Arena, Percimol is the 25/32 figurine of first krosmaster season
It's a rare figurine (golden name) you can only put once in your team. It's a level 5 figurine with some particularities
first, his powers. He's got an aqua resistance, which is quite common, but he also have a special power named "Puddlage"
Which give him the powers "Critical, Armour, Lock, Dodge" if he's facing a figurine which can make aqua damages.
So if percimol is attacked by a figurine which can make aqua damages, he will won the 4 powers, which is quite impressive.
Another strong capacity is "Pudd Thud", a spell with adjacent range costing 6 AP and making 3 aqua damages in hammer area of effect.
It's very violent and works with another spell, Periclol:
a personal spell costing 1 AP and 3 MP and giving him 6 AP, so he can use Pudd Thud again if he doesn't need to move, because it's using all its MP
So it's a lot of damages, and it can be upgraded with critical damages, mainly if the target make aqua damages
So we can see that the figurine respect the character. He's a puddly, so he is linked with water
As a result, he resist to water attacks, he's stronger against figurines making aqua damages, which is logical.
And finally he's attacking in hammer area of effect, which is logical due to Scarecrow's hammer.
So we have a coherant figurine. Also note the initiative, only 2, logical due to percimol size. The figurine respect the character quite well.
Where can you find Percimol? I already said he's mentionned in Wafu season 1 fith episode
In Dofus, there is a Percimol panoply, composed of his mask, his belt, his mantle and his hammer
his hammer also exists in Wakfu, where you can also find haven bags decorations
There was also a Wakfu TCG card depicting Percimol, it was an aqua level 3 ally in Pandala extension
But the best way to learn more about percimol is this, Wakfu Heroes comics 2, starring Percimol, made by L'Hermenier and Changjie
It's the absolute bible about Percimol: the story is great, but there are also few pages at the end explaining lots of things about puddlings and Percimol.
Moreover, I show you the collector edition, containing the comics with awesome alternative cover
You can see on it Scarecrow on a branch on one side, and Taures attacking Great water while puddlings are praying on the other side
You also have a dofus lotery card in this edition, and this: you can see I have 2 Percimol, but they are the a bit different, one have green pedestal
because it's a proto version, which came out before we learned Krosmaster will one day exist
You can identify proto version by their green pedestal, and they are a bit different from Krosmaster arena version
If I show you these figurines more closer, you can see differences, each one has pros and cons
Overall, proto figurines finishes and details are not as good as final versions, speaking of painting, sculpture and collating marks
But this one is also better than final version on some points
If you watch them side by side like here, they look like each other but with differences.
You can see head and eyes are different, hammer size are not the same
the posture are quite the same, but you will see a big difference if i lay them down
You can see the head and the hat of proto version are bigger and rounder than final version
And i think, because of this, the result is better for head on proto version, the hat is more long and go straight down
While final version hat is shorter and the result isn't as good as proto version.
his hat look flat, while proto version is round making a bigger head, and looking much better in my opinion
but speaking of the body, final version body is better than proto version, more detailed
especially the hammer, which is a very good point for final version, because of his details but above all for his size
Scarecrow's hammer is bigger than him on illustrations, but on proto version the hammer was Percimol size
while on final version, the hammer is bigger, not as big as he should have been, but looks more to Scarecrow's hammer.
Speaking about colours, I prefere the proto version body colour, the clearer blue than dark/grey blue of final version
This blue, almost green, is beautiful and looks more to Percimol's illustrations
For me, the perfect Percimol would have been head and size of Proto version, with his body colour, with body and hammer of final version
Speaking about faces, they are a bit different, the final version is perhaps a bit more beautifull and expressive
Yes, I think it's better, so perfect Percimol also have final version face
But keep in mind that green pedestal version was a prototype, one of the first figurine ever made of this size and style by Ankama
So it's also a collection piece to have. If you ever by the collector edition of this comic, in addition to a great comics, you've got a collection piece
That you can play in tournaments, in replacement of final version but using its card, it's like a custom figurine, but you need to have official version to do it
so this is what i can tell you about this proto figurine
I hope now when you're going to play with Percimol you will see it differently. Let's go now to the final part!
By the Fans, For the Fans
Final part now, I introduce you to a new part: By the Fans, for the Fans.
It's simple, our community is very creative and makes lots of things: figurines custom, sculpture, battle scenes, comics, videos, articles, fan arts....
There are lots of things created by Krosmaster community, and I wanted to speak about it and introduce to you creators hidding behind nicknames
To begin, I discuss with Talden, creator of funny videos "Krosmaster Funnies" during French Championship, and if you want to learn more about him, keep watching!
Can you introduce yourself?
Hello, I'm Talden, from belgium. I'm 26 and a very average Krosmaster player but I make the funny videos named "Krosmaster Funnies"
How came out the idea of making these videos?
By accident! One day, I was bored, I had figurines, a video recorder and I was inspired by youtube videos "Hi, I'm a Marvel...and I'm a DC"
Where a guy made very funny superheroes duels with figurines moving and dolls accessories taped, so there wasn't any budget
he made all voices alone, and put them on moving figurines videos. So I said to myself: "but, I can do it too!"
I've got a good microphone, I can make different voices, I've got some figurines, so let's try it! And I made it very quickly
How many time to make an episode?
At the begining it was very quick, but it's becoming longer now,because I have to make sets, and it take easily one afternoon to do it, sometimes one day
Then I have to film, and it's again taking one day because I'm doing it all alone and I try to make moving sticks less visible now,
And then there is all the post production part, with photoshop work, specials effects, video editing, voices record...
Now, to make an episode, it's about 16 to 20 hours of work during 3 to 4 days
First episode: more than 5000 views, total: more than 17000 vues Did you expect this success, regarding to our small community?
It's crazy! I thaught it was going to be a little success with my friends, but it explodes because every players seems to have seen my videos and liked them!
the views are quite big, but i think the reason is than the videos are very short, and so you can watch them several times, so the views are boosted.
Above all, some people have funny reactions! When they get that I'm Talden, they are astonished and make very nice comments
I met a fan earlier who is probably 10 years-old and who decorate his room krosmaster-style, and he's my biggest fan
he followed me everywhere, asked questions.. it's crazy, lots of people liked it and are very nice with me, I wasn't expecting this!
It's almost embarrassing because, okey, I worked *** my videos, but it's not something spectacular, and here I'm put on a pedestal!
People reacts like "hey, it's the guy who made Krosmaster Funnies!" and and embarrassed, I'm just a normal man, calm down!
What are your sources of inspiration?
There isn't just one, its a big melting pot of lots of things. I like some style of american humor, very absurd
And Krosmaster Funnies are inspired by ASDF Movies, 2 minutes videos with 4 seconds gags, and it's hilarious because something happen, you laugh and it does it again
I couldn't do this with figurines, but I try to stay close and that's why a krosmaster funnies is an anthology of shorts gags
without any links between them, or occasionally, like with Percedal with his swords issues on many episodes
And yes, it's a melting pot... I'm not a huge fan of general comedy, or puns, I'm not good at it, so it's what makes me laugh
If it makes me laugh when I write it, it's ok, but after hours edditing the video, it isn't making me laugh again, so I don't know at the end what is funny or not
But in fact, everyone has his favorite gag, and it change a lot. Some people love what some others hate
some people love gags I thought were failed, so I think using different styles is good to make everyone laugh, it's cool.
Which character voice is closer to your real voice?
I think you can hear it now, I think it's Oscar Kass, which voice is very neutral when he says "But, but it's a Tofu! Why are you scared about a tofu?"
Did you heared? It's like my normal voice. But I do very different voices, like with girls voices, it's different!
Sometimes it hurts, and I'm going to break the myth, when I'm doing a girl voice, it's like:
"Well, I don't know how you imagined the thing, but it's not as high as a girl voice" but I do it after, during post production.
And finally it really looks like a real girl voice, it's crazy!
Finally, what is the figurine you're expecting for the futur of Krosmaster?
It's horrible, but I want to have the figurine of the baby brother of Yugo, Chibi, in Wakfu cartoon.
And so you've got a baby in stroller on the battleground, it's crazy, like for Joris who is 5 years old
A child on a violent battleground, I think it's funny, you could do blackmail: "Are you really going to hurt a children? A baby, really? He's got only two life points!"
It would be a little level 1 character with a stupid power and it would be funny, with a very cute figurine.
Here we are, the second episode of Double Critique! is over. I hope you liked the changes, and it was better like first episode
Before finishing, I don't forget last episode game, with a Count Frigost to win, I will decide who won it.
Alle the names of the participants are here, there was a bit more than a hundred players, which is great
And one of you is going to win a Count Frigost. Just know that about 30 people played on Facebook, about 10 on Twitter and about 60 on Youtube.
All the names are here, I mix them and randomly pick a name. It's red, so it's a Youtube player, logical you were the biggests ones
And the winner is... Swyyt ! You won't see the paper but it's him. So congratulations, with your participation you won a Count Frigost
And it's a rare figurine so I hope you're happy, I message you soon to mail it quickly
And for everyone, see you next month for the third episode!