more longshot: one in a million questions

[gameplan.exe]

Onslaught, I agree with most of your points. I still disagree with the HQ-Special and the Event in question, though. The Event does not say, "Keep duplicates." The Event actually says, "Do not discard duplicates." That is actually a restriction that, in my opinion, overrides the text of the HQ.

The HQ tells you to do something, the Event tells you not to do it.

[Onslaught]

You definitely have to discard dupes from an HQ with a no-dupe effect in play, whether it be from an Event or from Cloning Process. Quirk of the rules that they probably implemented because it was deemed "too powerful" - which it obviously isn't. Cloning Process + Inventive Genius was a common scenario in JLA era tournaments, and it was ruled that you have to discard.

[gameplan.exe]

You definitely have to discard dupes from an HQ with a no-dupe effect in play, whether it be from an Event or from Cloning Process. Quirk of the rules that they probably implemented because it was deemed "too powerful" - which it obviously isn't. Cloning Process + Inventive Genius was a common scenario in JLA era tournaments, and it was ruled that you have to discard.

well, as I've said, without anything documenting a particular ruling from a tournament judge, many of these scenarios (no matter how common) might best be resolved by simply "letting things slide" in spot games, or else determining ahead of time to have a judge, or panel of judges, who can be responsible for resolving disputes at a tournament.

[Onslaught]

How about instead of a rules committee you just award somebody an automatic win for playing a shitty deck using Cloning Process or that bad Event if they manage to survive long enough to pull off such a "sick ass combo" with an HQ in the same turn

[gameplan.exe]

How about instead of a rules committee you just award somebody an automatic win for playing a shitty deck using Cloning Process or that bad Event if they manage to survive long enough to pull off such a "sick ass combo" with an HQ in the same turn

you mad, bro?

I don't typically award auto-wins, but I'd take one. I use that Event because I think it's a fun boost when it comes up. if it's fun for my opponent, too, then that's a boon

more to my first point, tho, maybe you should just let a guy keep his duplicates when that Event or Special is in play, and he has an HQ, so he can have more fun...?

[Onslaught]

I have more fun with defensive DZ, let's just ignore the rules so I can have more fun

[gameplan.exe]

I have more fun with defensive DZ, let's just ignore the rules so I can have more fun

defensive DZ sounds good to me, man.

[steve2275]

I have more fun with defensive DZ, let's just ignore the rules so I can have more fun

defensive DZ sounds good to me, man.

ill agree too