Yeah yeah, I know. I should be posting on this thing more often! But hey. It’s very rare I feel able to say much at length that isn’t utter bollocks, and easily shot down by someone who knows what they’re talking about. The subject here though is one I don’t feel there is an actual authority on at the moment – the Blacksmith’s Guild. These guys appeared to a hail of “OMG WTF THEY’RE BROKEN!!!”, were everywhere for a while, and then in the UK at least seemed to almost completely disappear again when it turned out that they required a significant amount of player skill and practice to unlock. It’s almost like they’re really well designed. Who’d have thought! Well, your humble author was one of those who couldn’t get them to work. I went to 5 events with them and finished up with a frankly terrible 5-22 competitive record, with the low point coming at a 5-round event. I went 0-5 and took home the wooden spoon, before rage-quitting back to my beloved Brisk3t and promptly winning a s...