Smashing Ground question

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But wouldn't Jinzo negate it?

Haha, I'm joking.

Smashing Ground does not specifically target, therefor it does not "lock-on" to a certain card. And since it does not "lock-on" to a certain card, if the card it was going to affect dissapears, it's effect will still resolve if there's a monster on the field.

If there's no monters. It burns.
 
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masterwoo0 said:
Better yet, it doesnt target, so whatever card is left standing out in the open with the highest defense gets destroyed.
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It does target. If it didn't target, NOTHING would be destroyed. It just doesn't specifically designate a target.
 
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Kyhotae when are ya gonna learn that when ya say "doesn't target" in yugioh it doesnt actually mean that you dont target full stop it simply means that you dont designate. What he said is correct and fully in line with the forthcoming yugioh dictionary that i saw someone saying we should have. I think i saw something like that around here too.........
 
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Tyloki wrote one a while ago for Realms, which is still available to view. But that needs to be updated. It was discussed here, but I don't recall who said they were going to attempt it.

When you say "target" you are using a specific mechanical term in this game that means choosing a specific card for your effect to work upon.

When you say non-targetting, sure, your effect does basically target an Appropriate card during resolution. But you want to use the word "choose" or "selects", rather than target, because it confuses the intention of the effect by using the word "target". Your effect was never required to point out a specific card at activation, because thanks to chaining procedures, there is a possibility that the Appropriate card for a non-targetting effect could change.
 
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sure. It is just that the vocuabulary has nuances, thanks to our training in specific terminology regarding this game. If we were to speak in general terms, to an outsider, then the word targetting does not have specific mechanics. That is where the confusion generally lies.

for example, it wasnt until we finally had Exchange of the Spirits released in the TCG, that we came to understand that the term "swap" was a specific term, mechanically different from "send". Previously, we had always assumed that "send" was an overarching term used to signify any method of moving from one area to another.
 
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EmeraldDragon said:
Kyhotae when are ya gonna learn that when ya say "doesn't target" in yugioh it doesnt actually mean that you dont target full stop it simply means that you dont designate. What he said is correct and fully in line with the forthcoming yugioh dictionary that i saw someone saying we should have. I think i saw something like that around here too.........
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I'm a slow learner. [:p]
 
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Well ya do show me up from time to time so i guess its ok. We cant be 100% right 100% of the time. Unless youre skey. Damn him. He must have been wrong at some stage. I will find him to be wrong one day and that will be a glorious day as it will prove that he is in fact human and not some machine programed by konami with all the rules they have made for the game programmed into his memory.
 
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skey23 said:
Just think...I'm one of the 'dumb ones' on this site!....lol.....
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i R stoopid tuu!!

XD

Skey, we're in the same boat. My main problem is recalling the correct information, misunderstanding the meaning of the cards based off their sentence structure, and lacking in the ability to explain certain things. At least you passed your L2 test. I got snabbed with the word, "D E N I E D" when John Danker graded my test. Failed by 1 crappy point. Not to bad for someone that was already previously mentally exhausted. XD

Also, here's another way of looking at why Smashing Ground doesn't target.

If you know that D.D. Assailant is going to be the one destroyed when Smashing Ground resolves, then you need to identify what Smashing Ground is looking for in order to destroy something. Smashing Ground is looking for the highest defense monster on your opponent's field to destroy.

For you military fans, here's a funny explaination.

Smashing Ground is like doing recon. work. It spies on the monsters and gathers information. Finally it moves in for the kill and destroys whatever it finds with the highest defense.

It isn't like a sniper (Tribute to The Doomed) where your target is what you see through your scope. =P

I'm weird; I know. XD
 
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Interesting analogy. I usually refer to it as a heat-seeking missile. You fire it off towards the enemy and whichever is hottest (highest DEF) when it arrives (resolves) that is the one it blows up.

Now Hammer Shot is like a heat-seeking mortar round when you're in hand to hand combat with the enemy. Fire it off straight up in the air and hope that the opponent still has the hottest (highest ATK) individual on the field when it comes down (resolves). If they duck and cover it is coming after you. :)
 
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EmeraldDragon said:
Well ya do show me up from time to time so i guess its ok. We cant be 100% right 100% of the time. Unless youre skey. Damn him. He must have been wrong at some stage. I will find him to be wrong one day and that will be a glorious day as it will prove that he is in fact human and not some machine programed by konami with all the rules they have made for the game programmed into his memory.
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I'm not wrong. It targets. :silly_jed
It targets the monster with the highest defense on the opponent's side of the field.
 
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anthonyj said:
Interesting analogy. I usually refer to it as a heat-seeking missile. You fire it off towards the enemy and whichever is hottest (highest DEF) when it arrives (resolves) that is the one it blows up.

Now Hammer Shot is like a heat-seeking mortar round when you're in hand to hand combat with the enemy. Fire it off straight up in the air and hope that the opponent still has the hottest (highest ATK) individual on the field when it comes down (resolves). If they duck and cover it is coming after you. :)
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yep intersting analogy shame i dont have one to share with you all!!!
 
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Kyhotae said:
I'm not wrong. It targets. :silly_jed
It targets the monster with the highest defense on the opponent's side of the field.
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You don't designate what you're destroying when you activate Smashing Ground like you do with cards like Tribute to The Doomed. It destroys the monster upon resolution.

Please re-read my previous post. It explains how Smashing Ground functions on a simple level. Masterwoo0's explaination is good too.
 
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