|
Yeah, blue definitely wins the 'who gets the best promos?' game. Counterspell, mind control, force of will, temporal mastery, cryptic command, snapcaster. Looking at zombie promos, the warchief definitely goes in. The other three of interest are the second grave titan, the second reanimate, and the graveborn muse. Graveborn Muse's draw is strong, and it is a good reason to run some of the life draining spells. The other black stuff is either too expensive, or doesn't fit the deck. What I really would have liked to see are more gravecrawlers and messengers. Maybe a better two drop too. The angel deck gets a pretty good deal. Another Baneslayer, path to exile, honor of the pure, geist-honored monk. The Jund deck gets sneak attack out of nowhere. Now there is a good oldie. Any good ways to exploit it? I wouldn't say no to that broodmother or maelstrom pulse either. Filthy Monkey fucked around with this message at 21:23 on Jun 24, 2013 |
#
?
Jun 24, 2013 21:14
|
|
|
|
| # ? Apr 24, 2024 10:12 |
|
|
By the way I am pretty confused about what is promos and what is deck keys. Do I get the promo cards by buying deck keys or just pre-ordering? :S
|
|
#
?
Jun 24, 2013 21:29
|
|
|
DancingPenguin posted:By the way I am pretty confused about what is promos and what is deck keys. You get the actual physical promo cards for just buying the game. The in game promo cards will probably be unlocked by codes that are distributed at real life events and what not. At least that's how it was last time.
|
|
#
?
Jun 24, 2013 21:48
|
|
|
DancingPenguin posted:By the way I am pretty confused about what is promos and what is deck keys. Neither. Deck keys just unlock the base 30 cards per deck in the game. Promos are gotten by putting in codes which are given away at events; for instance, ComicCon's Magic panel will almost certainly hand out little cards which say "Put this code in your game for promo cards! FSXJSH" or something. Basically, each code unlocks one card for each deck. The codes aren't unique, meaning each copy of the game uses the same codes to unlock the same cards. If it's anything like last time, someone will either brute-force most of the codes or just poke around inside the game's data to find them, then dump them all at once.
|
|
#
?
Jun 24, 2013 21:49
|
|
|
DancingPenguin posted:By the way I am pretty confused about what is promos and what is deck keys. There are promo cards that get unlocked in game with codes and can then be added to the decks, and then there are promo real life mtg cards that you can get by redeeming a one-time code that came with the game at a physical store. In the last version of DotP the digital promos were unlocked using codes you were supposed to get from real world stores for playing friday night magic, but they were just found in the games code and uploaded to the internet for everyone to plug in. Every digital promo code you put in unlocked one card for every deck, so last year we had to put in 10 codes IIRC to have all the digital promo cards unlocked. e: I knew it would happen edit again: I would actually be pretty pissed if the digital promo codes weren't easy to find, because they give a serious advantage OBi fucked around with this message at 21:52 on Jun 24, 2013 |
|
#
?
Jun 24, 2013 21:50
|
|
|
Thanks people. Figured this was about how it worked, and I just recall actually using the codes from last years thread. Silly me 
|
|
#
?
Jun 24, 2013 22:12
|
|
|
Also, note that this time you don't just get a single physical card for buying the game, you get a 6 card Booster pack that's guaranteed to have one of three cards (listed in the OP). It might literally be worth it to buy the game on Android/iOS/Steam just to get Scavenging Ooze, even if you plan on playing on console. It's a highly sought after card.
|
|
#
?
Jun 24, 2013 22:56
|
|
|
Since I preordered this on Steam, is it going to just automatically start downloading when the game becomes available or do I have to keep checking back to do it manually?
|
|
#
?
Jun 25, 2013 01:36
|
|
|
Game is up on US IOS App Store.
|
|
#
?
Jun 25, 2013 04:18
|
|
|
I went to check if Steam said anything about the download and saw that it's scheduled to release on the 26th on there. I had plans for getting drunk and playing this tomorrow since it's my weekend.  I guess I'll be a nerd and just buy it for the PS3 as well.
|
|
#
?
Jun 25, 2013 04:52
|
|
|
 No crazy multiplayer mode? Why would they do this.
|
|
#
?
Jun 25, 2013 05:02
|
|
|
Tonfa posted:No crazy multiplayer mode? Why would they do this. Playing against 100 card Sealed decks will be pretty crazy. 
|
|
#
?
Jun 25, 2013 05:14
|
|
|
Is Blind Phantasm going to keep its crazy Future Sight cardface?
|
|
#
?
Jun 25, 2013 05:19
|
|
|
creamcorn posted:Is Blind Phantasm going to keep its crazy Future Sight cardface? It didn't in 2012, so I highly doubt it. Also, the game is now out on the PSN Store.   
|
|
#
?
Jun 25, 2013 05:22
|
|
|
precision posted:It didn't in 2012, so I highly doubt it. In the US... not EU yet.
|
|
#
?
Jun 25, 2013 09:18
|
|
|
With the promise of some form of deck building, I might get it on steam. Skipped DotP13 mostly because of this.
Combat Lobster fucked around with this message at 11:08 on Jun 25, 2013 |
|
#
?
Jun 25, 2013 11:06
|
|
|
Sealed mode is crazy fun. Also, it seems that every person's profile on one's PS3 gets two Sealed slots. Pretty convenient if you have a bunch of roommates, as it means they won't have to buy any slots to get new booster pools!
|
|
#
?
Jun 25, 2013 13:16
|
|
|
precision posted:Also, it seems that every person's profile on one's PS3 gets two Sealed slots. Pretty convenient if you have a bunch of roommates, as it means they won't have to buy any slots to get new booster pools! This is pretty insane. Fake profile, here we go!
|
|
#
?
Jun 25, 2013 13:28
|
|
|
I think White and Black will be essential for Sealed mode; White gets the insanely good Condemn and Black gets both Assassinate and Murder.
|
|
#
?
Jun 25, 2013 13:48
|
|
|
Yeah there's an insane amount of removal in the Sealed pool. I opened a Time Warp, a couple Mind Springs and an Archangel of Thune and decided to make a Blue/White control monstrosity with just dumb amounts of card draw, but its hard not to want to go into black since I've got such a crazy amount of removal. I ran U/B with only 10 creatures before I opened the Archangel and it worked pretty well regardless (though also the AI is horrible). This isn't actual M14 pools, it's created for the game, right? It seems like a hell of a lot for a limited format.
|
|
#
?
Jun 25, 2013 14:28
|
|
|
precision posted:Sealed mode is crazy fun. This is awesome! Thanks for posting this. I didn't get a chance to grab this last night but I'm definitely getting it ASAP tomorrow.
|
|
#
?
Jun 25, 2013 15:38
|
|
|
Seedge posted:In the US... not EU yet. It's finally out on the EU android store. And full of 1-star reviews from people installing it onto their phones and complaining about crashes despite the warning it's for tablets. 
|
|
#
?
Jun 25, 2013 21:33
|
|
|
Bit of a warning: PSN version of this has a 600mb patch after the initial 1gb download, so don't expect to play right away.
|
|
#
?
Jun 26, 2013 00:24
|
|
|
2013 I only played 3 hours of. I don't know if I should be tempted or turned off my Sealed mode even though I like drafting IRL. Haven't done it in a while. Also sucks I can't free up the slot. Does each slot mean I keep the set of cards from those boosters and I can switch that pool around with my deck?
|
|
#
?
Jun 26, 2013 01:22
|
|
|
Kind of disappointed the limited pool is only 151 cards large. I might be wrong, but I have a feeling there's not going to be a huge amount of variety going on, but hopefully we'll some additional cards added on in the future.
|
|
#
?
Jun 26, 2013 01:28
|
|
|
Mike Cartwright posted:Kind of disappointed the limited pool is only 151 cards large. I might be wrong, but I have a feeling there's not going to be a huge amount of variety going on, but hopefully we'll some additional cards added on in the future. Yeah. Also, the microtransaction sting hurts more when you crack your packs and get bullshit. Two Diabolic Revelations and a Door to Nothingness. Other observations about the new game: The CGI movies look like poo poo and the sealed campaign can be kind of hard.
|
|
#
?
Jun 26, 2013 01:54
|
|
|
I normally hate mono white, but Avacyn's glory is pretty fun so far (full disclosure: I am bad at this game).
|
|
#
?
Jun 26, 2013 02:15
|
|
|
Emron posted:I normally hate mono white, but Avacyn's glory is pretty fun so far (full disclosure: I am bad at this game). No, it really is a beast. I just played against Butchy of WMG, he was running Illusions. Even though he wasn't land screwed he ragequit 3 turns in after I dropped Thalia and Path to Exiled his Lord of Unreal. Doubt it'll show up on the channel, heh. As for the sealed slots, multiple sources confirm if you delete save data and crack boosters again you get the exact same cards. WOTC rep said the seed for your boosters is based on your gamer tag. On PS3, every account on your system gets two free sealed slots. 
|
|
#
?
Jun 26, 2013 02:23
|
|
|
Ah hell I dunno why I'm trying to convince myself not to buy this. This year they have Slivers! (Even if they only buff your own slivers and they look fuckin weird and poo poo). Yeah. I'm one of those assholes with a sliver deck.
|
|
#
?
Jun 26, 2013 02:25
|
|
|
Is the mode online-only? On 360 it's pretty easy to transfer "ownership" of a save file between accounts, so I don't see why you couldn't keep playing the sealed mode on freshly-made dummy accounts (without an XBL gold sub, obviously) & then wait til you get some decent boosters and then transfer it to your "main" account you plan on playing the rest of the game on.
|
|
#
?
Jun 26, 2013 02:26
|
|
|
For you guys who preordered it on steam, does it not show up for you guys in the games list yet? This is the first time for me a game isn't showing up and I'm wondering if something has gone wrong.
|
|
#
?
Jun 26, 2013 02:28
|
|
|
Davincie posted:For you guys who preordered it on steam, does it not show up for you guys in the games list yet? This is the first time for me a game isn't showing up and I'm wondering if something has gone wrong. Not out till tomorrow for Steam users.
|
|
#
?
Jun 26, 2013 02:35
|
|
|
Davincie posted:For you guys who preordered it on steam, does it not show up for you guys in the games list yet? This is the first time for me a game isn't showing up and I'm wondering if something has gone wrong. It's not showing up for me either, I was wondering about that too.
|
|
#
?
Jun 26, 2013 02:35
|
|
|
Davincie posted:For you guys who preordered it on steam, does it not show up for you guys in the games list yet? This is the first time for me a game isn't showing up and I'm wondering if something has gone wrong. Same here, no need to worry. The store page confirms that you own it.
|
|
#
?
Jun 26, 2013 02:36
|
|
|
Davincie posted:For you guys who preordered it on steam, does it not show up for you guys in the games list yet? This is the first time for me a game isn't showing up and I'm wondering if something has gone wrong. I don't see it in mine either. Which is really frustrating.
|
|
#
?
Jun 26, 2013 02:39
|
|
|
Davincie posted:For you guys who preordered it on steam, does it not show up for you guys in the games list yet? This is the first time for me a game isn't showing up and I'm wondering if something has gone wrong. It's not showing up for me either, though when I go to the store page it says I've purchased the game. I hope it's relatively easy to get a new sealed pool just by deleting a save or something. I don't mind them selling deck unlocks or foil versions or whatever because you can get the decks on your own just by playing (and the feeling of wanting to win one more game to slot in that sweet new card is something that keeps me playing anyways, so I don't buy them) and foils are just cosmetic, but asking people to spend more money on sealed deck slots really feels like cheap nickel and diming to me.
|
|
#
?
Jun 26, 2013 02:39
|
|
|
It's forcing me to think about actual deck structure and card selection, which is really strongly pointing out to me how little I know about what's good and what's not. I've been sticking to two colors and dropping anything over five mana if I can. That's the entirety of my strategy.
|
|
#
?
Jun 26, 2013 02:56
|
|
|
I don't understand how this sealed mode works, and I've done plenty of limited play (more draft than sealed, but close enough). Normally in sealed, you buy in with some number of boosters, build a 40 card deck, and play your tournament. If you want to play another tournament, you need more boosters. Is that how sealed works here, or is it something else? I don't understand this 'slot' stuff.Emron posted:It's forcing me to think about actual deck structure and card selection, which is really strongly pointing out to me how little I know about what's good and what's not. I've been sticking to two colors and dropping anything over five mana if I can. That's the entirety of my strategy. I am on PC, and don't have 2014 yet, but if the deck builder is anything like the builder in previous DotPs, you might want to put your deck together in some sort of outside application so you get more information about it. Breakdown by CMC, creature, spell, color, and so on. You usually want to have a curve, with more low mana stuff than high mana stuff. You almost always rely pretty heavily on CMC when putting together limited decks, especially the 2 CMC mark. Filthy Monkey fucked around with this message at 03:15 on Jun 26, 2013 |
|
#
?
Jun 26, 2013 03:05
|
|
|
Filthy Monkey posted:I don't understand how this sealed mode works, and I've done plenty of limited play (more draft than sealed, but close enough). Normally in sealed, you buy in with some number of boosters, build a 40 card deck, and play your tournament. If you want to play another tournament, you need more boosters. Is that how sealed works here, or is it something else? I don't understand this 'slot' stuff. You open your pool of 6 boosters, then play a campaign against the AI and unlock I think 2 more boosters along the way. You can only do this twice in DotP unless you spend more money to unlock new deck slots/booster pools. Because you are playing the AI with wholly digital cards, running the sealed campaign as much as you want costs WotC literally nothing. But they still want money to let you do it.
|
|
#
?
Jun 26, 2013 03:13
|
|
|
|
| # ? Apr 24, 2024 10:12 |
|
|
So is your sealed pool emptied when the campaign is over? What happens to it? Is there any sort of multiplayer sealed, or is it just campaign?
|
|
#
?
Jun 26, 2013 03:17
|
|