According to a Joystiq post, Duels 2012 will feature "new game modes, Planeswalker opponents, decks, and puzzle challenges." It’ll also feature another tutorial mode to teach people how to play Magic: The Gathering, which is a lot harder to do than you think.
This is from the original game, but I'd imagine elephants will be in the next one, too. No word on price or specifically if the dudes behind the title will let you build your own decks of cards this time around, but I’d imagine we’ll learn all of this rather soon.
Uhhh... I think you need to get your eyes checked "No word on price or specifically if the dudes behind the title will let you build your own decks of cards this time around, but I’d imagine we’ll learn all of this rather soon. " "
Yeah I read it wrong, but I was doing Uni work at the same time. Oh well.
Did this need to be a whole new game? That would be my biggest problem with buying something like this, the first had hundreds of expansions to add new cards and right away it's all made pointless by a new version.. calling it "2012" only implies they plan to do this yearly.
I'm much more excited about the Pokemon Online TCG. It's completely free to play but buying real cards gives you codes to use them online. Though I know many Magic players look down on the game.
Quite a few actually. The game has been doing very well for itself over the last few years. The tournament scene is especially hot.
Honestly, this isn't the annoucement I was hoping for. I liked DotP enough, but I was definitely hoping for some news on the MtG Online client instead. Oh well...
I'm not sure I'm looking forward to buying a second DotP. I would be perfectly satisfied with a major update of the first one, with new options and features. From what has been shown, it's pretty much the same basic system and layout, I don't know why they couldn't install everything this version has to offer over the old one.
To shell out the $$ for a new one I would definitely need more than new cards or Archenemy. I always though that a Puzzle Quest-like system would have worked nicely with this.
I would love to see a deck editor. Who would not. I would be surprised if they added one though. Everyone playing from the same set of decks creates some interesting balance online and with the wealth of cards available you could build some insanely powerful decks.
I will be picking this up. More hours wasted staring at the TV unlocking cards. Trying to play eight lands in one turn etc...
Going to be hard to squeeze this in to a packed fall though. They should get this out in the summer.
Custom decks or no sale, I enjoyed the first one despite its short-comings because I'm a MtG addict but without the ability to create and customise your own decks it's quite pointless, it forces you to play a style that may very well not be your own and drastically limits replay value because of it.
They won't create your own decks because then the game would be competing with their free online version of MTGO (by Free I mean you pay a dick load for cards).
I have a strong suspicion the reason for not allowing customized decks is due to the difficulty it creates for AI. The game already slows noticeably when many cards are in play, I don't think it's feasible to account for customized decks. Perhaps customized decks in PvP only.
" I have a strong suspicion the reason for not allowing customized decks is due to the difficulty it creates for AI. The game already slows noticeably when many cards are in play, I don't think it's feasible to account for customized decks. Perhaps customized decks in PvP only. "
If Yu-Gi-Oh games can manage the rules of 4,500 cards on DS/PSP with minimal or no slowdown, alongside AI that can be pretty ruthless and have hundreds of pre-made decks of their own, I can't see why M:TG slows down on a PC/360 outside of incompetence on the developers part.
People often say that 'M:TG is much more complicated than Yu-Gi-Oh', but there's some seriously obscure rules for very specific situations/cards in Yu-Gi-Oh too, and again... 4,500 cards customisable in any configuration. That's quite a few.
@scarycrayons: The reason for not allowing fully customized decks is so they don't kill their business for magic online. If people could play all the magic they wanted for the price of one arcade game, it would seriously hurt the truly disgusting amounts of cash they rake in with that product.
creating your own decks would be a nightmare for players, and would compete with magic online. this series will most likely remain with a pre-made deck focus, an unlockable sideboard, and the ability to buy unlock keys to make cards foil.
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